Dashboards and analytics give sales managers, sales coaches, and marketers a great deal of insight into reps’ performance, but sometimes, there’s no substitute for actually listening to phone calls. Call recordings allow managers to listen on their own schedule instead of randomly listening to live calls in the hope of catching a teachable moment. When […]

According to a study by CSO Insights, sales organizations are using an average of 10 sales tech tools, with a plan to add another four in the next 12 months. Affectionately named the “sales stack,” these tools are all supposed to help a salesperson become more productive and yield metrics that managers can use to […]

The goal of any paid search landing page is to inspire a quick action from potential customers. A/B testing can help marketers determine which landing pages offer the best returns. And while sites like Which Test Won and Marketing Sherpa offer a wealth of resources about optimizing landing pages for online conversions, in many industries, […]

Ever since the introduction of sales automation software, the great debate has been ongoing: What activities, interactions, and conversations should be automated so prospect can interact on their own, and what should be done with the help of a human? The automation side of the debate has fueled its fair share of anxiety that humans […]

It looks like is going to be a huge year for our partner Salesforce.com. Gartner reported that Salesforce.com’s CRM market share was 16.7%, second only to SAP. However, Gartner is now predicting that 2013 will be the year that Salesforce.com will be crowned leading CRM vendor worldwide. While developing a native enterprise application that works […]

For our latest eBook, we asked sales leaders to reveal a must-track metric that is essential for optimizing sales success. The following is a guest post by Mike Schultz, Co-President of RAIN Group. The RAIN Group Center for Sales Research surveyed 472 sellers and sales executives representing companies with salesforces ranging in size from 10 […]

We hear a lot about how companies need to use call tracking to see the true value of their marketing campaigns. But what is call tracking, really? Call tracking measures the impact of marketing efforts on lead generation and sales. It was born from evidence-based marketers’ desire for increased visibility into lead sources. If all […]

Hot leads are the sales person’s holy grail. Hot leads can be defined as a high-value lead that is a qualified buyer, actively engaged with your company, is highly interested, and is ready to buy. Hot leads are like striking gold. A deal with a hot lead closes extremely quickly and typically requires little effort […]

Understanding Salesforce Users’ behavior is like a Countdown conundrum – you can never really unscramble all the data quickly enough to get the winning answer. As a CRM software initially designed for Sales teams, most of the Salesforce features are focused on arming salespeople with the toolkit they need to hit targets and, ultimately, increase […]

The main difference between B2C and B2B sales strategies is the decision-making process. B2C sales focus on quick, emotionally-driven decisions, often influenced by personal desires or immediate needs. In contrast, B2B sales involve longer sales cycles, multiple stakeholders, and decisions driven by logic, ROI, and business impact. Understanding these dynamics is crucial to tailoring your […]

One of my New Year’s resolutions was understanding our customers’ needs better. So last week, I did something that most marketers rarely do: I answered inbound sales calls. This might sound unusual, but here at Revenue.io, our mission is to fully understand what our customers need to realize their full potential. So our whole team—from […]

For our recent eBook, we asked several sales leaders to name a sales metric that more managers should be tracking. One of the sales leaders we spoke with was John Barrows, who trains sales teams at many of the world’s leading technology companies, and offers exceptional training content at jBarrows.com.  Meetings with Key Decision Makers by Rep Most companies […]