How B2B sales teams reduce admin time from 5 hours to 30 minutes daily with unified CRM data
Salespeople spend nearly 70% of their week caught up in the whirlwind of administrative tasks. Only 30% of their time actually goes to selling. Reps are drowning in spreadsheets and melting in admin tasks that assistants could handle. Unified CRM data systems can help. These integrated technology platforms consolidate customer-related information from multiple sources into…
Expanding your territory-based sales team? How to automate territory assignments in your CRM
Reps are arguing in Slack about “who owns Berlin” while two hot inbound demos sit unworked. Every new hire triggers a border dispute. These challenges sound familiar to every sales leader. It’s a territory problem that only gets worse as teams add headcount. To provide clarity, sales organizations need to automate assignment with dynamic rules…
Implementing AI in Your Demand Forecasting — Tips and Tricks You Need to Know
I was recently assigned the task of forecasting demand for a project. I set to work using my usual methods, but I’ve not explored AI in demand forecasting. My recent project got me thinking about AI’s role and whether AI could (a) aid the demand forecasting process and (b) save time. I needed expert advice…
13 Ways AI Can Benefit Your Business [+ New Data and Gen AI Prompts]
I think that we’ve all faced the music: AI is (whether we want it to or not) changing the way that we do business. And, in my humble opinion, I’m not mad at it. Its offerings have been pretty beneficial thus far. But even if you’ve accepted this fate (or maybe you’re cautiously on the…
Automated lead routing is essential for multi-product companies — here’s the how and why
For sales teams, speed and precision in handling new leads can be the difference between winning and losing a deal. But, for multi-product organizations, the challenge goes beyond simply assigning a rep. Each lead may align with different products, territories, or account histories, making manual routing slow and prone to errors that leave money on…
Support tickets everywhere? Here’s how D2C brands with 10,000+ tickets can unify them from email, chat, and social
Every year, customers ask more from support teams. They want quicker replies, seamless handoffs, and answers that feel personal across every channel. That rising bar makes the job harder. Agents burn out chasing context, while customers grow impatient when they have to repeat themselves. The scale of the challenge is only increasing. Gartner predicts 30%…
How to use AI conversation intelligence to improve deal velocity
SaaS sales teams are feeling a slowdown. Deals drag on for weeks, decision committees keep growing, and reps are under pressure to deliver faster results with fewer resources. In a tough landscape, AI tools like conversation intelligence (CI) can be a genuine game-changer. Conversation intelligence uses AI to analyze customer interactions to extract actionable insights.…
The Difference Between Active Sales Reps and Effective Salespeople in B2B Sales
Not every salesperson who looks busy is truly effective—understanding the difference can make or break your sales results.
Sales Prospecting: 43 skills, tips, techniques, templates, & tools to succeed
Let’s get one thing straight: Prospecting isn’t the glamorous part of sales. It’s not where you close deals, earn high-fives, or ring the gong. But if you skip it or do it half-heartedly, none of those other moments happen. I’ve done over 11,000 cold calls and booked hundreds of meetings. I’ve helped founders land their…
The Myth of Sales Velocity: Why Quality Conversations Win B2B Sales
B2B sales leaders think speed equals success, but the truth is rushing deals destroys trust and reduces win rates.
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