“The sales team forecasts $100 million in revenue for the quarter.” Many companies motivate employees with incentives for matching sales results to predictions. Some punish them for being wrong. Some do both. A constant lament: “Why, oh why, can’t I get an accurate sales forecast?” . “Businesses often use forecasts to project what they are […]
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For Sales Forecasting, Quality Is the New Accuracy
- Created: Thursday, 05 July 2018 4:50 pm
- Written by Andrew Rudin
First, Stop Using the Term “Win/Loss”
- Created: Monday, 11 June 2018 2:28 am
- Written by Andrew Rudin
“Things are not always what they seem.” We can thank Phaedrus, an Athenian who lived around 400 BC, for that insight. He’s also credited with coining a curious metaphor, “opportunity has hair in front, but is bald behind.” Phaedrus isn’t the gung-ho, up-tempo spirit I’d want on my innovation team. But he’s my kind […]
Three Reasons Sales Forecasts Don’t Match Results
- Created: Tuesday, 08 May 2018 5:14 pm
- Written by Andrew Rudin
“Our sales results never match what’s forecast!” As the saying goes, “if I received a dollar every time I heard this complaint, I’d be contentedly fly fishing in a remote river right now, untethered from the grid.” Inflated expectations? First, we need to understand what match means in the context of forecasting. If match means […]
Announcing 16 New Inductees to the Sales Ethics Hall of Shame
- Created: Friday, 04 May 2018 4:52 pm
- Written by Andrew Rudin
A business scam begins with collision of circumstances. A scheming opportunist crosses paths with a person prone to deception. The extension of trust sparks ignition. As Philip Broughton wrote in his book, Mastering the Art of the Sale, “the moment of maximum trust and cooperation is when the virus of dishonesty takes hold.” A chain […]