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MCR names Sameer Mehra chief revenue officer

Hotel Business

Owner-operator MCR has appointed Sameer Mehra as chief revenue officer. The 25-year hospitality veteran leads the company’s revenue and sales team. Sam brings a wealth of experience in revenue and distribution management, e-commerce, strategic partnerships and sales leadership,” said Tyler Morse, chairman/CEO, MCR. “He

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The Best Thing Sales Leadership Can do in 2012

A Sales Guy

The beginning of the year in sales always starts with a number. Sales leadership spends a lot of time going through plans, setting quota, preparing for Q1, looking at the pipeline, etc. How much of the strategy focuses on marketing and collateral support? Like a go to market strategy, critical analysis is paramount.

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Why Marketing Should Own Inside Sales (and why they shouldn’t)

A Sales Guy

The increasing trend of having marketing take over the MDR or lead qualification role of inside sales has been hotly debated and tested in recent months. I still think it’s a good idea, but needs certain expectations and circumstances across sales & marketing to work long-term. Revenue responsibility.

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Preferred Travel Group adds three execs

Hotel Business

“It is truly exciting to announce this series of key appointments as new opportunities continue to materialize across all travel segments,” said Cheryl Williams, chief revenue officer, Preferred Travel Group. Her prior experience includes senior sales and marketing roles for Starwood Hotels & Resorts in the Netherlands.

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Align Sales Compensation With Your Goals: ?A Compensation Plan That Works

A Sales Guy

Are your sales goals orders- or bookings-based? Do you want to open new vertical markets, focus on the profitable aspects of your business or increase certain activities, such as cold calling? Revenue/Quota: Compensation is based on sheer volume achieved over the previous sales period or on a percentage of a quota achievement.

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There are a Too Many Bad Sales People

A Sales Guy

If I hear another CSO, SVP of Sales, head of sales etc. say their sales people are complaining about the leads they get or how they need more support, I’m gonna throw up in my mouth. Since when has sales become a spoon fed career? This is a complete sales leadership miss. Most sales people suck.

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There are Too Many Bad Sales Managers [Yeah, and Sales Leaders Too]

A Sales Guy

Blaming sales when your business model no longer fits the market is neither constructive nor productive. That’s a poor business strategy, leadership and management failing aren’t paying attention to how the market is changing, what customers value. What if what your product no longer appeals to customers?

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