Monthly Archives: October 2009

Hiring Sales Stars – Best Practices in Recruiting Winning Teams

Posted October 27th by Dan Hudson

(Need to make some changes to your existing sales team before bringing on new talent?  Read parts one and two in this series titled Knowing When to Say Goodbye and Do Your Sales People Make the Grade) I recently attended …

State of Outsourcing Industry in Mid 2009 – by Phil Fersht, AMR

Posted October 24th by Matt Smith

State of the Outsourcing Industry in Mid-2009 – PDF Survey results on the outsourcing industry, 2009.

Four Steps For Solutions Growth – by Solutions Insights

Posted October 24th by Matt Smith

Four Steps for Solutions Growth – PDF Adjusting strategy for new times, redefining ‘solutions’, aligning offerings with market needs.

State of Global Commercial Outsourcing Market – by TPI

Posted October 24th by Matt Smith

3Q09_TPI_Index – PDF The TPI Index report on outsourcing trends and activities.

Effective Hiring for Sales Executives – by Randall James Monroe

Posted October 24th by Matt Smith

Effective Hiring for Sales Executitves – by Randall James Monroe This PDF provides deep process guidelines on approaches to recruiting, interviewing and selecting the best candidates for sales and marketing executive positions.

Fourteen Ways to Tell if the RFP is Wired for Someone Else – by Capture Planning

Posted October 22nd by Matt Smith

ALL RFPs look wired.It’s easy to psych yourself out. Hardly any RFPs are actually wired. Even if the customer has some bias, they can usually be stolen away if they get a better offer. Think about how you buy things. …

Outsourcing Buyers Panel – Sales Leader TeleBriefing #5

Posted October 21st by Matt Smith

Sales Leader Series #5 – Outsourcing Buyers Panel – 10-27-09 – PDF Sales Leader Series #5 Outsourcing Buyers Panel 10 27 09 View more documents from Matt Smith. Executive decision makers and outsourcing buyers discuss their rationale, decision and concerns …

Accelerating Sales – by Inside View

Posted October 19th by Matt Smith

White paper / webinar from Inside View, a leading 2.0 data company for sales prospecting information and news monitoring. Accelerating Sales by Inside View 9-23-09 – PDF

Sales Leader Workshops

Posted October 16th by Matt Smith

3forward’s one day workshops provide sales leaders and executive teams insight, perspective and customized recommendations to help accelerate and confirm decision making.   Our decades of sales leadership experience bring clarity to sometimes complex processes and help prioritize key planning and …

Change Sales Strategy to Win Anchor Clients

Posted October 16th by Dan Hudson

These three keys: better targeting, early involvement from senior executives and a unique anchor client sales strategy, can be the difference between a win and a loss when trying to break into new relationships.