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Why Sales Enablement is in the Business of Influence

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

The more I think about it, the clearer it becomes - strategic communication is an integral part of successful sales enablement. And the success (or failure) of a sales enablement function is intertwined with its ability to influence a sales organisation and change behaviour. Communication matters in business.

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11 Data-Driven Sales Enablement Tips from Brand Leaders at Dreamforce 2019

Sales Hacker

Boy, is this relevant when you’re interpreting data, says DePodesta, who warns against assuming historical metrics are meaningful. For example, instead of agonizing over how to interpret vanity metrics like visitors and bounce rates, graduate to more consequential transactions like lead form submissions and conversion ratios.

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Waze’s Head of Sales on The 4 V’s: Volume, Variety, Value, and Velocity

SaaStr

Scaling a sales organization isn’t easy. Knowing which metrics matter and how to analyze them to increase your revenue and hit organizational sales goals is essential. . Are you compensating your teams to sell recurring revenue?

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Demystifying Sales Enablement: What Is It, Why It Matters, And How To Do It Right

Sales Hacker

To see what selling on steroids looks like, check out companies with the best sales enablement strategies. You’ll discover a lively place, with a lot of things — like revenue, productivity, and win rate s — going up, and a lot of things — like speed to revenue, sale cycle period, customer churn, and staff attrition rate — going down.

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Sales Operations Demystified: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How To Do It Right

Sales Hacker

Sales Ops: Table of Contents. Building Sales Ops. Sales Ops vs Sales Management. Sales Operations Process. Sales Ops Metrics & KPIs. Sales Operations vs Sales Enablement. Sales Ops Best Practices. Performance Metrics Analyses. Sales Activities. Technology.

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How Smart Is Your Sales Playbook?

Sales Hacker

RELATED: Sales Tools that Actually Matter: Building your Playbook. As a sales enablement leader, your first job with new sales members is to successfully ramp them—giving them a map and ensuring they know how to read it. RELATED: Demystifying Sales Enablement: What Is It, Why It Matters, And How To Do It Right.

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How to Build Your Sales Operations Team from Scratch

InsightSquared

The resulting reports will set the metrics and KPIs for which sales will be held accountable. They’ll also drive your sales forecast and allow leadership to make data-driven, rather than gut-based, decisions. You can add a more formal sales enablement role later. Quota and compensation planning.