Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Sales Management End of Year Checklist. . While I was working on ideas for the next few blogs it occurred to prepare a series based upon the end of the year and the start to 2017. Depending upon the person and the conditions in their sales organization each article may or may not be pertinent.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Free Sales Management Training Webinar. All sales managers find coaching difficult salespeople challenging. For Sales Management Case Studies: Coaching Difficult Salespeople. For Sales Management Case Studies: Coaching Difficult Salespeople. Signup for my sales management newsletter.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2017

So we’ve compiled a list (in chronological order) of the top sales conferences you should attend in 2017 and 2018. The Best Sales Conferences. Digital Sales Engine. Sales Acceleration Technology Summit. AA-ISP Digital Sales World 2018. Sandler Sales & Leadership Summit. TOPO Sales Summit.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 3, 2018

If you want to crush your sales numbers Sales Strategy #2: Execute with Excellence is guaranteed to help. As the Head of Sales, you are still in 2017 my friend but you really need to have your head in 2018 deciding what you are going to do. Now very few sales leaders have an execution plan.

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Miller Heiman Group

MAY 14, 2019

Sales managers influence what salespeople sell, where they sell, who they sell to and even how they sell. These factors make the sales manager role one of the most influential and demanding jobs in any company engaged in complex B2B sales. How many direct reports do sales managers have in your company?

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 20, 2016

First Quarter 2017. But as budget planning begins and business strategies begin to be set, it is your responsibility to be ready for 2017. What are your revenue objectives by each quarter for 2017? Sales skills. Sales planning. Sales planning. When do you need them fully up and trained? A book club?

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Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 2, 2017

Life Enrichment: Why 2017 Can Be Your Best Year Ever! A friend of my recently wrote a blog on the “ One Person That Impacted My Life in 2016” I think it was a fabulous idea, today is a good day for you to reflect on that thought, name that person and thank them, make them aware of your feelings and then go make 2017 Your Best Year Ever!

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

.” As a modern digital magazine, Sales POP! Our content is aimed at empowering sales leaders, sales management, sales professionals and entrepreneurs to achieve new heights of success. Because every sale starts with a connection. Sales Management Blog. Sales Gravy. Connect2Sell.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Ten 2017 Sales Kick-off Meeting Ideas. . While working with a client last week it became obvious that we are moving into the time to finalize 2017 budgets, compensation plans and something most sales managers don’t take enough in developing their 2017 Sales Kick Off meeting. Let’s share.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Make the most of any downtime your team has this month to focus on improving sales effectiveness to hit the ground running in the New Year. We’ve rounded up the top 10 most popular posts from The Sales Leader blog in 2017 to give you a place to start when you’re looking to improve your team’s performance.

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MEDDIC

MARCH 27, 2024

Recognizing this, MEDDIC Academy proudly introduces our groundbreaking Sales Leadership Course Bundle. Designed for dynamic sales leaders, forward-thinking CEOs, and ambitious sales managers, this bundle is the ultimate tool for not only meeting but exceeding sales goals. Darius: Absolutely.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Author: Paul Nolan Before I began researching this issue’s cover story, I had no idea the lack of sales management training was as dire a problem as it is. We thought there was a gap in training for B2B sales managers, but quickly discovered that “gap” is actually a canyon (hence the cover image).

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 12, 2017

Sales Manager. New sales managers often are promoted for their sales success – not sales management expertise. So what happens after the sales manager assumes the role and responsibilities of their new position? Few new sales managers find themselves “ahead of the curve”.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Now is the Time to Build Your Pipeline for 2017. At this time of year it is not unusual for salespeople and sales managers to simply focused on closing business to achieve their yearly objectives, maximize their compensation plans and unfortunately drain their pipelines. Need more sales management resources?

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Spencer Wiedeman – EMEA Sales Manager, Talkdesk. Gorden Jen – Director of Sales, EverString. 3) Sales Development: Alex Boyd – Founder & CEO, RevenueZen. Christian DiPietrantonio – Manager, Business Development, Axiom Law. Dalton Gilgor – Account Development Manager, Guru.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Sales Tips: How to Plan Your 2017 for Success. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. However, what I did have was basic management training, skills, and education. Personal Income Requirement: What do you want to make in 2017?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Training, training, training. In particular, focus on areas of training and coaching if you are looking to improve sales performance. CSO Insights’ 2017 Sales Manager Enablement Report that 47% of sales managers spend less than half an hour a week on coaching the skills and behaviours of their sales teams.

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The Ultimate Sales Executive Resource

JULY 26, 2019

I also mentioned that formulating Learning Goals at sophistication levels three (apply) and higher is necessary but not sufficient for Sales Training Initiatives having a sustainable impact on sellers’ performance. For sales tool training, level 3 is sufficient. However not all tasks need the full proficiency level.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Creating a Sales Compensation Plan for 2017. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans.

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SBI

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The Top Sales Tools of 2017 Guide: Final Cut is where you’ll find the best sales tech for growing revenue. Pipeline Management & Deal Flow. Sales Enablement & Engagement. Sales Prospecting & Communication. Sales Management, Coaching, & Training. Closing Deals.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

Meeting buyer expectations and preferences While in-person sales were once the default, many B2B buyers prefer to engage with sellers remotely. Consider that in 2017, 20% of industrial companies preferred digital interactions and purchases. Sales managers An inside sales manager oversees a team of inside sales reps.

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BrainShark

JANUARY 18, 2017

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Hyper-Connected Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2017

One of the most powerful ways that you can kick-off 2018 is by actually wrapping up 2017. Dig Into 2017. What initiatives did well for us in 2017 that we want to continue? Tell your sales manager, your mastermind group, your spouse, your dog…whomever will hold you to it. Clear Out the Past Year.

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SBI

OCTOBER 5, 2017

For their publication, Sales Agenda 2017 , the authors surveyed sales leaders on what they consider to be their top challenges for 2017. Coaching and managing appropriately to the process and strategy. Managers and coaches aren’t always promoted into those roles because they are natural managers and coaches.

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MJ Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

However, your chances of ascending higher — to a VP or Director of Sales position — are zero. Only successful sales managers become sales executives. To excel as a manager (and someday make it to the C-suite), avoid these four significant failures. After all, the manager can’t reverse the change.

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MJ Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

However, your chances of ascending higher — to a VP or Director of Sales position — are zero. Only successful sales managers become sales executives. To excel as a manager (and someday make it to the C-suite), avoid these four significant failures. After all, the manager can’t reverse the change.

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Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 10, 2017

AI and Sales Management. Sales leadership talks about it all the time. Sales consultants advocate it and sales managers say they would like to do more of it. The “it” of course is sales coaching. Lots of companies start sales coaching initiatives but a scarce few sustain them over time.

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Showpad

APRIL 9, 2021

Not only are the techniques that sellers deploy different today, but remote training requires a unique set of best practices as well. A July 2017 McKinsey survey found that 48% of respondents said they perceived lower costs as one of the top three factors that drive technology adoption across their company.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 23, 2017

Peer Coaching – Sales reps can review each others’ calls to swap ideas for how to sell better through the use of call sharing & call libraries. Sales Managers – Review, analyze, and coach calls on-demand when it’s convenient for you so you can be in 10 places at once.

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ROI4Sales

APRIL 17, 2017

We don’t say that reps are “sales trained” – for all you English majors – we use the present participle form and refer to it as “sales training.” And for a good reason: sales training must be a continuous process if you are going to be successful in today’s B2B sales environment. Sound familiar?

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Sales Training Connection

MARCH 1, 2017

New Sales Managers. Customers now want sales reps who are trusted advisors not product facilitators. All this means that in order for a sales team to be successful in the years ahead, front-line managers need be highly skilled. Let’s look at how a new sales manager can get off on the right foot.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A Sales Benchmark Index survey from 2017 reported that in nearly 75% of sales situations, customers prefer not to meet in person. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills? What should sales kickoffs look like?

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 15, 2018

That’s because they focus first on Talent Management, getting the right people in the first place, then second, removing any barrier to their effectiveness as sales people (Training, coaching, strong processes, tools, systems, collaboration). ” Bits And Pieces — June 24, 2017 When Less Is More!

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 30, 2018

This is the equivalent of sales managers telling their salespeople that they “really need to make their quota.” Either way, the sales manager has committed coaching malpractice. At the same time, it’s a well-known fact that revenue targets have risen: A double blow to the hardworking sales manager and sales rep.

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MJ Hoffman

MARCH 29, 2019

Sales management is one of the most difficult jobs out there. Along with the work you’re doing with your VP or Director of Sales, you’re working with colleagues in Product, Marketing, HR – the list goes on. Most importantly, managers are responsible for the individual and collective success of their salespeople.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 11, 2018

While many of the leading companies do indeed offer training, with many having annual reboots and refreshers, but these serve a purpose that is not always the same as intended by governing bodies. The B2B Buying Disconnect – TrustRadius 2017. The deficit is, not the supply.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 19, 2023

In this blog post, we’ve rounded up sales productivity stats from the leading research firms and vendors in the sales enablement space to put together stats bucked into a few different categories: customer experience; rep time management; sales managers; sales enablement; and technology usage.

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