Why Sales Teams Miss Quota: 7 Hidden Causes That Limit Sales Performance
Too Many Sales Teams Miss QuotaAccording to Forrester, average B2B quota attainment is only 47%. Sales rep simulation data confirms that sales quotas are increasingly difficult to meet for most sales reps. While many sales leaders attribute missed sales targets to:...
What Percent of Your Sales Team Needs to Be High Performing
What Percent of Your Sales Team Needs to Be High Performing to Drive Meaningful Results?We know from project postmortem results that sales performance is rarely distributed evenly across sales teams. Typically, a minority of salespeople drive the majority of revenue....
Sales and Marketing Do Not Get Along: What to Do About It
What to Do If Sales and Marketing Do Not Get Along A Strategic Approach to Aligning Two Essential FunctionsWhen sales and marketing do not get along and fail to collaborate effectively, the fallout isn’t just internal dysfunction — it’s a direct threat to revenue...
Sales Closing Strategies – The Top 6 Most Effective
The Top 6 Most Effective Sales Closing StrategiesWe know from sales management training that when your prospect is clearly ready to buy, that top solution sellers do not wait to ask for the sale because they know not to risk opening the door for a competitor or...
It’s Hard to Sell Solutions: What to Do About It
Why It’s Hard to Sell Solutions – And What to Do About ItIt’s hard to buy solutions, and it’s hard to sell solutions. Selling solutions — especially complex solutions — is getting tougher, and it’s not just because of increased competition. According to Worldwide...
How to Handle Increased Sales Competition
How to Handle Increased Sales CompetitionWe know from leadership simulation assessment data that sales competition is fierce. Sales leaders tell us that markets are crowded, buyers are more informed, and the rate of innovation is increasing. They also tell us that...
Final Sales Meetings: How to Not Get Surprised
How to Not Get Surprised in Final Sales MeetingsAfter a successful sales discovery process with a buyer, it is common to have a final sales meeting to present your agreed upon solution to a buying committee. The final sales meeting typically occurs at the end of the...
