Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Being a sales manager is a whirlwind experience, especially for those who were once successful sales reps themselves. Fortunately, there are valuable best practices that can help aspiring sales managers excel in their positions. Best Practices for Sales Managers 1. Lay a robust foundation.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 28, 2014

He asked if we’re all connected to our customers and explained how doing so helps sales professionals engage and build one-on-one relationships with buyers. My Greatest Learning Nuggets Dreamforce is not a sales conference. However, this year there was a sales track. Marc also spoke about the imperative to connect.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Phillip Twyford, director of sales and marketing for Tico Mail Works, had the exact same realization, which he outlines in this week’s guest post. I was 16 years old and working in Arnotts department store as a sales assistant. I had strangers come up, look me in the eye, and ask me to help them find the right shirt, jeans, or suit.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

I opened it up, turned it on, clicked to books and BAM! American Icon opened up right where I left off. I stopped reading, highlighted the passage and made the following note: “This pertains to sales managers and sales professionals in their relationship AND should also be applied to sales professionals and buyer relationships!”.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2013

When you assess the performance of your sales leader, perhaps you’re feeling let down. As you plan for next year, you have two options: Pull the Plug – Fire your sales leader and find someone else. As you plan for next year, you have two options: Pull the Plug – Fire your sales leader and find someone else. He works hard.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

First Quarter 2014. Are You Set Up? But as budget planning begins and business strategies begin to be set, it is your responsibility to be ready for 2014. What are your revenue objectives by each quarter for 2014? a. Sales skills. d. Sales planning. When do you need them fully up and trained?

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 4, 2014

Sales Managers. If you want to get better at management a good first step is – stop annoying you staff. People complain about their managers regardless of their position inside the organization or the type of business all the time. This good idea also holds true for sales managers.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The top sales executive in every organization faces the same problem: spin. Learning the truth is critical for your sales strategy. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.” Sales Rep Survey. Sales Management Survey.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 10, 2014

You just got your new quota and it’s gone up. Now you need to roll it out to your management team. Top sales leaders know how to communicate and roll out a sales plan. Get your sales managers involved early in the process. The sales management team needs to have a clear understanding of the new quota.

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Sales 2.0

AUGUST 17, 2014

So this is how you follow up on inbound leads. The content of the webinar seemed very “Sales 2.0″ The webinar promised that these metrics were derived from analyzing thousands of real life sales calls and deriving the best practices. “You signed up for our webinar on xxx. . ″ to me.

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Sales Training Connection

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Lessons for Sales Managers. In the book, the author shares several key points about entrepreneurs which we believe surely presents lessons for sales managers. This frees up your time to focus on activities that yield the highest returns for the company and that grow the business. ©2014 Sales Momentum, LLC.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Entering 2014, Sales and HR leaders face new trends causing turnover with top talent. This post offers solutions to Sales and HR leaders who ask this question: “How do we respond to demographic trends and retain top sales talent?” Now they are impatient to make up for the temporary career setback. But it isn’t.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 7, 2013

Not all “A” Player sales reps were meant to be managers. If you’ve been in sales long enough, you’ve seen this mistake unfold. The newly promoted manager repeats behavior that made him successful as a rep. He neglects his skill development and sales initiatives. An ill-prepared sales manager damages his region.

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Customer Centric Selling

JULY 2, 2014

Sales Tips: How to Boost the Remainder of Your 2014. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Early in my sales management career, I was astounded by how hopeful salespeople were that had achieved 35% of their annual quota going into the fourth quarter.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

So, you think you want to be a sales manager? If you’re an individual top-performing contributor in your sales organization and you’re thinking of applying for a sales manager role, let me give you a bit of a reality check first. Check out my book on running a human-centric sales process that'll win more customers.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 31, 2013

How do you know if your sales force is a high-performing one? This post lists some attributes of high-performance sales cultures. A Culture Creation tool is available by signing up for the SBI Making the 2014 Number tour. It lists 11 traits of high performance sales cultures. Revised sales territories.

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SBI Growth

JULY 26, 2013

started a sales improvement effort. He worked with sales leadership to bring in consultants. Hank is pushing to start the next recommended SFE (Sales Force Effectiveness) initiatives. However, Chief Sales Officer Victor wants to know if the first initiative is successful. It will surely help sales recruiting.

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SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2013

You have to make the rest of 2013 with the sales heads you have.” Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." In the guide you will learn: Make the number with the remaining sales people you have. Make the sales job fun.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 7, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan N ot too long ago, before the advent of Social Selling, if a salesperson needed to add new opportunities to the pipeline there were basically two options: Make Cold Calls; or. But because a small percentage of them turn out to be really good ones, all of them must be followed up.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 4, 2013

Most HR and Sales leaders who just completed this mid-year chore would agree. It does not answer the question that is top of mind with Sales and HR leaders, “How can we improve the performance of our sales team?” The accelerated pace of today’s selling environment requires a new kind of performance management.

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Chorus.ai

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Just ask former math teacher Grace Tyson, who, in 2014, was struggling to define the unknown in a very important equation: Grace + [X] = new career. So, Grace started to investigate this potential career path in sales further. Sales is a small world, really,” Grace says. I said, ‘Okay, I think I can do that!’

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SBI Growth

JUNE 30, 2013

In B2B sales, activity leads to results. The correct time to add sales people is when business is soft. More sales people means more sales calls. This means your sales force will be in more deals. You reduce the number of sales reps to cut costs. Let’s not beat up Oracle. Your 2014 quota is going up.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 19, 2018

Author: Erroin Martin, Vice President of Sales at Conversica “These are the new leads. If you’re in sales then you have likely seen “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Alec Baldwin’s iconic turn as a fire-breathing sales manager delivers the most anti-motivating motivational sales speech in movie history.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Planning for 2014 is in full swing. You just got off the weekly call with the Sales Leadership team. Your boss, the SVP of Sales, has some ‘great’ news. “We We got budget approval to add new sales heads. Start recruiting now so we can start of 2014 with a full team.” What is Topgrading for Sales?

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 19, 2013

The truth is, though, that when you build your sales plans to make your goal, chances are pretty high that you will MISS your goal!! Many of you are building your 2014 sales goals as you read this, and if you’re not, you need to start. We’ll say you want to achieve $1 million in sales next year. Aim higher!

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

We write frequently about aligning your sales process to your ideal customer''s buying process. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.” Learn why your team ignores your sales process and how to fix it. Team meetings are run by sales managers.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

There is no argument among sales leaders that finding, hiring, and retaining good sales reps is the biggest challenge in leading an organization to higher profits. But how to hire the right sales reps? They help manage the entire life-cycle of employees for you. You can find it on Amazon or from the author here.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 17, 2015

What salespeople—and sales managers— need to understand is that calls are either hot or cold. I know that’s when executives are most likely to be in their offices and answer their phones, but do you really think we’ll pick up? Then you follow up with a generic email or LinkedIn message.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2013

There is a better way to differentiate your sales force from the competition. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Learn why a customized sales process is the ultimate competitive advantage. Not Just a Regular Sales Process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. This is the 10th article in a January series on the Architecture of the Sales Force. Here are the others: Organic Sales Growth and Its Impact on Sales Architecture. Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Who are they? What size are they?

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 8, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I''ve seen this happen in youth baseball so many times. Are there sales versions of this? An example of a successful, but not necessarily busy salesperson, would be the one whose two whale-sized deals generated three times more business than the rest of the sales force combined.

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 7, 2014

SPS — Sales Prevention Syndrome — is the great killer of salespeople. Do you or your friend ever suffer any of the following conditions: A hesitation to answer the phone when a customer is calling. ” A desire to spend too much time preparing to make sales calls as an excuse to not actually have to call.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2018

If you’re one of the few sales professionals who’s never heard of Keenan the Sales Guy, here’s a little introduction. Keenan is the self-described CEO/President and Chief Antagonist of A Sales Guy Inc. With more than 20 years of sales experience, Keenan has influenced, learned, and shaped the world of sales.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2014

Every year, a Sales Enablement leader is faced with the same problem. Ramping new sales reps. Make a change in 2014. Follow the 4 step process below to start this year off right. Training should be focused on helping your sales reps identify prospects and close deals. Step 4: Sales Manager Accountability.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 18, 2015

Sales Process isn't even the only thing that inbound marketers say is dead. Let's start with my recent Google search for "Sales Process is Dead." That search turned up these articles on the first page of results: So who wrote all of these articles? The Death of All Selling Forever April 25 2014. Don't get me wrong.

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SBI Growth

MAY 11, 2013

Sales VPs need to make the number this quarter. Sales Managers want more new business. Sales Reps need more leads. There are 5 major ways to create Social Debt for someone: Connect them to a peer in another company : Hooking someone up with a like peer allows for best practice sharing. What was the difference?

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 1, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan It''s a big problem with many of the sales blogs you read. One-person sales consulting firms, self-appointed experts, telling, but not doing, what they say. Keeping that in mind, Objective Management Group (OMG) held its quarterly Rockefeller Habits meeting this week.

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