The Pipeline

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The Sales Manager’s Success Guide. Even though I was a sales manager long before I had the opportunity to get involved in training, it was my work with trainers that help me appreciate not only the real challenges sales managers face, but their importance to a successful sales team executing their sales winning consistently.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 3, 2013

Welcome back to Sales Management TV. If you would like more Sales Management Tips then click on the link below to get my FREE eBook with 6 of my favorite Tips! Remember you hold the key to unlock the potential of your sales team. Tip #8: Customise Your Coaching. Coaching is a “one to one” sport.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 13, 2024

This is the equivalent to pre-call strategizing, one of several methods we teach for coaching salespeople. Moses returned to God and spoke of this obstacle, or in sales terms, objection: There was internal competition! When Moses reported back to God, God debriefed Moses and then coached him again.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2018

Author: Kevin McGirl Sales managers have a tough job. A good sales manager needs to stay on top of their game at all times, and ensure that their team is focused, efficient and most importantly, profitable. After all, as the sales manager, it’s your job to know what’s going on in your department.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 28, 2019

For many sales managers, they can turn into long, boring sessions that people can’t wait to get out of. Many sales meetings fail because of the following reasons: – administrative matters receive more time than sales matters. – management uses threatening tactics rather than motivational ones.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 6, 2017

Sales calls, presentations, proposals, territory plans – every key sales rep activity and interaction is (ideally) captured in CRM so leaders can answer their most critical questions at a glance: Are my salespeople doing the right things? Management Matters. And their lackluster sales managers.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 13, 2013

Welcome back to another episode of Sale Management TV. Last week I have had a number of coaching sessions with sales managers and came across a reoccurring theme. What I have seen is that managers do a really good job identifying or diagnosing areas for improvement. I hope you enjoyed this week’s tip.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 12, 2017

Sales Management Challenges . Many sales managers are finding it increasingly more difficult to keep juggling all their priorities. Well, here is a great opportunity to hear it straight from two leading sales management experts. Mike Weinberg will be joining me for a no holds barred FIRESIDE Chat called.

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Braveheart Sales

JULY 12, 2023

Good Selling Starts With Great Sales Managers Why I Wrote The Happy Sales Manager , The Comprehensive Guide To Successful Sales Management I’ve been in sales for almost 40 years, 14 of which I’ve spent analyzing sales organizations and learning about their sales managers.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 18, 2018

This should be obvious in the way they conduct themselves, the reputation they have, their attention to detail and their willingness to go the extra distance required to improve their overall management skills. First, ask if they know what it means to be a manager. But the simple desire doesn’t mean they will make it as a manager.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 8, 2013

Some of these processes can take 3 -6 months to determine whether the sales rep can address their performance gaps or if not are fired. When addressing a reps performance, sales managers will use formal Performance Improvement Programs (PIP). I call them the “talented slacker”. You can call it a SIP or a coaching journey.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 2, 2019

In many ways, technology, like Google Maps, is similar to sales management software. Sales management software provides streamlined tools for data entry and management to speed up this process. And they often include some of the most popular sales tools (e.g., Free Sales Management Software.

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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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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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criteria for success

MARCH 2, 2022

There are many aspects to sales development. And all great sales managers know that when it comes to sales development, opportunities for growth are endless. When we talk to sales managers about sales development, we tend to get some similar questions: Where is the best place to start? Where to Start.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Author: JIM NINIVAGGI, CHIEF READINESS OFFICER, BRAINSHARK “What’s your onboarding program for new sales managers?”. While most companies would agree that sales onboarding is a strategic priority, the focus of their processes is often only?—? Why you need to onboard sales managers. That’s a pity. and myopically?—?on

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2021

Conversational intelligence tools — programs that use artificial intelligence to automatically record, transcribe, and analyze hours of sales calls — are becoming a staple of a growing number of sales organizations' tech stacks. Most of these programs offer call recordings and accurate transcripts. The short answer?

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Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

MAY 21, 2019

A salesperson asks me, “I’m so frustrated, how do you create a voicemail that forces my customer to call me back?” You can’t force customers to return your sales calls. Go back to what originally got you engaged with this customer. The answer is, you don’t. The best you can do is appeal to their motives.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Sales managers without even trying are very good at taking profit right out of their company. Sales managers place inordinate pressure on salespeople to close the sale immediately, and in so doing, they are telling the salesperson to cut the price as a way of getting the order now. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 11, 2012

Once the short term impact of these initiatives wears off senior sales management will begin looking for the next fix. You have been sold that the initiatives listed below, will help you win more sales. Without on-going reinforcement from sales managers 90% of the learning is lost in 30 days. I say NOT!

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

Have you ever interviewed for a job you really want, thought your interview went well, and then didn’t get called back for it? I’ve helped sales managers and business owners interview hundreds of potential sales reps over the years, and I’ve identified 3 top mistakes that virtually eliminate sales candidates on the spot!

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Jeffrey Gitomer

DECEMBER 28, 2011

It’s that time of year: “Call me back after the holidays.” Tweet Share Call me after the holidays is not an objection. Sales Management. Sales Videos. For all requests and questions, including reprint permission, please call 704/333-1112 or email us. Online Training. Hire Jeffrey.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If you are a new sales manager, building trust with your sales team is your first challenge. Without trust, progress will be slowed and time is a luxury few new sales managers have. If you have ever worked for a sales manager you didn’t trust, you know how stressful that sales role can be.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 25, 2020

But in the conversations I was having with people from all over the world, I started wondering, “Am I being as helpful to sales leaders and managers as I can? ” When I have tough questions like this, one of the people I call is Jill Konrath (I think Jill feels sorry for me and coaches me as a charity case.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 6, 2024

In this 2:42 video, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley delve into the vital role of preparation in mastering difficult conversations with sales representatives. They stress the importance of sales managers dedicating time to pre-call planning, ensuring productive discussions.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 4, 2013

Sales training is not an event; it’s a behavioral change. Many sales leaders schedule training sessions, pat themselves on the back for investing in their teams, and consider their mission accomplished. Management needs to set goals based on the new skills, coach their people, and then hold them accountable.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Perhaps more than other more average fields, you really need virtues in sales management. The bottom line: if you don’t clearly understand how a sales manager needs to be poised for the future, you reduce the chances of creating value and growth. They actually go back to Aristotle and Plato.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We tend to focus on the pieces/parts of what we do, the responsibilities of our organization, for example marketing, SDRs/Inside Sales, AEs, Account Managers, Sales Engineering, Sales Ops, Sales Enablement. Today, I want to focus on Sales Management.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 20, 2022

First, congratulations, your first job as a sales manager is a huge step forward in your career. Now, don’t screw it up—you’ll get a lot of managers who will immediately congratulate you, shake your hand, smile then say, “What have you done for me lately?”. Think back to when you were a sales person not so many days ago.

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Pointclear

APRIL 7, 2014

Jim, who is principal of a California-based sales and marketing consulting firm Sales Leakage Consulting, lays the blame squarely at the feet of sales managers, who aren’t putting the necessary pressure on their sales force to follow up on leads, he said. Sales Managers Are to Blame for Lost Leads.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2020

If sales is a journey, your strategic plan is the roadmap you'll provide your team to help them reach their destination. It is one of the most important activities you will ever do as a sales manager because, without it, your sales team will have no direction and no instruction manual to follow in order to achieve their targets.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I believe the same is true with sales management. Or, if you are the senior sales executive of the organization, then you must ask, “If this is what my sales team looks like or how they are performing, then what is my sales manager doing? This then leads to the importance of sales management SKILLS.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 3, 2020

When I say “you,” I am referring to frontline sales managers and sales executives. Sales managers are the key to driving sales performance. They are the 10X factor as highly effective sales managers will impact 8-12 sales reps. This comes back to cadence and accountability.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Back in 2017, HubSpot discovered that only 3% of consumers thought of salespeople as "trustworthy.". Luckily, some major companies, like LinkedIn, have discovered a way to improve sales relationships, customer trust, and — ultimately — sales numbers. It's called " buyer-first selling. ". Conciseness. Graves adds.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Earlier this week, the forecast called for a big nor’easter to drop 8-13 inches of heavy, wet snow in our area. It harkened me back to the good old days before the incredible weather technology we have now. Before long, nobody will listen and worse, sales management won’t be inclined to provide feedback.

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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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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system, your sales reps will continue to struggle with closing the deal. It’s like back pain. You can stretch and put heat or ice on an aching back, but unless you treat the source of the pain—a pulled muscle or degenerating disc—your back will continue to hurt.

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