Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. What is Prospecting?

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 28, 2019

Quit blaming salespeople for bad prospecting habits when you as the sales manager are the one with the bad prospecting habits! If you want your team to focus on prospecting, you must make it a priority. Your role as a sales manager/leader is not to be the best prospecting person.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 30, 2018

Davis Excellent sales managers aren’t made overnight. As a manager, you’re always learning and growing along with your sales team. Every team member has a unique reaction to your management style, and it takes a great manager to navigate all those unique situations and relationships. Author: Kevin F.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Want to know the secret to booking more first-time appointments with new prospects? In the recent Media Sales Report , we learned 93% of sales managers agree that salespeople should be averaging 4+ calls per week. It might surprise you!

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 30, 2019

Ask salespeople what their number one issue is and you’ll probably hear, “getting good prospects.” Here’s a simple fact: you can’t close a sale until you have someone to sell to. So what does it take to successfully prospect? Have a dedicated time on your calendar to prospect. Don’t allow interruptions!

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Sales 2.0

JUNE 8, 2014

Next time you join a new company or change your sales role in your company, you’re going to want to have a copy of Jill Konrath’s new book: Agile Selling. When you’re in a new sales job you will have a very limited amount of time to produce results or you’re going to end up looking for new gig.

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Keith Rosen

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This was my motivation to create this coaching playbook for you, and why I’ve decided to offer my book for free. This will make every conversation a productive, coaching conversation and enable you to develop a team of sales champions. With compassion and gratitude, Keith The post New Book!

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sales is, in large part, the art of developing trust in a tight window — making credibility one of the most valuable assets you can have when engaging with prospects. With that said, cultivating and projecting credibility can be extremely tricky in a sales engagement. Check out what they had to say!

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

As a lifelong learner, I turn to books whenever I want to expand my thinking or improve my performance. And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Books that made the cut: Are on my own bookshelf.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

Specifically, the managers who lead your sales teams — they oversee the reps who communicate directly with your prospects and customers daily. Think about it this way: If you're a sales manager and you help each of your 10 reps sell 20% more, you've essentially just "created” two new salespeople. Motivate Reps.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

She is also the author of two books on inside sales, Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results , and her most recent, and a complement to the first book: Smart Sales Manager: The Ultimate Playbook for Building and Running a High-Performance Inside Sales Team.

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PandaDoc

JANUARY 27, 2020

‘Tis the season of packed yoga classes, downloadable budget templates, and book recommendations. If you’re looking to level up your sales career in 2020 but don’t know where to start, we suggest checking out one, two, or all three of the must-read books listed below to get you equal parts inspired and fired-up to crush your quotas this year.

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InsideSales.com

JULY 1, 2020

There are countless books out there on any and every topic. As a seasoned leader in the sales industry, we’ve put together a list of the top 10 books we believe every sales leader should read. Learn how to be a better sales manager, an effective leader, and get results with some advice from sales experts.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan There are more sales experts, self-professed and otherwise, than ever before. There is more free content on sales and selling than anyone could have imagined. There are probably twice as many books on the subject than just 10 years ago. Yes, it should. But there''s a problem.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. It doesn’t matter how frequently you call prospects or how many years you’ve been in sales, you’ll always feel some anxiety before you dial — and that’s a good thing. Make getting a “no” the goal.

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Salesmate

JULY 28, 2020

Books help in expanding knowledge. The more you learn, the better you can perform when it comes to nurturing and converting sales deals. In sales, you need to keep learning to excel and surpass competitors. So, take the help of various sales books to enhance your knowledge and brush up your skills.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Was just reading yet another post with “market data” declaring prospecting the most difficult aspect of sales. Thousands of blog posts about both the difficulty and importance of prospecting have been published in the past 5-7 years. We know prospecting is important, but we don’t do it on a regular basis.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

If you’re in sales, and this is your first year on the job, you should make it a priority to read the following 12 books. That's a book a month -- meaning you'll be fully ramped and selling like a pro by your one-year anniversary. Best Books for New Sales Reps. The 25 Sales Habits of Highly Successful People.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The topic of Sales management is very broad, and is covered in an infinite number of books, so we won’t be covering that here. There is also an endless list of material on sales management—and as anyone who has read my previous writings on the subject knows, I consider that management is management.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It’s hard to become a sales manager without first being a good sales rep. After all, when the majority of your own quota is based on your team’s sales performance, you need to know how to sell. . But that doesn’t mean the best closer is guaranteed to make the best sales manager. Let’s look at each one.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2017

To dramatically cut down on your learning curve, pick up some sales books. Picking a book can be tough, as there are thousands to choose from. We've curated the top-ranked books from Amazon's sales best-sellers. The Best Sales Books for Salespeople and Sales Managers. 3) "New Sales.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 23, 2019

Have you ever wondered what their #1 sales book recommendation for success is? you know that SalesLoft’s self-declared sales nerd and podcast host, Jeremey Donovan asks every guest two questions: What is the first thing you remember selling? What is your favorite sales book of all time and why?

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Have You Read The Sales Book About? Sales eXchange – 121. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Some companies are buying multiple copies of multiple books, and creating in house libraries. Book Notice.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Today, I want to focus on Sales Management. Specifically, I’ll focus on a major error I made when publishing Sales Manager Survival Guide , and how I had to readjust to correct it. As I worked with teams of managers, I–We–suddenly realized they didn’t know how to put it all together.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 26, 2019

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Sales managers are a rare breed. Most organizations employ one sales manager for every six to 10 sales reps. Making it to the sales management ranks indicates you occupy a spot that roughly 90% of your peers have not. So can sales managers. Congratulations.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

This is it – the 52 best sales book you’ll ever read. Of all the different types of books I read, sales books have probably been the most common (though I spend a lot of time reading books that have nothing to do with sales, which has tremendous value). The Challenger Sale. Accelerate!

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criteria for success

JULY 15, 2021

As sales managers, we’ve all been told we need to coach our teams. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. State of Emergency.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 18, 2017

So what are the identifying marks of a weak sales manager ? How can you, as Sales Director, determine the signs that have to be dealt with? A strong sales manager will identify what is under their control and work with that information to plan for changes that can be assessed, measured and influenced.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 5, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Book Review: The Challenger Sale. In the book, the authors reveal the findings from their extensive studies regarding the sales process.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I’m not a book reader in general and prefer consuming content in short, small bites. In fact, I find books a little overwhelming at times. Even so, my book collection is mounting, thanks to the privilege of hosting Vengreso’s Selling With Social Podcast. That’s how I created The Best Sales Books list of 2019.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Today's article has a collection of links to help you, your sales managers and your salespeople become more effective. A new book by Adon Rigg, Insightful Selling , launched today. It's a nice collection of important reminders, tips and insights for all things sales.

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InsideSales.com

JULY 13, 2020

Looking for the best sales books? Whether you’re looking to improve your sales pitch, learn the secrets of closing, or learn how to influence people, read on for some of the must-reads for any inside sales rep. RELATED: Winning Sales Tips And Sales Strategies From A Hungry Team Who Dared To Dream.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

“Timing is everything in sales — especially when it comes to outbound sales programs,” says David Mansfield , a new business sales manager at ZoomInfo. Good sales timing isn’t just about being first to respond when a prospect fills out a form or browses your pricing page. That’s the power of signals.”

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 13, 2017

Sales EQ-a book review . Without checking that might be an all-time high, for my frequent readers you know that is how I judge the quality of the book I am reading—(how many page corners I turn over while reading any new book). Keeping it simple: if you want to “up your sales game”, buy this book today.

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eGrabber

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

sales prospecting is easier when you know you are working with qualified prospect lists. We at eGrabber have the expertise to help you show where to dig for high-probability prospects. High Probability Prospecting begins with a clear idea of “whom to target”. What is High Probability Prospecting?

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Ways To Win Prospects And Contacts At A Networking Event. If you network smart, it’s the easiest way to make sales contacts. If you network smart, it’s the easiest way to make sales contacts. Hot sales contacts. ways to win prospects and contacts at a networking event: 1. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

A few years ago I created a list of the best books sales people should read to become a badass. The list included some amazing books. What made that list so special was the surprising number of books that WEREN’T sales books. This list is all sales books. You can see the list here.

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