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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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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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Sales teams are getting their 2013 numbers. For the Sales Leaders who learned how to set quotas at the SBI Make the Number tour ( register now! ), the results will be quite different. 2013 results will uncover some long-hidden flaws in the sales force. Sales coaching. What's the best approach? Register here.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Before we discuss how to improve sales training, a quick promo for the latest and greatest taking place over at the ever improving Top Sales World. The June issue of Top Sales Magazine has been published and you can download it here. More on Baseball and Sales.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan An interesting article, Secrets to Developing Successful Sales Managers , by Xactly's CEO, Christopher Cabrera, was posted on Selling Power's 2/19/13 blog. Here's why: He said to hire for characteristics and train for competencies. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 2, 2013

I spend a lot of time with division heads, sales managers and salespeople, and it’s not unusual for the topic of sales training to be discussed — especially in context of how important it is or isn’t. . Does sales training really deliver better outcomes for sales teams?

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Training Sales Management Motivation Sales 206

SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

I was lucky enough to be introduced to a sales team’s top performer for 2013. Julie’s Sales Operations leader thought I could learn a lot from her. Training dollars are being misallocated. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. Does this ring a bell?

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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

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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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Preparing for 2013. I thought I might simply highlight a few points from both sessions since there are pertinent for everyone as we move into 2013. Acumen Management Group Ltd. operationalizes” sales management systems and processes that pull revenue out of the doldrums into the fresh zone. Panel Discussion.

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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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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 14, 2014

So why didn''t the training on consultative selling stick? That same finding is used to determine how quickly a new salesperson will ramp up and apply what they learned from training. When you provide sales training, it''s not just new skills that you ask people to learn. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan'

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2023

With those unique circumstances in mind, the importance of effective sales training cannot be overstated. In this blog post, we’ll outline the unique challenges faced in pharmaceutical sales training and provide practical solutions. What are some challenges in pharmaceutical sales training?

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Are you prepared to succeed today in Sales, Sales Management, Business and Life? Let me take a minute to answer for myself and then I'll get on with the rest of the post: Sales - yes, Sales management - kind of, Business - yes. In sales management you would likely look at sales.

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Sales Training Connection

MARCH 27, 2013

Second, most people agree that coaching is a must-do for developing a superior sales team. Some don’t do it because they think their sales managers are experienced so they know how to coach. Others pass because their sales managers are busy, so coaching training is not viewed as a good use of time.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 24, 2014

It got me thinking about the road most often taken to sales management. Compared to the rocky road to coaching in the NFL, the road to sales management absolutely sounds like a road paved with gold! You see, only 18% of all sales managers are any good at coaching and only 66% of them can be coached up.

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Sales Management Webinar Metrics Coaching Sports 214

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 29, 2013

There''s nothing new here (f or 24 years I have been writing about the blueprint to the sales DNA they just recently described , building into our assessments and delivering training on it) a nd while some of the Challenger approach is fundamentally correct, it can be very misleading too. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan'

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 10, 2013

Recently, I had lunch with a salesperson I had trained over 25 years ago. As I listened to her, I realized that even today with all the management and sales training; the countless books and webinars; and the availability of small business coaches and consultants, there are far too many short sighted sales managers and small business owners.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 5, 2013

Your Sales Management Guru Blog Author on “Top 50 Sales & Marketing Influencers” List . Speaker, consultant, and author Ken Thoreson’s updated Sales Manager’s Tool Kit now available . One of the new approaches we’re taking with sales organizations is Business Guidance Selling.” . KNOXVILLE, Tenn.,

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Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. They represent the freshest, most innovative thinking on sales currently on the market and take into consideration the changing sales climate and competitive realities every sales rep and sales leader is facing. Top Sales Books to Read in 2013.

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Sales Training Connection

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Sales Manager Tip. Each year sales managers spend a substantive amount of time and effort helping their sales team use their time with the customer more effectively. Front-line sales manager who can provide their sales teams more time to work with customers, not on paperwork can make a big difference quickly.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Sales Leadership: 2013 Sales Theme. Last week I was speaking at a conference on: “ Building and Maintaining Sales Motivation ”, after the program several individuals came up to discuss my concept of a “Drive Statement. Then engage several team members to assist you in developing a sales theme or Drive Statement.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 19, 2013

There are several GREAT speakers in the general sessions, but it is not a conference where you will find constant discussions about the art and science of selling or sales management. Whenever I hear a talk, a message or a point of view, I find myself automatically translating it to sales and sales management.

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A Sales Guy

DECEMBER 7, 2012

If you buy into the premise that it’s people behind success, which we should, then understanding your teams strenths and weaknesses should be at the core of your 2013 planning. Knowing that achieving your 2013 goals is directly dependent on your team, have you asked yourself are they up to the task? Not everyone makes it.

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Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Sales Coaching. Front-line sales managers are the “pivotal job” for improving sales productivity. That means – if companies want to improve sales revenue and optimize sales profitability, they should do everything they can to make sure front-line sales managers are doing what they should be doing.

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Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

You need a superior sales team and maintaining a superior sales team requires f ront-line sales managers who coach and who are good at it. But for sales managers to be good at coaching, feedback must run both ways. From the sales rep perspective the feedback can take two very different forms: 1.

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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

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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Sales Training Connection

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Sales managers. There’s little doubt that sales managers are the pivotal job for creating a superior sales team. And, a critical responsibility for the sales manager is coaching. Most people agree that sales coaching is important and can make a difference. ©2013 Sales Momentum, LLC.

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Sales Training Connection

MAY 6, 2013

It’s easy to manage a sales team when there’s consensus on where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. That’s when sales managers face some challenges. But if agreement can’t be reached even at that level, then the sales manager makes the call. ©2013 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 5, 2013

Kanter was writing about leadership in general, we thought her message held merit for front-line sales managers. Most sales managers work in a highly demanding and challenging environment. Clearly it is important to help sales managers learn how to create an environment where accountability is valued and taken seriously.

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Sales Training Connection

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

New sales managers. New sales managers face a lot of new challenges. As they seek to develop the skills to work through new challenges, there is a tendency to gravitate back to what they know how to do – in the case of new sales managers , it’s usually selling. ©2013 Sales Momentum, LL.

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Increase Sales

JULY 1, 2013

Once again a new sales coaching client is facing the super worker (think salesman) promoted to supervisor or sales manager disaster. Coming from a very supportive sales culture where her previous manager coached and helped her, she is now facing a 180 degree opposite. You begin to think: Am I doing things right?

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 6, 2013

Sales rep to sales manager transition. You were a top sales person. You’ve just been promoted to sales manager – you have a team of 12 sales reps. The good news is you now have the pivotal job for improving the sales effectiveness of your organization. Remember you are now a sales manager.

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Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

The reality is much of the organizational structure for mid size to small businesses (SMB) today including having a sales manager is based on some of the practices of years gone by much larger companies with over 100 employees and multiple locations. Possibly by having a sales manager, you have created a hurdle for your sales team?

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Sales Training Connection

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Salespeople often raise problems with their sales managers that require fixing. Here are two approaches for this problem-fix type discussion: Approach 1 – Some salespeople raise problems with their sales managers salestraining with the conversation culminating in the salesperson simply “tossing the ball” to the sales manager.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Hmm, I just received another webinar email on sales training offered by some experts. In reading the short bullet points, the emphasis again was on specific sales coaching technical issues, technical sales skills, the professional behaviors of sales management as well as poor organizational processes and procedures.

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