Monthly Archives: March 2016

30 03, 2016

SPI’s Ken Cross Discusses How to Recognize and Rescue a Failing CRM System

March 30th, 2016|Sales|

Ken Cross is SPI’s Director of Sales Enablement, focusing on advancing sales technology and process automation. Ken is a frequent contributor to this blog and to industry publications and forums. This blog was orginally published on the SPI web site here. CRM systems have come a long way since the early, nightmarish days when project [...]

29 03, 2016

Does a Sales Excellence Award Make Recruiting Easier?

March 29th, 2016|Sales|

The Institute for Excellence in Sales (IES) was the first entity to recognize companies and organizations for sales and business development excellence. Many marketing teams nominate their companies for awards such as the Inc. 500/5000 or community service awards. They may also recognize high achieving executives. When the IES first launched the award event in [...]

26 03, 2016

Tom Snyder Suggests One Thing That Will Improve Sales Performance by 100% in 120 Days or Less

March 26th, 2016|Sales|

This blog article was written by Tom Snyder and was originally found on the VorsightBP web site here. Did you know that generating 100% improvement in sales performance can be achieved by almost any sales organization and it can be achieved within a 120-day period?  Sounds impossible doesn’t it?  Would you be surprised to know [...]

21 03, 2016

Member Update, March 18

March 21st, 2016|Member Updates|

Hope everyone had a fun and safe St. Patrick's Day. Here are some important IES goings-on you need to know about. Sales Award Nominations Are Open for June 3 Event: The IES awards recognize companies and organizations that are doing the right things as it relates to sales and business development during challenging times. We’ll also recognize [...]

18 03, 2016

Jill Konrath Tells You to Kick Yourself Out of Your Comfort Zone

March 18th, 2016|Sales|

This article originally appeared on Jill Konrath's website under the title "How to Kick Yourself Out of Your Comfort Zone." The photo was originally placed here. Recently I did a webinar for sales leaders on "how to kick your reps out of their comfort zone." Sounds brutal, I know. But it wasn't. You see, for the past [...]

17 03, 2016

IES Launches Mentor Program for Sales Professionals

March 17th, 2016|News|

Vienna, VA, March 17, 2016 – Today the Institute for Excellence in Sales (IES) launched a new Mentoring Program for Sales Professionals in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Mentor Program is a major feature of the newly renovated IES membership program. The IES announced that four new membership levels are available for sales professionals. The four new [...]

16 03, 2016

IES Women in Sales Program . . . Growing Stronger!

March 16th, 2016|News|

Women In Sales Update Since our launch in Spring of 2016 and awesome "Selling Edge" conference that Fall,  IES' Women in Sales (WiS) Program has become a powerhouse of IES programming.  For 2017, our programs centered on candid and compelling panel discussions and workshops aimed at providing valuable, immediately applicable information in an welcoming environment [...]

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