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Top 13 Requirements to Help You Soar as a Sales Manager

Understanding the Sales Force

In addition to that, I received a number of emails asking, what are the requirements for becoming a great sales manager? For most people it was a laptop but mine was a Kaypro CP/M based transportable computer that weighed about 15 pounds circa 1984 which I replaced with a Panasonic laptop, with 20 MB of storage circa 1987.

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Why These Noticeable Details Will Lead You To Greater Success

Bernadette McClelland

In my case it was a sales manager who would use the phrase, ‘Attention to Detail’ quite regularly. Here are a few examples that have come up in my discussions and/or coaching that might give you some food for thought: Funnily enough, writing this article transported me back in time to when my husband and I were renovating an old house.

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You STILL Need To Sell The Sizzle, Not The Steak

MTD Sales Training

Yet, many sales people had problems closing door-to-door sales for this new and advanced product. However, one sales person consistently outsold everyone else, with sales nearly 300% higher than average. So, a wise sales manager set out to find out why.

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Social Deja Vu: We’ve Been Here Before

No More Cold Calling

Murrow, played by David Strathairn , you’ll be transported back to a pivotal era in TV broadcasting: the early 1950s. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople' We watched a show when it was on, and we watched together as a family. If you’ve seen the movie Good Night, and Good Luck about Edward R.

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Build a Bold, Data Infused Sales Strategy for 2013

SBI Growth

Joe starts by running a sales report and analyzing the data looking for themes. Maybe the company has recently been highly successful selling into the transportation industry. Joe takes note and says, “Alright, that is slide one, we need to focus on more transportation companies.”.

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View From the Top - When Salespeople Call on Purchasing

Understanding the Sales Force

So you might get to middle management - people who need to schedule meetings, can't say yes, won't say no, and string you along. They'll get you there too, but they'll bring you to the transportation hub where all salespeople disembark - purchasing or procurement. Everyone else - the bottom 74% - they're on the buses.

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11 Traits of a High Performance Sales Culture

SBI Growth

Sales Rep turnover at AdzaTran (a B2B transportation equipment supplier) has been increasing lately. Dani, the VP of North America Sales, is frustrated. Modified the sales compensation and quotas. Revised sales territories. Shifted around Sales Managers. She''s tweaked the hiring profile.

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