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Top 20 Reasons Why Sales Managers Suck at Coaching

Understanding the Sales Force

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. So why aren''t more sales managers effective at coaching salespeople?

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Do You Sell Using a “Push” or “Pull” Strategy?

The Sales Hunter

When asked this question, most salespeople respond by saying they use a “push” sales strategy. They say this based on how they view a typical sales call being one where the salesperson is convincing or showing the customer all of the features and benefits of what they offer. Take a look at your sales process.

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Consultative Selling, Commitment and Training - Like Oil & Water

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan First the links. The Huffington Post and the Hubspot Blog both published an article, by Dan Lyons about OMG and Kurlan and what it takes to succeed in sales. We recently evaluated a sales force where the salespeople had, on average, only 18% of the attributes of a consultative seller.

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SalesProCentral

Delicious Sales

Sales (12918). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Selling Skills (528). Incentives (379). Outside Sales (81). Sales Process (1775). 2013 (4691). THE SALES HUNTER AUGUST 12, 2013 Is Your Sales Process Slow or Fast? Is your sales process slow or fast?

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7 Data-Backed Sales Best Practices

InsideSales.com

In this post, you’ll learn how to use predictive analytics and big data to improve your team’s inside sales skills. Follow these sales best practices to improve your sales reps’ selling skills and turn regular salespeople into sales superstars. Selling Is a Competitive Sport. I agree with them.

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