No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 9, 2020

Poor leadership will cost you $3.5 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.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 24, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening Podcast, Rob Ulsh , VP of Dealer and International Sales for Great Dane, discusses the use of AI in sales leadership. He also explores the practical applications of AI in sales, including prospecting, customer retention, and pre-call planning.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When I first entered the sales profession, my sales manager provided a data dump of product info for me during onboarding. The next phase of my training was to shadow one of the senior sales reps for a few days. I learned how he did sales, both the good and the bad. The Fix: Don’t do your sales rep’s job for them.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Unfortunately, Pharaoh lied about letting the Israelites go free each time, much as prospects often lie to salespeople. God coached Moses repeatedly to return to Pharaoh, a sales scenario that could only happen if you build space ships and NASA is your only prospect. Statistics from Objective Management Group’s nearly 2.5

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Steven Rosen

MAY 1, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Brandon Nye , Vice President of Sales for Inmode, shares the key qualities to look for when hiring salespeople, including a proven track record in B2B sales and a competitive mindset. This is a crucial skill that many companies overlook when hiring salespeople.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 2, 2024

Are you looking to boost the effectiveness of your sales team? Becoming an exceptional sales leader is essential to get a firm grasp on the principles of sales leadership. To truly elevate your sales team’s performance, it’s not just about understanding these principles, but also about implementing them effectively.

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Vengreso

JULY 30, 2024

Seeking to elevate your leadership capabilities and propel your sales team toward outstanding achievements? Sales management courses are equipped with the necessary strategies and tools for this purpose. Moreover, the benefits of investing in sales management training extend beyond individual growth.

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The real key to building a winning sales team is effective sales management. Are you wondering how to manage a sales team effectively? Well, you can get many tips, tactics, and strategies from various sales management books. Best sales management books you must read. Author- Kevin F.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Companies are spending more money on sales force evaluations, sales training, consulting, sales leadership development, sales process, infrastructure and sales recruiting services than 5 years ago. There were some very good salespeople and sales managers among the mix of the total population of candidates.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 23, 2024

In business, it’s often assumed that a person who excels as a sales rep will also be successful as a sales manager. As such, top sales reps are often promoted to sales managers and left to find their way into their new roles. What is sales management training? This approach simply doesn’t work.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 10, 2021

Invest in your sales managers to unlock the potential in your sales organization and turn that performance into sustainable performance As the leader of your organization, the next 6 months will prove to be more pressure-filled than you may have experienced in years. Invest in your sales managers.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 14, 2013

I sat across the desk from Mike, the new VP of Sales. Before his promotion Mike was the can’t-miss Sales Manager. Now he was just another VP of Sales in the crosshairs. After a quick conversation, we found he was committing 3 of the sales myths below. The majority of Sales VPs are guilty of at least one.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Today, sales leaders recognize that the shift to virtual selling will be with us for a while, if not permanently. The best way for us to make that authentic connection with the person who we’re speaking to, whether a prospective client or a member of our team, is to have awareness of how we show up. Why am I there? Learn More.

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Braveheart Sales

AUGUST 12, 2021

Here’s a question we sometimes get asked, “What about promoting individuals who do not have sales experience into sales leadership roles?”. We know that sales managers require different skills and strengths than salespeople. The same is true of sales managers vs other managers.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 28, 2018

And if you’re in the city, then stop by and join the breakout session I’m giving tomorrow, Wednesday, at 4:15 pm in the Mayfair room, entitled: The Sales Manager: Seven Crucial Skills Every Inside Sales Leaders Needs Now. ”. Give a quick value statement and give the prospect a chance to interact?

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 19, 2022

Congratulations, you are now a sales manager. Earning the title of sales manager is an important step in your sales career, regardless of the size of your sales team. There is plenty that new sales managers need to learn on their journey to become a sales leader. Trust is reciprocal.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Effective sales management is the core of any successful business. Read on as we break down why strong sales management matters, along with proven strategies to achieve it. It involves planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the sales activities within an organization to achieve its revenue targets and close deals.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

"I had no idea Dave was going to struggle so much as a Sales Manager. This post is written for the VP of Sales who wants to eliminate promoting the wrong rep to sales manager. The Answer: Implement a Sales Leadership Council (SLC). You had a hunch they would hate managing. Sound familiar?

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2023

Bookmark this article so that over time, if you want to improve your sales effectiveness, you can read more of the topics below: To shorten your sales process, differentiate, uncover compelling reasons to buy and create urgency, read articles on taking more of a consultative approach.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2023

Bookmark this article so that over time, if you want to improve your sales effectiveness, you can read more of the topics below: To shorten your sales process, differentiate, uncover compelling reasons to buy and create urgency, read articles on taking more of a consultative approach.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. What is Sales Leadership? I’ve always said that those who demonstrate leadership will succeed in their sales career. leadership.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 5, 2014

In no particular order they are: Top 10 Sales Competencies. Top 10 Sales Management Functions. Top 10 Indicators That You Have a Trustworthy Sales Prospect. Top 10 Tips for Hiring Salespeople for Your Sales Force. Top 5 Reasons You Don''t Get More Strong Sales Candidates. 10 Sales Coaching Examples.

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Increase Sales

APRIL 17, 2012

Understanding motivational needs or what some call the prospect’s motives is a necessary sales leadership talent. ” In simple terms, how do those in sales leadership roles encourage people (their sales teams of individual contributors) to take action toward specific goals and objectives?

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criteria for success

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here are 9 questions for sales managers to ask themselves (or for executives to ask their sales managers) as we forward in the new sales year. Leadership for Organizational Growth If you're looking to become a well-rounded, dynamic and growth-oriented leader, then this resource is for you! Download Now 5.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen from the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast discuss how building excellence in sales leadership starts with having the right team. Sales leaders must be willing to make tough decisions about non-performers and proactively recruit top talent.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen from the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast discuss how building excellence in sales leadership starts with having the right team. Sales leaders must be willing to make tough decisions about non-performers and proactively recruit top talent.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 14, 2015

No one had time to prospect, because they couldn’t keep up with the business coming in every day. The problem was that sales management had their heads in the sand. Leadership and Management—You Can’t Have One without the Other There’s an important distinction between sales management and sales leadership.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 20, 2019

Most of these focus on what we should be doing–we need to be customer focused, we need to prospect , we need to have full pipelines, we need to… We spend, as a profession, billions in training, tools, programs, to help us improve as sales leaders. We miss, sales leadership is really about human leadership.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Luckily, some major companies, like LinkedIn, have discovered a way to improve sales relationships, customer trust, and — ultimately — sales numbers. Recently, HubSpot sat down with Kwesi Graves , Regional Sales Manager at LinkedIn, to learn more about how he centers his team's sales approach completely around the ideal buyer.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 10, 2015

Of course my focus is on sales, sales leadership, executives and business. Your firm is growing and needs a competent, energetic sales manager to increase revenue and direct sales operations on the frontline. Here are my Top 10 Reasons Why New Sales Managers Fail.

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Topline Leadership

MAY 20, 2024

Sales managers are usually so focused on trying to help salespeople close already qualified sales opportunities that they overlook the prospecting messages that their salespeople are sending to new prospects every day. Read full article The post Are Your Salespeople Making These Two Email Prospecting Mistakes?

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Braveheart Sales

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It’s then that It struck me – many sales managers could learn something from this mama deer. Managing Sales in a Deer-like Way. What do deer have to do with managing sales you might ask? Finally, for more information about improving sales management effectiveness, reach out to us.

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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. State of Emergency.

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Keith Rosen

AUGUST 25, 2020

Keith Rosen · TMBO Talks on Selling, Prospecting and Coaching Customers With the NBA and WNBA – Part 2. Join me for part two of this three-part sales leadership series with the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the talented leaders of the NBA and WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association).

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Women Sales Pros

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

If you want to know how to be a good sales manager, remember the importance of emotion management when addressing sales performance issues. For example, a sales manager is meeting with one of her top salespeople who is running behind plan for the very first time in two years.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If you are a new sales manager, building trust with your sales team is your first challenge. Without trust, progress will be slowed and time is a luxury few new sales managers have. If you have ever worked for a sales manager you didn’t trust, you know how stressful that sales role can be.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

We know that sales coaching is an important part of sales management. Studies have found that effective sales coaching programs can improve sales reps’ performance by up to 20%. years ( data from Bridge Group Sales Development 2018 Metrics and Compensation Report ). Look in the “too hard” basket.

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