Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 2, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 2 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. What does great front-line sales management actually look like?

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SalesFuel

APRIL 2, 2024

For business development (BDR) reps, the pressure to maximize productivity never lets up. To maintain team dynamics and deal flow, managers must actively help BDRs succeed in the new B2B marketplace. Managers can help sales reps who are waiting for great leads to be passed along by the BDR team. In 2024, 39.3%

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

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? Most sales managers lack the skills, tools and methodology to effectively coach their team so the reps just try to ‘wing it’ as best they can.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Like many companies, you bring the sales management team in for a meeting and present the marketing plans. You probably plan a kick-off meeting for the sales force early in the year to do the same. This is where most companies fail to maximize their performance. Do you have a formal strategy execution process in place?

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Author: Marty Jacknis, President, Opportunity Maximizers, Inc. Most sales managers recognize the importance of making a great first impression, but if you ask the typical sales manager if he has a yardstick or benchmark that identifies what a perfect “10 out of “10” presentation looks like, chances are the answer is no.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is the first in a series of interviews with sales management subject matter experts, examining the current and future states of AI in sales. This first interview is with Oliver Churchill , the founder and CEO of Acuity Sales Decision Science. I was curious to hear what he thinks. I think the opposite.

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Force Management

AUGUST 22, 2024

Here are three ways to support your front-line sales managers before the sales kickoff that will help maximize the impact of your event: Getting them onboarded early and preparing them to lead during and after your event can transform the outcome of your SKO.

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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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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Sales people may be doing these tasks out of habit, or as a reason to avoid doing tasks they perceive as hard, like prospecting. Sales management. Sales people need support in order to change their results. Management needs to create the environment that makes sales success more likely.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 10, 2013

I have, instead, maximized my valuable selling time and enjoyed a highly-successful sales career. Referrals are powerful because they maximize the goodwill inherent in relationships between referral sources and their contacts. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Small Business' Don’t Take My Word for It.

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SBI Growth

JULY 26, 2024

Is your sales organization appropriately staffed, or are there gaps in your headcount? Many CFOs base their sales team size on faulty assumptions or a narrow view. Underestimating leads to missed opportunities, while overestimating can erode profits — both costly errors when your sales revenue targets are at stake.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

Although factors like your product line, buyer personas, and brand awareness are important, sales managers are also critical to the success of any business as they have the potential to unlock huge returns that impact the business's bottom line. Onboarding and training new hires is another sales management responsibilities.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 7, 2014

Here’s his take: “Our clients are constantly asking us where sales managers should spend their time. No matter what one’s position in life may be—CEO, vice president of sales, regional sales manager, president of a country, or general of an army—we all have the same amount of time: 24 hours a day, 168 hours a week, 52 weeks a year.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 1, 2013

The inherent value in gaining feedback from sales reps and then providing insights into the issue cannot be overstated. The main goal for a sales manager is to have sales reps produce results on each assignment to drive business. The focus with a sales leader is not just short term targets but long term success.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Are you looking to maximize your team's performance? Dive into the four pivotal sales management styles—Directing, Selling, Participating, and Delegating—and learn how to strategically apply each one to elevate your leadership and boost those sales numbers. Don't just manage—lead with impact and flexibility!

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2021

How to Maximize Conversions for High-Value Deals. Set up a solid sales process. Data from the Sales Management Association shows that 90% of all companies that use a formal, guided sales process were ranked among the highest performing brands in their market. So, what’s their secret?

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 13, 2021

But before you do, you need to find a new sales manager to support the additional sales reps. Peter was your first business development rep hired in the sales department. He was promoted to sales development and currently, he is the senior SDR on the team. We all agree that growth is a good position to be in.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Download the Leaders Guide to Sales Ops Enablement by clicking here. Find out if your company is maximizing the benefits this team can deliver. There are multiple reasons why Sales Ops needs your attention now. Sales, marketing, IT, strategy, operations and customer service. Territories and quotas that maximize output.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 5, 2021

Exemplary sales managers don't just pop up out of nowhere. And very few — if any — reps can assume a management role and thrive, based strictly on intuition. Even the most effective sales leader might struggle to turn a rep who seems like "management material" into a successful manager.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s no secret that salespeople often fail as sales managers. Nonetheless, many of the best reps within an organization often end up in management positions. Whether you’re actively seeking a role as a manager or have already gotten a promotion, you should understand the most difficult aspects of the transition.

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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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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 26, 2023

If you’ve ever been in sales, you know first-hand that one of the most powerful ways to go from good to great is having a strong sales manager. The best sales managers are active listeners and innovative thinkers. So, is there a secret that only these superstar managers know? Of course not.

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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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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 28, 2013

Maximize their selling time – keep the new initiative simple. After the reps give their stamp of approval, the sales managers are involved. Assemble a pilot group of managers to field test the new initiative as well. If you want a successful rollout, engage your sales managers. Fight this temptation.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 23, 2021

Firstly, you need to bring together the key drivers of your execution plan, which includes your frontline sales managers in the development phase, as you must align and get their buy-in to the plan. Flawless Sales Execution Step 2: Lead from the Frontline. Flawless Sales Execution Step 3: Requires Discipline .

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

The challenge for sales is unique. True, sales managers constantly provide feedback and guidance to employees. There is a temptation for sales managers to view sales achievement as personal development. You will only Make Your Number in 2014 if you maximize their potential. Author: John Kenney.

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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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Partners in Excellence

MAY 17, 2022

I wasn’t hearing anything about sales management–both top sales executives in setting the overall goals and priorities of the organization, and front line sales managers. The words “sales management” were not uttered in the conversation.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Account management time as required to maintain the business already established. It is important to understand why sales management makes a territory change. They provide the greatest potential for you to maximize your income. Estimated revenue per hour as a result of your efforts. Why Territories Change.

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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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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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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Mike shares the 12 building blocks, tied together with systems thinking and communication management, sitting on a base of (optional) sales support services. A Managed Process. Mike highlights the risk of ignoring the frontline sale manager. Sales Manager Enablement is too often ignored or done poorly.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 5, 2017

On the other hand, when you are looking to win deals, you want to evaluate things much more objectively, you want to examine the facts as presented by the interactions with the buyer(s), this ensures you are focused on things that lead you to quota, and maximize your most precious resource, time. Statistics.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 18, 2017

A high-performance sales environment is one where the conditions conducive to a successful sales culture have been put in place – resulting in predictable, continuous, metric-based performance improvement. Effective Sales Process. Only about 15 percent of sellers are natural, intuitive “sales eagles.”

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Steven Rosen

JULY 2, 2024

Sales managers are critical to team success but often need more effective coaching skills due to inadequate training. Steven Rosen underscores coaching as the weakest core sales management skill, urging prioritized training.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 6, 2021

Mostly, if managers are coaching performance at all, it’s tactically oriented; how do we win this deal, how do we fill the pipeline, what are you doing in this next call… ? We have to have a plan, with our people, to grow them and maximize their performance. But let’s shift our perspective.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 30, 2019

So why is it any different with sales? Accordingly, onboarding is a critical component in maximizing reps’ performance and ability to positively impact the bottom line. In fact, more than six in 10 organizations (62%) say their sales onboarding programs are ineffective, according to the Sales Management Association (SMA).

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