Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 2, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 2 in a 3-part series on the powerful role sales management plays in driving sustained revenue growth – and how companies can better leverage this critical position for improved top-line performance. What does great front-line sales management actually look like?

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 8, 2024

Poor Sales DNA – they have too many weaknesses in the six Sales DNA Sales Competencies that sabotage their ability to execute Let us know if you need help in any of these ten areas. While it does matter if you were not properly onboarded, it was in the past, you are reading to hone your skills, and every little bit helps!

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2024

Sales Managers: Get Off Your Butt and Start Coaching Your Reps In today’s highly competitive sales industry, which has endless analytic tools and virtual interfaces, the role of the sales manager has quietly pivoted to that of a ‘dashboard coach.’

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

MDM and the Rapid Learning Institute collaborated on a survey that offers keen insights into how wholesale distributors structure their sales teams, what they want to change, and which skills are mission critical to succeeding in the marketplace. Most Critical Skill Gaps. What This Means for Sales Managers.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 24, 2014

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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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

Self-awareness and assertiveness are key skills for holding salespeople accountable. Journaling and self-reflection can help salespeople improve their own selling skills. Full Episode Article: Title: “Are You the Chief Rescue or Chief Revenue Officer?”

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

. “Change management is sales management, and that’s going to make the difference.” ” – Colleen Stanley Change management also plays a significant role in execution. This article explores the common themes behind this challenge and provides insights on how to tackle it head-on.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. Sales Managers Have the Hardest Job in Sales. Sales Managers have the hardest job in sales. FREE Resources.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 27, 2012

Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. 5 Sales Training Tips for Sales Managers AND Salespeople. Learn something from every sales call. FREE Resources.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager is a person that’s responsible for building, leading, and managing a sales team within an organization. . A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

In fact, I discuss the four cardinal attributes of today’s digital-centric buyer in another article. These four ingredients for modern sales success must be considered when teaching your sellers how to prospect and develop the prospecting sales plan. Follow-up is a vital part of sales prospecting. Follow up Relentlessly.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

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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Lessonly

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Are you ready to get your head in the sales game and set your sales reps up for top success? Well, then it’s time to get on board with all the glory that sales readiness has to offer! Sales readiness is a well-crafted mix of rep assessment, sales management training, and coaching. Let’s break that down. .

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 14, 2014

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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SBI

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Nancy Nardin, Smart Selling Tools. Resources All Awards & Recognition Blog Article Brief eBook ebooks & Guides Funding & Acquisitions Industry News Interview Report Video Video Reviews Webinars. Skills Development. Brainshark is a data-driven sales readiness platform. Blog Article. Sales Enablement.

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Lessonly

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What I needed was a sales coach with a solid sales management program in place that would set me up for success. After all, one of the biggest challenges sales managers face is the pressure to get their team to perform paired with the soft skills to motivate others. 5 Sales Management Topics to Remember.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Yesterday, I published a rather long article on the Selling Process. It’s part of my series of articles about “Things We Thought We Understood About Selling But Really Didn’t.” ” Apologies, the article was rather long, but the selling process is so important.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Actually, this article isn’t about your standard numbers. This article is about your ICP – that is to say, your Ideal Competency Profile numbers. 66% of Sales Reps believe that increasing the time invested by sales managers would help to increase their sales. Your manager is one of those tools.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

You should follow him and read his articles. His book, “Sales Manager Survival Guide” , is the best I have read on that subject matter. Recently Dave published a couple of articles on prospecting where he shared that, when sales are low, the answer that most sales managers have is … “We need to fill the pipelines!

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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 Coaching Benefits 1.

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Allego

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This article originally appeared in Training Journal. Great sales reps aren’t born. For reps to build up their selling skills and gain the insights they need, they require ongoing coaching from sales managers. For one, hybrid work enabled sales reps to work from anywhere. They’re made.

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Allego

MARCH 23, 2023

This article was originally published by Demand Gen Report. High-performing sales teams can use this AI-powered tool to gather data to help sales reps overcome their unique challenges and raise overall team performance. The economic headwinds that are buffeting businesses have increased in force.

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The Brooks Group

JULY 8, 2014

Today’s sales managers need to lead and coach their sales force instead of managing and directing the team. Unfortunately, when sales managers aren't coaching - because they don't know how - they tend to get caught up with blaming their reps for failures on the part of the sales team instead of looking at themselves.

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criteria for success

MAY 24, 2022

Leaving compelling voicemails is one of the most difficult basic selling skills to master. That's what makes this sales training idea so great! Record the best scripts in your Sales PlayBook for the team to use on an ongoing basis, and consider rewarding the team member who comes up with the best (or most effective) script.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 3, 2023

Certainly I think it does for salespeople, solopreneurs, and small sales teams. As someone who spent his entire career in sales management, I understand that data is sometimes necessary in order to pinpoint those areas where a rep might be struggling. Selling skills … not a data item. No dough = no data anyway.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 30, 2017

I spent most of my professional life as a sales manager in some form or another. I gave up managing 12 years ago largely because I was tired of the stress. Selling is much more fun! If they can’t display strong sales-related behaviors during the hiring process, who will hire them, and us, for our services?

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. Think you’ll make up that lost profit in quantity of sales? high profit selling. phone sales tips. sales goals.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Categories. Select Category. Select Category. Customer Loyalty. Generating Referrals. Jeffrey Webinar. Leadership. Networking. Overcoming Objections. Presenting. Social Media. Uncategorized. Jeffrey Recommends.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JULY 29, 2011

Read the rest of this article on my website: [link]. Filed Under: Attitude , Sales , Success Tagged With: attitude training , corporate sales training , gitomer , how to sell , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , professional sales training , sales article , sales skills , selling skills.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 9, 2022

There’s a statistic floating around the internet that says the average inside sales rep only spends 33% of their time actively selling. I’m not sure if I agree with that figure but time management is an undervalued skill among sales reps. At Janek, we call them Critical Selling Skills. hours per week.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Now the economy is growing again and you are looking to hire more sales talent for your team. The bad news is your sales managers have maxed out their bandwidth with their current responsibilities and daily activities. This leaves you with a critical decision regarding how to ramp up the new sales hires.

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Allego

APRIL 21, 2022

And even after months of adjusting, you might still be struggling to adapt to this digital transformation and lead your sales team into a tech-driven new world. Sales managers, trainers, sales enablement managers, and sales reps across all industries are encountering the same challenges: Onboarding and training sales reps virtually.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. ” The typical response goes like this: You devise several homemade remedies to ensure you do better next year. Hire only top sales reps.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. high profit selling. phone sales tips. sales goals. sales manager. sales motivation. sales negotiation.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 5, 2012

Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. This graph and accompanying explanation is reason alone to buy this book if you’re a sales manager. high profit selling.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. Below is a link to a number of articles I’ve written on the subject of sales negotiation. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. Related posts: 4 Common Sales and Marketing Practices that Fail in the New Economy. Sales Training Tip #300: How Confident Are You?

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