Account Profiling

Perceptions of Pay and Prestige

Perceptions of Pay and Prestige: Obstacles to Sales Realignment

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Recently, I worked with a client to analyze the alignment of their sales force. Using 4-D account profiling (learn about that profiling technique here), we discovered that many of the accounts visited by the client’s hunters – reps aggressively seeking new business – had small current volume and very little potential for growth.

In Quote Management, All RFPs Are NOT Created Equal

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I spoke last week at the Sales GPS Executive Workshop in Austin, hosted by MDM and Indian River Consulting Group. I talked with distribution leaders there about how many distribution companies proudly consider themselves to be quoting machines. 

Go Deeper with 4-Dimensional Account Profiling

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One-dimensional account profiling, typically using A, B, C or D based on the current business from each customer, is a step in the right direction. But if you want to take a more proactive approach to uncover new opportunities with existing and potential customers, take your profiling a step further.

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