Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2025

Like the rest of us, sales managers and their teams are creatures of habit. With so many sales teams currently working remotely, managers need to be mindful of how such changes affect the day-to-day activities that keep their teams productive, such as offering praise and using technology.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The 5 keys to creating a high-performance sales team have more to do with effectiveness and consistency in execution than any specific kind of sales enablement or CRM tool that supports selling. This real-time sales data can identify trends, effort and execution issues, and areas for coaching.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2014

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. 1. Sales people need to make a choice. I asked David what a sales person should do in a company that has not yet embraced these new behaviors (social selling).

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Lead Rank Cold Calling Lead Scoring eBook 300

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sales teams thrive on the energy of effective outreach, but managing outbound calls at scale requires a lot more than just smiling and dialing. These tools not only help teams track performance, but improve engagement strategies and optimize sales workflows. But how can you choose the right tool for your team?

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Most sales teams win fewer than half their “games,” and while defense can’t be blamed, pitching can! Unlike the Red Sox, most sales teams have too much pitching (demos and presentations)! As of this writing, they have assessed 106 sales and sales management candidates.

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Hiring Lead Scoring Lead Rank Compensation 352

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Sales organizations typically have plenty of sales data due to the growth and usage of CRM systems, critical to capturing the activities that are occurring with the sales team. But effective coaching with sales performance data often becomes the greater challenge with sales managers and leaders.

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Sales 2.0

JANUARY 14, 2025

George Santayana , American philosopher (1863-1952) Im working on a new sales project, and I need some quick wins. Sales history Ive been looking at some of the small healthcare accounts that my client serves. The short version of this history is that the past sales approach looks transactional.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you know someone that runs a business with a sales team, or they lead the charge themselves, have them take a look at the areas below for ways they can increase their sales. Improving even one of these areas could take their sales to the next level. Sales process efficiency. Sales time sucks. Sales management.

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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. A sales manager I once knew was in love with a particular metric: the number of calls each seller made in a day. You’ve got so much on your plate?

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Sales Management Proposal Top of Funnel Banking 184

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.

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Sales Management Top of Funnel Data Intent Signal 195

Steven Rosen

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Top sales coaches have the power to supercharge a team’s performance. 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. That’s your job!

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Coaching Sales Management Sales Coaching Motivation 156

Nutshell

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Your sales team needs marketing and engagement features to help keep leads and customers engaged. And the data in your CRM is the silver bullet for optimizing the way your company is already marketing your products and engaging with leads. All of our Nutshell Sales plans include our flagship CRM feature.

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CRM Data Discount Campaigns 77

Pipeline

MARCH 2, 2025

Construction CRM software is essential for managing people, projects, and processes in the industry. Without a dedicated CRM, many construction teams strugglerelying on outdated or inefficient systems that drive up costs and slow down operations. Thats why choosing a CRM tailored to your trade is critical.

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Construction CRM Software Software 52

Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I interviewed sales manager, sales person, sales trainer and all around smart guy Jorge Soto. I asked Jorge about how he uses Sales 2.0 Jorge, I know you are a fan of Sales 2.0 You are running a sales/biz dev effort now. What are your main goals in this role and how are you applying Sales 2.0

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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 58

Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In the classic play and movie, Glengarry Glen Ross , Blake, the strident troubleshooter from downtown, informs us that Sales is a tough racket. Selling is not only tough on the sales rep, but also on the company. Companies frequently find themselves prey to unscrupulous or incompetent sales reps or simply bad business practices.

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 8, 2019

In this article, we focus on Sales Coaching for Sales Coaches. Often, in sales, the sales manager is not held to the same standards as those on the sales force.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2019

Today John Holland, Chief Content Officer of CustomerCentric Selling, helps us cover the other side of the coin—artificial intelligence within the sales process. The Problem with B2B Artificial Intelligence and Sales. Only a mere 13% of the modern sales force consists of ‘A Players’ – or reps who consistently exceed quota.

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Forecasting B2B CRM Quota 272

A Sales Guy

JUNE 16, 2021

The Sales world is desperate for an upgrade. It’s time sales let’s go of the tired and ineffective belief systems if we’re going to truly deliver the value we say we want to in the 21st-century. Yes, I said the CRM. Salespeople are notorious for hating the CRM. Here are the results.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 12, 2021

Over the last two decades, customer relationship management (CRM) systems have become the center of the universe for enterprises and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB) alike. A costly problem—with analysts citing CRM implementation costs reaching up to $100 million. The result?

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System CRM Forecasting Data 162

Pipeliner

MARCH 12, 2025

In a recent expert interview, John Golden talked with Chris Jennings , a sales leadership expert with more than 25 years of sales and leadership experience. They discussed new sales training methods, the importance of authenticity in sales, and the changing role of sales managers.

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Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 29, 2024

As you'll learn in this Monday Money podcast episode and article, these goals are essential to helping you maintain sales discipline throughout your sales year. Maybe you want to be a sales manager, or if youre a manager, you want to be a director or VP of sales. Its loaded with rejection.

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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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Software Software Sales Management Sales Forecasts 118

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 22, 2024

Over the past thirty-nine years, I have seen this at so many companies and with executives who believed they could apply DIY to any or all of the following ten functions: Evaluating their sales team – it is usually biased and limited to what they recognize as good.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

You might not think that automatic sales dialers have that much to offer you. What Is A Sales Dialer? A sales dialer is pretty much what it sounds like: technology that automatically dials numbers for salespeople. You’re a sales representative. Here’s where the sales dialer comes in. You have hundreds.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. 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

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

If you’re a sales manager, you’ve maybe been in the sales forecasting hot seat — of presenting numbers that look different from your prediction. What Is Sales Forecasting? Sales forecasting is how sales managers, directors, and VPs estimate upcoming revenue. Why Your Sales Forecasting Matters.

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Sales Forecasts Forecasting Hiring Pivotal 207

Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The Impact of AI on Sales Leadership: Expert Insights and Actionable Strategies In a recent episode, John Golden sat down with Matt McDarby , a seasoned sales leader and the founder of United Sales Resources, to discuss the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on sales leadership and performance.

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Sales Leadership Lead Rank Lead Scoring Video 103

Pipeliner

JANUARY 16, 2025

In a recent episode of the expert interview series hosted by John Golden and guest Walter Crosby , a seasoned sales coach and founder of Helix Sales Development, delved into the intricate challenges of hiring, finding, and retaining top sales talent.

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Hiring Sales Talent Video Lead Scoring 104

Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 9, 2024

Sales and marketing are not the same. Most of the blog authors listed here are from tech companies selling AI, CRM, SEO, Content, Shopping Carts, Call Analyses, etc. Has sales changed? Has it changed to the degree that selling is no longer part of sales Not a chance.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 9, 2024

and Pipeliner CRM have a strong, symbiotic connection that enhances both platforms: 1. is a natural extension of Pipeliner CRM , offering complementary content while being able to stand on its own. allowing them to find keynote speakers or sales consultants easily. The post Symbiosis: Sales POP!

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Pipeline CRM Sales Leadership Software 87

Adaptive Business Services

MAY 3, 2023

What are my/our sales for the month? Working with folks on Nimble CRM, I run into both types of people. Certainly I think it does for salespeople, solopreneurs, and small sales teams. If their sales are low is it because they are not making the calls, they struggle in the sales process, or they just can’t close a deal?

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CRM Banking Report Maximizer 122

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As a small business owner, you toggle between marketing, sales, operations, and customer service daily — and sometimes within the same hour. To serve your customers without dropping the ball, you need a tool to help you track and manage all of your relationships. What you need is customer relationship management (CRM) software.

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Small Business Small Business Software Software 122

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Prospecting workflows are established so that sales reps don’t spend their whole day looking for prospects. Here are just a few common pain points associated with sales workflows. Sales reps often juggle multiple prospects at one time. Prospecting isn’t the only thing on a sales rep’s to-do list. Let’s learn more.

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Prospecting Lead Scoring Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 264

Zoominfo

APRIL 26, 2018

In an ideal world, sales reps would spend all day sending emails, taking calls, and ultimately, doing what they do best—selling. There’s a lot more to sales than meets the eye. The best sales reps have developed an arsenal of productivity hacks to balance the administrative work with the actual sales process.

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Hiring Referrals Cold Calling B2B 197

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The account-based approach is an increasingly common undertaking by marketing and sales departments. But the biggest account-based killer is still at large: Lack of sustained focus from Sales. How can you challenge enthusiasm, channel energy, and constantly focus your sales team on the accounts that really matter?

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Account Based Marketing Demand Generation Targets Ideal Customer Profile Account 237

Pipeliner

MARCH 16, 2025

In this Expert Inside Interview, John Golden hosts Dr. Joseph Riggio and Henrik Wene to discuss satisfaction selling, an effective approach that transforms sales from problem solving to customer desire fulfillment. Positive Sales Conversations Instead of asking what is not good, lets see what is good.

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