Score More Sales

JULY 10, 2014

We are creating an epic list of skills and traits of good sales managers. What traits do you admire about your sales manager if you are a rep? What characteristics or skills does your awesome sales leader (or former sales leader from a previous job) have? Expand Your Pipeline. Increase Opportunities.

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The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

Home About The Pipeline. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Sales And Marketing Alignment In Terms Of Lead Generation In A 2.0 Stored in BANTER , Business Acumen , Guest Post , Marketing , Proactive , Productivity , Sales 2.0 , execution. The Pipeline Guest Post – Shannon Bryant. Free Resources.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 6, 2018

This article takes you through 5 crucial tips to efficiently manage your sales pipeline. Before we jump right in, let’s define what a sales pipeline is. A sales pipeline is a systematic and visual representation of your sales process. Summary: Stay on top of your sales pipeline metrics.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2021

No business can survive for long without a healthy sales pipeline. It’s what keeps your sales team organized and focused on managing opportunities to close deals. Unfortunately, many B2B organizations suffer from ineffective sales pipeline management. What Is a Sales Pipeline?

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SBI

APRIL 24, 2012

Tweet AA-ISP Inside Sales Summit. Four hundred Inside Sales leaders attended the 2-day American Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP) Summit last week in Dallas. The Summit is the only conference dedicated exclusively to Inside Sales Leadership. Evening out with my gal pals.

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Sales 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2014

Great post for sales managers from two great people. I’ve come to learn that having a pipeline of candidates and making good sales hires is a critical part of a sales managers job. ZipRecruiter’s VP of Inside Sales, Kevin Gaither , was tasked with hiring 25 inside sales reps in just three months.

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Pointclear

APRIL 17, 2014

In January I wrote the blog: How to Diagnose if Inbounditis is Killing Your Sales Pipeline , which was published by DemandGen Report. In fact, it makes the whole sales pipeline sick. Next up: Kyle Porter , CEO of SalesLoft : "Less qualified leads in the pipeline! The three major symptoms of inbounditis are: 1.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Lessons from inside sales mid-pandemic [18:50]. Kristin on the future of sales [23:04]. Sam Jacobs: This week, we’ve got another great episode for you with Kristin Twining , VP of business development and inside sales for FireMon. We’re on iTunes. And on Stitcher.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 2, 2019

In many ways, technology, like Google Maps, is similar to sales management software. Sales management software provides streamlined tools for data entry and management to speed up this process. And they often include some of the most popular sales tools (e.g., Free Sales Management Software.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 16, 2013

I asked the Sales Manager. The Sales Manager outlined the structure he used in each one on one meeting. Okay,” I hesitated, “Can you tell me how often your boss, the VP of Sales, coaches you?” The manager thought hard. Hmmm…besides the annual training events and pipeline calls, never”.

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Score More Sales

JANUARY 9, 2014

When I was in my early years in technology sales, I had a great sales manager named Clarence Waters. Even when you have that “big deal” a-l-m-o-s-t closed… be working to fill your pipeline with the next opportunities. Inside Sales Power Tip 130 – Know Your Buyer. . Close More Deals.

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The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

Having a career path for people not only allows one to service client better with the right assets, but also allow the sales team to develop and succeed in adopting and executing the company’s sales process. A regular lament I get from managers is that the best presentation a rep had was the one they did for the job.

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The real key to building a winning sales team is effective sales management. Are you wondering how to manage a sales team effectively? Well, you can get many tips, tactics, and strategies from various sales management books. Best sales management books you must read. Author- Kevin F.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 14, 2014

Take a look at these bloggers’ work and get inspired every day as you build your professional selling or sales managing career. Post YOUR favorite places to find great sales ideas and content. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 7, 2019

These phrases help managers support a numerical score with explanations of what the rep is doing well, and what they can improve. Does the rep struggle to fill their pipeline and make sales? Introduced a new approach for pipeline management that was X% more effective than the previous process.

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Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Determination, persistence and energy–everything a sales manager wants in a new hire, expressed metaphorically to win a job. Kill Crutch Words – Inside Sales Power Tip 133. Sales Message Makeover – Inside Sales Power Tip 143. Expand Your Pipeline. 2 more resources.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Many sales reps and sales managers commented and shared about the previous post on How Salespeople Goof Up on LinkedIn so we were compelled to share more ideas to help sellers do better. First, I wanted to share that our blog is up for an AWARD – as one of the top Sales Blogs at Top Sales World.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Inside sales jobs are growing at a staggering rate, and it’s not hard to see why. Most companies offer uncapped commissions for their inside sales positions. Almost any lifestyle you can imagine for yourself is possible with an inside sales role. First, let’s look at what inside sales is.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In this post, we’re sharing three inside sales job descriptions that you can steal and personalize for your business in order to attract the right sales talent in 2020! Job description template: junior inside sales professional. ? Job description template: inside sales leader. ? Let’s get going.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Author: Mark Kovac, David Deming and Sushant Khandelwal Virtual selling in business-to-business markets, often associated with inside sales, has carried a bit of a stigma within field-dominated sales organizations. An effective virtual sales model also requires retooling of sales support and management methods: .

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Book: Hire Right, Higher Profits – The Executive’s Guide to Building a World-Class Sales Force by Lee B. I love this book because it is only 140 pages, but packed full of information, ideas, insight, and actual questions your sales managers can use in interviews. Expand Your Pipeline. Increase Opportunities.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 24, 2025

For example, the manager for one of the highest performing sales teams I know only tracks about 5 metrics, YTD performance against plan. Forecast performance against plan (his team has 92% forecast accuracy), Pipeline health, Completed committed tasks (as a %), New committed tasks to be completed.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

Conduct assessments to find reps consistent to what it takes to succeed in sales at your company. Train and coach frontline sales leaders. If your frontline sales managers get it right, they will impact everyone on their teams. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 12, 2014

Others say prospects use objections to test your sales savvy or to see how you respond. Either way, moving qualified buyers into your forecast and increasing your sales pipeline means addressing objections—without being defensive. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business'

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SBI

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Inside sales reps who engage prospects with a personalized pitch see better open rates, have longer conversations, and book more meetings. But migrating from a traditional cold calling model to one that requires a high-level of customization can be challenging, even for the most sophisticated inside sales environments.

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Score More Sales

MAY 6, 2013

Go now to Top Sales Academy and if you are a sales leader or aspire to be one, and join in on the first group of ten sessions about Sales Management and Leadership. Then join me for the Internal (Inside) Sales Series. After that, Outside (External) Sales courses begin on August 27th.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 27, 2014

Those of us in and around hundreds of sales teams know that it is not just about more women applying for sales positions – it is about the culture of the company, how interviewing is done, what job descriptions look like, and whether first line sales managers are trained in gender neutral communication, among other things.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 9, 2014

By the same token, a sales manager is one of the sales professional’s top customers – if not THE top customer. Help your sales manager do their job by getting them what they ask for in a timely manner. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Guard your time – a bit of advice given to me years ago by a wise sales manager that I’ve always worked to remember. Because of everything you do in your sales career, time is the one thing you cannot recoup. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

So that means that if you have a crazy sales manager who doesn’t acknowledge much of what you do that is good – it’s fine because you are doing it yourself. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Pipeline disappeared out of thin air, like it was never there to begin with. In a matter of days, hundreds of billions of dollars of our customers’ pipelines simply vanished across the globe. All of a sudden, inside sales leaders were panicking, saying, “Hey, we need to rebuild pipeline and fast. Time froze.

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Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

If you are a sales rep, are you leading with your prospects and existing customers? If you are a sales rep, are you updating your sales manager before he or she comes to you for updates? If you are a sales leader, are you leading your team by example? Expand Your Pipeline. How are you leading today?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2021

No business can survive for long without a healthy sales pipeline. It’s what keeps your sales team organized and focused on managing opportunities to close deals. Unfortunately, many B2B organizations suffer from ineffective sales pipeline management.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 6, 2014

A couple of years ago, a sales manager I was coaching had labeled one of the sales reps on his team as “incapable of closing a deal”. Because he had this label in his mind, he helped the sales rep less and even showed some disdain (by his look) when the rep asked him questions or needed his help. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2020

One route into the position of a sales manager is promotion from having been a highly successful salesperson. They are suddenly saddled with the responsibility of the entire sales team. Fortunately, though, sales management is a craft that can be learned. This will help a sales manager to get up and running.

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Score More Sales

JULY 17, 2013

Devon McDonald – Director of Sales & Marketing Support at OpenView Partners. Anthony Iannarino – B2B sales coach and consultant, The Sales Coach Blog. Every sales manager should periodically be on the phones – understand the pain of prospecting and building the pipeline”. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 20, 2014

For now, you can review my six ideas on how to keep new rep on-boarding, sales messaging, and sales management SIMPLER so that we can all accomplish a lot MORE. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Expand Your Pipeline. Set 3 annual goals.

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