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. Success in sales demands quick reflexes. Prepare smarter reports. Improve visibility.

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Sales Management B2B Fashion Call-back 196

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2021

No business can survive for long without a healthy sales pipeline. It’s what keeps your sales team organized and focused on managing opportunities to close deals. Unfortunately, many B2B organizations suffer from ineffective sales pipeline management. Get the Report. What Is a Sales Pipeline?

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Pipeline Closing Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 217

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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Hiring Sales Management Territories Outsourcing Services 224

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 31, 2019

Author: Matthew Sunshine As a sales manager, you spend serious time and care setting clear expectations; this is how you help your salespeople approach their work with purpose. that you risk spending all your time pulling reports and never being able to actually dive into the data you’ve collected.

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Sales Management Proposal Top of Funnel Banking 184

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 27, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 3 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. Hire the right sales managers. Establish a Company Way for sales management.

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Sales Management Hiring Compensation Incentives 166

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 17, 2020

According to LinkedIn’s 2020 State of Sales Report , buyers are becoming increasingly less responsive, with 44% of salespeople reporting a decrease in responsiveness to outreach. This research also indicates sales cycles are increasing, with 44% of salespeople saying their customers buying cycles have increased.

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Report Microsoft Hubspot Buying Cycle 138

Steven Rosen

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Research suggests that the best sales coaches can drive 19% more sales than those who are less effective coaches. Yet, despite these promising numbers, many sales managers remain disengaged from the coaching process. A sales manager might be adept at closing deals but lacks the techniques to effectively coach a team.

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Coaching Sales Management Sales Coaching Motivation 156

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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Sales Management Top of Funnel Data Intent Signal 195

Alice Heiman

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Do you ever feel like most of your days are spent going to meeting s, assembling information for reports , a nd putting out fires? W hat if you had more time each day to spend coaching your salespeople to close business? So how m uch time did you spend coaching your salespeople to close business this week ? .

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Sales Coaching Coaching Closing Trade Show 168

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

From that point on, they don''t stop talking to Houston, they don''t stop reporting in, they don''t change protocol. It''s their sales managers, who are almost as much in the dark as their salespeople. Want an example of sales management being in the dark? They say, "Houston, in the dark.".

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Decision Maker Proposal Sales Cycle Exact 313

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Every sales manager has some degree of legitimate dedication to both their company and professional development. That's a big part of how you get to be a manager in the first place. The best sales managers lead by example. That's why exemplary sales managers never stop trying to improve.

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Sales Management Hiring Construction Report 143

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

User-Friendly Interface: Ensure ease of use for sales teams to minimize learning curves. Analytics & Reporting: Opt for software with robust insights to track performance and improve sales tactics. Automated Outreach: Streamline outbound sales processes with data-driven prospecting, call tracking, and optimized workflows.

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Outbound Software Software Buyer Intent 130

Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 10, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Can you name 10 Core Competencies of a great salesperson? Let''s see, there''s prospecting, qualifying and closing, and then there''s.wow, this is difficult! Next week I''ll introduce our new and revised Sales Management Core Competencies. They are marketing themselves.

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Top of Funnel Social Selling Funnel Sales Cycle 310

Vengreso

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Today more than ever sales managers encounter both unique challenges and remarkable opportunities. As technology continues to reshape the sales landscape, to learn how to be a good sales manager, one must adapt to new demands and expectations.

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Sales Management Forecasting Face-to-face How To 57

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 14, 2025

Now that Ive identified what sales champions do during the process, lets take a closer look at how they elevate your sales strategy and help elevate your teams performance. Sales champions take crushing it to a whole new level. Sales champions excel when they have the right tools at their fingertips.

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Data Hubspot Negotiation B2B 111

Hubspot Sales

JULY 5, 2021

Exemplary sales managers don't just pop up out of nowhere. And very few — if any — reps can assume a management role and thrive, based strictly on intuition. Even the most effective sales leader might struggle to turn a rep who seems like "management material" into a successful manager.

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Training Sales Management Lead Rank Lead Scoring 130

Steven Rosen

MAY 9, 2018

*Source: Objective Management Group , Dave Kurlan. Based on these statistics the answer is: Sales managers are not sales coaching! Alarm bells should be going off in every sales organization. In my article I want to share my thoughts on the following: Why are sales managers not coaching ?

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Coaching Sales Coaching Objections Sales Management 251

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.

Software 118

Software Software Sales Management Sales Forecasts 118

SalesFuel

JULY 10, 2024

Solution: Turn to AdMall’s Local Account Intelligence Report Roes, though new to AdMall , had been trained internally and knew he could turn to AdMall’s Local Account Intelligence Report for help. Roes has suggestion for any other sales reps looking to use AdMall to close their next sale.

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Closing Hiring Report Face-to-face 105

Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Additionally, a sales team that isnt proficient with CPQ may fail to present the full value of their offerings, reducing their chances of closing deals. Proper CPQ training empowers sales teams to generate professional, precise, and competitive quotes, enhancing customer satisfaction and improving win rates.

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Training Closing Discount Lead Rank 48

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 8, 2025

Sales Statistics You Should Know Before Trying Out Gap Selling If youre curious whether adopting the gap selling approach is worth it, check out some HubSpot Sales Trends Report statistics. Pro #3: Gap selling positively impacts close rates. Gap Selling: Benefits and Challenges 1.

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Examples Strategy Hubspot How To 113

Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

We know that salespeople reporting to a manager with strong coaching skills tend to have 28% more close-able late-stage opportunities. This is from the deep data warehouse of Objective Management Group, our partner and the pioneer of the sales assessment.

Coaching 175

Coaching Report Groups Objections 175

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Analogy We heard the “Sound of Freedom” was a good movie and we loved it, but we were moved even more by the closing messages displayed on the screen. And “We don’t know what we don’t know about sales” is a true statement in most companies. We didn’t know what we didn’t know.

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Company Hiring Scale Forecasting 227

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

For example, what caused pain points at the end of the program: reps changing territories mid-program, sales that were booked but not invoiced, clients who made verbal commitments but didn’t sign contracts, field sales managers that vouched for sales that didn’t get logged into the system on time, etc.?

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Incentives Incentive Quota Territories 201

SalesFuel

AUGUST 21, 2024

Solution: Turn to AdMall’s multiple sales tools Flaten doesn’t have a specific favorite AdMall report because he loves to use them all. “My My favorite parts [of AdMall] have been the [Local Account Intelligence Report], the AudienceSCAN data, and the demographic reports that you can create for your individual markets,” said Flaten. “I

Banking 102

Banking Campaigns Media Closing 102

Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

Sales always has been, and always will be, about closing the deal. But, sales professionals cannot rely on cold calls and haphazard prospect visits if they want to meet their sales goals and make it into the top 10%. This tool allows sales managers to analyze the email productivity of their reps. Plan 2 Win.

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Tools Closing Territories Hubspot 131

Allego

JANUARY 16, 2025

From setting clear goals to inspiring sellers to deliver peak performance, knowing how to manage a sales team can make or break a sales manager’s success. And the best managers dont just leadthey motivate. Managing remote or hybrid teams adds another layer of complexity. Download the Report.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Strategy 62

Zoominfo

AUGUST 23, 2018

In today’s sales environment, the role of the B2B sales manager has become more complex than ever before. From generating leads to forecasting to reporting— the modern sales manager is expected to juggle a variety of responsibilities that play a significant role in the success of an organization.

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Lead Rank Quota Lead Scoring Pipeline 174

SalesFuel

AUGUST 14, 2024

Result: Trust and credibility developed, along with an annual sale According to Nally, the AudienceSCAN profile was all it took to close the event promoter ad campaign that consisted of traditional cable advertising, along with OTT. SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement

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Promotion Campaigns Ideal Customer Profile Closing 104

Mindtickle

JANUARY 16, 2025

The start of the new year is the perfect time to reflect on the year thats passed and set sales goals for the year ahead. As a CRO, you might have goals like: Improving sales performance Closing more deals Growing revenue Boosting customer retention But jotting down these sales goals doesnt mean youll achieve them.

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Closing Sales Enablement Face-to-face B2B 98

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A Sales Benchmark Index survey from 2017 reported that in nearly 75% of sales situations, customers prefer not to meet in person. And there are some industries that still rely on printed catalogs and handshakes to close deals?—?“knuckle What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021?

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Pipeline

MARCH 2, 2025

A construction CRM automatically captures, tracks, and nurtures leads in your sales pipeline. This means more bids are sent, and more deals are closed. Deals that are expected to close this week. Deals closing soon but missing a next step. Solution: Use a CRM to gain visibility and improve close rates.

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Construction CRM Software Software 52

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This week, my team had two reactions to a client’s pipeline report. ” When there are multiple reactions, the final impression is only as strong as the worst reaction so the data in this pipeline report gets a strong No. Was the sales manager afraid the question the salesperson? What’s in your pipeline?

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Pipeline Opportunity Decision Maker Top of Funnel 177

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 18, 2017

A high-performance sales environment is one where the conditions conducive to a successful sales culture have been put in place – resulting in predictable, continuous, metric-based performance improvement. Effective Sales Process. Only about 15 percent of sellers are natural, intuitive “sales eagles.”

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Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Face-to-face Objections 198

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 16, 2020

Author: SMM Sales managers rely on meticulous onboarding programs, continuous coaching and extensive product instruction to instill confidence in their sales reps. In fact, Gartner research shows that 89% of customers report encountering high-quality information during the purchase process.

Buyer 194

Buyer Scale Face-to-face Report 194

Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

That’s why our virtual sales training programs focus on developing these skills. Our LinkedIn training program teaches sellers how to leverage these platforms to start more sales conversations. Prospecting with Sales Video. Hyper-personalization in sales prospecting. Not all sales opportunities are equal.

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 145

Steven Rosen

APRIL 19, 2023

That Is The Question Here is what the data shows: Only 14% are spending enough time coaching* Only 7% are effectively sales coaching* Less than 1% are doing the right kind of coaching and debriefing* Only 68% of sales managers say they spend up to 60 minutes individually coaching their sales reps each week.^.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Objections Sales Management 177