Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

You said you’ve built a lot of sales incentive programs as a manager, and, not to toot your own horn, but they have worked pretty darn well. With 20-plus years and more than 1,500 sales incentive programs under my belt, I’ve got some experience to share. The more reps, supervisors, managers, etc. it doesn’t.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Let’s suppose HR is fully engaged for redesign of a 2013 Sales Compensation plan. The plan looks great – equitable, in line with competition, attractive to sales. But wait – this new incentive compensation plan could flop. So, he commissioned HR to design a new incentive compensation plan (IC Plan.) What can be done?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Vice President of Sales at ZoomInfo, Steve Bryerton, shares his thoughts on how to implement a Team Lead within your organization. Picture this: You’re a sales leader, currently responsible for a team of nearly 10+ sales development reps. But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 9, 2025

Introduction Selling products and delivering sales proposals that create customer value requires buyer and seller understanding of pain points, product and price. That process is quoting and proposing, and sales pros will tell you that knowing when and how to do this effectively is important. What is a Sales Proposal?

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Sales manager: I’d like to know what rewards the reps would like for our next incentive. Sales rep: Cash! Sales manager: Sounds good. You may be a seasoned sales manager, fatigued by trying to come up with innovative ways to motivate your reps. Are incentives obsolete? Don’t do it.

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Salesmate

JUNE 4, 2021

Similarly, many other practices in sales have changed with the changing world around. One such practice is that of providing sales incentives to the salespeople. What are sales incentives? Call it what you will, incentives are what get people to work harder.” – Nikita Khrushchev . Split incentives .

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Today more than ever sales managers encounter both unique challenges and remarkable opportunities. As technology continues to reshape the sales landscape, to learn how to be a good sales manager, one must adapt to new demands and expectations.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The typical metrics for success used are: retained revenue, retained accounts, customer service scores, new business sales, book of business growth. These are appropriate, but limited as that they give a manager only information about the past. These are all activities that sales people perform or should be performing.

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eGrabber

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In todays fast-paced world, boosting sales performance and closing deals quickly are more important than ever. Sales leaders, sales managers, and sales professionals must work smart and act fast. In 2025, the key is to use smart tools like sales automation and track real sales data.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Before jumping the gun and hiring a seasoned veteran or promoting a rep from your (relatively) green team to sales manager, you should consider a middle ground: a team lead role for the inbound crew. But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise. But, trust me, the team lead role, can work.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

It’s common knowledge that working in sales is hard. Yet—what most people don’t understand is the extent to which sales pressure can negatively impact an organization. In today’s post we explain the effects of sales pressure and provide ways to mitigate this stress productively. Are they overwhelmed with leads?

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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. Assess your strengths as a manager. If you understand your strengths, your team will follow your lead.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 9, 2024

Are they as committed to sales as the data suggests? How about these ten outcomes which lead to increases in sales? Lack of sales training. Sales Managers aren’t asking them to, requiring it, or leading them through it because they too don’t know what good sounds like. Do the math!

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2018

Sales manager job description. Sales managers are responsible for helping their reps meet individual quota, getting the team to hit quota, forecasting sales and running sales reports, providing mentorship and training, recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new salespeople, and more. Sales manager requirements.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The typical metrics for success used are: retained revenue, retained accounts, customer service scores, new business sales, book of business growth. They are what Verne Harnish would describe as "lagging" indicators rather than "leading" indicators. These are all activities that sales people perform or should be performing.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 1, 2011

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors. Eighty-two percent of top salespeople scored extremely high curiosity levels.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 9, 2025

Engaging the entire team in sales contests and recognition initiatives not only celebrates top performers but also motivates every sales rep, fostering a sense of camaraderie and boosting morale, which ultimately contributes to overall sales performance.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 1, 2018

So you want to become a sales manager ? First you’ll need to make sure you’ve got the right skills, experience, drive and track record at the helm in both selling and at managing others—in order to back yourself up. Want to get a ready-made set of resources to manage a sales team effectively?

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 18, 2021

With time running down, teams with leads may play it safe and engineer long, slow drives that eat clock. While teams that are behind need to score fast, they too must be mindful of time or risk giving up a last-second, game-winning field goal. In sales, the fourth quarter is equally important. Shorten the Sales Cycle.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

One of the most important things to consider when designing plans are the different roles on your sales team. Sales managers and their reporting reps will have responsibilities in their roles, which means your compensation plans should be tailored to different roles. Constructing Commissions in a Sales Manager Compensation Plan.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 16, 2022

The role of a sales team is to sell. The sales manager is responsible for creating, advancing, and managing the people, processes, and systems for their team to be successful. While this job routinely requires setting goals for the team, sales managers must set goals for themselves as well.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

The authors, Omar Abbosh, Paul Nunes and Larry Downes, refer to this untapped revenue as “trapped value.”. What are the incentives for B2B companies to invest in AI (other than their competitors may be doing so)? Birnes offers three ways the technological advancements in AI will reshape sales as soon as this year.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager is a person that’s responsible for building, leading, and managing a sales team within an organization. . 12 Sales Manager Responsibilities You Need to Master. As a sales manager, you have an incredible opportunity to impact your team.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Imagine similar spikes in your sales metrics and you’ll see the glaring imperative for setting goals. So yes — there are few things more important to you as sales manager than to set goals. Skip right to the 6 steps to influence outcomes as a sales manager >>> Having Goals is NOT Enough to Break Through.

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Sales Management Revenue Incentives Incentive 91

Sales Hacker

MARCH 6, 2018

Average size of a deal —what’s the mean value of each deal? Sales velocity —how long are these deals in your pipeline? Assuming a rep target is $30,000/month in revenue and the average deal value is $2,000, that means they need to close 15 deals/month. Win rate —what percentage of these deals do you close?

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Pipeline Inside Sales Top of Funnel Sales Management 107

Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Even the most seasoned, effective salespeople can struggle when hashing out how to lead a sales team. Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. Let's dive in. Be thorough and thoughtful when hiring.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 116

Close.io

OCTOBER 29, 2018

How many clicks does it take to update a lead record, set a follow up reminder and move on to the next prospect? Plus with Close.io, the default time-wide transparency guarantees everyone can keep a pulse on your hottest leads.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Effective sales management is the core of any successful business. Read on as we break down why strong sales management matters, along with proven strategies to achieve it. It involves planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the sales activities within an organization to achieve its revenue targets and close deals.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Brainshark is a data-driven sales readiness platform. That means you can prepare your client-facing teams with the knowledge and skills to perform at the highest level and the score cards to know what’s working and how to improve. Sales Enablement. today announced that it has acquired Rekener, a leading sales scorecard provider.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 21, 2018

Imagine similar spikes in your sales metrics and you’ll see the glaring imperative for setting goals. So yes — there are few things more important to you as sales manager than to set goals. Skip right to the 6 steps to influence outcomes as a sales manager >>> Having Goals is NOT Enough to Break Through.

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Sales Management Revenue Incentives Incentive 84

Partners in Excellence

MAY 30, 2013

I’m reacting to a cumulative build up of a number of conversations about compensation planning, incentives, and “motivating” sales people. So many of the discussions focus on rewards and incentives for behaviors that should be conditions of continued employment. Now back to sales.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. Sales collaboration dramatically improves results, but bringing it to fruition can be more complex than it sounds.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2018

By definition, teams have middle performers and, depending upon how forgiving management is, even low performers. We asked veteran B2B sales managers, consultants and coaches how best to build and sustain a high-performing sales team with a clear understanding that a company’s success relies on a lot more than it sales personnel.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

For many organizations today, lead generation is the Achilles’ heel of business development. They spend tons of money to hire closers — salespeople who are fired up and ready to close business — but they aren’t generating enough leads to keep them busy. What You Need to Know About Lead Generation: Why lead generation is important.

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Lead Gen Paid Content Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead 99

Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2020

Warmer months mean more distractions, and with key decision makers on vacation, a potential drop in leads. This is a toxic combination for sales reps and their managers. Sales leaders that fall back on run-of-the-mill motivation techniques struggle to drive their reps toward aggressive growth targets. Implement a SPIFF.

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Sales Hacker Training

MARCH 14, 2023

Here’s a list of the best lead generation tools on the market today. These solutions range from CRM tools to exit-intentlead capture to sales management tools to marketing software and beyond. What is lead generation? What is lead generation? Drift chatbots come in three flavors — marketing, sales or service.

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Lead Scoring Lead Rank Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead 52

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

I would add another disconnect that prevents sales training from achieving a positive return on investment is a lack of alignment between the organization’s strategies, structure, processes/operations, incentives and people. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management.

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