Cooperation Between Sales and Telemarketing
What does optimal cooperation between field sales and telemarketing look like? Is it still possible today? In this article, you will learn about the nine important conditions for telemarketing and field sales to work together optimally. The…
What is a Predictive Score Model in B2B Sales? How Can You Create Yours?
A predictive score model is a formula to calculate a probability. There is a 70% chance that you will read this entire article. How do I know this? Because I used a predictive score model. The score is the probability of you reading to the end of…
10 interesting Facts & Statistics About Sales in B2B
Sales in Business-to-Business is quickly changing. Sales managers will not disappear, but many are struggling to adapt. Technology is making gains in sales controlling. Buyers have a wealth of information at their fingertips. Today, customers…
Are you a sales manager with Big Data? Here are three Predictive Analytics examples for B2B
With predictive analytics, big data becomes a big opportunity for B2B sales managers. This significant opportunity requires, however, a profound understanding of the sales situation, coupled with an understanding of big data mining models…
Lead management top, customer management flop?
How can your B2B sales team take fact-based decisions faster using your CRM and ERP data? B2b companies are investing in modern lead management. The focus is on the online channel. Modern lead management with a well-thought-out lead strategy,…
Data Mining in ERP for Sales – All About It!
ERP Data Mining: what we learnt from analysing 100 million of B2B sales transactions. Data mining is the application of a varied assortment of statistical techniques to ERP datasets. Companies nowadays use data mining to predict outcomes, identify…
Business Intelligence in Tools in B2B Sales: Make or Buy?
B2B sales intelligence - should you make or buy your tool? With the cost of sales sky-rocketing and customers changing their buying behaviour, sales intelligence has become critical to the success of any company. This situation is especially…
The future of B2B industrial distribution in Germany.
Make the first steps to becoming a leader in the German market. Germany and the US are two advanced, yet different industrial markets, with special sales and investment cycles. They have, however, plenty of parallels as developed economies.…
Why CRM Projects Fail
Why CRM Projects in B2B Fail and How to Make Them More Successful. Many studies over the years have shown a very high failure rate for Customer Relationships Management (CRM) systems. Already in 2001 Gartner estimated this rate to be at about 50%.
Customer Attrition in B2B: loyalty as a sales growth booster
Predictive analytics for customer retention plays a critical role to accelerate sales in Business-to-Business. Building customer loyalty successfully and efficiently is what makes business-to-business companies thriving on the long-term.…