The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Many sales managers are in the wrong job, and for the wrong reasons, the intentions may have right, even noble, but outcome serves neither in individuals in question, the companies and customers. Worse, often they are not prepared or trained for sales management. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Your top rep just completed a high-impact sales training session. This rapid decline in knowledge retention leads to inconsistent sales execution, wasted training investments, and a constant struggle to keep teams aligned on best practices. Highly effective sales teams are 4.8 Sound familiar? Theyre also 2.2

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Sales eXchange – 119. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , HR Management , Hiring Sales Talent , Proactive , Sales eXchange , execution. We often do an exercise with teams centered on expectations of roles, the frontline reps and their managers. Who’s Expectations? What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto.

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Highspot

JANUARY 23, 2025

In fact, 64% of managers don’t think their employees can keep pace with future skill needs, and 70% of employees say they haven’t even mastered the skills they need for their jobs today. What is Soft Skills Training? Soft skills training helps sales teams learn to work well with colleagues and customers.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

To succeed in today’s B2B landscape, sales teams need personalize coaching, real-time feedback, AI-driven insights, and adaptive learning strategies. The stakes are high, and traditional sales training methods simply arent enough. What Is B2B Sales Training? Get your copy now.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Sales people can find a plethora of tips and tricks on closing sales, and sales managers can easily locate information on how to find good sales people to work with. Yet, there is not a lot of information for the sales person on how to find a good company to work with. MTD Sales Training.

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SalesFuel

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Discover practical exercises like 'The Agreement' and 'Fake You' to enhance your communication skills. In this podcast for sales managers and executive leadership, Audrey Strong, C. These exercises encourage people to be honest and open, fostering better relationships and more effective teamwork.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 13, 2013

Remaining effective as a sales force means continuous improvement. This might be a new buyer-aligned sales process. Or training to add emerging practices to your sellers’ skill sets. Or sales recruiting to staff a new go-to-market channel. They decided instead to have some of their Sales Managers be part-time trainers.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 13, 2014

The best way to motivate your sales reps is to believe in them. Sales managers can wreck a sales career or launch it. They can motivate reps who seem hopeless or derail the efforts of rising sales stars. Rene Zamora, a sales management thought leader and this month’s guest blogger, has a unique perspective.

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As a sales manager, how do you improve your team’s performance? If you want to make a real difference in sales performance, the key for many salespeople is coaching. If you want to make a real difference in sales performance, the key for many salespeople is coaching. Increase commissions? Set up internal competitions?

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Imagine having a sales team that hits or exceeds their targets without fail. It might sound like a lofty goal, but there’s a proven way to get there with sales enablement training. 54% of enablement teams that manage sales training programs report a six-percentage-point increase in customer retention.

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Awarathon

MARCH 6, 2025

Traditional car sales training takes a standardized approach, assuming all salespeople learn the same way. This is where AI sales coaching in automotive plays a crucial role. Time Management: Balancing multiple leads, follow-ups, and showroom visits can lead to inefficiencies without proper training.

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The real key to building a winning sales team is effective sales management. Are you wondering how to manage a sales team effectively? Well, you can get many tips, tactics, and strategies from various sales management books. Best sales management books you must read. Author- Kevin F.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Below are six of the worst decisions we’ve seen senior sales leaders make. As a bonus, you can click here to receive an exercise developed especially for an SBI client. Jim is a highly successful Chief Sales Officer. However, Jim has not trained his team to follow a hiring process. He has hired hundreds of people.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Here are examples of 3 more scenarios that reveal the true capabilities of a candidate: Sales Operations Leader - Scenario: Data quality of the current CRM system is highly inaccurate. Sales Manager - Scenario: Only 2 of 8 members of the sales team are making the number. Top sales producers love the chance to perform.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Yes, there are a few mental exercises that you can do to help; but you really need some tangible, physical actions to get your mind back on track. MTD Sales Training. Stop scratching around for sales and learn how to sell the modern way with my FREE 40 minute online training session. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 28, 2019

In a recent survey by D2L , an online survey company, 64% of men said that they received access to training resources, while only 48% of women said they did. Really the percentage should be 100% for both genders, but it’s telling that female sales reps feel short-changed on training more often than men do.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2019

Sales skills like how to have a good discovery call, pricing and negotiation is like physical exercise – you need to learn the techniques from subject matter experts (SMEs) and then practice repeatedly to gain muscle memory. Part of that is mixing it up so it’s not staid and the exercises are not too easy.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

HR is done with the new-hire training. Most sales managers do not identify the key metric for onboarding success. Most onboarding programs focus on a mixture of internal processes and product training. A sales manager should define a set of onboarding activities that drive the right selling behavior.

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Allego

JANUARY 9, 2025

Ongoing Sales Training and Assessments Certification isnt a one-and-done process. Continuous learning is vital for MedTech sales reps to stay ahead in regulated industries. Ongoing training also provides opportunities to reinforce best practices and refine techniques.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Sequencing is defined here as applying order to sales improvement initiatives. Examples of poor sequencing are things like: Sales Training initiatives kicked off prior to sales skills assessments being conducted. Trying to solve a Sales Process problem through data vs. requiring more from your Sales Managers.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As today’s buyers are more educated and sophisticated, sales management must realise that today’s sales people have evolved as well. When communicating with sales people it is very easy to belittle or disrespect them inadvertently. In addition, the answer to this problem is on page six of your training manual!

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

However, the true power of CPQ lies in proper training. A well-trained sales team can navigate the system effortlessly, configure products accurately, and apply pricing rules without errors. Without the right training, inefficiencies and mistakes can slow down the sales cycle, leading to lost opportunities.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 1, 2021

Cespedes, Yuchun Lee and Mark Magnacca A lot of sales training misunderstands how salespeople learn. Most learning in sales is through peer learning in specific contexts, and the effects are cumulative because modeling behavior is a big driver of how salespeople develop. Citizens Bank has cut its training time in half.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 13, 2020

If so, you're probably thinking about how to train them and conduct effective coaching. While it might seem like a hassle to spend a lot of time on training, it's crucial to prioritize. That's why training is so important for your sales team. Below, let's learn HubSpot sales managers' top tips for training your SDR team.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 14, 2011

Online Training. Places where you frequent and know the owners and managers. Exercise and network. I work for a large company with a large sales force. Sales Management. Sales Videos. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? BEST Places To Network. Gitomer | June 14, 2011 | 2 Comments.

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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. The most important exercises you’ll need to undergo in each area are outlined below. Good luck, and happy managing!

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 11, 2013

I want you to take a look at this list and either use it or revise to to fit your view of required competencies and then go through the exercise for yourself and then in your next sales meeting with your team. Competencies for Sales Success: ( link to additional list ). Competencies for Sales Management Success: Prospecting.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 17, 2025

In this blog, we’ll explore why virtual sales programs, especially Vengreso’s offerings including our extensive blog resources and eBooks , should be integral to your business strategy in 2025. The evolution of virtual sales programs is not merely a trendits becoming the cornerstone of modern sales strategies.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 10, 2024

As such, providing eye care resources can be one of the most effective things sales managers can do to reduce team stress in the modern workplace. Education Finally, you can coach your sales team in maintaining healthy vision in the workplace, and the best way you can do this is by simply providing them with educational resources.

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Allego

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re involved in sales training , you know creating a training program is a multi-step and multi-person effort. Create Engaging Content: Your sales training content must be engaging, relevant, and effective. It should also be practical and directly applicable to their daily sales activities.

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Increase Sales

JUNE 25, 2013

She had completed a fieldwork exercise where she had ranked her top 3 talents, top 3 non-talents and top 3 weaknesses from an alphabetized list of 78 key attributes.). My client said that was part of her sales manager’s behavior and part of her challenge to increase sales. Share on Facebook.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 30, 2018

This is the equivalent of sales managers telling their salespeople that they “really need to make their quota.” Either way, the sales manager has committed coaching malpractice. At the same time, it’s a well-known fact that revenue targets have risen: A double blow to the hardworking sales manager and sales rep.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you consider sales training to be the first of several steps toward boosting profits, it’s easy to see why it’s such a crucial investment. Sales training lays the foundation for future revenues by increasing your team’s satisfaction, loyalty and competence, all of which improve their interaction with the customer.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 15, 2023

Sales role play exercises are one of the tried-and-true approaches that sales teams use to help reps practice and prepare for real-world buyer interactions. Now that many sales organizations are permanently adopting hybrid and remote work, there’s been a shift from in-person to virtual coaching sessions.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Sales coaching is one of the many key responsibilities of a sales leader and is one of the most effective ways to increase sales performance across your team. In fact, 65% of high-impact sales organizations (75% or more of reps achieving quota) report that sales managers spend 20% or more time coaching.

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criteria for success

MAY 24, 2022

Looking for sales training ideas to implement during your next team meeting? When you read “sales training ,” you probably think of an offsite retreat. But, sales training shouldn’t be limited to these infrequent events. 6 Sales Training Ideas for Your Next Team Meeting.

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