The latest from LevelEleven

4 B2B Buyer Personalities - how to sell to collaborative personality
It’s often said that consumers are emotional, and plenty of literature exists in the B2C world about the importance of appealing to buyer emotions. However, B2B buyers are typically left out of the conversation. The thing is, B2B buyers are just as emotion-oriented as consumers. In fact, B2B purchase decisions are more emotional because careers are on the line. It’s...
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The most classic use case for LevelEleven is the inside sales team. We thrive amongst the SDRs and call centers because that high activity is what LevelEleven was created for. Over the years, LevelEleven has evolved to be applicable to many types of sales teams and sales needs, but there is no doubt that inside sales teams benefit tremendously from...
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Sales Performance Coaching
Once upon a time (before you became a sales leader), you were a really, really good sales rep. Maybe the best on your team. Well, we hate to break it to you. But being a good salesperson doesn’t automatically mean you’ll be a good sales leader. Becoming a sales leader means that your top priority is effectively managing your team,...
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What is SPM - Feature Image - sales-manager-coaching-sales-rep
A People-First Approach To Sales Strategy Sales Performance Management is a set of processes that optimize the measurement, analysis and development of sales input & output. The main objective is to improve salesperson performance and drive successful business outcomes. Sales Performance Management is made up of multiple elements that drive successful business results. These include: Visibility and actionable insights Motivation...
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Inexpensive Free Sales Contest Incentive Ideas - Sales contest winner celebrating
Spark Engagement & Motivation with Sales Contests Everybody loves a good sales contest, right? Sales contests help improve team morale, encourage teamwork and/or healthy competition, and increase excitement and engagement among sales teams. A sales contest motivates your sales reps to focus on a specific goal or metric for a temporary period of time, driving activities and behaviors that you...
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LevelEleven UI for Conversion Insights feature on laptop with desk in background
As a sales manager, you’re always working to increase sales pipeline more efficiently and effectively. The goal is always to “do more, better” but your sales reps have quotas to hit for the quarter and only so much time in a day. Meanwhile, you have a whole team to keep track of whose performance directly impacts your company’s sales pipeline....
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A sales scorecard is not the same as a CRM report. CRM reports show lagging metrics: revenue and other outcomes of your daily efforts. A sales scorecard tracks activities as they’re occurring, giving you real-time visibility into your team’s activity. These activities represent the controllable inputs that drive outputs like revenue. Research shows that goal-setting leads to greater success. And...
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expert sales advice - salespeople learning improving growth
Learning And Introspection Are Your Keys To Success In Sales The sales process is often unpredictable and different for every deal. In B2B sales especially, there are a lot of moving parts and people involved that can easily throw things off course. Because of this, it’s easy to get stuck in a ‘reactive’ mode rather than a ‘proactive’ mode. Underperforming...
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