No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 7, 2014

In this week’s guest post, Will Brooks—executive vice president and director of marketing for The Brooks Group—discusses his perspective on cleaning house. Here’s his take: “Our clients are constantly asking us where sales managers should spend their time. Where Should Sales Managers Spend Their Time? So move fast.

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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. Motivate Reps.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 18, 2022

Despite good interviewing skills, many sales managers are guilty of making the following hiring mistakes: Hiring people they like. Do your sales managers have the tools and processes to systematically identify top sales performers from those who are pretenders? Assesses prospecting potential and closing style.

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Hiring Lead Rank Retention Face-to-face 367

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 5, 2017

This has allowed the former group to act and speak about their pipeline with conviction backed by results, the subjective group, spends more time rationalizing the outcome than driving it. A new wrinkle is now available to the subjective group, one they feel lends a bit of weight and validity to what they are doing, namely statistics.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 10, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Can you name 10 Core Competencies of a great salesperson? Let''s see, there''s prospecting, qualifying and closing, and then there''s.wow, this is difficult! We constantly improve, update, enhance and perfect the science of evaluating sales forces and candidates.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

You bet, and it’s critical to increasing B2B sales effectiveness. By sharing information, ideas, solutions, and even referrals with our clients and prospects, we become trusted resources. Message to Management]: 14 Things Top Sales Managers Do. Sales execs tell me they don’t have time to coach their teams.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

For details on the complete list of 9, sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.” When you register, you’ll receive the complete Sales Organization Discovery Guide. Prospect Interviews. Sales Rep Survey. Sales Management Survey.

Hiring 310

Hiring How To Face-to-face Survey 310

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

My entire career had been sales and sales management, and my best business had always come from referrals. I asked salespeople and sales leaders I knew if they liked to get referral introductions. Get meetings with prime prospects in one call. Decrease the cost of sales. I knew the people in my group well.

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Referrals Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Inbound 385

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

But the remaining 74% - the group that basically sucks - battles the fear of failing on a daily basis. That fear - and most salespeople aren''t even consciously aware of it - prevents them from: Making prospecting calls. Making enough prospecting calls. Challenging a prospect''s thinking, plan, or position.

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SBI Growth

MAY 18, 2013

Prospects fall into his lap with little effort. Yet, Ned’s results are average for his tenure group. His Sales Manager didn’t want to rock the boat. Ned walks into the Sales Manager’s office and resigns. The Sales Manager looks at Ned''s revenue numbers and doesn’t bat an eye.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 14, 2013

I see this in all aspects of sales, those who just make ten calls to ten sequential names on a list, and call it prospecting; versus those who initiate contact and engagement with ten 10 prequalified, researched, planned and targeted viable potential buyers, using all the tools available to them, from traditional to social and everything between.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 29, 2014

When those teenagers entered sales, I can assure you that no prospect ever wondered, "What if he doesn''t call?" Recovery from rejection affects a much larger part of the sales population and occurs later in the sales process. Tout allows me to organize email templates and groups. Weekly Update Group.

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Cold Calling Call-back Top of Funnel Licensing 253

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 13, 2013

You call a sales manager strategy meeting. “We Pipeline reviews, strategy sessions, forecasting analysis and sales training are all mentioned. Traditional sales training does not. Help sales reps match with the customer’s buying process. Train them how to use social media to prospect. Some of these work.

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Training Face-to-face Webinar Metrics Forecasting 302

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 21, 2014

Consider Objective Management Group''s (OMG) approach. Back in 1990, OMG developed the very first assessment specifically for sales. However, companies that are used to running these benchmarks still ask for them and we take a completely different approach: We look at both groups - top performers AND bottom performers.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

These kids are the can''t miss prospects. There''s talent, and then there''s the ability to utilize one''s talent and most sports talent evaluators are no better at this then most sales managers. For sales, there are quality tools that can be utilized to help with sales selection. What''s that? They don''t?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? Are my Sales Managers good enough? Do This— Start with a Sales Strategy Blueprint. To have a sales strategy you can execute, it must follow a structured path. Phase 3 - Sales Force Design - How many reps and what type?

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Think you’re getting away with cold calling and pretending you’re best buddies with your prospect? This is how it’s always worked in most sales organizations. Learn more.) [Top

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Referrals Gatekeeper Cold Calling Networking 260

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

These famous words from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice equally apply to our sales pipeline. As sales managers, we know from experience that when we review the opportunities our sales reps have promised to close this month, next month and the next 90 day, that they won’t all close. Prior to co-founding Occulus Inc.,

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criteria for success

MARCH 2, 2022

There are many aspects to sales development. And all great sales managers know that when it comes to sales development, opportunities for growth are endless. When we talk to sales managers about sales development, we tend to get some similar questions: Where is the best place to start? Where to Start.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Competence : Sales ops teams have the right people to get the job done. Often, sales, finance, marketing and IT professionals all converge in this group. Great sales ops leaders orchestrate these resources like no one else. As a leader, you’re wondering what’s keeping you from getting more from this group.

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SalesFuel

MAY 9, 2024

Powerful Sales Questions Build the Bigger Picture Questions play a big role throughout the entire sales process. And each question presents an opportunity to learn and engage with a prospect. All sellers must understand the very basic needs of each prospect to progress a sale.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 23, 2019

Unique Selling Proposition – well, these are the benefits that your prospects and clients can look forward to receiving when they purchase your wares. Your Sales Manager and Sales Director will most likely ram USP’s down your throat so you can discuss them with your prospects. Are USP’s really USP’s any longer?

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If you are a new sales manager, building trust with your sales team is your first challenge. Without trust, progress will be slowed and time is a luxury few new sales managers have. If you have ever worked for a sales manager you didn’t trust, you know how stressful that sales role can be.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 8, 2014

Here are my top 5 examples of salespeople who are busy, but not very successful: They spend long hours researching companies and prospects, reach out on LinkedIn, send InMails, emails and make calls, but have few takers for meetings. Everything is relative. The belief that their unsuccessful salespeople cannot be saved.

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 21, 2021

If you’re like most of the sales managers we talk to, you’re looking for a repeatable, effective sales prospecting process. Or maybe you have no idea what’s going on with your team’s prospecting – it’s a black hole that randomly produces opportunities. Plan Your Prospecting Activity. Track Your Prospecting.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Prospecting, seeking new opportunities and clients, is an integral part of sales. However, when it comes to prospecting, many salespeople experience fear. A driver of performance anxiety, it can lead to sales slumps, missed quota, and restricted pipelines. Always think of prospecting from the prospect’s point of view.

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Prospecting Cold Calling Call-back Lead Rank 118

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 23, 2012

Sales processes are almost always designed inward out. A group of sales managers and reps get together and determine how they think they should sell. They cobble together activities that occur during a sale. The future are prospects. Most CEOs I talk to feel their pipeline forecasts are about 50% accurate.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Unfortunately, Pharaoh lied about letting the Israelites go free each time, much as prospects often lie to salespeople. God coached Moses repeatedly to return to Pharaoh, a sales scenario that could only happen if you build space ships and NASA is your only prospect. Statistics from Objective Management Group’s nearly 2.5

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SBI Growth

MAY 21, 2013

At the core, your best sales ops employees: Deliver insight, not just data. Build trust among Sales Management as dependable, resourceful and experienced partners. Help sales make their quota. As sales ops leaders, you value these outcomes because they directly support your objectives. How effective is my team?

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 22, 2014

Tailor the testing to the initiative and group. social prospecting) is a great way to use drip testing. It’s incumbent upon you and the sales management team to identify gaps in the sales reps’ skills and abilities. New hires should be tested more frequently than tenured reps. A big initiative (i.e.

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criteria for success

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If you’ve been a sales manager for a while, it's inevitable that one or more people – or even your entire sales team – will get into a prospecting or selling slump. 7 Sales & Prospecting Slump-Busters. Have everyone set an individual weekly goal for how many prospecting activities they will perform.

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Prospecting eBook Lead Rank Lead Scoring 105

Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Business leaders depend on the conversations that sales reps are having with prospects to grow their pipeline and stoke their go-to-market engine. Yet while 82 percent of buyers accept meetings with sellers who proactively reach out, 58 percent of them say these meetings are not valuable, according to Rain Group.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 2, 2024

His Objective Management Group (OMG) sales evaluation says he is one of the worst. ” Fred’s sales manager claims that he closed all of Fred’s accounts for him so Fred actually inherited all of his accounts. And his accounts are the biggest accounts so, at best, Fred is an account manager.

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Hiring Account Retention Closing 177

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2020

You have to manage heightened expectations, battle against a multitude of competitors and make sure you have time to meet the needs of everyone in your pipeline. Regardless if you are a grizzled sales veteran with decades of experience or brand new to the profession, here are some simple steps to delight your prospects.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

As I reflected on my career in sales and sales management, I realized my best business had come from referrals. I did my “feet on the street” research and interviewed sales leaders and salespeople. Prospects trust us. It’s changed how we prospect, but it hasn’t changed how deals get done. But I had to ask.).

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

SalesLoft offers a suite of sales engagement tools to help reps form better connections with their prospects, analyze their sales process, and much more. Their sales blog features advice from industry experts, background information about important sales events, and shines a light on important sales research.

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