Salesforce just released its 2015 State of Sales Report looking at industry trends after surveying over 2,300 sales leaders around the world. It looks at priorities, behaviors, and technology in use by sales teams and finds that the best performing…
Salesforce Unveils ‘Wave Analytics’ Application
Back in October, Salesforce announced Wave, the Salesforce Analytics Cloud, marking the company’s entry into the $38 billion analytics market. On Thursday, it unveiled its first Wave Analytics App, Sales Wave Analytics. Sales Wave Analytics marks the inaugural app for…
Apple Watch Pre-orders Nearly Hit a Million on Launch Day
Hours after Apple opened up pre-orders on its new wearable device, the Apple Watch, the product sold out. Shipping times slipped from the original target of April 24 to 4-6 weeks out, and even longer in some cases. Of course,…
Cyber Monday Sales Not Much Higher Than Last Year
Cyber Monday is the biggest online shopping day of the year, and for good reason. Not only do retailers heavily discount goods, but many also offer free shipping. That’s why Cyber Monday sales growth has been steady for the past…
iPads On Sale, Other Apple Products Discounted For Cyber Monday
Apple’s iPad is going to be a hot holiday item, but the price may be a little prohibitive for some shoppers. There were some decent deals on Black Friday, but Cyber Monday presents the best deals there are on tech…
Cyber Monday Sales: Best Deals On Video Games
Cyber Monday is like the rushed sequel to Black Friday. That doesn’t make it any worse than America’s annual celebration of cheap TVs and trampling old people though. In fact, it might even be the superior holiday since you don’t…
LinkedIn Sales Navigator Hits iOS [Updated]
Update: A LinkedIn spokesperson has informed us that the app went up prematurely, and that the company is still in the process of finalizing some of its functionality. They’ve removed the app, and plan on making it available in the…
LinkedIn Sales Navigator Gets Big Refresh
LinkedIn announced the launch of a major refresh to its Sales Navigator tool in the middle of its Q2 earnings report on Thursday. It’s described as an “enterprise-focused SaaS product. On the company’s earnings call, CEO Jeff Weiner had this…
Advice On Sales Pipeline Management From Google Partners
Google is sharing a video featuring C.J. Hayden and Kristine Carey from Get Clients Now discussing sales pipeline management. “As a business owner you know it can be challenging to get customers, follow up on leads, make sales pitches, and…
Two Out Of Five Salespeople Aren’t Meeting Their Quotas [Report]
Qvidian has some new research out finding that only 63% of salespeople are making their quotas. As a result, improving overall quota attainment is one of the top goals of executive managers. The report, based on data from CSO Insights,…