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It’s 10 AM. Do You Know What Your Sales Reps Are Doing?

Are sales stars born to the breed, or do they engage in specific, teachable behaviours that correlate with success? We believe the latter is true, and that sales leaders can use hard data to identify which behaviours matter most.

Sales executives with even moderately large, distributed sales forces rely on data to help them understand which activities and behaviours lead to the best outcomes. Yet much of the data from sources such as CRM reporting tools and time studies is self-reported, and thus inherently flawed. That leaves executives in the dark about what is actually occurring on the front lines, or whether those activities advance or impede progress toward desired outcomes.

Using new software to analyse the digital exhaust of calendar and email metadata provides a practical way to build an accurate profile

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