Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 25, 2018

I know, you fell into sales, and perhaps from there, sales management. I listen intently and try to figure out what makes each business model unique and each prospect like a snowflake. studying sales methodologies, you know that you are obsessed. If hesitation, don't work there - that's an anti-sales culture.

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Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Perhaps how I stumbled into finding great mentors in the B2B sales world might inspire you to find mentors and inspiration yourself. Jill Konrath is THE top name in B2B sales thought leadership today due to a 2nd best-seller, SNAP Selling – and her talented writing and videos regularly produced to a worldwide audience.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 8, 2013

“How can we effectively improve the performance of our sales team?” In this post, you’ll hear about Jeanne, the HR business partner to sales at a software company. Today''s post includes insight on what can go wrong with sales performance. It also includes the free downloadable SBI guide: 8 Steps to Sales Process Improvement.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan One of the many things that hold salespeople back, prevents them from reaching their potential, stops them from crashing through quotas, doesn''t allow them to exceed expectations and never has them succeeding beyond everyone''s wildest dreams is their fear of failing. Asking about competition.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 30, 2017

Awesome Sales Leaders. It would be great to understand what awesome sales leaders are doing to lead their team to succeed? As a sales leader, there are only so many levers you have at your disposal to impact team success. However, you know that where you put your emphasis can have a dramatic impact on sales outcomes.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

We write frequently about aligning your sales process to your ideal customer''s buying process. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.” Learn why your team ignores your sales process and how to fix it. Team meetings are run by sales managers.

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The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

Seems some sales organizations are taking a page from other paraprofessional playbook, some effectively, others, maybe not. This has worked well in developing and maintaining the right talent, and the ability to identify skills in individuals who take a related path, such as field management, and complementary functions such as marketing.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 24, 2013

It’s an intentional, proactive sales strategy. So sales teams miss out on the most powerful business-development tool that exists. Sales Process. Getting referral sales shouldn’t be a bonus. Start by documenting your current sales process. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Small Business'

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

In just the last 12 months, we launched ZoomInfo Engage to automate sales outreach. We acquired Clickagy and launched Streaming and Custom Intent. We launched Workflows to activate market insights, buyer intent, and website activity. ZoomInfo); Sales Engagement Platform (e.g. The top 4 categories were Data Platform (e.g.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Prospecting workflows are established so that sales reps don’t spend their whole day looking for prospects. Here are just a few common pain points associated with sales workflows. Sales reps often juggle multiple prospects at one time. Prospecting isn’t the only thing on a sales rep’s to-do list. Let’s learn more.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 12, 2021

But when it comes to sales, some managers might have trouble delivering on it — often through no fault of their own. Here, we'll review some common sales coaching challenges, go over how to approach them, and identify the key qualities of reps that are flat-out uncoachable. How to Handle Coaching Challenges.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 15, 2025

Last week, I noticed that people are still using this archaic and overly simplistic sales qualifying process, and too many are still writing about the benefits of BANT (Acronym for Budget, Authority, Need, Timing). How is it that in 2024, people are still hailing BANT as some kind of relevant and beneficial sales tool?

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Women in sales have everything they need to succeed. It’s sneakier than gender discrimination or racial prejudice of old, but just as damaging for careers, relationship-building opportunities, and account based sales teams. The first is Sue, a successful field sales manager in a tech company. Comments were prolific.

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Bernadette McClelland

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

To advance a business conversation today, a salesperson must be able to have enough business acumen to discover even more about the customers business at a more abstract level aimed at a higher intention. Bernadette McClelland is an expert in B2B sales conversations that drive value and deliver million dollar results.

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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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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

AUGUST 14, 2014

Nice and practical concept, good resume fodder, often misused or abused by many, especially from a sales point of view. As a concept, KPI’s are great, helping sales organizations in defining and measuring progress against stated objectives or goals. Examples in sales may be lead to opportunity conversions, or proposals to close.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 12, 2014

.” That’s a wise observation from an astute manager I worked for early on in my sales career. 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.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 11, 2018

There is a lot discussed about how sales and selling has changed over the years, be it the tech around sales, social attitudes changing what is acceptable and what no longer works due to many factors. Continuing professional education is not a foreign concept to most trades/professions, but it is in sales. By Tibor Shanto.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Business leaders depend on the conversations that sales reps are having with prospects to grow their pipeline and stoke their go-to-market engine. Many companies lack easy access to valuable insights that inform sales conversations in real time. Fast-Track Sales Enablement. Sales teams. Reduce onboarding ramp time.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 1, 2018

Davis In a SMMConnect webinar I delivered to over 100 sales managers recently, I talked about eight instincts they developed as salespeople that are now harming their effectiveness as team leaders. Interestingly, about 30 percent of the participants said that the sales instinct they struggle with the most is “avoiding conflict.”.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 1, 2021

This Expert Insight Interview discusses: The role of the sales manager in the post-COVID world. Effective ways to get the most out of your sales team. COVID and the Evolution of the Sales Manager. The sales manager role isn’t that well defined, to begin with. Playing to the Strengths of Your Team.

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Keith Rosen

APRIL 17, 2019

There are many shared, best practices between sales coaching and selling. If the evolution of selling is coaching vs. closing customers, this also applies to how you manage and develop your team. Here’s a a global epidemic that every organization and manager struggle with. The Manager’s Viewpoint.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MARCH 5, 2019

At the time, it was one of the largest single sales in Salesforce history. Word in sales circles was, the relationship between Salesforce and State Farm had languished under the watch of a sales rep who, for years, couldn’t find a way in. “As And this is exactly what the new Salesforce sales rep did. How did he do it?

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 26, 2012

Listening skills… Every sales manager and director tells you how important they are but do they actually tell you how to improve them! As sales people elevate their sales skills in other areas, often the area of listening begins to suffer, and usually it is the more experienced pros who are the biggest culprits.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 29, 2016

Sales Manager Development. The Key to Building a World-Class Sales Organization. I recently had a meeting with a dynamic VP of Sales. Lisa shared her vision of building a world-class sales organization and asked me where she should start. Lisa was intent on developing her sales management team.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. Sales Prospecting Techniques. Why is this so?

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In this blog post, we dive into the 5 Keys to Successful Sales Coaching & Growth and the idea that data can help you discover real-time information about your salespeople. This data allows everyone in your organization to make real-time decisions and real-time and intentional coaching decisions.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Sales prospecting techniques are the tactics a salesperson uses to find new customers. Sales prospecting techniques are the tactics a salesperson uses to find new customers. Let’s jump in.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sales teams thrive on the energy of effective outreach, but managing outbound calls at scale requires a lot more than just smiling and dialing. These tools not only help teams track performance, but improve engagement strategies and optimize sales workflows. But how can you choose the right tool for your team?

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Pipeliner

MAY 13, 2024

He shared innovative ways that intent data and storytelling can revolutionize sales outreach. Zack explained how intent data from email interactions informs more effective outreach across platforms like LinkedIn. This method isn’t about pushing sales; it’s about understanding potential clients’ needs and building trust.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Turnover is a fierce headwind for leaders of Sales and HR. As the strategic HR partner to multiple sales leaders, Steve is responsible for recruiting and retaining top talent. Two years ago Cincom faced a serious talent issue: they could not find and keep the professionals they needed to manage their complex sales cycles.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Author: Todd Handy Before we start, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page regarding the term “direct sales.” Often, the differentiator may come down to the sales rep, whose product knowledge, experience and ability to solve the customer’s problem end up being the deciding factor in turning a prospect into a customer.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Helen Fanucci , a sales leader with 25+ years in the high-tech industry and author of “Love Your Team: A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World.” discusses the importance of trust in sales, effective targeting strategies, and the role of collaboration in team selling. Collaboration is key to success in sales.

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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. . A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Gaining greater insights into sales and marketing data has been a consistent theme in many recent conversations with our customers, and it’s a topic that ZoomInfo founder and CEO Henry Schuck believes in passionately. If you’re not doing anything with intent data to prioritize your accounts, start there.

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Bernadette McClelland

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I have lied… “I have no intention of telling you the truth. Get really curious and ask questions about THEM, because you are truly interested – not just so you can manipulate the conversation toward a sale. Instead I’m going to tell you a story. Make no mistakes. ′ More about that later.

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