Technology has improved rapidly since the first computer was invented in 1946. In fact, who would have guessed 20 years ago that each of us would have major computing power in our pockets? For sales professionals and businesses, massive computing power and artificial intelligence (AI) are combining to help, make using Salesforce easier.

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The start of a new sales quarter is always an exciting new milestone, no matter if that means a chance to start fresh or to continue the momentum from last quarter. Beginning a new sales quarter means new leads to chase down, new deals to close and new goals to meet.

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Leads. Your company can't sell or grow without them. They're like the map to the treasure, the road to selling success. But what if I were to tell you that generating leads is the easy part? That the real work comes in when it's time to do something with those leads?

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Using a CRM system streamlines business and makes team members more efficient, IF used properly. Sadly, some companies spend a lot on a CRM and never get much value out of it. These tips can make using Salesforce easier, and they also apply to other CRM systems.

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Large, strategic accounts do not come easy. You need to be willing to make a significant investment and take a different approach. It doesn’t have to be complicated. But if you want the sales salespeople charged with winning large accounts to succeed, you have to understand that they will need…

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Today’s B2B buyers expect personalized service and flexible sales processes to help accommodate them. But funnel dynamics keep shifting and processes need to shift with them. For this reason, many are starting to think less about the sales process and more about the sales stack. That is, the technology stack that helps sales teams adapt their processes to drive results. If you answer “no” to...

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Some sales leaders always have enough time and energy to get everything done. Others seem to flounder and feel overwhelmed. This Forbes blog explans, The more productive group probably has these 5 things in common.

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Here’s a challenge for you: Sift through five years of customer data. Look at what worked five years ago, 3 years ago, last year and last week. Now quantify the trends, and show your salespeople where the market is going today. Then go a little deeper and use that data to personalize engagements for every prospect.

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It may be the most dreaded statistic in sales management: The average rep spends only about 1/3 of their time selling. In other words, we employ salespeople at $100,000 a year and they spend less than 3 hours a day doing what we pay them to do.

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