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Barbra Gago

The State of Pipeline Management & Sales Forecasting

SiriusDecisions and Cloud9 Analytics invite you to please complete our 2010 Sales Pipeline and Forecasting Survey. Your responses will be invaluable in determining pipeline and forecast management characteristics of best-in-class sales organizations. In exchange for your participation, SiriusDecisions will provide …
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Don Tyler

Save the Date: Cloud9 Customer Summit 2010

If you attended last year’s Cloud9 Customer Summit you walked away loaded with information and best practices on how to maximize your investment in Cloud9. Now, in 2010, there’s even more compelling content in store. And if you are new …
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Barbra Gago

Key Points from The Revenue Velocity Forum

Revenue Velocity Forum this Wednesday was full of great content and conversation. Each of our speakers offered great research, case studies, tips and advice on how to increase your revenue velocity. Here are some key points that were covered by …
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David Belovee

What Kind of Analytics Solution Do You Need?

Choosing an add-on analytics solution can be a challenge. There are a lot of options. The matrix below splits out a number of options base on two dimensions: whether or not you need a data warehouse to get the reports …
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Barbra Gago

Coming Soon: Revenue Velocity Forum

The Revenue Velocity Forum, happening this October, is an exciting thought leadership event, brought to you by Cloud9 Analytics, CSO Insights, Marketo and Sales Performance International. It’s designed especially to help sales, sales operations, and marketing leaders pump up your …
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Josiane Feigon

Social Media Blueprint for Sales Reps

Social media has become a “must-have” when prospecting in today’s conversation economy. LinkedIn, the social media corporate tool of choice first started off as a recruitment tool and today, 80% of companies still use it in their recruiting efforts- which …
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Barbra Gago

Q&A: Managing Uncertainty & Risk in Your Pipeline

What sales managers fear most, is what they don’t know.  Because there’s so much in the pipeline that’s unknown, sales forecasts are full of probabilities, sandbagging, and wishful thinking. But what if you could turn what’s unknown into opportunity, and …
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Barbra Gago

How to Build a Pipeline With Social Media

Building a sales pipeline with social media is not something that can happen with one person or without any tools. While the process and tools will be different for every company, if the goal is to create a pipe through …
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Josiane Feigon

10 Tips: Forecasting Out the No-Po’s

Forecast accuracy is on everyone’s mind as we move into the most important quarter in the year. The numbers are scary= less that 50% of salespeople are hitting their numbers and “no decision” is the most popular reason for lost …
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Barbra Gago

Forecasting Clouds: CRM Experts in Their Own Words

Chris Bucholtz of Forecasting Clouds Interviewed our very own Karen Steele at the CRM Evolution Event a couple of weeks ago. In this clip Karen talks about avoiding the hazards of inflexible sales forecasting, how Cloud9 can help you optimize …
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