Lead Tracking System

Sales Best Practice #15 – Quantity of Presentations

By CommenceCRM / March 2, 2015

A best practice for sales people from Dave Kahle Best Practice #15: Regularly makes a sufficient quantity of presentations for the products, services and programs that we sell. By Dave Kahle “You’ve got to show it in order to sell it.” That simple advice given to me decades ago by a wise sales manager seems so simple and common sense.…

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Don’t Let Quality Leads Slip Away: Executive Takes Action with CRM Software

By CommenceCRM / May 21, 2013

Larry Caretsky, Commence CEO, has released the white paper “Don’t Let Quality Leads Slip Away: Executive Takes Action with CRM Software.”   Here’s an excerpt including the introduction and you can download the full white paper below: “As a sales executive of a computer software firm, I became consistently frustrated when comparing the number of leads that we generated every quarter to…

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Knowing How and Where Your Sales are Being Generated Can Pay Dividends for Future Business

By CommenceCRM / April 19, 2013

As a sales manager when I get together with some of my colleagues the conversation is often centered on what deals each of our teams has closed. My colleagues seem focused on the size of the deal or the number of deals coming in. One day I decided to ask a question that seemed to confuse them all: where do…

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Persistence Leads to Increased Sales Performance

By CommenceCRM / October 17, 2012

This is a best practice for sales people by guest poster Erica Bell. Now, you’re probably thinking you’ve heard this many times before – how being persistent while on a call or making a pitch can improve your results. However, this article isn’t just about being persistent; it isn’t enough to just keep trying. Continuing your sales efforts at the right time and…

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Using CRM to Shorten the Sales Cycle

By CommenceCRM / August 22, 2012

One of the biggest dangers in sales is letting a prospect hang out there too long.  Most sales people will tell you that time is traditionally your enemy and not your friend.  The longer a prospect waits to move forward; the risk of losing the deal greatly increases. Today’s sales professionals are constantly in a race against the clock. Not…

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