Sales Productivity

Sales territories are a cost-effective way for sales managers to strategically divide their sales force by assigning specific customer groups to individual reps based on customer demographics and geography. By allocating different sales territories to individual reps, sales managers are able to maximize the productivity, and promote economies of scales in field sales. Although sales territories are integral in achieving peak efficiency within a company, formulating the correct dimensions for each individual sales territory can be difficult. It is important that you establish manageable and well-balanced territories to ensure effective usage of resources and time. Sales territories are often…

Your sales team's performance determines how profitable you are each quarter. No surprise there, tracking sales performance has always been important. But what sales KPIs should you be tracking? What’s a KPI? Key performance indicators are numeric values that help you measure performance. KPI monitoring helps you evaluate your organization and make data-driven decisions (the best kind). KPIs are often called business indicators or performance indicators. A few examples of KPIs: Sales Growth Monthly Recurring Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Profit Margin Planned Value Types of KPIs Defining effective KPIs from the beginning helps your team stay actionable during performance…

Just think. If you improve by 1% everyday, in 1 year your efficiency would increase 365%. That is the philosophy of Kaizen (改善), Japanese for continual improvement.  Using Kaizen as a sales strategy will consistently improve your daily tasks by reducing waste and unreasonable work methods. As a result, Kaizen coaxes out good quality and optimal efficiency. Kaizen works because small changes are easier to make than big changes, and thus more successful. Over time those small changes create big results One small change at a time. That's all it takes to enhance your productivity and sales strategy. How…

Q&A with Andrew Friedenthal, CRM Market Analyst for Software Advice: Recently Andrew Friedenthal, CRM Analyst for the online reviews firm Software Advice, released a new report studying the ways in which a comprehensive sales force database can benefit your sales team and customers. We had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Friedenthal to learn more about what his research uncovered. 1) What is a sales database? The sales database is the heart of your sales force automation (SFA) system. This is where you'll store all the information about your clients, customers, leads and prospects. This information could include  their…