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What Does it Take to Become a Sales Manager?

Understanding the Sales Force

It got me thinking about the road most often taken to sales management. Compared to the rocky road to coaching in the NFL, the road to sales management absolutely sounds like a road paved with gold! You see, only 18% of all sales managers are any good at coaching and only 66% of them can be coached up.

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Consultative Selling, Commitment and Training - Like Oil & Water

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan First the links. The Huffington Post and the Hubspot Blog both published an article, by Dan Lyons about OMG and Kurlan and what it takes to succeed in sales. I write so much about sales Commitment that a Google search for my articles with commitment turned up 33,500 results!

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10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Sales Manager

Hubspot Sales

So, you think you want to be a sales manager? If you’re an individual top-performing contributor in your sales organization and you’re thinking of applying for a sales manager role, let me give you a bit of a reality check first. Check out my book on running a human-centric sales process that'll win more customers.

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How to Spot Burnout in Your Salespeople (and What to Do About It)

Hubspot Sales

Though feelings of burnout when working in sales are common, they can be alleviated, and can provide valuable learning opportunities to help sales managers create healthier work environments. In fact, Gartner Research finds companies that automate lead management see a 10% or greater increase in revenue in 6-9 months.

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15 Tried and True Ways to Improve Your Sales Skills

Hubspot Sales

Being a lifelong learner gives you a competitive advantage in the game of sales. Besides purchasing in-person or online sales programs, you can take free certification courses through vendors like HubSpot Academy or Sales Engine. Aja Frost, HubSpot Sales Blog contributor, writes about it in this blog.

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4 Differences Between Sales Coaching and Feedback

Hubspot Sales

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 Coaching Benefits 1.

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Sell What You Love: The Secret To Sales Success

LeadFuze

It’s easier if we break down what we need to learn into manageable pieces instead of trying to digest everything at once. I am not going to talk about diversity in this article. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Who use Hubspot. With the role of HR Manager. Who use Hubspot.

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