sales performance

16 Jul: Featured Partner Interview: SalesLevers’ Richard Higham on the Future of Sales

When SalesLevers’ founders Richard Higham, Martin Allison and Alan Timothy, set out to build their U.K.-based sales performance consultancy in 2017, they came from diverse backgrounds. But they all agreed on one thing: the world of sales was changing.

“We see four drivers of sales change,” Higham said. “Today’s sales teams have to sell in what we call a ‘VUCA’ world, where volatility, complexity and ambiguity interact. They’ve got to generate growth in low-growth economies. They’ve got to deal with buyers who are changing significantly in the way that they want to do business. And finally, there’s a whole…

By Richard Higham Business Development Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Enterprise Relationship Management ERM Marketing Partnerships Relationship Intelligence Sales SalesLevers Social Selling

04 Jul: Selling Into Vertical Industry Sectors

Are you considering selling into vertical industry sectors? Not sure it’s a good fit for your organization? Read on for my take on why organizations should adopt a vertical “go to market” strategy, and how to get started.

1. Customers like it

Every industry thinks they are unique! Buying behaviours throughout the value chain make vertical markets more important. Clients expect their suppliers to work in vertical markets because they have to work in vertical markets themselves.

2. Build on your strengths

You will probably be focussing on vertical markets where you already have a success story. Focus should allow…

By Richard Higham Business Development Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Enterprise Relationship Management ERM Marketing Partnerships Relationship Intelligence Sales SalesLevers Social Selling

20 Jun: The 10 Cs of Sales Training

Sales training strategy is a vital component of managing a sales team. Here are 10 things to think about as you look at the way your salespeople learn and develop.

Sales Training Strategy Cs: 10 Focus Areas

Challenge: What’s the goal? Be clear about the objective. “Increase market share by 10 percent in a flat market”, “Generate 50 percent of revenue from our top 10 percent of accounts”. “Failure only comes when we forget our ideals, objectives and principles”. Agree what success looks like before going ahead with training.

Clarify: It is essential to have a clear and accurate picture of the…

By Adam Roberts Business Development Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Digital Transformation Enterprise Relationship Management ERM Marketing Partnerships Relationship Intelligence Sales SalesLevers Social Selling

11 Jun: What’s your digital age competitive advantage?

My answer to that question is that it still lies in the human element, away from algorithms, code, dashboards and data.

Technology has come a long way in the last decade. Its exponential progression has made leaps and bounds in solving business problems across the globe. It’s made businesses leaner, more efficient and armed them with more data than ever before.

Still, every company has access to the same technology, talent, algorithms, media outlets, marketing platforms and prospect lists. So, how do you differentiate? And where can you gain a competitive advantage?

The fact is, people still…

By Bridget Pfefferle Automation Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Data Quality Management Enterprise Relationship Management ERM News Partnerships Professional Services Relationship Intelligence Sales Social Selling

10 Jun: Introhive, Purus Consultants Partner to Deliver Salesforce Success Strategies

Relationship intelligence leader, Salesforce experts team up to help business get more value from CRM

London, 10 June, 2019 — Introhive, the leader in relationship intelligence and sales automation technology, recently partnered with Purus Consultants, a boutique Salesforce consultancy in the United Kingdom, to help organizations get more value from their customer relationship management (CRM) investments.

While Introhive lends its best-in-class CRM automation and artificial intelligence platform to the partnership, Purus adds Salesforce development, integration, implementation, training and ongoing support expertise.

Introhive’s Partner Director for Europe, Middle East and Asia, Alison Hodivala, describes Introhive’s platform as a business-automation…

By Richard Higham Business Development Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Enterprise Relationship Management ERM Marketing Partnerships Relationship Intelligence Sales SalesLevers Social Selling

06 Jun: Five Keys to Cross-Selling Success

Cross-selling success can be one of the keys to organic growth. It can generate sustainable, recurring income, strengthen customer relationships and add value to stakeholders.

But cross-selling can also do immeasurable damage to a business, its relationships and reputation. In my recent post, “Cross-Selling at Cross Purposes,” I looked at how and why cross-selling can go wrong. Here I examine five aspects of cross-selling that I have seen help make it work.

Five focus areas for cross-selling success:

1. Customer Centricity – It needs to be right for the customer.

2. Trust – Colleagues need to trust each other to do the…

30 May: Introhive, SalesLevers Partner to Deliver Data-Powered Sales Performance Strategies

Relationship intelligence leader, sales performance experts team to transform sales organizations

London, 30 May, 2019 — Introhive, the market leader in relationship intelligence and sales automation technology, announced a partnership with U.K.-based sales performance experts, SalesLevers, to bring their combined expertise to customers across a variety of fields.

Introhive lends their industry-leading business-automation and artificial relationship intelligence platform to the partnership. The SalesLevers’ team brings their integrated, consultative methodology to navigating challenges and meeting goals, backed by a combined fifteen decades of experience transforming sales organizations.

Introhive’s Partner Director for Europe, Middle East and Asia, Alison Hodivala, describes Introhive’s…