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5 Sales Management Myths Debunked

SBI Growth

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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Hiring a Sales Manager - External or Internal?

SBI Growth

"Should we hire an external Sales Manager or promote from within?". Open Sales Management positions are bad for sales organizations. Having the wrong Sales Manager (SM) is worse. This post helps you decide between hiring an internal or external Sales Manager. It depends. Next Steps.

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Are Sales and Sales Management Candidates Getting Worse?

Understanding the Sales Force

There is more free content on sales and selling than anyone could have imagined. There are categories of sales tools and CRM applications where none existed a few years ago. With all that, shouldn''t the quality of sales, sales management and sales leadership candidates be on the rise? Yes, it should.

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What Your Sales Manager Doesn’t Know

No More Cold Calling

In a report by The TAS Group, “ The Key Role of the Sales Manager ,” researchers found that managers only spend 37 percent of their workdays on leadership activities like: Planning—15%. Associations Enterprise Small Business referral sales referral selling sales sales experts sales strategy sales tips sales tools selling'

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Sales Management: 6 Top Tools to Create More Effective Sales Teams

The Pipeline

Think you have the best possible toolkit for your sales team? The best sales tools now are all about integration and automation. The best tools for your team make more sales, less work. The best sales tools address needs you have now with the integration flexibility to address needs that may arise in the future.

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"Old Tools" Work Really Well in Sales Management

Anthony Cole Training

Tony," you might be asking, "what does this have to do sales management and sales management tools?" Well, reader," I''m thinking, "it has a lot to do with sales management and sales tools, and it also gives me a chance to reflect on my dad and my youth spent on the farm."

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5 Commonly Overlooked Sales Tools

Anthony Cole Training

In a business world filled with an abundance of technologically advanced CRM tools, there are 5 tools that salespeople must use and sales managers must implement throughout their day-to-day activities and agendas, in order to be successful.

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