According to The Bridge Group sales quotas have increased an average of 6% year-over-year since 2015. As a result, sales reps will need to hit these ever-increasing targets as well. What can you do to help your team reach their goals? The key is increasing your reps’ productivity through consistent coaching. Rep productivity is maximizing […]

Salesforce and Revenue.io are both fantastic tools for increasing inside sales reps’ productivity. But there’s a little-known (and free) way to make your inside sales team even more productive: the Salesforce console. Put simply, the Salesforce console offers a way for reps to view Salesforce that is more in tune with actual workflow. It can really help […]

Assembling the right team, creating an incredible sales playbook and ensuring that your sales reps always preach the right sales values are all essential. But even the best sales team won’t be competitive without the right sales tools. Whether you’re the new head of sales or have been in the role for some time, you should evaluate […]

Visual search and knowledge platform Docurated has released a new infographic detailing the state of sales productivity for 2015. The infographic, which stems from the visual search and knowledge platform’s survey of 127 sales and marketing executives, highlights the importance of improving sales productivity. We also think it reveals some powerful opportunities for sales teams to drive more revenue this year. […]

Expect a barrage of companies to begin investing in apps that increase sales reps’ and call center agents’ productivity! The latest data from Bluewolf’s extensive annual State of Salesforce report indicates that the future for these apps is “On Fire.” Things are just getting started, with only 16% of companies have adopted apps from App Exchanged designed to increase agent […]

Depending on your industry, each rep on your team could be spending as much as 25 hours each month just leaving voicemail messages. A study by Baylor University’s Keller Center of Research shows that sales reps in the real estate industry made 209 calls per day. Out of those 209 calls, 150 were unanswered. At an average length […]

How much time are your inside sales reps really spending selling? A few years back, I read a study saying that average sales reps only spend 35% of their time selling. My first thought was, “that can’t be right!” But think about it – how much time do your sales reps spend entering data into Salesforce, browsing […]

According to Gartner, businesses are spending $12 billion each year on customer relationship management (CRM) systems worldwide. But far too often, these systems are underused. This is often due to the difficulty involved in leveraging CRM in the field. Fortunately, CRM is being revolutionized by the mobile promise, “there’s an app for that.” Third-party mobile […]