No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Which broken sales strategies should we leave in the past (ah-hem, cold calling )? And which tactics will help us keep our pipelines full in 2015 and beyond? Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Learn more.)

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 16, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-03-16. If you want to thrive in this new era of sales, it is now up to you as a sales manager to view territories, customers and products as if assessing a financial portfolio that you are responsible for investing. Author: Tom Searcy. It is your responsibility to make your investments wisely.

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Sales Management Territories Up-Sell Sales 120

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

You’re completing 2013 and building your marketing strategy for 2014. Perhaps you’re beginning to roll out marketing automation or some form of company-wide communication program. Maybe you are supporting sales with a CRM implementation, linking your marketing collateral into each phase. Sales Managers (all levels).

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 11, 2017

Many companies have highly sophisticated rigorous marketing processes, resulting in strong brand plans and marketing strategies. Even with brilliant marketing strategies and a solid management team, many companies miss their sales objectives. Successful strategy execution is the key to crushing sales numbers.

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Strategy Pharmaceuticals Face-to-face eBook 197

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

One of the most important aspects of any sales enablement strategy is alignment to the customer journey. What this means is that sales, marketing, and service processes need to be based on the needs, wants, and expectations of customers. As much as 80% of marketing content goes unused by salespeople. Two things.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-10-09. Teaser: Ineffective sales management is often due to one or more of three common failings. By addressing these issues, companies can elevate the effectiveness of their managers, which in turn will boost the performance of the sales organization as a whole. Author: Chris Dent.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 12, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-07-13. Teaser: In working with hundreds of sales forces, we have found that ineffective sales management is usually due to one or more of three common failings. In working with hundreds of sales forces, we have found that ineffective sales management is usually due to one or more of three common failings.

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Sales Management Sales Company 120

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It’s the time where you start seeing various pundits dusting off their crystal balls guessing what the big issues facing sales and marketing professionals in 2015. While there’s some variance, I tend to see the following: Sales Training. Sales Process/Methodology. Marketing/Sales Integration.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The One Must Do Action Step to Ensure a Great 2015. What is your plan to get a jump start on 2015? Ken Thoreson “operationalizes” sales management systems and processes that pull revenue out of the doldrums into the fresh zone. What is the first action all salespeople must do to begin each year?

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Penetration Exercises Motivation Referrals 99

Pointclear

MARCH 27, 2015

Here we are at the fourth and final installment of the series, 4 Tips to Power Up Prospecting in 2015 , from Mike Weinberg’s presentation at the 2015 Virtual Sales Kickoff. His final tip is a passionate plea calling all sales reps to return to the telephone. Sales Process Sales & Marketing Management'

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Are You Ready for 2015 Business Planning ? Its purpose was to discuss effective Business Planning and to review a specific process to ensure their plans and more importantly their execution in 2015 will be at higher levels. What are some of the specific factors you will be facing in 2015? What are the key drivers? Still true?

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Pointclear

MARCH 26, 2015

In the 2015 Virtual Sales Kickoff earlier this year, I had the pleasure of hearing for the first time, Mike Weinberg—sales coach, consultant, and author of the book New Sales. So much so that I asked him if I could share his “4 Tips to Power Up Prospecting in 2015” with my audience. Simplified.: Simplified.:

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Sales Leadership: How to Ensure You Exceed Your 2015 Quota. The end of the year is rapidly closing in and while everyone in your organization is focused on achieving their targets; as a sales leader it is crucial you are also focused on the new year. Create annual sales contests.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-09-16. Teaser: More than ever, success in business – particularly when it comes to building, growing and retaining great sales teams – comes down to one fundamental truth about leadership: Great leaders manage people, not things. Author: Mark Weber. read more

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Sales Management Sales 120

Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. What are sales goals? How long are your delivery cycles?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 30, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-07-01. Teaser: Technology is top of mind for sales managers across all industries, and for good reason. Our annual look at the "Tech Effect" on sales and marketing reveals the importance of staying current with today's top tools. Author: Paul Nolan. read more

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Sales Management End of Year Checklist. . Depending upon the person and the conditions in their sales organization each article may or may not be pertinent. I decided to start with a Sales Management End of Year Checklist. Do you have a recruiting marketing plan in place? Have fun and go sell something!

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 28, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-06-29. Sales professionals, sales managers and marketers must keep pace with the changing sales environment by tapping the true ROI of their millennial sales team. Author: Dustin Grosse, COO of ClearSlide. read more

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Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 16, 2015

According to Bain & Company , B2B sales executives have seen a tremendous disruption in recent years – and there’s every reason to believe the trend will continue. In most B2B markets the buying process has changed dramatically. Only 40% said their sales reps have a strong understanding of their company’s differentiation.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 19, 2018

If you’re in sales then you have likely seen “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Alec Baldwin’s iconic turn as a fire-breathing sales manager delivers the most anti-motivating motivational sales speech in movie history. It’s time for a major upgrade to the way salespeople are depicted in movies. And the way they operate in real life.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-02-20. Teaser: Hey sales managers, what your boss, peers and team members expect you to do is exactly the opposite of what you need to do to be truly successful in your role. Author: Jason Forrest. read more'

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-09-07. Teaser: It’s only a matter of time before analytical sales management becomes the norm. In order to start using your existing data to understand and hit your sales goals, you need to focus on the following three, key areas: How Much, How Good and How Soon. Author: Steve McKenzie. read more

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 9, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-08-10. Teaser: As a sales manager, I learned a long time ago that train wrecks happen a month at a time. Doing some simple math on a monthly basis allows a sales manager to get a sanity check as to the likelihood of attaining quota for the year.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

2015 Sales Predictions. We believe in 2015 the focal points will be on velocity and execution; increasing the speed of the sales cycle and number of orders received. Becoming “brilliant in sales execution” during each stage is critical. This is a new trend that will evolve quickly in 2015-16.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 8, 2016

One of the best responses to this question that I have seen is from a somewhat dated (2015) article in Eyes On Sales in which the author asks: “How many callbacks do you get if you DON'T leave a voicemail?”. The following is from my favorite author (“New Sales. and “Sales Management. Simplified.”

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Sales Training Connection

AUGUST 10, 2015

Sales Mastery 2015. According to Bain & Company, B2B sales executives have seen tremendous disruption in how customers buy in recent years – and they see no reason to think it won’t continue. The folks at Bain surveyed 550 B2B sales executives. First, focus on how customers are buying in today’s market.

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Hiring Face-to-face Survey Sales Coaching 50

Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 16, 2016

7 Steps to Success for Sales Managers. -A After being a VP of Sales, consulting on sales management for 19 years and after writing four books on sales management, Max Cates, author of 7 Steps caught my attention in the first five pages. A book review-. Hire for Traits, not Skills.

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Sales Management Hiring Case Study System 56

Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Several of the salespeople blamed marketing for not generating enough quality leads (ever hear that before?) and as the discussion of “territory development” evolved several of the salespeople simply didn’t feel it was their responsibility to prospect because of the futility of cold calling/phone calling and event marketing.

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Prospecting Lead Rank Lead Scoring Real Estate 92

Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Amp Up Your Sales, published by AMACOM, written by Andy Paul is a book you should consider for your 2015 sales training program. Andy has put together 40 chapters of concise, practical and most important the right information that when implemented can drive your sales to the next level. A critical success factor for 2015.

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Steven Rosen

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

If you are chasing your 2015 sales numbers you need to return from this holiday weekend highly energetic, focused and ready to sprint to the finish line. At this time of year I would introduce get my sales team to start building plans for a strong start in the upcoming year.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 1, 2017

Author: Erica Abt One of the most common complaints of frontline sales managers is employee turnover. After pouring loads of time and effort into onboarding, coaching, and engaging sellers on their team, frontline managers feel defeated when they hear “I’m leaving.” Bad Leadership.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Compensation Retention 136

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2015

For ideas to fill that funnel and make 2015 your best sales year ever, check out what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: How to Avoid the Trash Folder If you’re sending emails to prospects you don’t know, don’t be surprised when you get deleted. It’s why social media adoption has skyrocketed. Read more.)

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 20, 2014

This exercise can be valuable for many reasons that impact sales, marketing and operations. 15% of clients= make up 65% of sales=A. 20% of clients= make up 20% of sales=B. 65% of clients= make up 15% of sales=C. What vertical markets? Sales Management Systems' How many employees?

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Sales Training Connection

MARCH 4, 2015

Sales managers and the time trap. For sales managers Public Enemy # 1 is time. The more successful a sales manager, the more demands on their time. Coaching at a team level versus the individual level is especially effective when coaching sales strategy. ©2015 Sales Momentum, LLC. .

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 6, 2015

Perfect timing as we pivot to both accelerating my expert authority in the business and speaking more concisely to our target market. I want to let you know how much everyone enjoyed your presentation to our sales and marketing teams yesterday. Here’s to 2015 being your best sales year ever! Your book is fantastic.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 11, 2017

And regardless of the title a leader carries, whether it be general, sales manager or company owner, if they are not thoroughly trained, they too , will come up short. They too, will go to market inwardly uncertain, or quail (think chicken!), Some choose to train their army and some choose to not make it a priority at all.

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The Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Check out the top 7 sales leadership articles in 2015. 5 Things High Performing Sales Managers Should Be Doing. Qualities of a Sales Leader. How Senior Leadership Can Support the Sales Effort. Leading and Managing Millennials. Sales Metrics: When Are You Measuring Too Much? .

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