Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 22, 2018

These efforts frequently end up with disappointing results, however, because most companies neglect the most powerful lever in their arsenal: their frontline, field-level sales managers who directly coach, influence and guide sales reps on a daily basis. In this study, top managers brought in an average $3.5

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 9, 2025

Introduction Selling products and delivering sales proposals that create customer value requires buyer and seller understanding of pain points, product and price. That process is quoting and proposing, and sales pros will tell you that knowing when and how to do this effectively is important. What is a Sales Proposal?

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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

JUNE 12, 2013

It was submitted by the head of sales at a client company of mine. If you have ever wondered “ why did the sales manager quit? I think the reasons this sales manager quit are typical, unfortunately. Replacing a sales manager takes lots of time and effort. Spend 15 minutes with this tool.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Quote and proposal software has generated a lot of buzz. Postings on social media, commentary from industry analysts, as well as user and vendor blog posts and white papers, all offer advice and information about automating the quote and proposal functions within the enterprise. Price, sophistication, and performance widely vary.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

It''s their sales managers, who are almost as much in the dark as their salespeople. Want an example of sales management being in the dark? End of Quarter Closing is a great example of sales management dysfunction! And please vote for OMG, a finalist for Top Sales Assessment Tool. (c)

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Highspot

APRIL 1, 2025

That’s what traditional sales role-playing feels like: forced, vague, and anxiety-inducing. Sales managers know role-play is essential to improve sales performance , yet the old methods make it difficult to coach effectively and drive improvement. Mistakes are actual learning opportunities, not career setbacks.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

So is this Stakeholder Assessment Tool. The most troublesome loss is one the sales team virtually guaranteed. I recently spoke with a sales manager about a big deal one of his reps lost. We were finishing up some last bits on the proposal and T&Cs. If the exercise doesn’t resemble the wheel, download the tool.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 11, 2021

B2B sales tools are meant to automate day-to-day processes, increase efficiency in all aspects of the sales process, and simplify various aspects of a sales rep's day to save valuable time — time that can be spent focusing on prospects and deals. B2B Sales Tools. Why use B2B sales tools?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

It follows the format of your typical sales proposal. Presentation - the candidate presents the proposal to a Review Panel that consists of the hiring manager, HR and an objective 3rd party. Sales Manager - Scenario: Only 2 of 8 members of the sales team are making the number. The Final Score.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

This is the 10th article in a January series on the Architecture of the Sales Force. Here are the others: Organic Sales Growth and Its Impact on Sales Architecture. Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Do Technical Salespeople Need Sales Training? I will be speaking at the Sales 2.0

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 31, 2013

This post lists some attributes of high-performance sales cultures. A Culture Creation tool is available by signing up for the SBI Making the 2014 Number tour. It lists 11 traits of high performance sales cultures. A bonus tool is included to help create a common vision. Modified the sales compensation and quotas.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Consistent use of one simple tool by sales will greatly reduce your pain. How This Tool Will Help. It's an ongoing sales aid for reps and a needed coaching tool by managers. It focuses sales on simple “yes/no” questions about the opportunity. Any tool is only as good as how it’s used.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

66% of Sales Reps believe that increasing the time invested by sales managers would help to increase their sales. After all, sales management is responsible for Sales Performance Management. Build those skills by utilizing the tools around you. Your manager is one of those tools.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

While that''s the case with technology, it doesn''t vary too much from that in non technology sales where most people believe that sales success boils down to one of two things; either a critical mass of meetings, or a proposal or quote. I''m sure I''ve missed a few but you get the gist.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 10, 2025

The difference between a sales team that hits targets and one that consistently exceeds them often lies in the support structure around itsales enablement. This strategic discipline ensures that salespeople have the necessary tools, content, processes, and technology to engage buyers effectively and close deals more efficiently.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 27, 2013

This advantage will give her a long tenure serving sales. HR and Sales leaders who need better collaboration must read this post. It includes a tool: a profile of the Sales leader (Hanna’s advantage!) She didn’t go to Sales with a traditional “here is what HR can do for you”. The advantage is being Outside-In.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 17, 2014

So how do you increase sales productivity with so many distractions competing for your attention? This could mean writing a proposal, following up on a referral, scheduling a meeting with a prospect, caring for current clients, or chatting with a potential Referral Source. Get Your Priorities Straight. My trick for staying on course?

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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. Remember last year, we hired a company to do sales training? They gave us tools, templates and playbooks. A leadership style full of wisdom.

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Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Spending hours on unqualified proposals – reality testing. As a result, he ends up writing a practice proposal or an ineffective proposal because he is missing key criteria. LR: What can a manager do to build more emotionally intelligence teams/cultures? CS: The first thing managers need to do is model the behavior.

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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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Pipeliner

AUGUST 20, 2021

In addition to the sales team’s efforts, certain tools are also required to achieve the main goal. In addition, you should use automated sales management tools as often as possible. This is where all the details, including the decision-making process and its price, are discussed; Proposal. You betcha!

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

I’m not trying to be flippant, but let’s tell it like it is and stop complicating the sales process. The focus of most sales efforts is on part two—conducting a sales call, asking probing questions, proposing, presenting, and closing. No other sales strategy comes close to these results. Think about it.

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Pointclear

MAY 1, 2013

There are numerous advantages that result from having access to this information, delivered by tools that are easy to use and provide insights into relevant business events as they happen. Having analytics right in your work stream eliminates the "real view mirror" assessment of your marketing.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

What Are the Best Sales Tools for Small Businesses? Documents tool. Inventory and order management software. Survey tool. Email management tool. If you run a small business, here are the nine tools that will dramatically upgrade your productivity and results. Documents Tool. Survey Tool.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Not just your wins, but also your losses and those that ended in no decisions , all of which can be captured and catalogued using your deal review process or tool. Finally, there is no upside to keeping the next step a secret, especially as you are moving through the sales versus a first call. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Cycle.

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Allego

JANUARY 16, 2025

From setting clear goals to inspiring sellers to deliver peak performance, knowing how to manage a sales team can make or break a sales manager’s success. And the best managers dont just leadthey motivate. Managing remote or hybrid teams adds another layer of complexity. But the effort is worth it.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Approaching a task armed with the tools, systems, and knowledge you need just feels better than walking in unprepared. This is especially important for sales professionals — and sales organizations are making greater strides to ensure their reps are successful on the job. Best for: Partner relationship management.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Have a written proposal for what you want to accomplish or sell. Develop support tools and support documentation. Go to www.gitomer.com , register if you are first-time visitor, and enter the word MACKAY66 in the GitBit box. 3. Be prepared. Have a perfect presentation that you’ve rehearsed. 4. Be ten minutes early.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2020

Sales organizations can use these tools to create groups for topics and individual sales teams, collaborate on proposals, discuss strategies, celebrate customer wins and more. It’s important that managers are well-versed in the technologies that reps will be using to conduct work remotely. we just need to adjust.”.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

brings you written content, video, slideshares and infographics, e-publications and even free tools. Our content is aimed at empowering sales leaders, sales management, sales professionals and entrepreneurs to achieve new heights of success. What to check out: Save Time & Create Proposals Directly.

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criteria for success

JULY 15, 2021

As sales managers, we’ve all been told we need to coach our teams. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. What’s not working?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Builds Dialing Lists: This feature is great for sales managers because they can quickly build out and assign call lists for their teams. Preview Dialer: A preview dialer is perhaps the simplest dialing mechanism, but is still useful for more complex sales. Dialers = Deals.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Between prospecting, sales calls, data entry, quote preparation, and follow-ups, it’s very easy for teams to mismanage data and trip over themselves on the way to the finish line. That’s why sales collaboration tools are an essential part of the modern sales lifecycle. Let’s jump right in!

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 6, 2025

CPQ stands for Configure, Price, Quote , a tool that helps sales teams generate accurate quotes quickly and efficiently by automating configuration, pricing, and proposal processes. But here is the thing: even the best CPQ tool cant reach its full potential if your team is not trained to use it effectively.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 13, 2012

Wednesday I posted a piece about the importance of working your sales cycle, not the calendar. I had a call from Bob, a director of sales with software company. This easy to achieve with or without the latest tools or apps, all you need to know is a crayon and some paper, as long as you poses the second element, accountability.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2021

By contrast, a sales funnel (often confused with a sales pipeline) specifically tracks your conversion rates at each stage of the sales cycle. Your sales pipeline is perhaps your business’ most critical tool, certainly as far as your bottom line and general decision-making go. The Proposal. Key Takeaways.

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