Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 27, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 3 in a 3-part series on the powerful role sales management plays in driving sustained revenue growth – and how companies can better leverage this critical position for improved top-line performance. Hire the right sales managers. This doesn’t happen by accident.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2018

Author: Kevin McGirl Sales managers have a tough job. It requires patience, agility, and a lot of motivational guidance. A good sales manager needs to stay on top of their game at all times, and ensure that their team is focused, efficient and most importantly, profitable. Prepare smarter reports.

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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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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Good incentives rely on high degrees of precision to generate motivation. Good incentives with reasonably precise rules and rewards allow sales managers to send positive signals about the company’s priorities and transparency. Without precision, the incentive – as a tool to deliver motivation – fails. Incentives.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 10, 2020

Encouraging the Team Through Changing Sales Climates. To me, the most important role of management is to motivate and remove obstacles for their sales teams. And leaders need to clearly demonstrate best practices to their teams so that they enter virtual sales calls as prepared as possible. Shifting Messaging .

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 31, 2021

For managers, the ultimate goal for sales coaching is to create an environment where their sales team feels more motivated to learn, grow, and take on greater responsibility. The role of a sales manager is a difficult one and takes a unique type of person. Turnover is notoriously high in sales roles.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 1, 2021

Millions of reps now sell from their homes and sales leaders are in search of new ways to motivate their teams. One thing is clear to all of us: the pandemic made existing sales productivity challenges more pronounced and created new ones.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 17, 2013

Many of my clients are now in the process of doing midyear reviews with their sales people. Whether you are doing a midyear or year end review it is important to provide constructive feedback to help your sales reps improve. Some sales managers struggle when they have to highlight areas of skill improvement with their reps.

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SalesFuel

JUNE 25, 2024

Not every employee brings a high level of motivation to work on a daily basis. But what should you do about your challenging employees – the ones who are very capable but never seem motivated? The key cause underlying the lack of productivity is likely motivation. That’s fine — people have "off" days. Photo by Kelly on Pexels.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Oh ya, the marketing team that “developed” the “value prop” does. What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. Not just with a marketing intern’s or contract writer’s view of things. By Tibor Shanto. Frankly, who cares? No, seriously!

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The Pipeline

JUNE 19, 2013

Organizations should be striving to create an environment and process that evolves with the demands of the market, which by definition means a continuous evolution in the way buyers buy, and the way sellers sell. This in turn means the way you need to sell, the “right things’ you need to do and execute to win sales, will also change.

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Nutshell

JULY 5, 2024

Salespeople constantly put what they’re selling (and maybe even themselves) up for rejection, then deal with the daily challenges of staying motivated and balancing lots of demands on their time. That’s where motivational sales quotes can come in handy. “Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.”

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 2, 2021

A sales environment is heavily focused on the achievement of goals, quotas and targets. Staff are motivated and ambitious, and competition between sales agents or teams is often encouraged. It’s therefore no surprise that effective performance management is fundamental to a sales manager’s success.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 3, 2018

If you want to crush your sales numbers Sales Strategy #2: Execute with Excellence is guaranteed to help. Number one, your marketing team is ready to go, they have their strategies, their plans in place and their budgets. Thereby creating a sales culture of distrust and a lack of motivation ensues.

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criteria for success

MARCH 2, 2022

There are many aspects to sales development. And all great sales managers know that when it comes to sales development, opportunities for growth are endless. When we talk to sales managers about sales development, we tend to get some similar questions: Where is the best place to start? Where to Start.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 13, 2013

This might be a new buyer-aligned sales process. Or sales recruiting to staff a new go-to-market channel. Whatever the Sales Force Effectiveness (SFE) improvement, it will require funds to get it implemented. HR and Sales leaders will often tie funding to the type of improvement. Or a redesigned compensation plan.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Scalable Sales Manager: The Key to Unlocking Your Sales Teams’ True Potential. The role of Sales Manager has always been one of the hardest jobs in sales. To say that sales managers have their work cut out for them would be a massive understatement. by Howard Brown, CEO of ringDNA.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

For example, what caused pain points at the end of the program: reps changing territories mid-program, sales that were booked but not invoiced, clients who made verbal commitments but didn’t sign contracts, field sales managers that vouched for sales that didn’t get logged into the system on time, etc.?

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

We know how important qualifying is and Pete Caputa , Sales & Marketing VP at Hubspot , proves that qualifying improves closing percentages with the metrics data he included in this recent post. I didn''t send you to that article to modify your sales process; only to embrace the power of qualification.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 15, 2022

Profiling prospective customers is vital to ensuring that a marketing campaign is targeting the right people with the right message. Marketers can attract and retain prospective customers more effectively. Sales professionals can anticipate prospects’ objections more easily, which can lead to higher close rates and greater revenue.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 21, 2013

Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It’s June and you’re not sure your sales leader is going to last through the year. The secret to hiring a great sales leader is the ‘A’ Player Scorecard.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 2, 2023

5 Ways to Stay Inspired Paul Smith is the Sales Director of a leading technology company. He has been in the industry for the last ten years and has been a star in various sales and marketing roles. His recent promotion finds him managing managers. His coach is a friend, motivator and mentor.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 4, 2018

Sales executives do not have the opportunity that CEOs have with many networking available to CEOs like Vistage or YPO. Your marketing associates or executives also have opportunities with many associations. Thereby creating a sales culture of distrust and a lack of motivation ensues.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 28, 2019

Author: Mike DeLeonardis, President, North America at beqom Generation Z graduates, or those born between 1997 and 2012, are flooding the workplace, and with a flowing economy and tight labor market, it can be difficult for companies to recruit and retain these entry-level employees.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2019

Author: Rory Christian According to IDC , despite a "typical" $1 billion company spending a large amount of resources devoted to training for customer-facing people, poor sales enablement results in around $14 million of wasted sales and marketing expenses, and $100 million in lost sales opportunities.

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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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Coaching Construction Pivotal Positioning 257

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Phillip Twyford, director of sales and marketing for Tico Mail Works, elaborates in this guest post. Message to Management]: 74 Percent of Salespeople Are Failing Did you learn to sell in school? Here are three dangers in assuming that could cost you opportunities and minimize your sales effectiveness. Learn more.)

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Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2019

We recently discussed AI in the following post: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on B2B Marketing. Today John Holland, Chief Content Officer of CustomerCentric Selling, helps us cover the other side of the coin—artificial intelligence within the sales process. And, at ZoomInfo, we’re no exception. Keep reading.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 22, 2024

Over the past thirty-nine years, I have seen this at so many companies and with executives who believed they could apply DIY to any or all of the following ten functions: Evaluating their sales team – it is usually biased and limited to what they recognize as good.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Although Hubspot specializes in sales, marketing, and CRM tools, they’re best known for coining the phrase inbound marketing. They define inbound marketing as the following: Inbound marketing is focused on attracting customers through relevant and helpful content and adding value at every stage in your customer’s buying journey.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 22, 2012

His tool on measuring sales management impact can help you figure out where you stand. He questions your ability to motivate your team. Market conditions, hot products, and blue bird deals. If you can’t upgrade your team, the future could look grim. What the CEO thinks if you answered yes: He’s secure.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If you work in sales, it’s our hope that this list of sales podcasts provides you with some fresh listening material, newfound inspiration, and the tips and tricks you need to excel in the world of sales. Recently, we published The Ultimate List of Marketing Podcasts. The Ultimate List of Sales Podcasts.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 5, 2018

Thereby creating a sales culture of distrust and a lack of motivation ensues. Imagine instead; your sales managers are coaching and developing their people and executing with excellence. All your salespeople are highly engaged, productive and crushing their sales numbers!

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Allego

JANUARY 12, 2023

Marketing creates content. Sales ignores the content. Sales reps create their own content, which is slightly incorrect or off message. Sales is annoyed, while marketing is frustrated—maybe even a little sad. What Motivates Sellers to Use Marketing Content. It’s a tale as old as time.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

I once spoke to a sales manager who was complaining about how many salespeople he had lost in the previous three years. He was asking me if we could run a motivational programme for his team so that they would go out and sell more stuff, and stay longer at his company. And I didn’t just mean hard cash costs. Happy Selling!

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