Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2018

Author: Kevin McGirl Sales managers have a tough job. A good sales manager needs to stay on top of their game at all times, and ensure that their team is focused, efficient and most importantly, profitable. There are many moving parts in the sales process, and it’s not easy staying on top of them all.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

These efforts frequently end up with disappointing results, however, because most companies neglect the most powerful lever in their arsenal: their frontline, field-level sales managers. Frontline sales managers coach, influence and guide sales reps on a daily basis. all of which seem to make sense.

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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? Settling for mediocrity to fill the vacancy.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

It's a new year and we have some new content to share with you here at Anthony Cole Training Group. If you're looking to increase sales this year and beyond, then you're in the right place!

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SBI Growth

MARCH 22, 2013

In particular, the front-line Sales Manager - a critical role responsible for marshaling a team of revenue makers. This post includes a downloadable Sales Leader Curriculum. This tool is perfect for HR Business Partners who serve the Sales function. It will help to prevent vacant Sales Management positions.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 7, 2014

Salespeople not performing, dragging you down, and compromising your team‘s sales effectiveness? Perhaps you didn’t equip them with the skills and tools to do their job. On-boarding a new sales rep requires more than providing a desk, a phone, and a password. Where Should Sales Managers Spend Their Time?

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Try this Agile Solution tool. The tool helps you overcome fear. Agile is an iterative method that allows you to test solutions with user groups. Who Uses Agile - Assemble a small project team (1 Director, 2 Managers 3-4 reps). Account Management—executing retention, cross-sell and upsell inside the customer base.

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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 Jorge, I know you are a fan of Sales 2.0 Jorge: It’s interesting because I never considered it Social Selling when I started to use social media tools to sell.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 2, 2018

Setting up rules and guidelines for the sales force to follow feels an awful lot like being a parent to a group of rowdy teenagers. Nobody wants to be the bad guy. Enter this information here, follow this new process.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

One of the most effective reward tools is a non-monetary point system. Above their comp plan, a rep might earn 1,000 points for every $100,000 in new sales during the quarter. Good incentives with reasonably precise rules and rewards allow sales managers to send positive signals about the company’s priorities and transparency.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Lately I have had a chance to sit in on a number of “opportunity reviews”, and it is interesting how the format and tools have changed, the plot and the theme have not changed much beyond the costumes, props, and players. Become one of the thousands of sales professionals receiving my latest updates on sales execution, tools, tips and more.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For sales managers, look for qualities that build strong teams and motivate others to perform their best. Whether you seek a new hire or promotion, here are several essential qualities of sales managers. Someone in line for this position already possesses effective sales strategies. Asks questions.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

In baseball, they call it the 5-tool player. They have all of the tools. 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.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

94% of sales managers are optimistic about their salespeople. Objective Management Group's (OMG's) findings from the evaluations and assessments of 1.8 Objective Management Group's (OMG's) findings from the evaluations and assessments of 1.8 Unfortunately, a lot of sales managers choose the second option.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 13, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan It’s an interesting question and one that has more than one answer. I wrote an article back in September of 2013 that asked the question, Are Sales and Sales Management Candidates Getting Worse? Consider the way that most companies hire people for sales roles.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan This kind of story doesn''t happen every day. One of Objective Management Group''s (OMG) most successful partners had an opportunity to work with young business leaders that had never sold. There simply wasn''t any sales management and the coaching they received was consistent.

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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? For the past 20 years, every Objective Management Group (OMG) sales force evaluation and sales candidate assessment has been tied to 21 Sales Core Competencies. They are marketing themselves.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

Although factors like your product line, buyer personas, and brand awareness are important, sales managers are also critical to the success of any business as they have the potential to unlock huge returns that impact the business's bottom line. Onboarding and training new hires is another sales management responsibilities.

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SBI Growth

MAY 18, 2013

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. Once Ned is gone, the Sales Managers labels Ned a ‘bad hire’.

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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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SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2013

Download the Sales Process Accelerator Tool to help you get started. What Does It Mean to Use a Customized Sales Process? 5 Steps to Building a Customized Sales Process. The manager’s goal is making sure the version works and the coaching tools work. Follow Sales Benchmark Index @MakingTheNumber.

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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. “I Smart companies use delivery tools like: Pod casts. Smaller groups facilitate better collaboration. Numbers don’t look good.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 23, 2012

Here is a great tool to help CEOs ensure your sales team is forecasting revenues correctly. 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.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Entering 2014, Sales and HR leaders face new trends causing turnover with top talent. The group now in their mid-teens to early 30’s.) This post offers solutions to Sales and HR leaders who ask this question: “How do we respond to demographic trends and retain top sales talent?” The challenge for sales is unique.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 24, 2021

Something else we haven't done for quite a while is revisit Objective Management Group's (OMG) sales selection statistics on the percentage of people that are recommended for various selling and sales management roles.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Some companies need to validate our validation. Objective Management Group (OMG) uses Predictive Validity - the most time-consuming and expensive form of validation. Does it always work out like this? Of course not.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2021

They do all of this by equipping your sales organization with the insights, data, culture, tools, and knowledge it needs to sell better. . And sure, you want your team to hit its collective number, but if that’s because one or two rockstars dominate the sales board, you carry a ton of risk if they leave the team.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 19, 2013

Early takeaways from the field: Sales Force Automation tool must be optimized – Salesforce.com adoption by reps and managers can be improved. Reps and managers need training on how to leverage its capabilities. Salesforce.com is not a compliance tool. My next post will look in depth at how to improve adoption.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Maybe you are supporting sales with a CRM implementation, linking your marketing collateral into each phase. Gartner and Meta Group statistics point to a 50-80% range of CRM implementation failure. Sales enablement tools can’t get a cursory review. Stop kidding yourself when you say you involved the sales team.

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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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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 28, 2013

After the reps give their stamp of approval, the sales managers are involved. Assemble a pilot group of managers to field test the new initiative as well. If you want a successful rollout, engage your sales managers. This will ensure your managers own the new initiative. Hold Their Feet to The Fire.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 15, 2013

Because all of the salespeople worked for the same company, they reported to that one company''s sales management team, further skewing the results; The author incorrectly classified the ten traits as personality traits but some of them are actually behavioral styles. When styles and traits are combined, they become qualities.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 23, 2021

That's why the entrepreneur resources and tools below are essential to running a company and keeping your sanity. Turn off that solopreneur mindset and get the support you need to manage and grow your business with this mix of free and paid resources. 29 Resources and Tools for Entrepreneurs. communications platform).

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SBI

JANUARY 28, 2020

6 Ways Sales Enablement Leaders can Gain Sales Management Support. Sales Enablement is generally focused on assisting individual sellers with less focus placed on others in the organization. “ Sales Enablement supports the sales team to move buyers to a decision point. Sales technology.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 11, 2021

B2B sales tools are meant to automate day-to-day processes, increase efficiency in all aspects of the sales process, and simplify various aspects of a sales rep's day to save valuable time — time that can be spent focusing on prospects and deals. B2B Sales Tools. Why use B2B sales tools?

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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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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. But which ones will close?

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