How to Identify Your Most Effective Prospectors
It doesn’t matter what you call the role: the sales development rep (SDR), the business development rep (BDR) or the inside sales rep (ISR). In the world of B2B sales, prospecting is often defined as the art and science of contacting leads or target accounts in hopes of creating opportunities for account executives. And when […]
B2B Sales, CRM, lead visibility, predictive sales management, sales effectiveness, sales management, sales pipeline
Use this App and it’s AI to Improve your Sales
“The app, which is currently available for Salesforce.com customers, takes into account human and behavioral elements to detect problems and predict outcomes for sales leaders.” – Dallas Business Journal Cien was recently featured on the front page of the Dallas Business Journal. Co-founders Margot Carter and Rob Käll joined Cien COO Lisa Cook to discuss […]
AI, AI Sales Assistant, CRM, lead visibility, sales effectiveness, sales growth, sales pipeline, sales productivity
Accelerate Sales Improvement By Shrinking Big Data
A colleague once told me that technology without process will just speed up the mess. Forecasts in CRM systems are generated with a few keystrokes but are likely to be as inaccurate as the spreadsheets used years ago when sales managers did “seat of the pants” forecasts, mostly by paring down over-optimistic seller projections. Selling […]
AI, CRM, imperfect crm data, sales pipeline, sales productivity traps
Interview with Rob Käll: Measure What Matters
Sales Leaders Must Measure What Matters The podcast version of this interview is available on Barbara Giamanco’s podcast The Razor’s Edge. Barbara Giamanco, an internationally recognized author and Top 25 Influential Leader, interviews Rob Käll, CEO of Cien on the impact artificial intelligence is having on the sales process. Barbara Giamanco: Rob Käll […]
B2B Sales, cien value chain, interviews, Rob Kall, sales leaders, sales pipeline, sales productivity
Introducing the Cien Value Chain
New Approach to AI Helps B2B Teams Address Sales Productivity Traps Miami, FL & Barcelona, Spain, November 15th, 2017 Cien, the artificial intelligence company that helps sales teams improve their productivity, announces the general availability of the Cien Value Chain and the accompanying publication of its Guide to Solving Sales Productivity Traps. The Cien Value […]
AI, B2B Sales, cien value chain, lead visibility, sales effectiveness, sales pipeline, sales productivity traps
Cien Co-Founder Margot Carter to Speak at EY Strategic Growth Forum
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Nov. 14, 2017 Cien co-founder and business builder Margot Carter will present at EY’s annual Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs, California on Friday, November 17, as part of a session entitled “What’s next for boards,” where she and other seasoned directors will cover the way corporate boards identify, prioritize and address disruptive market forces. EY Strategic Growth Forum is […]
cien value chain, forecasting, lead visibility, productivity traps, sales forecasting, sales pipeline
Everything a Sales Leader Needs to Know About AI
AI gives sales teams an edge by identifying patterns in their sales data that are normally invisible to the human eye. By measuring what matters and not by just what is visible, applying AI to your CRM helps sales teams achieve their full potential by focusing on actions that drive revenue. It gives sales leaders the visibility […]
AI, CRM, future of sales, sales intelligence, sales leaders, sales leadership, sales pipeline