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CRM & SALES PRODUCTIVITY

MUST HAVES
FOR GROWING YOUR BUSINESS & KEEPING YOUR CUSTOMERS HAPPY

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Table of Contents
Base is your secret weapon for making sales reps 10x more productive and sales managers 10x smarter - learn why.

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Sales Management

1. Accurate And Visual Sales Tracking 2. The Ability To Set & Measure Goals and Quotas 3. The Ability To Assign Teams and Regions

Chapter 2 - Customer Management

4. Unied Customer Experience 5. Contact Cards That Give You A Complete Picture 6. Accounts Tied To Contacts 7. Appointments (Coming Soon!) 8. Ability To Customize, Filter and Tag Info (Without Needing Third-Party Dev)

Chapter 3 - Lead Management

9. Lead Tracking 10. Easy Lead Conversion 11. Lead Capture Form That Links To Your CRM 12. Snag Full Proles Directly From Facebook and LinkedIn

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Chapter 4 - Mobility

13. Native Mobile Apps 14. Offline Access 15. Geolocation - Locate Your Contacts, Leads & Deals On A Map 16. Mobile Reporting

Chapter 5 - Reports & Analytics

17. Insights Dashboard 18. Visual Reporting 19. Sales Forecasting 20. Call Analytics

Chapter 6 - Voice & Calling

21. Make and Receive Calls Right In Your CRM 22. Call Recording 23. Automatic Call Logging

Chapter 7 - Email Automation

24. Complete Integration 25. Google App & Outlook

Chapter 8 - Conclusion

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Sales Productivity: The Key to Better Business

Base is your secret weapon because people actually want to use it. Productivity is name of the game for sales experts in any field. To perform at the highest levels youre capable of, you need to make the most of your time. Its also not just about the individual. A sales rep who is productive means better service for clients, and happier customers mean more deals. Plus, being more productive keeps the entire sales team moving forward, making progress toward quarterly and annual goals. Considering how productivity impacts all levels of a company, its worth having people and tools that can make all elements of the sales world operate smoothly. Base is one of those important tools. Its designed to significantly boost your teams sales productivity and give you the core sales tools you need to grow your business. In this ebook, well explore 25 features that are included in Base that will bolster your productivity. From how you manage your rolodex to where you can work to how you assess your performance, heres how Base can make you a lean, mean, productive sales machine.

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Sales Management
For a busy sales executive, one of the biggest ways to impact your productivity is to approach to sales management strategically. Whether youre in charge of agents hitting the pavement or a manager overseeing operations in the office, Bases approach to sales management includes features that save time and maintain focus. Take a look at the essential sales management experiences in Base that will make your reps 10x more productive and you 10x smarter. Base sales management software gives you the core sales tools and information you needtogrow yourbusiness such as:

1. Accurate And Visual Sales Tracking

Sales tracking is how you follow the development of deals through their lifecycle. Every deal you close should move through a well-defined and predictable sales process. This should be the backbone of your sales team. We wrote in greater detail, a 6 Step Plan To Manage Your Sales Pipeline. With Base, you have a written and visual representation of how your clients are moving through the sales funnel. See exactly where each opportunity stands in
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the simple drag-and-drop interface, which can be customized to fit your companys specific steps. For reps, tracking helps you stay on target because youll always know exactly where you stand with your assigned deals. This is great information for managers, too, since you can coach your team effectively and make sure the right opportunities receive attention at the right time. With Bases easy drag-and-drop interface, you can move deals to the next stage seamlessly so your sales pipeline is always accurate. Sales tracking with Base gives you a detailed picture of exactly where you and your team stand. When you know the status of each opportunity and which opportunities your team members are pursuing you can coach them effectively and help them focus on the rightopportunities.

2. The Ability To Set & Measure Goals and Quotas

Sales pros need to stay focused on the nal result. Achieving the desired outcome with any given customer means setting goals and quotas to serve as benchmarks for your progress. Goals keep you and everyone on your team on track.

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Base helps you communicate goals and quotas with your team and allows you to track everybodys progress. Its a valuable tool for aligning the sales team around a shared objective. To use the feature, select Goals from the navigation bar in Base. Assigning goals and quotas of different amounts to different players is easy in Bases straightforward, intuitive interface. After the goals are set, youll see a quick view of where you stand whenever youre at the Dashboard screen.

Measuring performance demands setting specic, measurable, attainable and time based sales revenue goals. The Sales Revenue Goals report allows you to set revenue based sales goals for your team and track the progress. Forecasted revenue will show up in a lighter shade of green or red and the on-track ag paces you to meet your goals.
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3. The Ability To Assign Teams and Regions

A great sales team needs to be organized. Just as different units and divisions in the military have certain strengths or specialties, your sales staff is composed of teams. Base allows you to segment contacts and deals while giving access to all of the information your people need on the samedashboard. This is a huge boon for managers. With Bases visual permissions setup tool, you can easily organize your teams privileges so everyone has access to the right info without extraneous clutter. Assign visibility to individuals, peers, superiors, divisions, or whatever classication works best for your company. The organizational chart in Base also gives managers a birds eye view of the ow of information for easy changes and updates. Building this type of organizational structure into your CRM and sales productivity tool ensures that everybody has the information they need for their jobs. Sales management should be a team-wide idea. When everyone on the team is using the same system, youll all be in sync. No questions about whos on point for a project, no distractions in the tools.

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Customer Management
After youve got control of how to track your sales processes, turn your productive focus outside your company. A great CRM and sales productivity tool should make things simple for customer management; after all, its built right into the tools name. Base can make sure that your customers always feel like your top priority.

4. Unied Customer Experience

Think about what makes your top customer unique. What are her quirks? When is her birthday? Whats her top priority for her business? What is her companys mission? Knowing all those details about her and her work is part of why your relationship succeeds. To apply that level of insight and understanding to one client is well within your grasp. But to obtain it across a full suite of dozens or hundreds of distinct people and deals, youll need a little help.

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Base has your back. You can store every note, every document, every le related to each one of your clients. Store it all and be able to retrieve exactly the intel you need in just a few taps. Think of it as an extra memory bank for tracking and managing those essential insights to facilitate a seamless customer experience.

5. Contact Cards That Give You A Complete Picture

When you open a contact card in Base, you can see the call history, notes and contact details for the individual you are working with, as well as all of the related contacts at that persons company. You can also easily review all of the activity tied to thataccount, from calls to notes to emails.

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By gathering all the pertinent business and personal information in one contact card, your reps can know everything in minutes. Whether youre just brushing up on the details before an important call or the deal is being passed on to a new person, maintaining these contact records is crucial to the health and longevity of customer relationships.

6. Accounts Tied To Contacts

Its important to have contacts and accounts tied together so you can leverage the power of the relationships your organization has already established. Connecting individual contact history to accounts gives your reps insider information on everything from which offers a company picked up in the past to which individual contact is most likely to be friendly to business in thefuture.

7. Appointments (Coming Soon!)

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8. Ability To Customize, Filter and Tag Info (Without Needing A Third-Party Developer)
Having a huge storehouse of information wont do you much good if you cant retrieve the information you need at the moment you need it. Tailor Base to your needs with custom elds, tags and lters. Label entries by company, by rep handling the deal, by date they rst signed a contract, by state, by city, or by any other classication you could need. With Base, you have complete control over the data required in your Contact and Deal cards, allowing you and your team to input, nd and sort the information most relevant to the way you do business. Struggling against your tools is a good way to lose time and deals. Use a CRM that works the way you and your colleagues work. You should be able to make changes to the elds in your CRM tool without investing time and money into third party developers and consultants.

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Lead Management
Its easy to get excited about customers youve already established and built rapport with. But equally as important is lling your CRM with new people who could one day join those ranks of well-established clients. Leads are part of the customer cycle, and your sales team should have the resources to properly manage those acquaintances. Base understands what sales teams need to organize, contact, and qualify leads. Heres what youll have in your arsenal.

9. Lead Tracking
A savvy business has leads coming in at all times from all sorts of sources. Maybe you purchased a list, or maybe you collected business cards at a conference. In any case, youll need to be able to quickly import, tag and assign leads so your reps can start qualication.

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With Bases customizable tags, you can label where each lead came from during importing. This information ensures that the best reps get assigned to the follow-up and they can tailor their pitches. On a broader scale, tagging leads at this point helps your team identify good sources of successful contacts and get a leg up on future qualifying. Not all leads will convert immediately, so tags can also be a help in deciding whether or not to move forward with a connection. Use the customizable tags to t your model for closing business.

10. Easy Lead Conversion

Once a lead is qualied, your reps shouldnt get bogged down in paperwork. Theyll want to keep the momentum going on the deal. Bases conversion process is simple, with no extra data entry. All the information from the lead is transferred directly to a contact card in our automated conversions.

Also, if some leads need a second go-around to nally convert, Base offers a top-down view of all those people. Review lead activity in the Leads section of the CRM to see who has been contacted, who has replied or who should bearchived. Conversion and management for leads is a breeze with Base.

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11. Lead Capture Form That Links To Your CRM

With a lead capture form, your company website or other web properties can deliver many high-quality connections who want to learn more about your business. The contact information you glean from these forms belongs to people excited enough about your product to take the rst step and reach out to you!

We take this valuable tool a step further by allowing you to create and embed lead capture forms that link to Base. There is no complex setup here. Just copy one

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snippet of code, add it to your website or Facebook page, and those qualied leads will be funneled directly into your Base account, ready for followup.

12. Snag Full Profiles Directly From Facebook and LinkedIn

Social networks connect you with new and old acquaintances, and in the sales world, they can be a source of prospecting new leads. In our ebook, How To Build Your Sales Pipeline Faster With Social Media, we cover this topic in much greater detail. Thanks to the Base Lead and Contact Clipper, you can easily transfer information from the social world to the sales world. When youre logged in on LinkedIn or Facebook and you come across someone who you would like to add to your CRM, use the Clipper to immediately add the information you can see. No copy and paste, no tedious data entry.

Dealing with leads can feel like taking shots in the dark. Cut down on the uncertainty with a strong program of lead management. Base will streamline the qualication process so that you can get down to making the sale. Thats a win for everybody. Learn the secrets to selling more on LinkedIn.

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Mobility
Smartphones and tablets are the tool of choice for many sales professionals thanks to their easy portability and ever-growing computing power. More sales teams are shifting from the traditional world of desktops to include a range of mobile devices and operating systems. Support this change with full-blown native mobile CRM apps that put all the necessary features and functions on their tablets andphones.

13. Native Mobile Apps

The key to a great CRM experience on your phone or tablet is the application. By offering free native apps, Base brings the full CRM experience to your phone or tablet. The native apps are designed for maximum function and easy navigation on your devices screen and they sync all of your data instantly. With apps for iOS, Android, and Windows phone, your entire team can be ten times more productive when on the go, no matter what operating system they prefer.

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To further the seamless mobile experience, Base automatically syncs all of your data across devices. It is the ideal CRM for anyone who relies on a mobile device in their salesprocess.

14. Offline Access

Part of working in our hyper-connected world is being able to get by when connection is lost. Everyone knows the stress of being in the middle of a project when the network crashes or the signal goes haywire. Base takes that worry away with offline access. Even when you cant be online, Base still lets you see all of your leads, contacts, sales, tasks and stored emails. And whenever you reconnect to the Internet, all of your activity will automatically be synced and updated across all devices. Never miss a beat.

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15. Geolocation - Locate Your Contacts, Leads & Deals On A Map

Powerful mobile tools mean more than just a CRM on your phone. Bases truly mobile CRM amps your productivity even when youre on the road. Geolocation helps you make smart decisions about your client visits. You can visualize all of your leads, contacts and deals in a map area, so you can see who you should visit and where you should spend your time. And with one-touch driving directions, Geolocation makes it easy to reach your customers. When youre going on the road, you should spend time prepping for your meeting, not looking for it. Learn how you can use Geolocation to build stronger bonds with your clients and prospects.

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16. Mobile Reporting

You dont stop thinking about your sales goals when you leave your desk, so your CRM should be able to keep you on point wherever you go. Mobile reports from Base CRM on your smartphone or tablet give you the same powerful, actionable reports you experience on theweb.

Monitor total sales, forecasted sales, sales by account, sales by owner, your sales funnel report and more directly from the Base native mobile apps. This means that even when youre away from the office, you can respond to business disruptions, track progress and take actionimmediately.

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Reports and Analytics

As sales leaders, we need to understand how to obtain and analyze data in order to make good decisions for our businesses. Otherwise, were operating in the dark. To help make reps 10x more productive and executives 10x smarter, we designed Base with meaningful out-of-the-box reports that drive actionable insights. Reports are more than just a looming threat for your weekly meetings. They help everyone on the team to know what is working well and what isnt. They assess the health of the pipeline and the bottom line. And yes, they can do wonders for productivity. Well show you how easy it is to get the insights you need with the beautifully designed, useful reports in Base.

17. Insights Dashboard

The home screen in Base is your insights dashboard. Every time you log in, youll be greeted by all the most important stats and facts. See your progress
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toward sales goals, a solid overview of account activity, and notes on your upcoming assignments. Think of it as the CRM gatekeeper, the rst look at what you have on the horizon.

18. Visual Reporting

One of the risks of data-heavy reports is getting lost in a sea of numbers. To be effective, reports should clearly communicate important facts and trends in your sales teams performance. There is a treasure trove of data housed in your CRM, the trick is having a tool that can unlock it.
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Base accomplishes this by making reports visual. With zero setup required, the CRM will automatically pull from all of your data to give you crucial insights into your business. The visual presentations of activities can help your leaders to optimize processes, coach teams and calculate revenue. And, as with so many features in Base, you can lter reports by date, user, team and tags for a close-up look. Whether you need a birds eye view or you need to put one rep under a microscope, Bases visual reports have the perfect combination of knowledge and detail.

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19. Sales Forecasting

One of the best insights Base reports can give your leaders is in sales forecasting.

This report uses the numbers in your pipeline to calculate how much revenue you can expect down the line. Forecasting helps you take control of your business by helping you weather the ups and downs of your industry. It works by determining the likelihood of winning the deal and each sales stage. By crunching those odds with the predetermined close dates, Base presents beautiful, easy-to-read reports that will become required reading for your managers and executives. Predicting the future might seem like the work of fortune-tellers and psychics. But when your leaders have that power, they can make better decisions, keeping everybody at the company in a better position for success.

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20. Call Analytics

Another Base report that will make a huge difference in your sales teams operation is the Call Analytics data. Considering how much time your reps need to spend on the phone, having a chance to dig deep on the process and success rates will show them which tactics are producing results. From learning the best times for calls to being able to predict outcomes, Call Analytics reports are a must. How can you get all of this great insight into your teams calls? By taking advantage of Base Voice.

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Voice and Calling
Base Voice unites your contemporary CRM with the most traditional sales tool, the telephone. Conversations with clients, whether its a cold call to a new prospect or a follow-up with a longstanding customer, are still at the heart of good sales work. Combining an old-school phone with your nimble, powerful CRM means more productivity and knowledge for your reps.

21. Make and Receive Calls Right In Your CRM

Thanks to Base Voice, you can make and receive calls from within your CRM. Each rep gets a dedicated phone line so theyre always available for customer chats.

In addition to making a rep more easily available to clients, Base Voice has a full suite of other features to make phone time more convenient. During the conversation, reps can access a digital notepad, read from prepared call scripts, or review related deals. Plus, every incoming call is connected to the
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appropriate contact card, keeping the information you need where you know you can nd it.

22. Call Recording

Base Voice also makes phone communication a powerful learning tool. The Call Recording feature lets reps keep an audio le of any conversation they make or receive, on any Base platform theyre using.

During a deals lifetime, this is a great resource for double-checking the details discussed with a client. The recordings are always available in case you need a reminder of any pertinent information or want to conrm what was said in a certain discussion. In addition, listening through old calls can be a learning experience, especially for newer reps. If they can replay conversations, theyre more likely to see what went well and what went wrong. This will strengthen your team as a whole and keep everybody performing at their best.

23. Automatic Call Logging

Even if you dont want to use the Call Recording feature, Base Voice still tracks the conversations as they happen. Any call made or received using Base

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Voice is entered as an activity on the contact, lead or deal card it is associated with. Calls are time- and date-stamped from any Base platform where the calls are made. Base is all about automation. Call Logging doesnt take any effort on the reps part. Nothing will be forgotten or entered incorrectly, and your team can keep its focus on making the sale.

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Email Automation
Todays sales reps spend as much time in their inboxes as they do on the phone. Email can be a huge drain on your time if you dont manage it carefully. Heres how Base can help you to make the most of this communication tool.

24. Complete Integration

Closing a deal takes a huge number of emails. Base can keep track of them for you. If you connect your email account to Base, any time you send or receive a message from a contact in your CRM, a copy will be attached to that persons card. Thanks to Bases complete integration, copies will automatically be added whether youre working in Bases inbox or in a different email client.

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sured that all of your customer info is stored and available to you in one safeplace. Organized and easy access to your email history will ensure you have the information you need to close thedeal.

25. Google App & Outlook

Googles email service has attracted fans thanks to its exibility and ease of use. With Bases Google email gadget, you can make both your email and your CRM even more powerful. Add new contacts directly into Base or create notes, tasks and deals from within your Gmailaccount.

You can also sync your email with Outlook. Base CRM for Outlook lets you manage customers and track conversations in Base without ever leaving Outlook.

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The widget copies your Outlook contact activity right into your Base account. When you install the Base plugin for Outlook, you can sync your existing contact groups with Base. Any time you update a contact in Outlook, the contact will be updated in Base. Likewise, any updates to contacts in Base will be reected in Outlook. After youve synced your Base CRM contacts with Outlook, you can open a contact and see all relateddeals.

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Conclusion
For over 25 years, CRM systems have faced criticism over lack of useradoption. Just look at Avons failed implementation of SAP, where they wrote off $125 million dollars because their end users said, "sorry, not going to use it". While this was a recently publicized example of lack of user adoption, it happens all the time. Any salesperson will tell you that CRMs just slows them down. Thats a big problem, stemming from the fact that CRM systems cater to managers, not sales reps. Instead of focusing on the end-user, the sales rep who just wants to crush their quota, CRM systems expect them to enter data so that managers can generate reports and track how their sales team is performing. Its also why we see so many sales reps reject their CRM systems, leaving managers high and dry with incomplete data and faulty reports. Well Base is changing that. Our tool is designed to increase your teams sales productivity. See for yourself. Try out all 25 sales productivity boosters featured in this ebook by completing your no-risk 14-day free trial.

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