Archive for Revenue

Don’t Be Cheap

Being cheap with your sales team is a big mistake.  Controlling every element of the commission plan in order to

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In The Way of Revenue

Have you noticed, now that gas prices are through the roof, many gas stations have automatic shut-offs at a certain

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The BIG Commission Screw Up

Commissions are meant to motivate sales people.   Commissions are meant to establish an equilibrium between work effort and revenue.  Commissions are

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Revenue is a Trailing Indicator

I’ve argued revenue is a trailing indicator for awhile.  This idea is sacrilege to many sales leaders and sales organizations.   Revenue

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Growth Doesn’t Come From Sales, Part II

Five months ago I wrote a post arguing that a companies growth doesn’t come from sales. You can read it

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Does Sales Need to Slow Down?

Fred Wilson had a fantastic post the other day on the pace of capital. It was called “Slow Capital”. The

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