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Hey Sales Manager, Get Your Head Out of That Spreadsheet

No More Cold Calling

million per sales manager. Message to Management: Your job is to get the rocks out of the road for your salespeople so they can do what they were hired to do—sell!”. But I don’t think any sales manager listened, because more than half of reps are still missing quota. million per manager.

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Sales Managers: Think You’re Ready for Referrals?

No More Cold Calling

If salespeople were self-motivated, they wouldn’t need sales managers or metrics. I’ve been there—given a quota (usually without my input) and a list of client companies, and then told to “go at it” and do whatever it takes to get meetings. That’s why we need sales managers. Sales Managers: Where Are You Now?

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How to Plan Engaging Sales Meetings that Motivate Your Team

SBI Growth

If you have ever run a sales meeting, you know that most salespeople aren’t thrilled to attend and prefer to spend time selling. However, with the right approach, sales meetings are an excellent opportunity to transform your team into high-performers fueled by a shared vision of success.

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Sales Manager Coaching Blunders Revisited

Steven Rosen

Coaching is a skill that takes time to perfect, and unless effectively coached or trained, managers make all types of blunders. As the head of sales or as a frontline sales manager, you can significantly enhance the performance of your sales team if you can develop great coaches.

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How to Successfully Coach Your Sales Team to Drive Efficiency

Speaker: Steve Benson, Founder and CEO, Badger Maps

According to CSO Insights, sales coaching has a double-digit impact on win rates and quota attainment. Implementing the right coaching strategy leads to a better relationship between the sales manager and their team and enables everyone to bring out their true potential. Identify your reps’ key sales skills that drive revenue.

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Is a Sales Manager Free-For-All Hindering Your Quota Attainment?

Sales and Marketing Management

The best sales teams get into an aligned operating rhythm of activities and meetings, and execute using agreed-upon best practices. The post Is a Sales Manager Free-For-All Hindering Your Quota Attainment? appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Creating a Successful Sales Manager Coaching Program

Steven Rosen

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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Reconstructing Your Product Sales Training for Success in 2022

In 2022 sales management challenges will grow. Customer meetings will be harder to schedule, sales rep turnover will be higher, and traditional Product Sales Training (Lunch ‘N Learns, Demo Days, Sales Meetings) will be tougher to execute.

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Build a Successful and Results-Driven Sales Culture

Speaker: Gary Galvin, CEO, Galvin Technologies

As a sales manager, you’re tasked with not only answering this question, but directing your sales team to achieve goals and deliver results. This often means motivating your team through everything from revenue targets, to sales funnel and forecasting, to activity management and collaboration.

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Sales Coaching Strategies to Increase Your Team's Revenue

Speaker: Steve Benson, Founder and CEO, Badger Maps

As a sales manager, you’re always looking for ways to better enable your reps. Steve Benson, Founder and CEO of Badger Maps, shares that the best way to improve your sales team’s overall skill level is by identifying top performers and turning them into coaches. Lead your sales team and set them up for success.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation.