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7 Key Performance Indicators That Every Sales Manager Should Use

7 Key Performance Indicators That Every Sales Manager Should Use

William Tyree is CMO of RingDNA Conventional wisdom holds that revenue-per-sales-rep is the only metric that ultimately matters in sales management. But sales process optimization is all about identifying key strengths and coalescing your team into an efficient selling machine. In other words, management is about coaching your team to... Read More»

Secrets to Business Growth: Interview with Brian Spaly of Trunk Club

Secrets to Business Growth: Interview with Brian Spaly of Trunk Club

In a world where new tech startups appear on the landscape seemingly every hour, it’s important to pick the brains of successful entrepreneurs and see just how they’ve realized their small business success stories and stood out from the pack. Brian Spaly – CEO of Trunk Club Frustrated at trying... Read More»

5 Worst Sales Scenarios and How to Avoid Them

5 Worst Sales Scenarios and How to Avoid Them

Sales is one of the most difficult professions in the world. There are so many variables in what we do on a daily basis it’s hard to keep everything in line. Here are some common challenges we all face and some actionable tips on how to address them. 1. Getting... Read More»

Body Language Tricks Every Professional Should Master

Body Language Tricks Every Professional Should Master

Social Psychologist and Harvard prof Amy Cuddy teaches us how power posing prior to a meeting can help us communicate more confidently in the boardroom. Read More»

100 Days in Office: How New Managers Can Earn Trust

100 Days in Office: How New Managers Can Earn Trust

You've secured the job, you've just inherited a team of rising stars and you're ready to dive in. Now what? Accountability frameworks, management courses, and professional training cannot prepare you for the simple fact that your first 100 days in a position will forever define your trustworthiness as a leader.... Read More»

12 Skills You Need to Keep Your Job in Sales

12 Skills You Need to Keep Your Job in Sales

Kyle Porter is the CEO of SalesLoft, Sales Intelligence Trends show that we’ve entered into an age of buyer empowerment. Our prospects now have the ability to research offerings and make decisions independent of communication with sales reps. Some reports state that the average buyer is nearly 70% through the... Read More»

Think Big: Drive Startup Growth with the Right Business Tools

Think Big: Drive Startup Growth with the Right Business Tools

As part of our jobs in Sales, we get to work with really incredible startups and witness their development at every stage. Some of those starts are trying to scale as they grow and others are just trying to find the shortest path to being successful. That said, almost every... Read More»

How to Recognize Employees [INFOGRAPHIC]

How to Recognize Employees [INFOGRAPHIC]

Appreciated workers make great employees. However, a recent survey shows a gap exists between how senior management and employees perceive company recognition efforts. While 56% of senior management surveyed felt their company was above average at appreciation, only 23% of staff shared that sentiment. Click image to enlarge! Read More»

The #1 Mistake Entrepreneurs Make

The #1 Mistake Entrepreneurs Make

By Michael Lazerow, CMO of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud and founder of Buddy Media. This post was originally published on Michael's LinkedIn page. I’ve started 4 companies and have invested in 25 more. And I can say, with supreme confidence, that I have made or seen almost every mistake possible.... Read More»

The Modern Marketer: Part Artist, Part Scientist [INFOGRAPHIC]

The Modern Marketer: Part Artist, Part Scientist [INFOGRAPHIC]

The marketing profession is changing. The Mad Men-style era of marketing, which prized creativity above all, has evolved as technology provides new opportunities to track performance and create data-driven marketing campaigns. While many view this shift from creativity to data as a battle between two distinct and separate ideologies, the... Read More»