Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A sound sales strategy is far more important to hit your sales target. It provides each team member with a framework that covers the sales cycle from prospecting to closing. Most importantly, it aligns your sales team to strategic goals that support the business. But tactics alone aren’t enough to close deals.

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Apptivo

JUNE 22, 2023

Why is it important in sales management? CRM Functions to Speed Up the Sales Process 5. Footnotes In today’s fast-paced business environment, effective sales management involves more than just charm and persuasion. Why is it important in sales management? What is a CRM? Functionalities of CRM 4.

CRM 52

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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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Software Software Tools Sales Management 71

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2020

These conditions can present challenges for sales organizations, where in-person meetings and events are typically part of “business as usual.” With internal meetings (training bootcamps, sales kick-offs, role play sessions, etc.), such as sales onboarding and training sessions, and even sales meetings?—?online.

Sales Enablement 227

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 10, 2020

To me, the most important role of management is to motivate and remove obstacles for their sales teams. While our sales teams at WhiteHat Security have always been distributed, communicating with customers and prospects exclusively over the phone or video is a new challenge. Finding the Right Customers.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

My life would be a nightmare without it,” says Wing, a ZoomInfo global sales manager who focuses on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. For sales professionals, conversations aren’t just about closing deals — they’re also about cultivating relationships. Automate activities across your entire tech stack.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As adoption rates in Customer Relationship Management Software (CRMs) continue to rise, a (data-driven) gap in usefulness and effectiveness is very clear. Without question, the functionality within CRMs, particularly Salesforce, can create a 360 degree view of the prospects and customers alike. Think about it.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 17, 2011

Sales managers have six basic jobs—hire, compensate, train, deploy, monitor and manage, and coach and counsel—and they generally fail at the last three. If hiring, training and compensating are the science behind sales management, then deployment, monitoring and managing, and coaching and counseling are the art.

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

APRIL 11, 2024

The most common determination of enterprise value in wholesale and durable goods distribution is a long-term track record of profit and sales growth. What makes your company attractive and valuable is proof of a reliable system for driving profit through sales growth. You cannot cut your way to real value.

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Enterprise Enterprise Lead Rank Lead Scoring 52

Pipeliner

MARCH 9, 2018

As sales managers, you all know how important it is to be effective at managing your sales staff and sales pipeline. At times, being reminded of 3 Steps to effective sales management can have a profound impact on your effectiveness. What is the number of prospective customers needed?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Looking for a few easy, virtually-free ways to immediately connect with more prospects? Below, I’ve compiled 18 of my favorite methods for reaching prospects. How to Prospect. Understand your prospects' interests before speaking with them. Connect with more prospects over email. Let’s do this.

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

SMP is a powerful distribution CRM system that can help streamline your sales and marketing efforts. They are easy to implement in SMP, but even if you’re not currently a user, distribution sales reps will appreciate the time these templates save. Download Your Templates Today! Here’s how it can help: 1.

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Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In this article, I delve into channel sales —a strategy that involves leveraging third-party intermediaries such as dealers and affiliates to distribute products—enabling companies to penetrate new markets without relying on a sizable in-house sales team. This approach offers greater command over customer relationships.

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Channels Outsourcing Services Strategy Lead Rank 66

Allego

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Today, sales leaders recognize that the shift to virtual selling will be with us for a while, if not permanently. When we suddenly became a completely distributed team, we lost our common touch point,” says Bzdel. “We Get Productive: New Ways to Support the Virtual Sales Process. But sales is not a nine-to-five job.

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Sales Leadership Face-to-face Distribution Webinar Metrics 127

Sales Hacker

MAY 1, 2023

Providing feedback has been a challenge for busy sales managers for decades. It helps that a majority of sales meetings are happening over video and being recorded. In the world of professional selling, managers can only do so much when it comes to consistent, personalized feedback across distributed sales teams.

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SBI

JUNE 28, 2021

Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? Q: What steps can Sales Enablement leaders take to best facilitate their prospects’ decision-making given that interactions are likely remote?

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale 86

BrainShark

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Research firm CSO Insights defines sales force enablement as “a strategic, cross-functional discipline, designed to increase sales results and productivity, by providing integrated content, training and coaching services, for salespeople and frontline sales managers, along the entire customer’s journey, powered by technology.”.

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Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Revenue Distribution 62

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 My prospecting approach at that time was going through lead lists and sending blind emails. What do you consider your “desert island” Sales 2.0

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The phrase also fits in a distribution sales context as well when you start examining sales gaps between your reps. Examining sales gaps is a great way to find ideas for improving the entire performance of your team. A rep who is better at prospecting will have a larger pipeline of potential sales.

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Mindtickle

MAY 2, 2023

Sales content management refers to the process of creating, organizing, distributing, and analyzing sales-related content, such as product information, case studies, and customer testimonials, with the goal of supporting the sales team and improving their performance.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Before the pandemic, reps used to benefit from being in the bullpen with sales managers, sitting alongside them, able to overhear their colleagues on calls and learn by osmosis. And while obviously many of our teams will now be hybrid, the sales floor has changed forever. Enabling a Winning Team.

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Vengreso

JULY 29, 2024

Each member within the sales channel is critical in ensuring efficient distribution of merchandise to an appropriately targeted market audience. Benefits of Working with Channel Sales Partners Leveraging channel sales partners brings a host of valuable benefits to the table.

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Outsourcing Services Channels Webinar Metrics Strategy 68

Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 6, 2015

11 Actions Sales Management Must Take Now! Sound investment portfolio-management advice ranges from “hold firm with your existing stocks” to “take advantage of a great opportunity to buy at today’s basement prices”. This also is an opportunity to build a better sales team that will increase your market share as competitors lag.

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Sales Management Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Lead Rank 40

BrainShark

JULY 20, 2022

Many tools for creating and distributing training require advanced technical skills to generate new materials. You can also easily embed examples of real-world Gong sales calls directly within Brainshark courses. As a result, it’s up to sales managers to manually analyze each submission and give relevant feedback to each rep.

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Distribution Sales Enablement Coaching Video 62

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 21, 2023

The Need for Critical Thinkers in Sales Most professionals entering a career in sales do not have a scientific background. But if you look at the sales process from finding prospects, discovering problems, and presenting a logical argument that persuades, it is easy to see how critical thinking will improve sales outcomes.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 21, 2023

The Need for Critical Thinkers in Sales Most professionals entering a career in sales do not have a scientific background. But if you look at the sales process from finding prospects, discovering problems, and presenting a logical argument that persuades, it is easy to see how critical thinking will improve sales outcomes.

Construction 62

Construction Discount Sales Distribution 62

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As adoption rates in Customer Relationship Management Software (CRMs) continue to rise, a (data-driven) gap in usefulness and effectiveness is very clear. Without question, the functionality within CRMs, particularly Salesforce, can create a 360 degree view of the prospects and customers alike. Think about it.

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SalesForce Territories Intent Signal Buyer Persona 100

Allego

APRIL 14, 2021

Sales enablement drives the creation, distribution, and management of customer-facing sales assets and internal sales training content. All content needs to be readily discoverable, easy to consume, trackable, and reusable across the sales organization. 2 Content Activation. 4 Coaching. 6 Analytics.

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Allego

MAY 27, 2021

This creates a new and unique challenge: Many of us are working with distributed teams and we may not return to in-person work anytime soon. There are many new barriers to productivity including canceled meetings and travel restrictions, a lack of face time with reps and prospects, difficulty collaborating with colleagues, and more.

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Hiring Harvest Distribution Video 102

Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 26, 2024

Generally, in sales, data is distributed between two buckets, leading and lagging indicators. This includes top line revenue, margin, the cost per sale, revenue per rep, etc. At Janek, we see many sales teams that only focus on lagging indicators. Because reps and sales managers get paid based on these metrics.

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Top of Funnel Coaching Sales Cycle Sales Coaching 62

Apptivo

JUNE 14, 2023

Common Reports between Team & Manager level In the area of sales management, using the insights and data given by sales reports is critical for increasing sales team effectiveness. Businesses can manage the ever-changing market landscape with confidence and precision by employing up-to-the-minute knowledge.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Targeting is a fairly simple practice, but when sales management doesn't perform this activity for their salespeople (as in, "Mary, call on these 27 accounts.") They're getting neither proper direction, coaching nor feedback from sales management. They aren't being held accountable by sales management.

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InsideSales.com

MARCH 15, 2020

Here are some sales team management tips to set your team up for success. RELATED: 3 Questions Data-Driven Sales Managers Must Answer. In this article: Build a Sales Team Based on Your Needs. Manage Your Expectations. Distribute Accounts Fairly and Equitably. Sales Metrics Matter.

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SBI

JANUARY 12, 2022

Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? Ariel : Every aspect of sales is becoming remote, and even many Sales Kickoffs that were planned to be in person are now being moved to remote or hybrid experiences. Read the full case study here.

Hiring 65

Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Distribution 65

CloserIQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Forever-remote advantages for sales managers. Going forever-remote improves salespeople’s ability to make sales (by enhancing productivity). Armed with a better understanding of how their teams achieve key sales goals, sales managers can be more effective in remote-oriented companies.

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Hiring Distribution Oracle Scale 53

Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

One group particularly prolific is sales professionals. Sales leaders, trainers, and consultants regularly post articles that they distribute via their LinkedIn newsletter. We asked our sales leaders and reps which ones they prefer, researched them, and narrowed the list down to 18. Published monthly. Published weekly.

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Braveheart Sales

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A new CRM system is put in place that helps track where leads come from and who they are distributed to. If your salespeople follow a specific process and use a specific selling system to qualify their prospects then this step will be much easier. Here is what I mean.

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