Customer Success
5 Tips Every VP of Sales Needs to Run a Successful Forecast Meeting

OpenView’s Ori Yankelev reveals why the most important step in the sales forecasting process is instituting a regular forecast meeting.

by Ori Yankelev
Startup Strategy
Grouping Leads on Accounts in Salesforce.com

Many Salesforce.com users in B2B sales environments struggle with the concept of leads vs. accounts and contacts.

by Ori Yankelev
Startup Strategy
Dealing with Data Overload in Salesforce.com
For salesforce.com admins, working at an extremely data-driven organization is a blessing. It means that the leaders in the organization...
by Ori Yankelev
Startup Strategy
My Marketing Automation Software Evaluation
I recently conducted an evaluation to compare Marketo and Eloqua, the market leaders in B2B marketing automation software. When conducting...
by Ori Yankelev
Customer Success
Forecasting Accuracy: There’s Always Room for Improvement

Growing companies — especially at the expansion stage — should always be striving to improve their forecasting accuracy. Here are a few key ways how.

by Ori Yankelev
Startup Strategy
The Best Email Prospecting Tactics

Email prospecting can extremely effective when done right. This post kicks off a series on the best tactics to get you started or help you improve.

by Ori Yankelev
Sales
Top 10 Gatekeeper Tactics for Sales Reps

Over the years I have gathered tactics for dealing with gatekeepers from many of the sales professionals I have worked with. Here are the top 10.

by Ori Yankelev
Startup Strategy
Are Your Sales People Speaking the Right Language?

Understanding the proper acronyms can be crucial to communicating with buyers and helping sales people get up to speed faster in any industry.

by Ori Yankelev
Startup Strategy
How to Implement Product Tracking Using Salesforce.com

If you are already using Salesforce.com as your CRM/SFA system these tips will help you implement product tracking effectively.

by Ori Yankelev