Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2021

Conversational intelligence tools — programs that use artificial intelligence to automatically record, transcribe, and analyze hours of sales calls — are becoming a staple of a growing number of sales organizations' tech stacks. How Managers Can Use Conversational Intelligence. Better understand the voice of your customer.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Over the past nearly forty years at the helm of Kurlan & Associates, I’ve struck out on some opportunities too but never gave those losses any further attention, energy or life. So if we tie win-rate directly to baseball and define a sales loss the same as we define a strike-0ut, I struck out in 56% of my at-bats.

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 8, 2021

How to Motivate Your Sales Team. Sales leaders agree that a highly motivated and engaged sales force drives greater performance. Many sales managers ask me how to ensure that they have a highly motivated and engaged team, and I usually ask them “WHY”? Tap into the WHY! External Factors.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 31, 2021

Hiring Sales Stars . Whether you are starting a new sales force or hiring a new rep to fill a vacancy, the four principles of the STAR Process will help you select top sales performers. Without a clear process, your sales managers will each adopt their own approach and ultimately achieve sub-optimal results.

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Selling Energy

AUGUST 9, 2021

Being a sales manager is a demanding and complex job where your duties are constantly shifting. You need to oversee and maintain a team and you’re responsible for a variety of make-it-or-break-it decisions.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It’s hard to become a sales manager without first being a good sales rep. After all, when the majority of your own quota is based on your team’s sales performance, you need to know how to sell. . But that doesn’t mean the best closer is guaranteed to make the best sales manager. Let’s look at each one.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 16, 2020

In this Expert Insight Interview, Jodi Hume discusses decision fatigue and energy management. How to manage energy. Importance of energy capital. Energy Management. Energy Capital. In an organization, energy capital is as significant as financial capital. Decision Fatigue.

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Braveheart Sales

AUGUST 12, 2021

Here’s a question we sometimes get asked, “What about promoting individuals who do not have sales experience into sales leadership roles?”. We know that sales managers require different skills and strengths than salespeople. The same is true of sales managers vs other managers. Has A Sales Process.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 2, 2023

5 Ways to Stay Inspired Paul Smith is the Sales Director of a leading technology company. He has been in the industry for the last ten years and has been a star in various sales and marketing roles. His recent promotion finds him managing managers. But what exactly does it mean to “inspire?”

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

Specifically, the managers who lead your sales teams — they oversee the reps who communicate directly with your prospects and customers daily. Think about it this way: If you're a sales manager and you help each of your 10 reps sell 20% more, you've essentially just "created” two new salespeople. Why would this be?

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. Josiane heads up TeleSmart Communications , and is leading practice and thought leader in the area of inside sales and management. How can that be?

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 19, 2012

Most people in sales management or with a title that is responsible for leading a sales team, speak about leading by example. Many think that to lead your team by example, is to sell as much or as more as each member of the sales team. In some sales organisations, this may be practical. E = Ethics. D = Done It.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 20, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening Podcast, Margo Edris , Regional VP of Sales at Salesforce, shares insights on sales leadership and discusses topics such as handling challenges gracefully, preparing for coaching, and integrating fun into the workplace. Time management is essential for finding time to prepare.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2015

Slammed: For the First Time Sales Manager. For first time sales managers ” by my friend and sales management guru Ken Thoreson. This is his 4 fourth in a series of books written under the banner “Your Sales Management Guru’s Guide To:”. Sales is a corporate priority. Chapter 24.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 11, 2015

To start the year I thought I would share one of my favourite Sales Management Tips. Whether you are a new or tenured sales managers it is critical that you manage your own motivation. Welcome to management. In management the environment is less supportive and filled with stress.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This is the second in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Paul is the Director of Field Enablement at Groove , a leading sales engagement platform.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 2, 2017

Having a team of top sales performers is great! When I coach sales managers on how to get the best out of their team, I realize that not all top performers are the same. Performance is not just about hitting sales numbers but how we do it. This week I had two coaching sessions with sales managers from different companies.

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Tony Hughes

MAY 13, 2019

Sales Management is without doubt the most important link in the revenue chain. It’s also the toughest role in a company because it’s where the person is squeezed between the relentless expectations of executive management and sellers who struggle to differentiate in ferociously competitive markets.

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Selling Energy

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Being a sales manager may seem like herding cats at times, and unless you’re one of the fortunate few who have had an excellent sales management mentor or have accumulated a library of books on sales management, it may feel as if you’re making it up as you go along.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

DECEMBER 20, 2019

> 8 Things Sales Managers Should Stop Doing – CloserIQ. As a sales manager, your job is to empower your team members to succeed. You are responsible for overseeing your sales process, providing regular coaching, and monitoring the KPIs of your sales reps. Jim Cathcart. AROUND THE WEB -. >

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SalesFuel

AUGUST 15, 2024

It takes energy to fill your pipeline, communicate with customers and deal with department heads; but occasionally boredom sets in. But here’s a sales skills tip: When feeling bored, stop and find an alternate use of your mind. Noticeably, there is very little energy transfer from our mundane tasks.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Hire just one wrong person, commonly known as a "hiring mistake," and you’ll spend a lot of time, energy, and money trying to fix your team. In other words, as a hiring manager you want to do everything you can to bring the right candidates on your team. Hire well and you’re more likely to have a high performing and happy team.

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SalesFuel

AUGUST 22, 2024

Today’s office workers can be equally disrupting so it’s wise to be aware of energy vampires draining your productivity. Difficult Co-workers Lack Self-Awareness Nandini Maharaj, PhD, interviews two therapists for an article in SELF that helps identify and deal with energy vampires. Remind them of their options to act or seek help.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 5, 2023

How BOLD Sales Leaders Are Needed in a Changing Economy Welcome to the new era of sales leadership, where the winds of change are blowing stronger than ever. The post-COVID landscape has reshaped the business world, thrusting sales leaders into uncharted territory. 7 Traits of Bold Sales Leaders 1.

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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. Related: How To Manage A Sales Team: 12 Expert Tips For Success These days, AI is everywhere you look. Not everyone has this luxury.

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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. What To Do When Your Sales Managers Sucks.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With the arrival of the new year comes a fresh wave of energy for organizations across the board, and for many, this includes an annual Sales Kickoff. For the Sales Kickoff to deliver on its promise, it requires thoughtful planning and a clear vision for how to make the experience impactful and memorable for everyone involved.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2024

Sales Managers: Get Off Your Butt and Start Coaching Your Reps In today’s highly competitive sales industry, which has endless analytic tools and virtual interfaces, the role of the sales manager has quietly pivoted to that of a ‘dashboard coach.’

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Selling Energy

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Sales managers should always be asking their people for stories so their Success Story Archive™ becomes a living document. They should be quizzing their people to make sure that they have read all of them, because when they're out in the field, they’ll need to remember them.

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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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Zoominfo

MAY 17, 2021

Sales reps’ lives were built around the office — the environment, the energy, and the excitement of end-of-quarter blitzes. Then everyone went remote, and over the last year sales leaders and enablement teams had to come up with new ways to incentivize their reps. 4 Ideas to Incentivize Your Sales Team.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 15, 2021

Sales Leadership Development in the New Millennium. Leading-edge sales organizations understand the value of investing in leadership development. They believe that strong sales managers are the key to driving sales rep performance. The next level of management was not actively involved in the follow-up.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 21, 2018

SCENARIO: For the first time in a long time, you have sales positions open, but the most talented salespeople likely are already employed elsewhere. Well, this scenario is one managers often find themselves in. 4 Habits of Highly Successful Sales Managers Who Retain Their Top Performers.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

Most sales managers would like to do that. But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers. Here are the details.

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CommercialTribe

MAY 4, 2021

Fact: There’s a gap between the reality of who and where sales managers actually spend their time versus who and where sales leaders believe time should be spent. One sales leader who participated in our study quipped, “The whole thing is upside down. Who, Where, and How Managers Spend Time Matters.

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Zoominfo

MAY 17, 2021

Sales reps’ lives were built around the office — the environment, the energy, and the excitement of end-of-quarter blitzes. Then everyone went remote, and over the last year sales leaders and enablement teams had to come up with new ways to incentivize their reps. Enter the sales spiff. Check out these ideas: 1.

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Allego

MARCH 28, 2019

In a recent post , we examined several disconnects between sales managers and reps regarding the quality and impact of managers’ coaching. Our recent survey of nearly 300 managers and salespeople revealed that significant numbers of managers and reps were on ‘different pages when it comes to coaching content.

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