Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Most sales teams win fewer than half their “games,” and while defense can’t be blamed, pitching can! Unlike the Red Sox, most sales teams have too much pitching (demos and presentations)! They will be part of the company’s future with proper training and coaching.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 3, 2020

When I say “you,” I am referring to frontline sales managers and sales executives. Sales managers are the key to driving sales performance. They are the 10X factor as highly effective sales managers will impact 8-12 sales reps. … Focus on the present.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 2, 2014

Losing top Sales Reps is bad enough – losing top Sales Managers can kill your future. This post discusses reasons why top Reps and Managers are leaving your sales force. It also presents something to do about it. Talent Management Sales Training Human Resources Leadership Development Sales Turnover'

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SBI Growth

MARCH 22, 2013

In particular, the front-line Sales Manager - a critical role responsible for marshaling a team of revenue makers. This post includes a downloadable Sales Leader Curriculum. This tool is perfect for HR Business Partners who serve the Sales function. It will help to prevent vacant Sales Management positions.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 7, 2013

However, we frequently see Sales VPs still stuck in the sales manager mindset. An ill-prepared sales manager damages his region. A Sales VP focused on the wrong things can ruin the entire company. They cross collaborate with manager peers, their reps, and the VP. Reps that fail are re-trained.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

It’s not the time to deliver a presentation. Not only am I anti-presentation in the prospecting phase, but I have a strong distaste for formal sales presentations at any time during the selling phase. The presentation is to benefit the customer not to feed your ego. Skip the presentation!

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 29, 2022

The most effective thing you can do as a sales manager or business owner is to upgrade the skills of your existing inside sales team. Sadly, not increasing their competency will lead to sales as they are now…). Sadly, not increasing their competency will lead to sales as they are now…). See it here.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 18, 2013

If you’ve read our blog lately, you’ve noticed sales execution is a popular subject. The Death of Event-Based Training. Each of these articles focuses on your sales reps. Effective ways to enable your sales reps to make the number. Today’s post focuses on the missing link: Enabling your front-line sales managers.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For sales managers, look for qualities that build strong teams and motivate others to perform their best. Whether you seek a new hire or promotion, here are several essential qualities of sales managers. Someone in line for this position already possesses effective sales strategies. Delivers a presentation.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 21, 2022

Check out our best inside sales training available on the Internet: On-Demand Training! Here’s an example of a training tip that you’ll learn, and that I used, to handle a frustrating objection I used to get all the time: “The price is outside of our budget.”. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Many sales managers are in the wrong job, and for the wrong reasons, the intentions may have right, even noble, but outcome serves neither in individuals in question, the companies and customers. This group were good, not always great reps, they’ve around long enough, and when an opening presents itself, they are promoted to manager.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 3, 2013

Yoda’s’ new sales leader was proposing a new sales process project. The sales manager was nervous as he spoke. Make your next sales project successful. He would hire a company to spend 3 days training the team in Q3. After 10 minutes of enthusiastic presentation, Yoda interrupted. “I No follow up.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

[Message to Management]: 14 Things Top Sales Managers Do. Sales execs tell me they don’t have time to coach their teams. But by now everyone knows that coaching and training are what turn salespeople into top performers. Read “ [Message to Management:] 14 Things Top Sales Managers Do.”).

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 8, 2021

Like my first sales manager used to say: “There’s nothing to it but to do it.”. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today. appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills? What components of an existing sales process transfer well to virtual interactions? What should sales kickoffs look like? positive or negative,” he writes. Ensure tech proficiency and use.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 6, 2017

Here are two suggestions: Provide additional training. Every experienced sales manager has made a bad hiring mistake. Great sales managers recognize their mistake faster, and take decisive action to rectify the situation. What skills does the new hire still need the most work on?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

This article will give you the best practices to implement impactful sales initiatives. To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. At no cost, an expert from SBI will present the full research findings. You will have access to guides, templates and tools to help your sales efforts.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Scenario - the candidate is provided with an instruction package that includes the background information on fictional sales opportunity. The task is to create and deliver a winning sales presentation. Questions - after studying the package, the candidate is allowed to ask 5 clarifying questions about the sales opportunity.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Aside from helping you make money, training may save you money too. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 26, 2014

It is not a Wish List, it’s not an “I’d love to have that business” list, it is made up of the Ten best prospects you’ve made presentations to and are working through the sales cycle. The Top Ten List depends on the old adage, “You can manage what you can measure”. Question: How can you use the Top Ten list to impact YOUR sales?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Training, piloting or even taking on extra responsibility (i.e. If you just listen to your sales manager, the critical interactions will be missed. When it does, the sales rep that endears themselves to the boss is promoted. Don’t let this happen in your sales organization. That’s profitable and good business.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 12, 2021

One of the most common, contentious issues sales managers run into with sales reps is lack of motivation. A rep who's more concerned with their Twitter feed or blankly staring off into space than actually doing their job can present a borderline migraine-inducing challenge for those trying to guide them.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2020

These conditions can present challenges for sales organizations, where in-person meetings and events are typically part of “business as usual.” With internal meetings (training bootcamps, sales kick-offs, role play sessions, etc.), such as sales onboarding and training sessions, and even sales meetings?—?online.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the past, onboarding involved sitting in a room and listening to your manager explain the role. Virtual training has often become the default. So, what type of training makes sense? Let’s review what virtual training is, the best practices, and how to run a virtual training program. Be prepared.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

An isolated week of training won’t work either. A Sales Methodology is only effective if it is reinforced. The challenger sale requires a big investment in money, resources, and time. Is my Sales Management team capable of coaching this? The Challenger Sale stresses the importance of coaching.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 3, 2018

The rapid pace of change, high levels of uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in business is forcing both executives and managers to look beyond training for their ongoing development needs. Sales leaders are responsible for meeting the company’s revenue objectives. It only makes good business sense.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

I’ve helped sales managers and business owners interview hundreds of potential sales reps over the years, and I’ve identified 3 top mistakes that virtually eliminate sales candidates on the spot! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 30, 2019

Author: Greg Flynn Imagine a marathon runner starting a race without having trained or even stretched beforehand. In fact, more than six in 10 organizations (62%) say their sales onboarding programs are ineffective, according to the Sales Management Association (SMA). Also, consider presenting learning in various formats.

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Allego

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re involved in sales training , you know creating a training program is a multi-step and multi-person effort. Create Engaging Content: Your sales training content must be engaging, relevant, and effective. It should also be practical and directly applicable to their daily sales activities.

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 6, 2017

How many days should a manager spend in the field? I found this old presentation that I did when I was the vice president of sales at Alcon and we did some learning and many of you may have seen this on video, it’s by Stephen Covey, I like Stephen Covey and it is called The Big Rocks Presentation. It is hard.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 19, 2013

Accountability Attitude Buying Process Change Management EDGE Sales Process execution Gap Selling Leadership Play to Win Proactive Sales Culture Sales Leadership Sales Management Sales Mistakes Sales Process Sales Strategy Sales Success Sales Training Sell Better Commitment how to sell better Pipeline Management Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 3, 2019

When it comes to hiring, training, managing and coaching salespeople, there is actually a formula for success with some science behind it. They then react quickly and objectively to the answers to either disqualify or proceed through the sales process. The Value of Predictive Analytics.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 20, 2021

As a former sales executive, I always understood the importance of investing in my own development and networking advantages, yet I always found myself too busy to do either. Between meetings, presentations, conferences and emails, I rarely had time even to meet with customers. The Old Way. The New Way.

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Allego

JULY 20, 2022

A sales rep schedules a meeting with a prospect, but then they receive a request to attend a training session for the exact same time. Sales training is critical. The best solution: Implement a sales training program that allows for both. Sales organizations “should empower sellers to take the call.

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Bigtincan

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Traditional product training for enterprise sales organizations and retail employees often includes hour-long training videos, reviewing lengthy recorded calls, reading through documentation, and a bunch of other time-intensive training processes that require your sales reps to absorb and, hopefully, retain product information.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

For that reason, we teach sellers in our LinkedIn training to subscribe to omnichannel prospecting for the best sales success while prospecting. It means using every sales strategy, every tool and every channel to engage and connect with prospects. That’s why our virtual sales training programs focus on developing these skills.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 9, 2022

That's why leaders need to leverage effective sales training techniques to set reps on the right course and facilitate their professional growth. Sandhu also touched on the value of leveraging a "teach-show-do" framework when training reps. Sandhu also stressed how managers need to commit to repetition when training their reps.

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