Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Then viable territories and targets, the right levels of support, training and enablement tools, demand generation leadership, and remove internal roadblocks. In one of my posts I provide guidance to sales managers on who belongs in their sales team and how do they decide who needs to be managed-out?

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Distribution Pricing Journal

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Our recent article, “ Can Distribution Pricing Managers Work Remotely? ,” was clearly a hit. So far it has been the most viewed article of the last four weeks. At the risk of alienating some of our sales managers in our audience – bear with us – pricing managers don’t always trust direct feedback from individual reps.

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

If you need a refresher, here’s everything you need to know about sales enablement. Sales Management Association research discovered that organizations considered “laggards” in adopting sales technology saw their sales goal achievement drop 12 percent from year to year. What is a Sales Enablement Tool?

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

If you need a refresher, here’s everything you need to know about sales enablement. Sales Management Association research discovered that organizations considered “laggards” in adopting sales technology saw their sales goal achievement drop 12 percent from year to year. What is a Sales Enablement Tool?

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Crunchbase

JUNE 28, 2021

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. . Empower your sales teams with the right tools. Image Source.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Mobile Apps for the Mobile Sales Force. Stored in CRM , Communication , Guest Post , Review , Sales 2.0 , Sales Success , Sales Tool , Sell Better , execution. We were honestly amazed at the great tools we found. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Cycle.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 24, 2013

Most top sales executives travel. Multi-national organizations plus complex sales equals airline miles. This article tells the sales leader how to spend time, their most precious commodity. Last week, the Wall Street Journal ran several articles on this phenomenon. How do you gather the right information?

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 13, 2014

Sales Training Article: The Sales Manager''s New Year''s Resolutions. By George De Los Reyes, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) I am big on New Year''s resolutions. Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ''A'' players on the team.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

But aside from the obvious environmental difference, there’s a lot more that separates inside from outside sales teams, and that’s what we’re going to explore here. In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know about inside sales, from team structures and salaries right through to inside sales processes and models.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Last week I was in Chicago keynoting an international association’s sales conference, in preparation I had been making notes and clipping interesting ideas from a variety of sources, one of them was Success magazine. The specific article covered a young coach, Dale Brown meeting with John Wooden, the Hall of Fame UCLA basketball.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is the first in a series of interviews with sales management subject matter experts, examining the current and future states of AI in sales. This first interview is with Oliver Churchill , the founder and CEO of Acuity Sales Decision Science. I was curious to hear what he thinks. They took on and beat Google.

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Allego

JUNE 19, 2020

See how to track and measure the ROI of your sales training so you can prove the value of your initiatives and win the resources you need to ramp up. How to Drive Performance for Remote Sales Teams. Our “new normal” of canceled meetings and travel restrictions means face-to-face sales are impossible. Learn More.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Not Just Moral, but Intelligent This series of articles is not designed to preach. Sales management—or any management, for that matter—must pay attention to the business to ensure this is done. In ancient times, a traveling merchant had to be careful not to cheat or betray a buyer because it could mean the seller’s life.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 1, 2019

It’s a similar situation with sales. Most companies, when they engage in sales enablement, focus on the sales manager and pound on them to coach salespeople. In our last article, I painted the picture of a holistic customer process with an airline. They’ve heard that such tools can increase sales by 25 percent!

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Alice Heiman

JULY 4, 2018

If I gave you and your sales organization everything you needed to succeed in the way of skills and tools, it wouldn’t help much unless you have the right mindset—so let’s start by changing those negative thoughts. . One of my clients wanted to increase sales, so they hired me to train and coach their sales team.

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Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. The author is an expert in their field and a Crunchbase user. Conclusion. What matters now?

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

The Center for Sales Strategy found that CEOs can help their sales team bring in more revenue by implementing coaching. You’ll find the do’s, do nots, customer examples, and actionable tools and templates for implementing and improving sales coaching in this guide. Problems with sales coaching aka what NOT to do 1.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JUNE 23, 2013

The good news about these programs is that you’ll be able to continue to work (if you don’t travel too much).   Sales Management Recommendation: Regardless of your career stage and whether you are a new or seasoned sales manager, get an Executive MBA! Martin’s Win-Loss Study Research and Articles.'

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 21, 2010

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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InsightSquared

JULY 10, 2019

Below are the steps I took to help drive the adoption of the tool throughout the company. . Step 1: Training and Resources: Initially, I completed trainings for each group of sales reps and sales managers. If I didn’t see someone utilizing the tool, I would send them a password reset link via email as a reminder.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 12, 2020

We’ve seen on a daily basis that salespeople, by embracing the tenets of virtual selling, have been able to connect with their customers in a meaningful way — even with face-to-face meetings unlikely, travel curtailed, and in-person conferences postponed. 7 Lessons Learned from Successful Sales Organizations. The Future Is Bright.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 3, 2016

As Sales Leaders or as anyone, creating a positive life for yourself begins by focusing on others; in my keynote programs I describe how during my work on improving the professionalism of sales managers, we actually began to focus impacting their personal lives as well. His blog has been rated in the sales blogs in the world!

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Allego

JULY 18, 2018

In Part I of this series, we examined why traditional sales coaching often fails : because many managers struggle with it. This article focuses on why remote sales coaching systems are a better option for reps as well. Modern Sales Learning and Coaching Tools Are More Flexible.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Sales Training Article: Who''s Looking at Your "Sales Swing"? Frank Visgatis, President & Chief Operating Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Image courtesy of Pat138241 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Butch Harmon. Ideally your sales coach is the person that you report to. Hank Haney.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

These have the greatest potential in driving both sales effectiveness, but also customer experience of anything that I’m seeing. Judging by the focus on it in blogs and articles, at events like Dreamforce, and others, I’m not alone in that opinion. The capability exists in B2B sales, as well. Please click here.”

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Salesmate

JUNE 12, 2020

Well, you might have been taught by sales managers in your induction program that closing sales deals is an art and it is really simple. You have to be prepared, show up for your sales meetings, leave a mark on your prospects, navigate through their objections, pitch your proposal, and follow-up! Seems so simple right?

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you’re fed up with reps moaning about the size or value of their territories, then it’s time to think carefully about your sales territory mapping strategy. Bear in mind that it’s not just how you create territories in the first place; it’s also about how you optimize your mapping over time to hit higher sales. .

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Pipeliner

APRIL 9, 2021

Integration Tied Into Account Management. Let’s take a look at how application integration affects account management. We’ll bring it back to a salient point we made in our last article , which was that all departments need to work together to achieve a 360-degree view of the customer. Starting small is much more efficient.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 2, 2010

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 19, 2023

I traveled with them in business class to see clients. My mission is to offer women of color the resources and tools to become too good to be ignored and to sit at the table of their dreams. Three Black women worked on the executive floor — two administrative assistants and me, the only Black female executive. Get to know them!

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 30, 2010

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 13, 2022

Time management is, more than ever, an issue for each of us. While so many of us have been working from home, our travel and F2F meetings have been restricted, somehow it seems our challenges with managing time has become a much bigger challenge. Having said that, I thought I’d provide ideas and thoughts.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Melissa Madian is a top sales expert who is sharing insights on sales enablement programs. Part one discussed sales enablement basics ], and she’s back for a second round of questions! If you are growing your organization by X% of people, you need to empower them with the right tools and enable them effectively to be successful.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 3, 2019

For example, we recently analyzed how hundreds of sales managers at SaaS organizations coach their teams. What we discovered is that top managers spend 12 hours a month on call reviews. That’s 30% more than the average sales manager! . With tools like call scoring and rubrics, reps know exactly what’s expected. .

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

VP New business – Sales leader. Regional Vice President of Sales. Vice President of Sales. Sales Manager. Regional Vice President of Sales. Empowering Sales Development. VP, EMEA Sales. Sales Manager – Upsell Team. Head of Sales, Emerging Business. Milly Gadd.

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