Sales Management Matters

SFPC 2016 is in the books and we re already looking forward to SFPC 2017. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the great moments that came out of this year’s conference. We had 300 registered delegates with...Read more

We all know the struggle. The CRM report comes out and you stare at it, willing it to easily give you the information you need to cultivate leads and foster higher performance in your sales reps. Here, Jason Jordan, Partner at Vantage Point Performance, tells us how to avoid the...Read more

It’s a reality we’re all facing as more and more millennials enter the workforce: commissions and bonuses are no longer a sales reps’ biggest motivator.  In some situations, your incentive plan may actually be hurting your company’s revenue.  Lindsay McGregor and Neel Doshi have conducted extensive research, questioning thousands of...Read more

Should you take the risk and promote your top-performing salesperson to manager?   The stakes are high. You’re not only going to lose a great player on the field, you’re also making a bet that their outstanding current performance will translate into this new role. The debate over whether the...Read more

In crew, coxswains don’t row the boat, but they use their intelligence to help the boat run more efficiently. They steer the boat straight, keep everyone on rhythm, and correct any technical errors. Much like the coxswain, a sales operations manager might not sell themselves. Rather, they enable the sales...Read more

Within the world of employee compensation and total rewards, I can’t think of a more ‘target-rich’ environment than the area of sales compensation. The fact that general salary growth has been relatively flat for all employees over the past several years, just places more of a spotlight on the importance...Read more

This blog has focused recently on the new realities facing B2B sales organizations as buyers take increasing advantage of more information, analysis tools, and online feedback from fellow buyers. Indeed, sales teams have ceded much of the power that traditionally enabled them to enter into the sales funnel and control...Read more

As sales managers, it’s our job to drive sales performance. The question is: what actions, specifically, should we take to do that? Recently, the RAIN Group Center for Sales Research undertook a major study to determine what those actions should be. The results were fascinating, especially as they relate to...Read more