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Leveraging CRM to increase sales effectiveness in a challenging economy
This e-book will explore the methods for optimizing sales efforts and working smarter to meet business needs in today’s economy. Get six smart strategies for meeting sales quotas in a down economy, hear how successful organizations are using sales co... E-Book
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Tablets for business improve sales and CEM
Companies are increasingly giving their salespeople tablets so they can close deals without having to step foot in the office. Feature
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Nurturing a long-term lead with CRM strategies
Sealing the deal with a long-term lead requires an effective CRM strategy. An aggressive set of direct marketing strategies greatly increases the chance that a long-term lead can become a sale. Through many touches and much diligence, all of that le... Chapter Download Library
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A new approach to sales lead generation, management, and nurturing
The best practice for leads generation comes from hiring outside help; a company with people who can act as lead farmers, managing leads in a way that promotes long-term success. Sales and marketing departments are not configured in a way that promot... Chapter Download Library
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The importance of long-term sales lead management
Companies frequently fail to see the value of long-term sales lead management, instead pursuing short-term, hot leads that often fail to result in sales. Approaching a sale with foresight and a focus on prospect development produces better results. Chapter Download Library
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Power Selling: Seven Strategies for Cracking the Sales Code
In this tip, you'll find advice for sales managers and sales forces to create simple, effective sales strategies. This chapter focuses on utilizing the power of resource management as an important sales tool. Chapter Download Library
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The solution selling technique
Learn about the solution selling technique and find out how an organization can begin to make the shift from product selling to solution selling in this chapter excerpt. The chapter also includes a complete sales process overview of solution selling.... Chapter Download
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Difficulties in selling and sales management
Learn about the difficulties in selling, sales management and executive management that are addressed in the solution selling sales process. This chapter lists the many challenges salespeople, sales managers and executives face on a daily basis. Chapter Download
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Using the sales process
Learn why it is important to identify and define the sales process for your salespeople in this chapter excerpt from "The New Solution Selling". Also, find out about the two different types of salespeople and discover why both types are important to... Chapter Download
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Effective sales management
Learn how to develop effective sales management strategies for sales force automation software in this section of the Sales Force Automation Learning Guide. Find tips to increase end user adoption and learn how to manage sales incentives. Learning Guide
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The New Solution Selling
This follow-up to the best-seller "Solution Selling" focuses on streamlining the sales process to achieve greater success in fewer steps and a shorter time frame. Chapter 1 focuses on the definition and philosophy of solution selling. Chapter Download Library
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Revenue performance management touted as key to e-commerce
Integrating sales and marketing and pursuing customer leads to the end make for successful new revenue cycle, the CEO of Marketo said at the Enterprise 2.0 conference. News | 27 Jun 2012
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IBM taps Varicent for its sales and performance management software
IBM continues its analytics buying spree with plans to acquire sales and performance management software company Varicent Software Inc. News | 13 Apr 2012
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Virtual agents go from service to sales for antivirus software maker
Better technology and consumers eager to avoid phone calls are increasing the use of virtual agents for customer service, but one pioneer is adding them to online sales as well. News | 27 Feb 2012
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Sales software report: SFA, analytics on the rise, Excel use falls
Sales organizations are decreasing their use of Microsoft Excel, while adding sales force automation tools and strongly considering analytics, according to a new benchmarking report. News | 16 Jan 2012
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Companies need to nail down chief customer officer role
Companies must precisely define role for chief customer officers to ensure success. News | 16 Aug 2011
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Collaboration, content management part of CRM overhaul at Yahoo
Yahoo overhauled its CRM and content delivery system with a social component using Salesforce Content and Chatter, not SFA. The director of global sales explained how. Blog | 28 Jun 2011
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Is it time to spend on sales performance management software?
Is it time to give up the spreadsheet? New sales performance management software is giving managers tools to better forecast sales. News | 14 Jun 2011
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Sales automation tools and CRM redefining sales roles
The growth of sales automation tools and virtual shopping are creating a brave new sales world. News | 01 Jun 2011
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Sales can’t thrive on CRM tools alone
Sales teams need dynamic processes as much as CRM tools to boost win rates. A recent survey from CSO Insights offers intriguing benchmarking data. News | 21 Apr 2011
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Column: Video -- the front-office star turn
Some CRM vendors have quantified their return on online videos and are using it effectively as a sales tool. It’s something others can learn from, according to Denis Pombriant. News | 21 Feb 2011
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Sales Effectiveness Learning Guide
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Sharing info between departments with PeopleSoft
NSI wanted to integrate its departments, share the same sets of information, include automatic escalation and notification. Tip
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Tools to help improve sales performance metrics
Looking for ways to keep track of sales performance metrics? Ventana Research’s Richard Snow has a few tips on how to measure metrics without too much assistance from IT. Answer
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Getting a firm ROI on a customer service tracking system
What’s the best way to show ROI for implementing a customer service tracking system? Richard Snow of Ventana Research has tips about how to make the business case to upper management. Answer
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Understanding the Microsoft CRM sales process and how to convert leads
Find out what you need to know about the Microsoft CRM sales process to convert leads to opportunities and accounts and complete the Microsoft Dynamics CRM sales cycle. Answer
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How to calculate workforce management ROI and benefits for the call center
Trying to measure ROI for workforce management (WFM)? Read expert advice on the benefits of WFM, including more accurate forecasts and scheduling, resulting in better match of resources to workload. Ask the Expert
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Is on-premise CRM a bad investment given the growth of SaaS CRM?
Are on-premise CRM investments a bad idea, given the growth of SaaS CRM software? Find out about both CRM deployment options in this expert tip. Ask the Expert
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Customer database management tips for the customer-centric company
Find out what steps to take before establishing customer database management tactics in this expert tip. Learn how to uncover customer needs and wants. Ask the Expert
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Which vendors are Oracle and Siebel On Demand CRM competitors?
Learn about CRM products from Oracle and Siebel on demand CRM competitors and get a brief description of Microsoft, RightNow and Salesforce.com. Ask the Expert
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Are luxury retail loyalty programs necessary?
Find out if luxury retail stores should offer loyalty programs for their customers in this tip. Learn how some luxury retail brands build loyal customers. Ask the Expert
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Does hot seating in the call center affect agent morale?
Learn about hot seating in the call center and find out how it can have a positive and negative impact on agent morale and productivity in this expert tip. Ask the Expert
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How to conduct successful IVR surveys
Find tips for getting customers to take IVR surveys and learn the pros and cons of written surveys, outbound call surveys and SMS surveys in this Q&A. Ask the Expert
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market leadership
Market leadership is when an individual or company owns the largest market share or highest profitability margin in a given market for goods and services. Market share may be measured either the volume of goods sold or the value of those goods. (Cont... Definition
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marketing encyclopedia
A marketing encyclopedia is an application with an online interface to a database of information that a sales person might want to help a customer make a purchase decision. Definition
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Streamlined Sales Tax (SST)
The Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) program is a cooperative arrangement among states in the United States for the collection and payment of retail sales taxes when the seller and the purchaser are located in different taxing jurisdictions... (Continued)... Definition
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consumer packaged goods (CPG)
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) are consumable goods such as food and beverages, footwear and apparel, tobacco, and cleaning products. (Continued...) Definition
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knowledge worker
A knowledge worker is anyone who works for a living at the tasks of developing or using knowledge. Definition
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Understanding the opportunities and challenges of sales performance management
In this podcast, Denis Pombriant, founder and managing principal of Beagle Research Group, gives an overview of sales performance management (SPM) and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of SPM. Pombriant also talks about what types of organizations... Podcasts
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Tablets for business improve sales and CEM
Companies are increasingly giving their salespeople tablets so they can close deals without having to step foot in the office. Feature
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Revenue performance management touted as key to e-commerce
Integrating sales and marketing and pursuing customer leads to the end make for successful new revenue cycle, the CEO of Marketo said at the Enterprise 2.0 conference. News
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IBM taps Varicent for its sales and performance management software
IBM continues its analytics buying spree with plans to acquire sales and performance management software company Varicent Software Inc. News
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Virtual agents go from service to sales for antivirus software maker
Better technology and consumers eager to avoid phone calls are increasing the use of virtual agents for customer service, but one pioneer is adding them to online sales as well. News
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Sales software report: SFA, analytics on the rise, Excel use falls
Sales organizations are decreasing their use of Microsoft Excel, while adding sales force automation tools and strongly considering analytics, according to a new benchmarking report. News
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Companies need to nail down chief customer officer role
Companies must precisely define role for chief customer officers to ensure success. News
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Collaboration, content management part of CRM overhaul at Yahoo
Yahoo overhauled its CRM and content delivery system with a social component using Salesforce Content and Chatter, not SFA. The director of global sales explained how. Blog
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Is it time to spend on sales performance management software?
Is it time to give up the spreadsheet? New sales performance management software is giving managers tools to better forecast sales. News
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Sales automation tools and CRM redefining sales roles
The growth of sales automation tools and virtual shopping are creating a brave new sales world. News
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Sales can’t thrive on CRM tools alone
Sales teams need dynamic processes as much as CRM tools to boost win rates. A recent survey from CSO Insights offers intriguing benchmarking data. News
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About Sales strategy and sales force effectiveness
Learn sales strategy tips including how to create a sales strategy and improve sales force effectiveness in this topic section. Learn about advancements in sales force strategy including how to use technologies like sales compensation management and process automation for the sales force of the future. Discover why it's hard to find sales success with CRM software and methods for increasing sales force user adoption. Read how forward-thinking organizations are getting sales process right using effective sales management and people skills. Also learn how some companies are driving sales strategies with new wireless and mobile capabilities for sales representatives.