SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Over 42% of all Sales Managers don’t make their yearly number. A VP of Sales first thought is to terminate those Sales Managers. Who needs a Sales Manager if they can’t make their number?”. You need to ask yourself: How are you measuring your sales managers? Are you thinking the same?

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Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

” (A [famous coach] Vince Lombardi quote.). Customer Loyalty. Sales Management. Sales Videos. But, “You must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” ” (A famous Zig Ziglar quote.). “The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare to win.” Select Category.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 20, 2020

Sales coaching is all about looking forward and developing your people. High-revenue growth companies are seeing the payoff; 54% of high-performing companies are using sales coaching more than in the past, and 60% use sales coaching as an integrated part of a sales training program.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

Add in an emphasis on skills improvement through ongoing coaching, and you’ll see how a sales coach can positively impact a company’s bottom line. A good coach knows how to communicate, motivate and personalize each sales associate’s training, so the sales team repeatedly delivers results. Search less.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Sales has always been a “sink or swim” profession, so it’s not surprising how many reps end up drowning. The Anatomy of a Sales Team Most new salespeople receive little training, even less coaching , and no real-world experience. Coach them weekly on the behaviors that predict their success. This is not micro-management.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 29, 2019

For the sales enablement professionals reading this, this is not about you, though you might think it is! Modeling the right behaviors, setting an example for what it means to be successful in the role is a critical role for sales managers. But we need to be clear, both sales managers, sales people, and others.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 6, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Warning - this story is disturbing and contains actual quotes from its participants. The president of a small company, suffering from years of declining sales, asked us to evaluate his small sales force (3 salespeople and sales manager).

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 30, 2011

You have to be the teacher, the conductor, the coach, and the encourager. It’s the same in sales. You can’t just be the boss or the manager. You also have to be the leader by example, and the coach who knows the game. In sales this means go with your people. Help them make more sales.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

The Sales Leadership Articles. Sales Leadership and sales management are the keys to successful sales performance. Without good sales leadership, management, coaching, motivation and accountability, we have salespeople left to their own devices. Does Efficiency or DNA Help to Increase Sales?

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Openview

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

When that transition is from an individual contributor to manager, that adjustment can be even more jarring. We all know the typical story with sales managers – they were a top performing salesperson, had ambitions to move up in their career, and then a position opens up and they are managing a group of salespeople.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The remote sales force and customer service team is officially here. The rise in remote work has created new challenges and opportunities for managers tasked with leading geographically dispersed teams. Sales and customer service teams are not immune to these larger trends. Coordination.

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 22, 2020

2: Stay connected to customers and offer heartfelt value-adds. As you talk to customers during coronavirus fears , check to ensure you’re providing the best customer service possible for their evolving needs. Turn your customers into walking advertisements by giving them extraordinary customer service. #3:

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Keith Rosen

AUGUST 25, 2020

Keith Rosen · TMBO Talks on Selling, Prospecting and Coaching Customers With the NBA and WNBA – Part 2. Join me for part two of this three-part sales leadership series with the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the talented leaders of the NBA and WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association).

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 24, 2025

Those 5 metrics are the basis for assessing each person on the team, how they are performing, and where he needs to coach them. Once he starts seeing a problem area, then he drills down, looking at more data, coaching his people. It took him sometime to build this management system.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The most effective leaders are coaches. Customer Loyalty. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Make sure paychecks are accurate. People count their money and count on it. Nothing dings morale more than messed up wages. Encourage your people. They stand on the sidelines and cheer for their players. Reward your people.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

.” As a modern digital magazine, Sales POP! Our content is aimed at empowering sales leaders, sales management, sales professionals and entrepreneurs to achieve new heights of success. Because every sale starts with a connection. Sales Management Blog. The New Sales Coach.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Whether you’re just getting started in your sales career or you’re a seasoned veteran, this podcast is designed to help take you to the next level. The Sales Podcast with Wes Schaeffer. Host Anthony Iannarino is himself a successful and consummate sales professional with the know-how and experience to coach you on your way.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 5, 2012

In fact, I would argue the best audience for this book is the sales manager, because the book explores how to hire and coach “challenger salespeople.” ” Some of the best information in the book is on page 152, where they show a graph with the results a sales coach will receive from a typical sales team.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Their customers continue to buy from them because they are happy. The reality is that most of the account managers are glorified customer service reps who provide quotes and proposals. They aren’t selling anything to anybody. Sure, they haven’t invested in their careers.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Winning the Sales Battle: Overcoming the “Failure to Impact” Syndrome. Guest post Monday brings us Steven Rosen , The Sales Leadership Coach and founder of STAR Results. Next year’s sales prospects look even tougher. Here are a couple of questions I would ask: Are your sales reps making a difference?

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Increase Sales

AUGUST 3, 2012

Now some sales training coaching experts to organizational development consultants will focus on this new sales skill to increase sales or to new strategic systems wide continuous process improvement. If you have not figure it out what is the new competitive advantage it is: Everyone in this company is in sales.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Get an 800 number for our customer service line. Get new CRM software: Sales doesn’t like the one we have. Hire a new sales manager. Do you have a sales plan?” A sales plan is usually submitted by the sales manager. Margins were improved; sales turnover was down.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 4, 2017

One of the elements I enjoy is coaching salespeople and sales managers. In this role, I get to see up close what makes people tick. I’m always surprised when people ask me why they aren’t able to attract the really great clients. My response always begins with the need for the salesperson to first look […].

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Last week I spent 90 minutes with another client (8 people from Operations, sales, customer service, and marketing) showing them how CRM could be the answer to their inaccurate forecasts and pipeline reports. Management should love it for the pipeline and forecast. The best coaching tool on the planet.

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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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Pipeliner

MARCH 1, 2018

The Job of a Sales Manager: What It Is and What It Is Not. This is an article for people who hire sales managers. It’s an article about the pure role of sales manager – a person who does not handle accounts personally but does supervise direct reports (called salespeople) whose primary function is to sell.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 27, 2018

I was 27 years old when I got my first job in sales. After years of working in customer service, I had talked my supervisor into giving me a chance to make sales calls and earn what in my mind was some hefty commission. My only challenge was that I had no sales experience. 4 Strategies To Succeed No Matter What.

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Keith Rosen

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Instead of training salespeople with recycled techniques your competitors are using, developing high performance sales teams requires transforming the traditional salesperson into The Selling Coach. Develop your salespeople into coaches for their customers. ” The Top Performer is The Selling Coach.

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Keith Rosen

JULY 8, 2017

Except from one of Keith’s future books and his ground breaking, award winning program, The Seller Coach. Many salespeople and managers feel that the greatest barriers to maximizing productivity and achieving greater results point to gaps in their product, service, process or people.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2011

I congratulated her on taking me from a concerned customer to being irate, and now, finally, she had a reason to apologize, all the while making no progress on the real issue, reliable internet access. A Random Walk Up Sales Street. Customer Care. EDGE Sales Process. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Cycle.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Yes, companies set metrics/KPIs - Key Performance Indicators - but are they the right ones to help a sales leader effectively monitor, coach, mentor, motivate a sales person to success? These are all activities that sales people perform or should be performing.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

” If you’re reading this and you’re a sales manager, I want you to think about areas where people who work for you are operating at a sub-optimal level. Once you begin expecting more and coaching them on how to achieve more, then in time what you expect becomes routine — thus it becomes norm.

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Awarathon

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

From AI-powered coaching to traditional leadership and negotiation programs, a variety of platforms cater to different sales training needs. This blog explores some of the top AI sales training platforms in the Philippines, helping businesses make informed decisions about their training investments.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2015

Are you coaching your sales team, or leaving them to fend for themselves? “ You need to understand that I’m not just another number on your sales team. If you’re leading an underperforming sales team, your reps might not be speaking up, but I guarantee they’re thinking these thoughts. That’s not coaching.

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Anthony Iannarino

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Today’s post, as you have already discerned, is about the resolutions you should make as a sales leader (and if you are a sales manager, you are by definition, a sales leader). Here are six gigantic resolutions a sales manager must make to reach their goals and lead with purpose.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

You can’t do your job without a sales plan or a playbook. You can’t do your job without feedback from your customers or your coaches. customer service. phone sales tips. sales goals. sales manager. sales motivation. sales negotiation. sales success.

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Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Sales managers are responsible for growing revenue. That means 1) providing sales reps with the guidance they need to continuously improve, 2) building a sales process that gives reps the best chance at closing each lead, and 3) understanding which efforts are moving the needle and which are a waste of energy.

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