Sales managers have the power to inspire their team to top performance and help reps achieve their career goals. It’s therefore no coincidence that many of the world’s most successful sales organizations have both recruited top sales leaders and provided them with the tools they need to coach their team to success. We scoured the […]
LinkedIn for B2B Sales Reps LinkedIn is one of the most powerful platforms available to B2B sales reps, and that’s why it’s frustrating to see so many reps using it incorrectly. “Using it incorrectly” is really an understatement. Several times a week B2B reps try to sell me something via InMail and fail miserably for […]
This past week was an incredibly exciting one at Revenue.io. First, we received national recognition for the amazing work environment and culture we strive to build each and every day. We then capped it all off with the announcement of our partnership with AWS and an appearance at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas to launch […]
You work in cold calling driven sales long enough and you’re bound to hear it: that story about the salesperson who closed a six or seven figure deal from a cold call. In fact, I recently had dinner with a retired business to business (B2B) salesperson who had a stack of success stories that started […]
As a sales rep, you sell more than a product or a band-aid. You sell a positive change—a future state. You sell the idea that your prospect’s problems will disappear and their life will transform and improve as a result of their purchase. The same principle applies whether you are selling a car, an application, […]
The sales slump is a dangerous place to be. It can happen to everyone, from a first-time sales rep all the way to a veteran enterprise salesperson. It is especially worrisome when the team’s top performer falls into a slump. It can affect whether the entire team meets goal, and damage the morale of the […]
We’re excited to announce some exciting new changes to Revenue.io Free for Salesforce that will make it easier than ever for you to manage and communicate with your contacts at blazing speeds. In improving what we believe is the best mobile CRM app for Salesforce.com users, we heard from customers that in addition to being […]
It seems that every day, more and more research appears that touts the benefits of sales coaching. One recent study even found that firms with well-implemented sales coaching strategies grew revenue nearly 17 percent faster than those without. So, by now we all know we need to start coaching. But, do you know how to […]
One of the best ways to enable your SDRs is by using target buyer personas. Think of target buyer personas as an awesome cheat sheet that your reps can use to target better leads and create more opportunities. Sure, buyer personas are nothing new. But while marketers have used personas for decades, we think that the persona model can […]
For decades, marketers have been successfully using buyer personas to laser-target potential customers. Now, B2B sales leaders are starting to become wise to the power of personas. To help your team get started using personas, we’re sharing PowerPoint deck with target buyer persona templates. Feel free to use it to help your sales development reps (SDRs) do a much better […]
I just got back from a trip to Italy with my wife and the last city we hit was Rome. I kept thinking about that saying “all roads lead to Rome.” In B2B sales, you might say that all roads lead to a sales conversation. Sure, a relationship with a prospect might originate over email or […]
Email cadencing software is growing more and more prominent. How do I know? Because each day my inbox is inundated with more sales emails. The trouble is, very few of the sales emails I get are personalized. Reps are clearly just using set-and-forget email cadence software, throwing bad emails against the wall and seeing what sticks. […]