Steven Rosen

MARCH 23, 2022

5 Sales Manager Coaching Blunders. Sales coaching is the No. 1 management activity that drives sales performance. The only problem is that managers have not been taught how to coach effectively. Do You Want To Increase Sales Performance? ” As a sales manager , you probably were a top sales rep.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 5, 2022

Sales Manager Coaching. Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. You can train your sales managers in coaching.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 29, 2025

Theres a new breed of sales managers who are succeeding by serving their sales people. They are putting their sales people first and, in turn, their sales people are taking care of their customers resulting in long term, successful sales. The result is better sales for the whole team.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 6, 2025

On May 6, 2025, at 3pm ET , I will be hosting a 30-minute event for CEOs and Presidents (only) where I will share the appropriate expectations that you should have of your senior sales leaders in order to achieve a significant sales transformation. You can find more information and register here.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Successful sales leaders and managers rely on critical data because they realize that it can and will provide them with real-time information. This real-time sales data can identify trends, effort and execution issues, and areas for coaching.

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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

JANUARY 15, 2025

It’s important to understand the experience and context of every writer, blogger, podcaster and author you read and if they have the depth and breadth of expertise and experience in sales, sales management, sales leadership, and sales consulting in order to determine whether their message is reliable.

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Highspot

APRIL 1, 2025

That’s what traditional sales role-playing feels like: forced, vague, and anxiety-inducing. Sales managers know role-play is essential to improve sales performance , yet the old methods make it difficult to coach effectively and drive improvement. Mistakes are actual learning opportunities, not career setbacks.

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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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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

the largest group of respondents were individual contributors at 25% followed by frontline sales managers at 19%. That’s 44% of the respondents who typically don’t see things the same way as the C Suite (6%) or Senior Sales Leadership (2%).

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Developing Master Sales Coaches. Do you have a team of master sales coaches? Are your sales managers ready to crush it in 2020 or will it be another frustrating, mediocre 12-months? Unfortunately, as you know, this won’t maximize your sales nor improve the competencies of your sales team.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 8, 2024

Most sales managers spend less than 10% of their time on coaching, and only one third of managers actually coach their people on a weekly basis. Yet, the Coaching Competency is the most critical part of a sales manager's responsibilities; it is also the most difficult skill set to learn and master.

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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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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Coaching improves sales rep engagement. What can you do? Do nothing.

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Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, I dive into part two of my conversation with sales leadership expert Mike Weinberg on what new sales managers need to do to get off to a successful start. The information in this episode is so good that you'll want to listen twice and take good notes.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 31, 2021

But, many organizations tend to rely on these programs and miss the golden opportunity to continue upskilling sales reps throughout their time at the company. According to a study conducted by cognitive scientist Art Kohn, humans forget approximately 50% of new information they encounter within an hour and an average of 70% within a day.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Attempts to get sales enablement right are on the rise , as organizations grapple with the idea that shorter product life cycles, a more informed customer base, and global competition make the way they sell just as important as what they are selling. So what can we make of all of this information? Create relevant sales content.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 4, 2022

In the pre-COVID days, sales managers would ride along with a sales rep for the day. They would observe calls, ask questions to help the sales rep evaluate what worked well and didn’t work, and have the rep come up with ways they would commit to improving their selling skills. Step 2, is Coaching Focus.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Many companies lack easy access to valuable insights that inform sales conversations in real time. Conversation Intelligence delivers insights from sales calls, virtual meetings, and video conferences by recording, transcribing, and analyzing sales meetings to deliver deep AI insights. Fast-Track Sales Enablement.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2017

Can sales managers influence the buying process? You can’t manage revenue. If sales close, you win. Calls with their sales managers become about justifying why prospects should be in their pipelines in the first place, and discussing ways these account based sales reps can accelerate the buying process.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Being a sales manager is a whirlwind experience, especially for those who were once successful sales reps themselves. Fortunately, there are valuable best practices that can help aspiring sales managers excel in their positions. Best Practices for Sales Managers 1. Lay a robust foundation.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 1, 2024

Managing High-Performing Reps Managing high-performing reps can be challenging, as they often have strong personalities and high expectations. Brandon advises sales managers to embrace the challenges of managing these individuals and not to be emotionally triggered by their challenging behavior.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Those of us within the profession know that what you say to a prospect is not the secret to winning in sales. Many people within the profession think the number one sales success factor is listening. I constantly hear sales managers preaching the importance of “listening skills” to their salespeople.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In an informal survey of 12 Business Unit Directors where they were asked if they had a formal marketing plan in place, they laughed and said it was a given. You also need to be sure that your sales management team are aligned with the critical success factors. Your front-line sales managers are also very busy.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

It offers detailed, actionable advice for sales leaders looking to navigate the evolving landscape of AI in sales. Introduction to Matt McDarby Matt McDarby, the president of United Sales Resources, brings over 15 years of experience in developing sales managers and leaders.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. As a sales manager, see whether this sounds familiar: You sit down with an underperforming salesperson and open with a statement like, “You’re not hitting your numbers.”

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

Recently, I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered an informal poll of over 1,400 Go-to-Market professionals on LinkedIn conducted by Adam Schoenfeld, a former executive at Drift. The poll asked participants which sales tech platform they would be most disappointed to lose (proactively leaving CRM aside).

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 1, 2019

So, as a sales manager, you need to guide your top salespeople in choosing new skills to learn and next-step goals to accomplish. As the sales manager, it’s your job to keep your top salespeople motivated. That’s the best way to lead your sales team to greatness! for more information. . the list goes on.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 25, 2021

The best conclusion to any discussion on women sales leaders is what Barb Giamanco wrote in her eBook: “When I made the decision to convert the Women in Sales Podcasts into an eBook, the goal was to share expert advice and guidance that benefits anyone in sales, sales management, and those who aspire to advance in their sales career.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Discussed in this Episode: The importance of listening to customers without blindly obeying their requests How Crunchbase adapted to the rise of ChatGPT and generative AI The value of conducting ongoing customer tours to inform product development and strategy Insights on career growth and taking risks in professional development The future of sales (..)

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Good incentives with reasonably precise rules and rewards allow sales managers to send positive signals about the company’s priorities and transparency. Sales managers aren’t the only ones who benefit from good incentives – reps benefit on two levels as well. Sales managers can also benefit from using non-monetary points.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2020

Given the COVID-19 pandemic and precarious global health situation that’s resulted, many informal and smaller scale teleworking arrangements are rapidly becoming widespread and institutionalized. These conditions can present challenges for sales organizations, where in-person meetings and events are typically part of “business as usual.”

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 8, 2025

Finally, with all of the information youve gathered, the gap selling problem identification chart will prompt you to assess the problem's business or personal impact (e.g., I asked Sean about any other Sean cites Ronan Pessars probe and provoke methodology as a great way to implement the basics of gap selling into your sales approach.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 24, 2024

With AI, salespeople can prompt the tool to gather information about a potential client’s industry, segmentation, pain points, and more. This enables sales professionals to enter client meetings with relevant knowledge and tailored talking points. AI tools can also assist sales leaders in responding to customer inquiries in real time.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Conversation intelligence provides reps with a deeper understanding of sales calls by recording, transcribing, and analyzing these meetings to deliver AI-based insights. Customers now can conveniently view this critical account relationship information directly in the ZoomInfo platform. This screenshot shows Chorus’ account.

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Allego

JANUARY 16, 2025

From setting clear goals to inspiring sellers to deliver peak performance, knowing how to manage a sales team can make or break a sales manager’s success. And the best managers dont just leadthey motivate. Managing remote or hybrid teams adds another layer of complexity. But the effort is worth it.

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