Topline Leadership

JUNE 20, 2024

Most sales managers come up through the ranks, bringing with them the long-engrained habits of a salesperson. The best sales managers, however, realize that the skills needed to succeed in sales management are different from those needed to succeed in sales.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 25, 2014

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 27, 2014

Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills low performer sales leadership sales manager' Everyone else on the team knows who the slacker is, and worse yet, they’re looking at you to see how you’re going to handle […].

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 6, 2013

How is your sales leadership during the month of December? Too many times, I hear from sales managers who are complaining about how customers are pushing things back to January due to the holidays. Instead, stay focused and demonstrate genuine sales leadership. ” Sales Motivation Blog. .

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Power of Sales Leadership and Emotion in Sales Hello everyone, I’m John Golden, your host from SalesPOP! Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM. It involves asking questions and helping individuals discover their own solutions, which is both a coaching and selling skill.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

Journaling and self-reflection can help salespeople improve their own selling skills. Byline: By sales leadership and coaching experts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen Introduction Welcome to the Sales Leadership Awakening Podcast, where we tackle the age-old issue of bridging the knowing and doing gap in the sales leadership realm.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 23, 2011

To Become A Master Salesperson, Master NON Selling Skills. Tweet Share Everyone talks about “how to sell” Not me. If you save this list, review it weekly for a year, select one of the elements each week and work on the skill, you will become a master. You can learn old world selling skills.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 18, 2013

If and Then : The two words no sales manager ever wants to hear. ” The reasoning goes like this: “ If we could cut our price, then I know I could close more sales.” ” This is nothing more than the typical blame game played by salespeople when they can’t sell.

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 8, 2013

Welcome to Sales Leadership Friday! Starting today, on each Friday I will provide to you insights to generate thinking about sales leadership. A few of the topics I’ll be writing about in the coming weeks include: The role of the CEO in account management. Defining “sales leadership”.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 16, 2013

Let’s do a quick review of some of the key activities the typical sales manager — or sales leader — does. Sales managers put them together properly, adding information where necessary, and send them up the chain of command on time. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 12, 2013

In sales, it can be all about the numbers and there’s nothing wrong with being concerned about the numbers. However, too many sales managers spend all of their time dealing with the numbers, leaving zero time to spend with their people. In my work with sales managers, I see a wide range of skill sets and competencies.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 4, 2022

In the pre-COVID days, sales managers would ride along with a sales rep for the day. They would observe calls, ask questions to help the sales rep evaluate what worked well and didn’t work, and have the rep come up with ways they would commit to improving their selling skills.

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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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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 4, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The latest interview between Jonathan Farrington, CEO of TopSalesWorld , and me is available here. We discussed why only 17% of all sales managers are effective at coaching and the conversation was very enlightening. DNA - They don''t have the DNA to support effective sales coaching.

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Many salespeople have found the entire shift very frustrating and are still uncomfortable selling virtually. Salespeople who had poor selling skills before COVID are now extremely challenged in hitting their quotas. Coaching can take on many forms such as; coaching deals, coaching KPI’s and coaching sales calls. .

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 10, 2013

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard salespeople and sales managers use what I refer to as the two deadly words in sales: “if” and “then.” ” Here is how this plays out: If we could come out with a cheaper model, then I know I could sell more.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 27, 2013

A sales manager can help tremendously if they occasionally go on sales calls with their salespeople. I call this the “four-legged sales call.” ” Problem is too managers won’t do this at all — or when they do it, they do it wrong. ” Sales Motivation Blog. .

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 3, 2013

For sales managers, it is many times when they send out emails to the team letting them know about things and laying the groundwork for what is expected in the week to come. Many times for sales managers, they don’t understand how their emails are being received. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

We need to identify the critical success factors and narrow them down to three manageable items. “Change management is sales management, and that’s going to make the difference.” ” – Colleen Stanley Change management also plays a significant role in execution.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

What is Sales Leadership? I’ve always said that those who demonstrate leadership will succeed in their sales career. The phrase I use is “sales is leadership and leadership is sales.” How do you show your sales leadership? Leadership and High-Profit Selling.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The argument I hear is how sales leadership is something that only involves top performing sales people, sales managers or those who work for a company with huge market share. Sales leadership is a fundamental to anyone in sales who is striving to grow their sales and profit.

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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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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Last week I found myself in a discussion with a sales manager regarding the subject of sales leadership and what does it really entail. Our discussion centered around the quality of the sales call, but it made me think about it from a different perspective.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 17, 2014

Too many salespeople and sales managers spend too much time in the office! Blog Closing a Sale Consultative Selling leadership Professional Selling Skills Prospecting Sales Motivation sales leadership sales manager sales motivation salespeople selling skills video sales tip'

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Are there rules or guidelines a sales leader needs to follow to be called a sales leader? A sales manager is going to manage the customer. But a sales leader is going […]. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills sales leadership'

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 4, 2013

It shows up in both the top-line sales numbers and the bottom-line profit results. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills Sales Development Training Sales Motivation Sales Training sales leadership sales motivation'

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Highspot

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In fact, a reported 69% of sellers who exceed annual quota consider their sales managers as being “above average” at their jobs. But here’s the problem: A good candidate for sales management is hard to find. Why is there a knowledge gap for sales leaders? sales guidance. sales guidance.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 19, 2014

” If you’re reading this and you’re a sales manager, I want you […]. Blog Closing a Sale Consultative Selling leadership Professional Selling Skills Prospecting Sales Motivation leader sales leader sales leadership sales motivation success'

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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 makes a good coach?

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Sales Readiness Group

MARCH 31, 2021

Last week, I surveyed 53 sales managers, asking them, among other things, what essential skills their top-performing salespeople possess. Okay, it wasn’t an actual survey.

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Sales Training Connection

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Sales Managers – it’s what you say and how you say it. A hallmark of a great sales manager is being a good communicator. For example, front-line sales managers are the critical screens through which messages travel from top management to the sales team. ©2013 Sales Momentum ®.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sales Managers Have the Hardest Job in Sales. Guest post Monday brings us Jeb Blount, author of People Follow You: The Real Secret to What Matters Most in Leadership. As a sales manager, you owe it to yourself to pay close attention to Jeb’s keen insights on leadership. Leadership Principle #1.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 29, 2014

Remember your early days as a sales manager? Earlier this week I was discussing sales with a VP of Sales and we were talking about the value of strategic thinking and relationships. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills sales leadership'

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2024

Sales Managers: Get Off Your Butt and Start Coaching Your Reps In today’s highly competitive sales industry, which has endless analytic tools and virtual interfaces, the role of the sales manager has quietly pivoted to that of a ‘dashboard coach.’

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager is a person that’s responsible for building, leading, and managing a sales team within an organization. . A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

That’s why I want to make you aware of Lee Salz and his team over at Sales Architects. They offer a great resource called The Sales Management Challenge. I encourage you to glean from this resource to improve your skills, success and bottom line. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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SBI Growth

MARCH 22, 2013

This post is about developing Sales Leadership. 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.

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