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. Systems/Processes/Tools.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Coaching improves sales rep engagement. What can you do? Do nothing.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 20, 2015

Will You Be Able to Recruit Good Salespeople in 2015? Occasionally, my sales development firm conducts a turnkey search for a crucial sales, sales management or sales leadership role. I believe that there will continue to be a shortage of good candidates through the first three quarters of 2015.

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The real key to building a winning sales team is effective sales management. Are you wondering how to manage a sales team effectively? Well, you can get many tips, tactics, and strategies from various sales management books. Best sales management books you must read. Author- Kevin F.

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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. It is a comprehensive tool designed to reflect your maturity level and an organization. Still true?

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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. His blog has been rated in the sales blogs in the world!

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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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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. In other words, tasks tailor-made for an AI sales assistant. And the way they operate in real life.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? Search less. Close more.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Here are the top 10 questions you should ask yourself and your sales managers to gauge if you/they have set the foundation for success. Watch the video Key Sales Management Actions To Prepare for 2015. Sales coaching is the #1 sales management activity that drives sales performance.

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SBI

OCTOBER 5, 2017

According to the CSO Insights 2016 Sales Enablement Optimization Study , 32.7% of surveyed organizations had a sales enablement function in 2016 (up from 25.5% in 2015), but only 5.2% of surveyed companies said that sales enablement was meeting all expectations. Yet, as an industry, we’re failing badly at it.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 18, 2015

The second page of the Google search results was even worse, including proclamations that B2B selling is dead and that field sales is dead. I love and use some of their tools and services and recommend them to clients too. But the key word here is tools. Tools don't replace selling. Februrary 19 2015.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

Today, I am continuing the music analogy, but this time, as it relates to motivational tools. Salespeople can self-motivate, sales managers can do this to motivate their salespeople, sales leaders can use this to motivate their sales managers and CEOs can leverage this to motivate their top Sales Leader.

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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. Sales training is moving to a mobility mode.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 31, 2015

Cincom recently attended Microsoft Convergence 2015, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia. If a sales manager or sales rep can’t access CRM or the sales tools they need while they’re on the road, it’s likely that you won’t be doing business with them. Related Posts. Top Trends of Microsoft Convergence 2014.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 15, 2015

Leading edge sales organizations understand the value of investing and developing their front line sales managers. They believe that strong sales managers are the key to driving sales rep performance. The 2015 STAR Sales Manager Survey set out to gauge the development priorities of sales organizations.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2015

Now that the parties are over, many sales reps are coming to the realization that last year’s bonus means diddlysquat when staring at a quota reset to zero sales. The problem is, we are not productive with the tools we already have. We try out a new tool for a while and then move on to the next. We’re fickle. Read more.).

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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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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 28, 2015

2015 was a big year for The Brooks Group, and we’re going to brag a little. Our achievements this year included: Bronze Stevie Award for Sales Training Practice of the Year. Top 20 Sales Training Company, Training Industry. Top 20 Sales Training Company, Selling Power Magazine. Top 7 Articles of 2015 . Learn More.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 11, 2017

How ‘individual ready’ are you in your ability to operate your tool of trade – whether it be a gun, a sword or in sales today your CRM, your apps, your BI tools, even your phone? Sun Tzu knew this and so does every leader on the planet. They too, will go to market inwardly uncertain, or quail (think chicken!),

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Allego

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Sales technology has come a long way in recent years and has become an integral part of most organizations. During that time, however, sales teams have amassed a large number of tools, and that’s created some problems. 4 Sales Technology Trends for 2023 1. And most companies did that,” Shea said.

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The Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

In that spirit, we’ve collected 7 of the year’s most popular sales leadership posts to inspire you to focus on your own leadership development while improving the performance of your team. Check out the top 7 sales leadership articles in 2015. 5 Things High Performing Sales Managers Should Be Doing.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As a Sales Leader or Executive these 3 secrets will also help propel your sales organization to the next level. In Chicago I took each bullet and discussed the specific actions sales management must implement to execute on each element. His blog has been rated in the sales blogs in the world! Ken@AcumenMgmt.com.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In the past, sales managers often saw sales coaching as a means of correcting negative behaviors by providing real-time performance feedback. Unfortunately, this feedback often doesn't result in significant behavior change from the sales representative. Sales Feedback Benefits 1. What is feedback?

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Sales Management and Discipline. I received a call from a former client that was concerned about the status of their sales team and VP of Sales-it seems that their revenue was off more than $2M over the previous year and below their growth goal! Development of a Sales Plan for the new year with quarterly objections/goals.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2015

If you’re seeking smart tools to drive sales performance, I’ve got great news for you. We’ve just released our 3rd annual Top Sales Tools of the Year Guide. Use this guide if you want to learn about innovative tools designed for all kinds of sellers. Contract Management & eSignatures.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 17, 2015

Ignite Your Sales Team: Sales Management on Fire! Everyone wants to lead a high performance sales team, but have you made the right investment to make it happen? We see many organizations struggling simply because they have not figured out the importance of investing in training their sales managers.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In 2018, forward-thinking companies must embrace their millennials’ enthusiasm and fresh perspectives in order to revitalize tired sales processes. Since 2015, research by Demandbase has indicated that most marketers believe account-based marketing (ABM) is a “must have.” Account-Based Selling Continues Its Return.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MARCH 14, 2016

Sales Management: What is your goal—today? . Sales leadership is a constant focus on many various facets of business-it’s one of the reasons sales management is a one of the most difficult jobs in any business. It is because of these numerous aspects that many sales managers get distracted or lose focus.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 3, 2016

Sales Management Shouldn’t be a Horse Race. That happens because of many reasons; lack of good pure sales management training programs, lack of previous exposure to sales leadership mentors or poor management styles. It happens in so many aspects of the job of sales leadership. What do I mean?

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Tony Hughes

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2015 will see the dawn of the rise of "LinkedIn Centers" to steadily replace traditional B2B marketing activities for demand generation and phone based telemarketing for lead generation (in-house or outsourced). 2015 could be the year for a quantum shift in strategy, execution and results in your world.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 24, 2015

Last week, our Salesloft team members joined the TOPO webinar on the “7 Best Practices For Designing Your Sales Process.” The “7 Best Practices for Effective Sales Process Design” by @funnelholic @topohq. TOPOsales pic.twitter.com/SH0nzXJUCz — Salesloft (@Salesloft) March 18, 2015.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 10, 2020

Welcome to the 2020 sales process where every single customer or sales initiated action is examined, scrutinized and obsessed over by sales people, sales managers, sales operation people and senior management. Let’s review the standard stages of a modern B2B sales pipeline.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 27, 2016

(For those that have read my past blogs or if you have not, I recommend to my clients that at least twice a year that your entire sales team reads the same sales book and discuss one chapter a week. Ken Thoreson “operationalizes” sales management systems and processes that pull revenue out of the doldrums into the fresh zone.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 6, 2015

11 Actions Sales Management Must Take Now! Sound investment portfolio-management advice ranges from “hold firm with your existing stocks” to “take advantage of a great opportunity to buy at today’s basement prices”. This also is an opportunity to build a better sales team that will increase your market share as competitors lag.

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 21, 2016

Millennials and Sales. In 2015 Millennials passed Generation X to make up the largest share of the workforce. Additionally, when working as individuals, it’s important for sales managers to show Millennials how their work ties back to the sales team’s overall performance and the company as a whole. population.

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Platinum Rules for Success

DECEMBER 26, 2018

This week on Platinum Rules for Success, sales expert Jim Cathcart pulls back the curtain to reveal today’s primary sales competencies and the reason WHY for each. Building on the eight primary sales competencies tested by that ground-breaking assessment, Jim Cathcart reminds us to remain focused on the true purpose for each.

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