Steven Rosen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Hello Steven Rosen here for my weekly sales management tip where each week I share one tip from my book 52 Sales Management Tips, The Sales Managers’ Success Guide. Take the time to live in the moment by listening more, read a book, read an article, keep learning.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2014

I’m a big fan boy of David Meerman Scott dating back to his (in my opinion) classic book The New Rules of Marketing and PR. I read that book in 2008 and it rocked my world. Now he’s got a new book focused on sales , The New Rules of Sales and Service. Some of these points may seriously imact your sales career.

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Startups are super exciting but they can turn a “rockstar sales person” into a “loser”. Most startups make their first sales through the founders. In fact when you boil it down they make their first sales through social selling. This is often when the founders call in a “sales professional”. Startup sales reality.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 23, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Earlier this week the world was once again focused on the city of Boston and the 118 th running of the Boston Marathon. An additional 20% of the sales population is good, but not great. If you forecast a sale, and it goes to a competitor, management says, “too bad.”

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 25, 2021

Who paved the way for women in sales? Yet, even with gender biases and cultural norms working against them, there were women trailblazers in every century, including women sales leaders. Blazing a Trail for Women in Sales. Most notable among early women sales leaders is Lucinda W. Picture yourself in 1900.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 4, 2023

CEOs, Sales Leaders, Sales Managers and HR Directors are under water when it comes to sales selection. After reading Malcom Gladwell's book, Talking to Strangers , I can finally explain why the success rate is so low. They get it right about 50% of the time and that includes salespeople who stay but underperform.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 27, 2024

This month, in celebration of 28 years of referral selling, both my books are on Kindle for $1.99 So, this book discusses how and when to rely on technology, and when to step away from the computer and make a human connection. My Kindle books are here and are available in countries around the world. each until July 4, 2024.

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Steven Rosen

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Sales Eagles Soar Turkeys to Get Consumed. If you are chasing your 2015 sales numbers, you need to return from this holiday weekend highly energetic, focused and ready to sprint to the finish line. When I was running a sales force , I was equally focused on finishing the year off and starting the next year even stronger.

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SBI Growth

MAY 9, 2014

Q1 is in the books and Q2 is halfway done. Summer’s upon us and you may have a mid-year sales training event coming up. Sales manager coaching is a good place to start. More than a quarter of the year already down. Where should you focus? How do you make your enablement more effective?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 7, 2013

Not all “A” Player sales reps were meant to be managers. If you’ve been in sales long enough, you’ve seen this mistake unfold. The newly promoted manager repeats behavior that made him successful as a rep. He neglects his skill development and sales initiatives. An ill-prepared sales manager damages his region.

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Keith Rosen

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Download Your Free Copy of The 60 Second Sales Coach . Over 600 Coaching Questions and 40 Critical Conversations Managers Must Master to Develop Sales Champions and Coach More Customers to Succeed. This was my motivation to create this coaching playbook for you, and why I’ve decided to offer my book for free.

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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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Alice Heiman

JANUARY 6, 2023

I read at least one book a month and this past year so many important books on selling were published. As Anthony Iannarino points out, it’s time to unlearn much of the sales methodology that worked 10 years ago. This reading list will help you modernize your sales strategies and achieve your growth objectives.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 17, 2021

These books can help sales managers and reps build their skills without having to schedule another meeting on their calendar. The post Eight Sales Books to Kick Off a Year of Growth in 2022 appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 20, 2019

Second line sales managers (SLM) don’t coach their FLMs on their coaching. The role of the frontline manager (FLM) is to recruit, develop, and retain top sales performers. By doing these basics well you will consistently crush your sales objectives. Your company has rolled out sales manager coaching training.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

It’s been two years since The Challenger Sale was published. The book''s premise is simple: the most successful reps are not relationship builders, but “Challengers”. Since this publishing, many B2B sales organizations have embraced this methodology. The thesis of The Challenger Sale is sound. Let’s face it.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

And this was fifteen years before I wrote the best-selling book Baseline Selling ! I brought up the Fantasy Camp experience because it's not all that different from what participants experience when they attend my Sales Leadership Intensive (SLI).

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 22, 2021

Sales are Down. I always hated having to explain why sales are down. Sales executives and managers have no shortage of challenges. I faced challenges when sales were off. One year in February we were already behind budget in sales. Tip #12: Proactively Manage your Boss When Sales are Down.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

I would work with small companies to develop their sales strategy, sales process, and sales goals, and incorporate these into their business plan. My entire career had been sales and sales management, and my best business had always come from referrals. Decrease the cost of sales. None felt right.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 26, 2014

How would you like to be able to easily (almost effortlessly) track your ten hottest prospect and keep them moving toward a sale? It is not a Wish List, it’s not an “I’d love to have that business” list, it is made up of the Ten best prospects you’ve made presentations to and are working through the sales cycle. Well, you’re in luck!

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 25, 2018

I know, you fell into sales, and perhaps from there, sales management. studying sales methodologies, you know that you are obsessed. Action – If you're sitting reactively doing email, if you're sitting period – you’re failing in sales. If hesitation, don't work there - that's an anti-sales culture.

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RAIN Group

AUGUST 13, 2021

Frank Cespedes, senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, discusses his latest book, Sales Management That Works: How to Sell in a World that Never Stops Changing (Harvard Business Press, 2021) in this Q&A with RAIN Group.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

There has been no shortage of new sales related books during COVID, the usual mixed bag, with scale. But one stands out, The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement , by Mike Kunkle. Not only because of the author, Mr. Kunkle and the subject, sales enablement, but because way Mike approaches the subject. By Tibor Shanto.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 14, 2015

Great sales leaders must also be great managers. The problem was that sales management had their heads in the sand. So, they neglected the strategies, sales metrics , and processes that could have kept their businesses strong, or at least afloat, when the going got rough. Then the recession hit. We need both.

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Bernadette McClelland

OCTOBER 3, 2019

For Salespeople, that behaviour is Responsibility , and to complete the equation, for the Sales Manager it is Accountability. In other words, 94% of elite salespeople don’t make any excuses or blame, compared to those 20% who, perhaps, shouldn’t be in sales. . Both in equal doses!

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Steven Rosen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

BOLD Sales Leaders will perform best in a rapidly changing environment. It is not the most competent or the smartest sales leader that will survive, but rather the sales leader that is BOLD and can adapt to change will thrive. I don’t care if you are the head of sales or a front-line sales manager.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 31, 2023

APR is a time-consuming process for the sales leadership team. To supercharge your leaders, sales executives can leverage the annual performance review to focus on and invest in creating robust leadership development plans. Creating Powerful Development Plans It’s the annual performance review (APR) time again.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The same principles hold true in B2B sales, but customers don’t instinctively get the message. As a result, they now dominate the book distribution business. Example: When CPA firms (like Arthur Andersen) launch consulting practices, companies that hire the CPA firm to audit their books often hire consultants from the same firm.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 10, 2020

The use of Zoom and other face-to-face applications to carry out sales calls instead of doing them in person is the new normal. Encouraging the Team Through Changing Sales Climates. To me, the most important role of management is to motivate and remove obstacles for their sales teams. Shifting Messaging .

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Today, we’re sharing the ultimate list of sales podcasts. If you work in sales, it’s our hope that this list of sales podcasts provides you with some fresh listening material, newfound inspiration, and the tips and tricks you need to excel in the world of sales. The Ultimate List of Sales Podcasts. Listen here.

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 31, 2017

How would you like to crush your sales numbers in 2018? Sales managers, sales executives, sales and marketing executives, this message is for you. Beginning of the year January 3 rd you roll out your plans and bring them to the sales force and you are “supposedly” ready to go. It doesn’t work that way.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 23, 2019

I loved the Leavitt/Dubner series of books on Freakonomics and thought I could share some interesting sales and sales management data that make little sense. Some habits die really hard. I don't know about you but some things just don't make sense to me.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 12, 2021

I believe there are two things that motivate most sales reps. If you want to differentiate yourself as a manager, handwriting personalized recognition cards are very motivating. If you want to be a STAR sales manager, make sure you have various motivational cards at your disposal. Sales Management Training.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 28, 2014

In middle-class neighborhoods, the average child has 13 books. In a low-income neighborhood, there is one book for every 300 kids, so they learn 30 million fewer words. He asked if we’re all connected to our customers and explained how doing so helps sales professionals engage and build one-on-one relationships with buyers.

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Steven Rosen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Are you a good sales leader or a great sales leader? What makes a great sales leader? I have found that the two most important critical success factors to being a great sales leader are: Top sales leaders build winning teams by coaching , engaging and being a BOLD leader. What is stopping you from making the leap?

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Phillip Twyford, director of sales and marketing for Tico Mail Works, had the exact same realization, which he outlines in this week’s guest post. I was 16 years old and working in Arnotts department store as a sales assistant. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business'

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 10, 2019

For example, updating my No More Cold Calling book has been on my list for awhile, but I knew I couldn’t take on such a huge project for the foreseeable future. In the last week, I met two independent publishers who focus on small books (130 pages or less). I originally questioned small books—Do they look professional?

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