No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Sales leaders say they don’t need for account executives to travel. Reps are accountable for sending X number of emails and making X number of social media connections. That’s a great backup for account executives, but there’s nothing like being in-person and seeing the whites of someone’s eyes. Ridiculous, right?

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 2, 2019

This is exactly why Key Account Management is one of the most important aspects of the sales process and an integral facet of every single business. Being a successful account manager means more than knowing your customers, being proactive and quickly responding to queries. Key Account Management Top Tips. You’re In The Know….

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SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Challenge: Create a compelling radio branding campaign to bring in new customers Amber Smith, an account executive for Federated Media , says she’s still learning new things in AdMall every day. I landed a $9,000 six-month radio branding campaign, and I'm hoping to convert him into a key account towards the end of the campaign.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the importance of assertiveness and emotion management in accountability conversations, emphasizing the need for managers to develop the skill of assertiveness, which involves stating what they need nicely. They recommend employing self-awareness techniques such as identifying triggers.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 11, 2024

Title: “ Leadership Accountability in Sales Burnout ” Byline: By sales leadership and coaching experts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen Introduction In this article, sales leadership experts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss sales leaders’ role in helping their teams avoid burnout, drop out, and manage stress.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 21, 2023

Accountability in an organization is kind of like the old country song by Joe Diffie: Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die). In the song Joe sings the following:

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 25, 2018

We used to hire account based sales reps, indoctrinate them with product knowledge and a smattering of business culture, and give them a few lead generation tools. Clients tell me not much has changed, except that companies now give account based sales reps a desk, a computer, and a password. Sales leaders must take the rap.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Key Account Managers (KAMs) are the stock-in-trade for many businesses, as they have the responsibility of bringing in much of the business that keeps our business ticking over. Here are seven key account management strategies that are covered on our account management course that will help us achieve greater sales: Relationship building.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

My answer: sales training initiatives. We’re currently in what some might consider the golden age of sales training initiatives. Sales training has grown in importance in the past decade. A closer look at a sales training incentive program. In the COVID-19 era, online training and certifications have skyrocketed.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Training Programs to Empower Employees and Business Growth In today’s dynamic business environment, investing in employee training isn’t just a luxury—it’s a necessity.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

They’re in control, so shouldn’t account-based selling pros just be prepared to wing it? Account-based selling teams need their own specific strategy with sales activities mapped to each stage of the sales process, which then needs to be mapped to the buyers’ processes. Identifying and Focusing on Strategic and Major Accounts.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

JULY 4, 2023

Sales and account management are vital in driving revenue growth and cultivating strong customer relationships. Let's take a closer look at the differences between sales and account management and how to leverage them to optimize sales strategies, train teams, and effectively nurture the existing client base.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 30, 2022

They were struggling with getting their people to develop and execute their account plans. They had invested a lot in training, content, and other programs to support the account based selling focus. Sometimes, I think we make Account Planning and Account Based Selling more complicated than it needs to be.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 4, 2018

That means marketers, sales professionals, operations people, and analysts all work in tandem to interact directly with customers – eliminating or greatly limiting involvement of customer service or account representatives. Implement a robust order-tracking system, in addition to a CRM or within your CRM, and train your whole company on it.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2024

One of the most effective ways to ensure your team’s success is investing in training and development. In fact, Qwilr notes the following sales training statistics : Today, 70% of sellers lack formal training. Nearly half of account executives (47%) cite poor training/onboarding as a factor in leaving.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 8, 2020

You and your reps need training, and you want it now! Introducing our brand new, 7-Session inside sales training course that is available to you and your team TODAY. Our Award Winning Inside Sales Training is also the most affordable training on the market today! The post New On Demand Training Available Now!

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 17, 2017

Fifty-nine percent is certainly a lot, but what about the other 41 percent your account based sales team wants to reach? We all have best ways to learn—including your buyers and your account based sales reps. The Question Account Based Sales Leaders Must Ask. Ask your account based sales reps how they prefer to learn.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

The emergence of the Customer Success Professional is an existential threat to account managers. As you create your headcount plan for 2019, you’re starting to think of how to cover your accounts, and whether you need Account Managers, Customer Success.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Key Account Managers (KAM) are the lifeblood of any organisation wanting to grow and develop their network and a loyal client base. They prioritise the communications needed for each key account. KAMs know who their key accounts are, but often the communication with them is ad-hoc or basic at best.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

When we work with Key Account Managers (KAMs) we are often impressed by their knowledge, skillsets and attitudes that drive them to success. See if you can learn from them and create the success they enjoy: They recognise that Key Account Management is a business mindset, not a sales initiative.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 24, 2017

You don’t hear that phrase very often anymore, but account based sales reps still carry a bag. They’re expected to land and expand within their named accounts. Account based sales reps are the only feet on the street anymore. Development Philosophy: You subscribe to “one and done” training. environments. Congratulations.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Teaser: The biggest question with sales training isn’t “Do my employees remember what they were taught?” The biggest question with sales training isn’t “Do my employees remember what they were taught? ” The biggest question is, ‘Do my employees DO what they are taught?’

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Why don’t account based selling teams ask for referrals? It makes no sense at all, because every sales leader and account based sales rep knows that referrals are their hottest leads and best business. Your Account Based Sales Reps Fear Rejection. Pointing fingers doesn’t change anything. Are you wondering? Click To Tweet.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 13, 2021

For any growing company, the speed at which you hire means continuously tweaking your sales training playbook to find a balance between group sessions and one-on-one coaching. You need a sales training process that will equip each salesperson with a certain baseline of knowledge, and empower them to implement what they’ve learned.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 5, 2017

When I read a checklist of account based sales development strategies that omitted referral selling, I asked the creator why. There are no shortcuts to account based sales development, and no technology solution replaces building trusted relationships. They need to be trained in how to ask for referrals successfully. Here’s why.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 10, 2017

6 FREE Sales Management Training Webinars . The STAR Sales Management Development Survey found that only 50% of sales managers were receiving on-going training and development in core skills. In 2016 only 1/3 of sales managers received any training on hiring vs 49% in 2015. 6 FREE Sales Management Training Webinars.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 15, 2017

It was 20 years ago, when I was working as an account-based sales rep , and I lost the biggest deal of my career. We had a stellar account-based selling team. We were thought leaders; we had visibility; and the client loved our solution for advanced sales training. How Account-Based Sales Reps Win When They Lose.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

I received an email last week from Trevor Borrows who is a newly appointed National Sales Manager in charge of a team of Account Managers. Here’s what Trevor asked: “Hi Sean, being a new National Sales Manager I need to understand how to develop account strategies. – Treat all accounts the same way.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It becomes easier for salespeople to renew accounts, cross-sell, up-sell and succeed. When a company's customer service is thoughtful, helpful, kind and thorough, that great customer service actually serves the sales organization.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2023

Account managers are the liaison between a company and its clients. Whether you’re a candidate or a hiring manager, you’ll need to brush up on account manager interview questions before making any big decisions. You can practice formulating answers that highlight your skills as an account manager. Let’s get started!

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Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 8, 2013

Key Account Executives Sales Training. Key Account” is a label used differently across companies, let’s define the term. Here we are talking about very large accounts, like National Accounts. In this post, we are focusing on companies who have a separate Key Account sales team.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 25, 2024

They train with unparalleled rigor. When they do provide sales training, it’s often done in a vacuum—without reinforcement, coaching, accountability linked to KPIs, and practice—which makes that initial effort a waste of time and money. And it takes more than a few hours of training to master new sales skills.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 3, 2017

You’d be surprised how often I hear, “My account based selling team can’t close.”. Closing is the easy part of account based sales development. Then why do so many account based sales reps overlook critical sales activities that occur earlier in the sale process? Diagnose Your Account Based Sales Development Problem.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We also evaluate sales management and sales leadership capabilities and determine possible requirements relative to training, coaching, sales process, compensation and more, allowing us to set realistic revenue growth expectations and timelines. They will be part of the company’s future with proper training and coaching.

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