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Hiring a Sales Manager - External or Internal?

SBI Growth

"Should we hire an external Sales Manager or promote from within?". Open Sales Management positions are bad for sales organizations. Having the wrong Sales Manager (SM) is worse. This post helps you decide between hiring an internal or external Sales Manager. It depends. Hiring Factors.

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Reduce the Risks of Hiring Sales Managers

SBI Growth

But they are lacking in 3 ways: Not specific to Sales. Open-ended - asking for an example rather than directing the interview. Lacking in scenarios relevant to the specific management opening. In the case of a sales manager, these include: pipeline management, negotiating and coaching. See the example below.

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Inside Sales Power Tip 152 – Be Coachable

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Over my selling years, I had 22 sales managers whom I directly reported to. Somehow, even in my early sales days, I learned to find someone upbeat, positive, and skilled who I could emulate and hopefully be coached by even if they were not my manager. Three Ways to Be Coachable and Grow Your Sales.

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The Great Migration to Inside Sales - Will You Get it Right?

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The Growing Power of Inside Sales appeared on the Harvard Business Review Blog on July 29. The authors listed four scenarios where a move to inside sales could be effective: By market segment, By stage of the buyer engagement process, By geography, and.

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Finding the Right Sales and Sales Management Candidates

Understanding the Sales Force

In the same period of time, there have been major shifts in the quality of sales candidates , in the roles those candidates will fill, and the capabilities we need those salespeople to possess. For example, just 7 years ago, a company may have needed salespeople who could hunt and/or close. June 5 11:00 AM Eastern Register here.

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Inside Sales Power Tip 109 – Listen

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“You have two ears and one mouth for a reason,” said my sales manager years ago, and it wasn’t the first time he had said it. Example of a question that is not powerful: “How are you today?” I hated that saying, but to this day, years later, it left an impression and a great visual.

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Inside Sales Power Tip 104 – Think Win-Win

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Throughout a sales career, you may run into direct leadership (sales manager) who is not interested in a win for your customer, just a win for the company (“have you closed that deal YET?”). Maturity: expressing your ideas and feelings with courage and consideration for the ideas and feelings of others.