Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

One major key to success in sales is a salesperson’s ability to reach decision makers. Objective Management Group (OMG) has assessed nearly 2.4 Salespeople who reach THE decision maker are 341% more likely to close the business than those who fail to reach the decision maker.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

One of the main reasons for this low close rate is that sales people miss decisionmakers in the prospect company. Research shows on average there are 6-10 decision makers and it’s typical for most sales people to only speak to one person. Sales management. They do not produce important results.

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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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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 25, 2021

Building trust virtually, finding qualified leads, getting in front of the decision-makers — these are all challenges that salespeople face. And as a sales manager, you’re finding innovative ways to address these issues. Here's what they said.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

Only one kind of lead that sales managers should care about. Bypass the gatekeeper and score meetings with decision-makers every time. Only one kind of lead with a 50-to-70-percent conversion rate. And that’s referral leads. When you source referrals from trusted colleague and clients, you: .

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 8, 2023

Medical or Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Educational Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent, Bachelor's degree Average Job Salary Medical sales representative: $75,348 Pharmaceutical sales manager: $91,224 Job Responsibilities Generate new leads and follow up on potential leads Conduct market and field research that may include tracking prescription (..)

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It may be true that “sales is a numbers game”, but consider whether you need to buy/develop/cultivate more leads or if you have plenty of leads but need to qualify them better. Are you speaking to decision makers or gatekeepers or influencers? Do you know what to do when you encounter them? Go get ‘em!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 8, 2021

Like my first sales manager used to say: “There’s nothing to it but to do it.”. Instead, just use a good script, remember to ask questions and truly listen to their replies. If you do this, you’ll connect with loads of wonderful people who will buy your products and services and become happy clients. Get Access Today.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Because decision-makers don’t care how your technology works. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' My favorite: Keep your laptop closed as long as possible. Talk to Them, Not at Them. I would add that the same goes for demos. In fact, the best demo is no demo.

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 29, 2017

When your decision-makers see the efforts you are making to support their business rather than just sell products, they will believe you have a part to play in the future of their business. To become a favourite with the decision-maker, you need to personalise the contacts you have with them, customising at every opportunity.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 27, 2014

As a sales manager, your team looks to you for coaching and strategic help. A tactical plan should include items such as: Meeting the Decision Maker. Establishing a decision timeline. As the sales manager, broker a meeting with the internal resources required to close the business. Get granular here.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MARCH 5, 2019

Read it: How to Time Your Sales Outreach with Opportunity Data. A DiscoverOrg study revealed that 71% of newly-hired or recently promoted decision-makers lead 3+ initiatives within their first 3 months in a new position. ” New decision-makers want to show early success to gain the trust of superiors.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 25, 2013

When you receive referral introductions to your decision-makers, you convert a minimum of 50 percent to clients. For more on how relationships equal sales success, get your copy of my new book, Pick Up the Damn Phone!: Associations Enterprise Sales Management Small Business' Sound too good to be true? Comment Here.

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SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2013

There are 10 best practices Sales VPs have taken to ensure this doesn’t happen. Below are five of the 10: Sales Manager/VP field sales rides : Participating with your sales reps on more field calls leads to increased revenue. Training your sales team how to social sell will immediately improve your sales pipeline.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 25, 2018

I know, you fell into sales, and perhaps from there, sales management. Are you obsessed about getting that key decision maker live even if they tell you “no.” Author: Tony Hughes You may be struggling thinking, "What on Earth am I doing, I hate this job!". Do you live for the thrill of finally speaking with them?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 1, 2013

Whether you are CEO, vice president, or a sales manager , you have a central role in your company’s sales process and in the decision to transition to referral selling—the only business-development strategy proven to convert prospects into clients more than 50 percent of the time. Referral Selling is a Complete Shift.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Dave Kurlan Inbound Marketing sales methodology closing sales performance sales selelction' I''m sure I''ve missed a few but you get the gist.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Getting through to decision makers. I didn''t send you to that article to modify your sales process; only to embrace the power of qualification. As a matter of fact, Sales Managers should be making final plans to attend my Sales Leadership Intensive , being held at the Westin Copley Hotel in Boston on November 14-15.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 29, 2013

As the VP of sales key customers would like to know who Walter is and how he is going to take care of them. Many key customers want to be connected to the decision makers in the company. Walter Hasn’t Reached Out to His Front Line Sales Managers. Customers pay his salary. Find out how he can help them.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 17, 2013

Non-Supportive Buy Cycle (the way that salespeople buy things doesn''t support ideal sales outcomes). Their sales managers are not holding them accountable for qualifying. Skills and Tactics - How am I supposed to know how their decision making process will work? Stupidity - Why do I need to speak with the decision maker?

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Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Maybe you want to be a sales manager, or if youre a manager, you want to be a director or VP of sales. But the biggest reason to set goalsespecially in salesis that the sales profession is hard work and it can be brutal. To-Be Goals These are about evolving into the person you want to become.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

The acquisition of Chorus will support our aim to be a champion for sales professionals, helping them to identify, connect with, and sell to decision makers at the companies who are most likely to buy their products and services. I still remember how painful the process used to be to prepare for important sales calls.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 23, 2014

Marketing is not driving the quality sales leads the field needs. You’re hearing it from your Sales Managers and reps. Your VP of Sales is sick of the excuses. They have a large pool of prospects with direct access to key decision makers. It is causing your pipeline to clog.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 5, 2017

Sales reps often tell me they’re not cold calling. They know trigger events and the names of decision-makers in their prospect organizations. Sales attempts are either: Cold : The prospect doesn’t know the sales rep and doesn’t expect to hear from her. They gain access to decision makers.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This is where sales enablement technology comes in. A tool like DiscoverOrg contains direct-dial phone numbers, verified email addresses – for only decision-makers, not mom-and-pop shops. In particular, focus on areas of training and coaching if you are looking to improve sales performance.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 29, 2019

So you’ve just been promoted to sales manager -- congratulations! In your first three months as a manager, you’ll have to learn an entirely new set of processes -- some related to sales, some not. Assess your strengths as a manager. Understand how your team wants to be managed. Potential value: $100.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 6, 2017

And it only works if you have a referral system in place to ensure sales reps ask for referrals every day. When sales reps receive referral introductions, they: Score meetings with decision-makers, while the competition is still figuring out how to get in. And it all starts with you—the sales leader.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Strategic enterprise customer acquisitions often require a synchronized effort from sales, marketing, product leaders, and executives: For account-based sales to be successful, everyone needs to be on the same page in understanding the customer and specific opportunities within the target company. That is a tall order.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 22, 2014

With all of that information about their past, how can you possibly gauge potential when hiring for your sales force? Objective Management Group (OMG) has three candidate assessments that provide companies with exactly that for sales, sales management, and sales leadership (VP/Sales Director).

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 30, 2023

Salespeople aren’t prospecting as required because sales managers are not holding them accountable. Hold your Sales Managers accountable for holding their salespeople accountable to agreed upon KPIs. There are five possible reasons and some obvious solutions: Salespeople are not reaching decision makers.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 20, 2015

If you’re a sales manager, you’ve probably even said it. The problem is that sales reps neglect important activities during early stages of the sales process. I asked my client how the sales reps prepared. ” Was their sales manager clueless, or what? You are now a true sales manager.

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SBI Growth

MAY 11, 2013

Sales VPs need to make the number this quarter. Sales Managers want more new business. Sales Reps need more leads. Events are the best way to get introduced to decision makers. We recently attended a Sales and Marketing Event with two of our customers. The pressure is on to consistently perform.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

You need to grasp their pain points, budget, deadlines, and who the decision-makers are. It's important to know what might be holding them back from purchasing, whether they are still exploring solutions or are already in the decision phase. Without this knowledge, your messages can come off as generic and irrelevant.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

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! Have you ever interviewed for a job you really want, thought your interview went well, and then didn’t get called back for it?

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Hiring Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing 241

Sales 2.0

APRIL 27, 2014

Gathering all that information and packaging it for your prospect can take a big chunk out of your sales week. This means unearthing who all the decision makers are and making sure you’ve identified and addressed the needs of all of them. Closing Sales Management'

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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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Pointclear

APRIL 17, 2014

From Chris Snell , Inside Sales Manager, SMB at Care.com. ISRs (inside sales reps) rely too much on being farmers, and when dry times come (just like they do for real farmers!) With that said, Joanne and I see eye-to-eye on the majority of other issues. Here''s what I see are the top two symptoms of inbounditis: 1.

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