Scaling B2B Sales Growth

Some CROs / VPs of Sales (typically with lack of experience) tell their teams that to have 3x in the Pipeline (in terms of $ value) or 3x of the quota target / sales bookings goal. But this is a mistake. It’s not only a generalized way of looking at…  Read More >

When should sales managers focus on inspecting Opps during the Pipeline Review – higher up in the funnel (i.e. early) or later? Most sales managers engage later in the process when there is some problem with an Opportunity but by that point it’s too late. It’s natural to focus there…  Read More >

If you could only choose one for your company, would you hire the a) top sales management or b) top salespeople? This questions puzzles a lot of folks.  And the answer I hear most often is that having better sales reps is of a higher value to a company than…  Read More >

During a conversation with a company I advise, we were discussing coaching and compensation for the sales team.  This compelled me to share that those 2 are the fundamental levers for managing your sales professionals.  And I found that there are 6 “levers” in total that a VP of Sales…  Read More >

It’s time for a check-up – Q1 is over and it’s the right time for a quick sales health check-up and quickly do a “gap analysis” while performing these two assessments: Sales Execution & Performance – attainment of the Q1 sales number and sales team quota attainment Sales Strategy Assessment…  Read More >

Every VP of Sales has 3 key managing responsibilities and roles at the company: People manager: Build a successful sales team Customer manager: Provide exceptional customer experience Business manager: Attain the business and sales goals Sales Manager: Create and manage the system for the sales force Originally this was covered by…  Read More >

Today is the Friday that marks the last workweek day of Q1’2019 which is generally the last selling day of the quarter (although all of us have from time to time closed deals during the weekend or got the final paperwork signature on a Sunday night).  A lot of sales reps…  Read More >

A successful business is all about great People! Recruiting and bringing in exceptional people is the key to success.  You can have a great product but without great people your company will either not go very far or simple won’t reach it’s full potential.  When I recruit and interview candidates to…  Read More >

Price vs. Cost There is a big difference between Price vs. Cost that is important to communicate when helping a prospect make a buying decision. A price is what you pay.  A cost is the “Total Cost of Ownership” (TCO = Cost) of something.  For example, you can look at…  Read More >

Prospecting is critical to grow the sales pipeline.  I thought to share what I typically share with sales teams about the framework for making cold outreach. Today prospects are too busy so outbound prospecting is harder than ever – Jill Konrath is well known for her writing about how prospects…  Read More >