article thumbnail

How Good is Your Team at Prospecting for New Leads?

Anthony Cole Training

As sales manager, business line leader, or CEO, is your team finding, qualifying and closing as much business as you think they should? Most say "No" when we ask that question, which means that something in your client outreach and sales process has to change. And that change, we believe, starts at the very beginning.

Harvest 262
article thumbnail

5 Signs Your Star Salesperson Will Make a Terrible Sales Manager

Sales Hacker

Kim* was fed up because James,* the star salesperson her organization promoted, wasn’t making it as a sales manager. James had been killing it at sales. It was clear he knew the industry and how to convert leads into sales. When is a top performer really going to make a great manager, and when are they going to bomb?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Who’s Harvesting Your Lead Farm?

SBI

They qualify raw leads, nurture lukewarm prospects into the hot category, and turn the developed leads over to the sales force for harvesting. Think of this group of specialists as “lead farmers,” or prospect development experts. The best lead farmers are experienced professionals who are patient, persistent, and informative.

Harvest 63
article thumbnail

2 Easy Steps to Nurture Your Well-Being In Sales

SalesFuel

Nataly Kogan explained this phenomenom for the Harvest Business Review. Photo by Tara Winstead SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement While your job may not slow down, you can control other things that can cut down on burnout risk.

Hiring 98
article thumbnail

How to be Your Own Sales Manager in the Hyper-Connected World

Hyper-Connected Selling

A version of this article originally appeared on the Salesforce Sales Blog. When you think “sales manager”, do you think of Alec Baldwin in Glengarry, Glenross or Ben Affleck in Boiler Room. Be Your Own Sales Manager. The best sales manager you are ever going to have is yourself.

article thumbnail

TSE 1269: How to build a sales engine that will land massive deals – repeatedly

Sales Evangelist

How to build a sales engine that will land massive deals – repeatedly A sales engine is a great strategy to increase your number of closed deals. As a sales advisor, he works behind the scenes to ensure that leaders are hitting their targets at the end of the year. Don’t forget to give yourself restoration as well.

article thumbnail

No Sales Enablement Team? 4 Ways to Survive

BrainShark

Many sales enablement platforms also act as a central hub for communications and let you automate newsletters, alerts, and any relevant scheduled reports so you can set it and forget it. #3. Enable sales managers first – it’ll make your job easier. Leverage peer learning.