Field Sales

This is part of a multi-article series exploring how you can help your sales team cope with an unpredictable pandemic recovery period. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted all areas of modern human life. All too often, its effects were nothing short of devastating, whether in terms of its death toll or the havoc it wreaked on the global economy. Companies of all kinds, across all industries, had to adapt to the new normal or get left behind by it -- sales...

Successful sales rep performance is a crucial element for any sales-based business, but achieving it is often easier said than done. Your sales team has to deal with uphill battles including difficulties connecting with prospects, changing customer needs, unpredictable market factors and struggles creating value during client outreach. And while old standbys like sales training and metrics tracking remain staples for improvement, there are some other strategies that can help you better support your sales leaders and improve overall productivity....

As the manager of your company's sales team, it's your job to oversee efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. More than that, it's your responsibility to cultivate the best sales capabilities in your workforce, ensuring all customer and prospect expectations are met and exceeded. Improving your sales force productivity can be daunting. It can be a struggle to pinpoint where to begin. We're here to help, though, and have put together some actionable tips for you to elevate the skills and abilities...

Effective territory management is a problem most sales leaders, sales operations leaders and sales analysts agonize over. However, when you manage territories well, you can increase revenue and transform outside sales team efficiency. We hear from a lot of leaders who say their sales and service team members don't fully understand their territories. This gap in understanding leads to lost opportunities. But using a territory builder and realigning sales territories can result in a 2-7% increase in your sales. In...

There is nothing more frustrating as a sales manager or a salesperson than missing targets, especially when you know you and your team are working hard. So how do you figure out what's going wrong? Analyze sales activity There are only so many hours in a day for a salesperson to sell, and you'll want to make sure that they're getting the most from their time. If you use a CRM system, you should be able to run a report...

It's a business death knell: "But we've always done it this way!" Getting stuck in a rut is bad for business, especially when it comes to your sales team. Just because you've had five sales reps in a region for years doesn't mean it's the ideal number. That's why you need a sales capacity model. If you haven't reviewed your sales territories recently, business activity may have drastically changed. And if your sales reps have too many accounts or leads to follow...

If you're still using spreadsheets to track your sales territories and performance, we have good news for you. You can reclaim your time through territory and performance mapping! Nortek Air Solutions started mapping and cut the time they spend preparing reports by a month every year. Putting a little initial effort into preparing your data and mapping your territories can help you achieve similar long-term results. But how does mapping help improve the efficiency of your reporting? We'll show you!...