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        Office of Revenue

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        The continuous pressure to generate revenue and outperform cannot be addressed successfully without strategic investments into the people and processes that drive sales forward. What’s required are effective methods to manage revenue performance ranging from coaching and compensation management to the optimization of quotas and pipelines in every channel of revenue. In today’s competitive environment attempting to utilize sales force automation, using spreadsheets and email rather than dedicated, purpose-built applications are ineffective. The path to maximization of your organization’s revenue potential starts with a close evaluation of dedicated applications that help with continuous improvement and alignment in revenue operations and performance and in areas like digital commerce, partner management, revenue performance management, sales engagement and subscription management.

        ISG Software Research offers knowledgeable, research-based guidance on sales to help you build core competencies that will increase your organization’s potential for revenue. To attain excellence in the office of revenue it is critical to evaluate investments based on their potential to augment rather than detract from revenue processes and to deliver excellence in every selling channel. We can help.

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        Through 2026, more than one-quarter of enterprises will improve revenue performance by unifying Lead to Order motions that track a customer’s journey through lead, engagement, purchasing, onboarding, renewal and expansion.
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        Market Perspective
        ISG Buyers Guide for Sales Engagement Classifies and Rates Software Providers

        ISG Research offers market observations and overall results from the Sales Engagement Buyers Guide for customer relationship management software products.

        Market Perspective
        ISG Buyers Guide for Digital Commerce Classifies and Rates Software Providers

        ISG Research offers market observations and overall results from the Digital Commerce Buyers Guide for customer relationship management software products.

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        ISG Buyers Guide for CRM Service Classifies and Rates Software Providers

        ISG Research offers market observations and overall results from the CRM Service Buyers Guide for customer relationship management software products.

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        ISG Buyers Guide for CRM Sales Classifies and Rates Software Providers

        ISG Research offers market observations and overall results from the CRM Sales Buyers Guide for customer relationship management software products.

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        ISG Buyers Guide for CRM Platform Classifies and Rates Software Providers

        ISG Research offers market observations and overall results from the CRM Platform Buyers Guide for customer relationship management software products.

        Market Perspective
        ISG Buyers Guide for CRM Partners Classifies and Rates Software Providers

        ISG Research offers market observations and overall results from the CRM Partners Buyers Guide for customer relationship management software products.

        Market Perspective
        ISG Buyers Guide for CRM Marketing Classifies and Rates Software Providers

        ISG Research offers market observations and overall results from the CRM Marketing Buyers Guide for customer relationship management software products.

        Market Perspective
        ISG Buyers Guide for Customer Relationship Management Classifies and Rates Software Providers

        ISG Research offers market observations and overall results from the Customer Relationship Management Buyers Guide for office of revenue software products.

        Market Perspective
        Ayara Earns Office of Revenue Digital Innovation Award for 2024

        Udemy earned the 2024 Office of Revenue Digital Innovation Award for its innovative use of data to aid in deal validation by introducing guardrails closer to the point of sale.

        Analyst Perspective
        You Don’t Have to Put Up with a Manual Quote to Contract Process

        Digitization and standardization can overcome delays and inefficiencies in CPQ and CLM efforts, strengthening this crucial element of the sales and renewal process.

        Analyst Perspective
        What’s New in Technology for Office of Revenue?

        Artificial intelligence fuels revenue generation activities to include new and existing customers, with focus on growth, customer experience, retention.

        Analyst Perspective
        The Buyers Guides for Subscription Management Classifies and Rates Software Providers

        Ventana Research offers market observations and overall results from the Subscription Management Buyers Guides for Office of Revenue software products.

        VentanaCast
        Revenue Life Cycle Management

        Much has changed in how business operates over the past decade. Existing trends have accelerated, affecting much of how we conduct business.

        QandA
        Revenue Lifecycle Management as a Strategic Initiative

        Why are companies investing in Revenue Life Cycle Management (RLM) initiatives now? Learn more from Director of Research, Stephen Hurrell.

        Analyst Perspective
        What Is So Different About B2B Digital Commerce?

        Digital commerce is a growing part of the B2B customer experience and requires a broad view of, and incorporation into, the customer life cycle.

        Analyst Perspective
        From Lead to Cash to Revenue Life Cycle Management

        Investing in revenue lifecycle management by automating and digitizing processes helps support a sustained, successful buyer-seller relationship essential to achieving profitability.

        Market Perspective
        Salesloft Redefines Sales Engagement with AI

        Salesloft’s cohesive, AI-based platform brings automation to the CRM landscape, leading to more efficient, effective and repeatable customer interactions.

        Analyst Perspective
        Akeron Vulki: A Sales Performance Application with a Difference

        Akeron’s Vulki sales performance application adopts aggregation, allocation, forecasting and version control to support revenue organizations.

        Analyst Perspective
        Sales Engagement or CRM – Which Way to the Sales Freeway?

        CRM system providers are maximizing AI to compete with sales engagement systems to deliver comprehensive sales and analytic support.

        Market Perspective
        Lumen Earns Office of Revenue Digital Leadership Award with Anaplan

        Lumen earned the 2023 Office of Revenue Digital Leadership Award for managing sales performance and streamlining planning with Anaplan.

        Analyst Perspective
        2024 Market Agenda for Office of Revenue: Bring AI to the Table

        The 2024 Office of Revenue Market Agenda offers insights to help enterprises identify and embrace emerging technology for strategy, planning and operations.

        Analyst Perspective
        Align Incentive Compensation and Multi-Channel Sales to Protect Growth

        Organizations with omnichannel sales must align incentive compensation and revenue management to ensure successful target achievement.

        Analyst Perspective
        Margin Highlights the Need for Sales and Revenue Planning

        Organizations selling subscription and usage-based products need to plan revenue targets across different channels, recognizing the impact on margin.

        Market Perspective
        Vendavo Enables Real-Time Price Optimization to Enhance Profitability

        Vendavo’s flexible price management and optimization software enables organizations to determine the most effective pricing strategy in real time.

        Analyst Perspective
        Today’s Go-to-Market Strategies Must Align Sales and Marketing

        The changing behavior of buying organizations requires a more unified, continuous go-to-market process that aligns sales and marketing.

        White Paper
        Fixing Failed Payments

        Failed customer payments for recurring subscriptions are often seen as a cost of doing business when using subscription revenue models.

        Market Perspective
        Evisort Incorporates AI for Efficient Contract Life Cycle Management

        Evisort uses artificial intelligence with digitized contracts to automate the labor-intensive and time-consuming tasks of analyzing and managing contracts.

        Analyst Perspective
        Future of CRM has Sales Engagement Potential

        CRM systems will continue to add sales engagement functionality and, if innovative, will develop a next-generation sales engagement platform.

        QandA
        Enable the Modern Revenue Team by Modernizing Lead to Cash

        Major trends continue to reflect the changing ways that customers want to buy and engage with vendors.

        QandA
        Modernize Lead to Cash Without Pausing the Business

        Major trends continue to reflect the changing ways that customers want to buy and engage with vendors.

        Market Perspective
        SAP is Vendor of Merit in RPM Buyers Guide

        Ventana Research assesses revenue performance management software from SAP.

        Market Perspective
        Salesforce is Vendor of Merit in RPM Buyers Guide

        Ventana Research assesses revenue performance management software from Salesforce.

        Market Perspective
        Xactly is Vendor of Assurance in RPM Buyers Guide

        Ventana Research assesses revenue performance management software from Xactly.

        Analyst Perspective
        Generative AI Helps Sales in Practical Ways

        Generative AI will boost sales productivity by helping to personalize outreach at scale and generate tailored sales enablement to improve win rates.

        Market Perspective
        Board International is Exemplary in RPM Buyers Guide

        Ventana Research assesses revenue performance management software from Board International.

        Market Perspective
        Anaplan is Exemplary in Revenue Performance Management Buyers Guide

        Ventana Research assesses revenue performance management software from Anaplan.

        Analyst Perspective
        Varicent is Innovative in Revenue Performance Management Buyers Guide

        Ventana Research assesses revenue performance management software from Varicent.

        Market Perspective
        Oracle is Exemplary in Revenue Performance Management Buyers Guide

        Ventana Research assesses revenue performance management software from Oracle.

        Analyst Perspective
        The Buyers Guide for RPM Classifies and Rates Vendors

        The RPM Buyers Guide 2023 gauges how well offerings from seven vendors match buyers’ requirements for Office of Revenue software products.

        Analyst Perspective
        Market Observations from the Revenue Performance Management Buyers Guide

        Ventana Research offers market observations from the Revenue Performance Management Buyers Guide 2023 for Office of Revenue software products.

        Analyst Perspective
        Salesforce Adds Generative AI to Enhance Digital Commerce

        With the addition of generative AI, Salesforce’s Data and Commerce Cloud applications deliver tools to enhance buyer engagement and increase sales.

        QandA
        Sales Success Does Not Happen by Chance

        There is no argument that you must successfully execute to achieve sales and revenue targets. With omnichannel selling and more complex revenue and pricing models, sales and revenue planning leaves this less to chance.

        Analyst Perspective
        Why Incentive Compensation Is Right for More Than Sales

        As more employees qualify for incentive compensation, organizations should evaluate and upgrade comp management systems to ensure fair, accurate payouts.

        Analyst Perspective
        PROS Brings Intelligent Pricing Applications to Market

        PROS announces cloud-based, AI-driven price determination and CPQ applications at the PROS Outperform 2023 event.

        VentanaCast
        The Modern, Agile Sales Team

        Nothing is more constant than change when it comes to selling. When we talk with sales leaders, they observe that selling today is harder than ever.

        VentanaCast
        Agile Workforce Planning

        Deals do not sell themselves, people do. And today, many sales leaders are challenged with retaining the people that get these deals closed.

        Market Perspective
        Conga Earns Office of Revenue Digital Innovation Award for 2023

        Conga supports a more integrated and unified quote-to-cash process, earning it the 2023 Ventana Research Office of Revenue Digital Innovation award.

        Analyst Perspective
        Planning Matters to Sales and Revenue Performance Management

        Sales and revenue planning develop and build integrated territory, incentive compensation and resource plans that are driven by overall company objectives.

        Analyst Perspective
        Why Pricing Should Matter for Everyone

        Price management software helps contend with increasingly complex sales forces, such as omnichannel buying, mixed pricing and revenue models, profitability.

        Market Perspective
        Maxio is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Maxio.

        Market Perspective
        Ordway is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Ordway.

        Market Perspective
        OneBill is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from OneBill.

        Market Perspective
        FastSpring is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from FastSpring.

        Market Perspective
        Recurly is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Recurly.

        Market Perspective
        RecVue is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from RecVue.

        Market Perspective
        CloudSense is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from CloudSense.

        Market Perspective
        LogiSense is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from LogiSense.

        Market Perspective
        NetSuite is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from NetSuite.

        Market Perspective
        Vindicia is Vendor of Merit in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Vindicia.

        Market Perspective
        Chargebee is Innovative Vendor in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Chargebee.

        Market Perspective
        Aria Systems is Innovative in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Aria Systems.

        Market Perspective
        Zuora is Exemplary in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Zuora.

        Market Perspective
        Zoho is Exemplary in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Zoho.

        Market Perspective
        Conga is Exemplary in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Conga.

        Market Perspective
        SAP is Exemplary in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from SAP.

        Market Perspective
        Gotransverse is Exemplary in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Gotransverse.

        Market Perspective
        Salesforce is Exemplary in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Salesforce.

        Market Perspective
        FinancialForce is Exemplary in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from FinancialForce.

        Market Perspective
        Oracle is Exemplary in Subscription Management Value Index

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from Oracle.

        Market Perspective
        BillingPlatform is Exemplary and Leader in Subscription Management

        Ventana Research assesses subscription management software from BillingPlatform.

        Analyst Perspective
        The Subscription Management Value Index Classifies and Rates Vendors

        The Subscription Management Value Index 2023 gauges how well offerings from 21 vendors match buyers’ requirements for subscription management software.

        Analyst Perspective
        Subscription Management Market Dynamics for Buyers on Contracting and Analytics

        Ventana Research offers part two of its market observations from the Subscription Management Value Index 2023 for subscription management software products.

        Analyst Perspective
        Subscription Management Market Observations for Buyers

        Ventana Research offers part one of its market observations from the Subscription Management Value Index 2023 for subscription management software products.

        Analyst Perspective
        Conga Propels a Revenue-Focused Revolution

        Conga’s revenue life cycle management platform organizes all revenue aspects across an organization to improve processes and uncover new opportunities.

        Market Perspective
        PROS Maximizes Pricing for Revenue Impact

        The PROS artificial intelligence-powered platform helps organizations make data-driven decisions to optimize pricing and revenue management capabilities.

        White Paper
        Modernizing Lead to Cash for Sustained Profitability

        Customers understand that the benefits of products and services sold via the subscription model include predictability and the sharing of risk on a purchase with the vendor.

        eBook
        Agile Incentive Compensation Management

        Larger organizations with complex sales hierarchies require a dedicated system that can accommodate and support their crediting and compensation needs.

        Market Perspective
        Ayara’s Frictionless Guardrails Prevent Revenue Leakage

        Ayara’s revenue operations application analyzes transactions for optimal profitability, preventing cash leakage and revenue loss.

        Analyst Perspective
        Reclaim the Value in Your CRM System

        Organizations that have allowed customer relationship management systems to suffer from neglect must revitalize these platforms to remain competitive.

        Market Perspective
        The Monetization of Subscriptions with Zuora

        Zuora expands its reach in subscription management with enhancements to consumption pricing support, integrated CPQ, alongside its Zephr acquisition.

        Market Perspective
        Mediafly Helps Organizations Optimize Revenue Streams

        Mediafly’s Revenue360 is designed to help organizations better manage pricing, sales and revenue-generation efforts to optimize revenue streams.

        Market Perspective
        SugarCRM Provides Integrated CRM for Selling and Marketing

        SugarCRM Provides Integrated CRM for Selling and Marketing

        Analyst Perspective
        Why Configure, Price & Quote Should Be Important to Sales

        More industries are seeing the value of a structured CPQ process as a key component of overall sales and revenue engagement and execution.

        Analyst Perspective
        The Revolution in Revenue in 2023: Ventana Research Market Agenda

        Ventana Research recently announced its 2023 research agenda for the Office of Revenue, continuing the guidance we’ve offered for nearly two decades to help organizations realize their optimal value from applying technology to improve business outcom

        Analyst Perspective
        Enable Sales to Engage and Sell with Technology

        Technological enhancements enabled by the internet and cloud vendors have improved the options for sales enablement.

        Market Perspective
        KPMG AG Earns Digital Leadership Award in Office of Revenue with Board

        KPMG earned the 2022 Digital Leadership Award in Office of Revenue for using Board to develop a sales and revenue forecasting system.

        Market Perspective
        Varicent Maximizes Sales Performance for Revenue Potential

        Varicent’s sales performance management software assists sales organizations with effectively managing sales teams and revenue outcomes.

        Market Perspective
        BillingPlatform Enables Quote-to-Cash Monetization

        BillingPlatform integrates with existing front- and back-office systems to support quote-to-cash processes for organizations with mixed business models.

        Analyst Perspective
        Partner Ecosystem Success Relies on Targeted Technology

        As more organizations integrate complementary offers from third parties, technology to manage diverse partner ecosystems is evolving.

        Analyst Perspective
        Revenue Operations Guides the Modern Revenue Organization

        By adopting a revenue operations approach, organizations gain a greater understanding of the entirety of the customer life cycle and team engagement.

        Research Perspective
        Defining Efficient, Equitable Sales Territories in a Dynamic World

        Change has been a constant fixture in territory planning. Be it a new competitor in the marketplace or an unexpected event, managers must be able to balance dynamic conditions on the fly as they develop territories for their teams.

        Analyst Perspective
        Revenue Model Mix Optimization for Every Organization

        Organizations considering a mixed-revenue model need to address the overall organizational impact, especially to the customer experience.

        Market Perspective
        Conga Automates the Revenue Life Cycle from Quotes to Contracts

        Conga’s Revenue Lifecycle Suite standardizes and automates the completion of the sales cycle, allowing organizations to more effectively generate deals.

        Viewpoint
        Effective Revenue Operations Need Data and Analytics

        One of the more significant changes underway in organizations is the shift from a new customer sales focus as the main driver of growth to an equal emphasis on the overall customer experience as a driver of renewal and expansion.

        Analyst Perspective
        Initiatives using AI Improve Marketing and Sales Effectiveness

        I have written about vendor efforts to use artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics in their applications targeted at sales and revenue teams to improve focus and prioritize activities, both for pipeline management as well as individual op

        Analyst Perspective
        B2B Digital Commerce: The Good, Bad and Needed

        You would be forgiven for thinking that no one buys anything in person any more given the pages of digital ink spilled over the rise of digital commerce led by the rise and rise of Amazon. However, one quick errand run on a Saturday morning would eas

        Webinar
        Webinar: Sales Stories from the Frontline

        Today’s sales organizations are faced with many challenges when it comes to realizing the full potential of assigned territories and account locations. Simultaneously, organizations need to be agile in order to support their sales leadership and oper

        Webinar
        The Modern Age of Revenue Operations

        The need to optimize revenue from all buying and selling channels is essential for every organization that wishes to maximize their potential. To achieve it requires a dedication to have the insights that come from analytics applied to the sales chan

        Webinar
        Webinar : Revenue and Margin Improvement

        Pricing determines not just revenue, but also margin. And margin is vital to ensuring profitability. So pricing both serves to generate volume, and hence revenue. Given the importance of pricing, it is surprising how few companies use data and purpos

        Webinar
        WEBINAR: Selling Your Sales Organization on Some Hard Truths

        The webinar is designed to introduce sales organizations to the innovation and best practices in addressing the perennial issue of declining quota attainment among sales organizations.

        VentanaCast
        Revenue Management: Opportunity for Innovation and Organization

        The concept of Revenue Management represents significant change in how organizations manage the operations and performance of revenue—across EVERY channel.

        VentanaCast
        Streamline Subscriber Experiences

        The subscription and supporting business model has been around for a long time, think newspapers and magazines, but in the current digital age.

        VentanaCast
        How to Plan for Revenue Success

        It’s no secret that sales leaders continue to face challenges in hitting their revenue targets. This is due to many complex factors, but three trends are key.

        Videocast
        Implementing Price Management for Success

        Approaches to “pricing,” or the discipline of setting prices, vary across industries and across different organizations within the same industry. Many factors determine how companies go about pricing, but with the rise of the digital economy and the

        QandA
        Accounting for Selling Costs Gets Complicated

        In this exclusive Q&A, Robert Kugel, SVP & Research Director at Ventana Research, answers questions about why new standards are getting so much attention, what the associated costs to companies will be due to the new standards, why standard ERP syste

        QandA
        Leadership in Planning for Sales Performance

        We hear all the time that we’re existing in an age of information. If that’s the case and we have more data at our fingertips than ever before, why isn’t every sales organization operating at historic levels of efficiency?

        QandA
        Why Data-Driven Sales Leadership Matters

        Now is the time for any organization that places a priority on improving sales performance to introduce or refresh data-driven optimizations within their sales processes.

        Market Perspective
        Uniphore Earns Office of Revenue Digital Innovation Award for 2022

        The annual Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards showcase advances in the productivity and potential of business applications as well as technology that contributes significantly to the improved processes and performance of an organization. Our

        QandA
        The Imperative for Sales Planning

        To reach the best possible outcomes, sales leaders must be able to govern and optimize the processes they rely on; meeting this challenge is the essence of sales performance. However, those leading and working in sales must cope with myriad often dis

        QandA
        Revenue Management for Innovation and Growth

        Conversations about Subscription Management are often restricted to the details of billing mechanics. Instead, how should business leaders be thinking about what is needed to conduct business in today’s environment? What are the imperatives that org

        QandA
        The Need for Sales Performance Management

        What is Sales Performance Management (SPM) and why is it important? What are important planning capabilities for SPM applications? Stephen Hurrell sheds light on the need and importance of Sales Performance Management. Read the Q&A.

        QandA
        Creating Meaningful Sales and Revenue Forecasts

        Why is it important that organizations create meaningful sales and revenue forecasts? Stephen Hurrell sheds light on the importance of giving accurate guidance regarding future revenues, and why spreadsheets will no longer continue to work. Read th

        Self-Assessment
        Revenue Management Capabilities

        Driven by changing business models, organizations are recognizing the value of taking a more comprehensive approach to managing all sources of revenue, instead of just direct sales. Revenue operations is emerging as an important component that provid

        Self-Assessment
        Pricing

        Profitable pricing has always been a critical factor for business success. Over the years, organizations have developed different strategies to establish prices for their products and services depending on previous practices, the structure of the bus

        White Paper
        Incentive Compensation in Modern Revenue Management

        Incentive compensation management (ICM) systems have traditionally focused on the needs of sales divisions, but these groups are typically distinct from other departments within the organization and are usually compensated based primarily on new sale

        White Paper
        Why Data and AI Matter in Sales

        Revenue growth is a key indicator of competitive success. This is a given, yet for many companies, competing successfully is becoming more difficult.

        White Paper
        Personalizing Digital Commerce

        Digital commerce, the buying and selling of goods and services using digital technology, is a core business strategy for the modern organization. And e-commerce—using the internet as a sales channel—is an essential tactic that supports this strategy.

        Viewpoint
        Business Resilience in Digital Commerce

        The opportunity exists for organizations to improve the digital commerce experience they offer their customers by moving beyond existing, monolithic commerce systems that aren’t designed for today’s needs.

        White Paper
        Digitize Pricing to Optimize Revenue and Margin

        Pricing is an ongoing source of anxiety for organizations because pricing decisions have a direct impact on sales volumes, revenue and profitability. Over the years, a variety of strategies have been in place to establish prices for products, dependi

        Research Perspective
        Enabling Advanced Monetization

        Digitally native organizations are those that have existed from their inception primarily in the digital world, and that typically engage with customers and deliver their products or services via a digital interaction. Well-known examples include Net

        Research Perspective
        The Intelligent Revenue Operation

        Organizations are increasingly realizing a singular focus on traditional sales execution is not enough to ensure growth. Shifts to subscription models and the advent of omni-channel selling mean that the old way of managing sales is transforming into

        Research Perspective
        Making Subscriptions Part of Modern Business Models

        Subscription was once the Next Big Thing in business. But now, e-commerce and subscription/usage business models are simply the way that customers—and organizations—want to conduct business.

        Research Perspective
        Realize Effective Revenue Operations

        Over the past 10 years, there has been an increasing shift to a more expansive view of revenue. Organizations are adopting mixed business models that include subscriptions, self-service e-commerce, usage- and milestone-based pricing as well as one-ti

        eBook
        The Opportunity for Revenue Intelligence

        It’s more important than ever to properly equip customer-facing team members with the right tools to grow top-line revenue. To do this, successful leaders and teams are embracing data-driven revenue intelligence tools.

        eBook
        The Renaissance of Revenue Forecasting

        In order for organizations to know where they are headed, they must first understand where they stand in relation to period-end sales targets and course-correct as necessary.

        eBook
        The Urgency of Self-Service in Today's Business Environment

        Organizations, led by the office of the CFO, must review their go-to-market (GTM) strategies and examine whether their existing process and technologies are ready to ensure sustainable and profitable growth.

        eBook
        The Data-Driven Revenue Operations Team

        A shift in focus is underway in organizations from a single source of revenue —sales—to a broader view. Whether through the expansion of e-commerce and self-service purchasing or through adoption of recurring revenue models, organizations need to und

        eBook
        The Keystone for Digital Commerce

        A modern digital commerce environment adapts to business continuity requirements and the demand of constantly changing consumer expectations.

        Analyst Perspective
        Salesforce Commerce Cloud Targets the Segment of One

        There are more digital channels in the commerce space than ever before: the web, mobile apps, text, voice-activated “agents,” video and social channels. Conversational computing and hyper-personalization are transforming customer engagement, and orga

        Analyst Perspective
        Lead to Cash – What does it really mean to you?

        “Lead to cash” is an often-used term and is a companion to “quote to cash” and “order to cash”. What they all represent is an approach which recognizes that there is a process designed to convert a lead from a qualified interest to an active sale, th

        eBook
        The Data-Driven Revenue Operations Team

        A shift in focus is underway in organizations from a single source of revenue —sales—to a broader view. Whether through the expansion of e-commerce and self-service purchasing or through adoption of recurring revenue models, organizations need to und

        Analyst Perspective
        Technology Improves Presales Efficiency and Effectiveness

        Many – myself included – have written about the growth in technologies designed to aid in business-to-business sales and sales management by serving sales reps, line managers, executives and operations. But one area that has been ill-served is techni

        Market Perspective
        beqom Rated Vendor of Merit in Revenue Performance Management

        We are happy to share insights about beqom, drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Market Perspective
        Clari Rated Vendor of Merit in Revenue Performance Management

        We are happy to share insights about Clari, drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Market Perspective
        InsightSquared Rated Vendor of Merit in Revenue Performance Management

        We are happy to share insights about InsightSquared, drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Market Perspective
        Gong.io is a Vendor of Merit in Revenue Performance Management

        We are happy to share insights about Gong.io, drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Market Perspective
        SAP is Innovative in the Revenue Performance Management Value Index

        We are happy to share insights about SAP, drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Market Perspective
        Varicent is a Vendor of Assurance in Revenue Performance Management

        We are happy to share insights about Varicent, drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Market Perspective
        Board International is Exemplary in Revenue Performance Management

        We are happy to share insights about Board International, drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Market Perspective
        Anaplan is Exemplary in the Revenue Performance Management Value Index

        We are happy to share insights about Anaplan drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Market Perspective
        Xactly is Exemplary in the Revenue Performance Management Value Index

        We are happy to share insights about Xactly, drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Analyst Perspective
        Value Index for Revenue Performance Management Rates Vendors

        Ventana Research is happy to share insights gleaned from the latest Value Index research, an assessment of how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements. The 2022 Revenue Performance Management (RPM) Value Index is the distillation of a year

        Market Perspective
        Salesforce is Exemplary in Revenue Performance Management

        We are happy to share insights about Salesforce drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Performance Management Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Market Perspective
        Oracle is Exemplary in the Revenue Performance Management Value Index

        We are happy to share insights about Oracle drawn from our latest research, the Revenue Management Performance Value Index, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

        Analyst Perspective
        Maximize Alignment through Revenue Performance

        As organizations shift focus to a broader definition of sales that includes all sources of revenue, vendors are also pivoting to include “revenue” as part of promotional messaging. But it’s my view that just changing your message or description does

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        Vendors Covered

        Vendors Not Covered or Recommended

        • 6sense
        • Amplience
        • Auctane
        • BigCommerce
        • Bigtincan
        • Bloomreach
        • CaptivateIQ
        • Chargebee
        • Cleverbridge
        • commercetools
        • Digital River
        • DocuSign (SpringCM)
        • Elastic Path
        • FastSpring
        • Flockjay
        • Forma AI
        • Groove
        • Highspot
        • Intershop
        • LeadSquared
        • Maropost
        • Maxio
        • Mindtickle
        • Miva
        • Nomis Solutions
        • OneBill Software
        • Outplay
        • Pipedrive
        • Pramata
        • Recharge
        • Recurly
        • Revenera
        • Seamless.AI
        • Seismic Software
        • Shopify
        • Spekit
        • Spreedly
        • Tact.ai
        • Tacton CPQ
        • Unicommerce
        • Vendr
        • VeriFone
        • Volusion
        • WooCommerce
        • Workspan
        • Yext
        • Zoominfo

         

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