You want to grow and strengthen your company, but you can’t do that if all of your important data is buried in spreadsheets or held by dozens of different people across the organization. Uncover key information with an executive dashboard. This display provides an overview of your most essential company metrics on a single screen, so you can easily get the insights you need to make crucial decisions. No more wasting time digging through different reports.

There are several approaches to creating a dashboard for sharing your most important metrics - we covered the most common ones in this article. Often the decision over which approach to take boils down to building your own (or hiring someone to build one for you) or going with an off-the-shelf KPI dashboard solution like Geckoboard. Here we’re going to discuss the pros and cons of build versus buy to help you make an informed decision as to what’s the right approach for you.

It’s tough to keep any sales team motivated, but it’s especially difficult for remote teams. Reps can’t thrive off each other’s energy or engage in friendly competition, so you need an alternative for keeping everyone focused on your targets. A sales dashboard gives you an overview of your team’s performance and keeps everyone motivated by showing progress toward your targets – even if you’re not all in the same office.