“Loose Talk” At The Sales 2.0 Conference, Boston, MA

I was one of about 200 sales leaders that attended the Sales 2.0 conference in Boston, MA on May 21, 2009. The  conference agenda focused on how organizations can effectively leverage Sales 2.0 technologies to improve lead management, accelerate the … Continue reading

How Nortel Used Sales Process & CRM To Increase Sales Collaboration & Reduce Sales Down-Time

World class sales organizations know their Sales Process: They understand best practices, consistently review, fine tune, and leverage sales technology/CRM as part of the support infrastructure. A clearly defined, successful sales process, when consistently followed, can be THE key to … Continue reading

Do Your Sales Ops Analyses Delight or Get Deleted?

If you’re in a Sales Operations Leadership role, you’re consistently asked to analyze business problems or trends and come up with recommendations AND you need to leverage written communication to present your findings. Do your Sales Ops analyses delight or … Continue reading

The New Rules Of Marketing Are For Sales Professionals Too

I just finished reading the excellent book “The New Rules of Marketing and PR” by David Meerman Scott. The book is written for business leaders who want to use newer techniques, such as blogs, podcasting, viral marketing and online media … Continue reading