ASPEC calls the sales opportunity the ”IBO”, reinforcing that this is an “Identified Business Opportunity”. It’s also much easier to refer to a simple three letter acronym, i.e., IBO #29 when the opportunity is moving through the CRM workflow. You found a new prospect who is interested in your product. Great! Now it’s time to enter a new Opportunity (IBO in ASPEC terminology) under a new Contact and a new
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Jul 2018
One size fits all… or does it? – Part 1
Jarka is a SalesWays veteran, joining as part of the founding team. Her experience is rich in CRM and SFA solutions ranging from original concept, design and final roll out to the customer. Currently as VP of development she is in a unique position to advise the best route to a successful implementation and conclusion to customer-facing projects. In this the first in a series of posts, Jarka talks about the
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Jun 2018
ASPEC Honored as a Top Sales Automation Software
The ASPEC team is proud to announce that a reputable B2B software directory FinancesOnline has recently recognized the capabilities of our sales-centric CRM platform for enhancing and streamlining sales processes. To recognize us for our achievements, their team of software experts honored our software with prestigious awards in two categories, namely, the Great User Experience and Rising Star for 2018. FinancesOnline grants its Great User Experience award to software products
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Mar 2018
Sales Bird’s-Eye View
In the sales profession, the primary driving factor that evaluates success is selling more product. This factor is at the core of measuring sales success and getting noticed within an organization. Based on this common-sense evaluation, an entire industry operates in the background to teach salespeople how to sell better. If an organization wants to improve sales it will try to steer its sales professionals into more sales education which
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Sep 2017
Ch-ch-ch-Changes
Change happens. It can be good, it can be bad, but it cannot be ignored if you are to succeed in sales. So you had better arm yourself with a system that recognizes change, accounts for it, and keeps you on the right path.
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Sep 2017
Setting a Consistent and Accurate Probability
Subjective probability assessment has never worked well. Estimates made by salespeople are massaged by sales managers to reflect their perspective and then by management to include their opinions.
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Jun 2017
How Do You Bracket a Sales Cycle?
They start, they end, right? What’s the big deal? Well, it’s how you know where you are, and if you don’t know that, then you don’t even know if you’re lost.