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How to Know if Your Sales Team is Running at Optimal Capacity

A Sales Guy

When you need to hire more sales people. If your optimizing your sales resources. The strength of sales leadership. Calculating your sales team’s maximum productivity is key. It’s a fantastic KPI. How much money you “may” be leaving on the table.

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The PERFECT Sales Business Review Agenda

A Sales Guy

The sales leader or sales person starts with what they said they were going to do that quarter. This includes KPI’s; quota, margin, pipeline, average deal size, win/loss ratio etc. The presenter must commit to their KPI’s. The right way to do a business review is like this: What did you say you would do?

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Pipeline Movement [Bad Data]

A Sales Guy

Create sales KPI’s reps are responsible for reporting regularly. Create an environment where the sales people need data accuracy as much as you do. If a sales rep is required to understand his OWN close rate. without accurate data.

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Quotas Should NOT be Used in Sales

A Sales Guy

@keenan quotas set up negative reinforcement, the best commissioned sales people never pay attention to quotas, they just “go for the gold!” Quota is a KPI, can’t see how any functional unit can operate without targets. ” From: @keenan (me). laurencsheil what’s “the gold?” From @laurencsheil.

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