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Sales Managers: The Software Stack To Turbocharge Your Team in 2022

Gong.io

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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20 Clutch Sales Prospecting Tools for 2022

Crunchbase

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

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The 5 Reasons Sales Teams Excelled in 2022 — While Others Didn't

Hubspot Sales

The HubSpot Blog’s Sales Strategy & Trends Report says that 42% of salespeople exceeded their goals in 2021, a similar amount simply met their goals, and 16% underperformed. In 2022, 41% of salespeople exceeded their goals, and an equal amount met them. Let’s go over how those top-performing sales reps met their goals.

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Assess Your Sales Team Skills for 2022

Janek Performance Group

Many CEOs are creating ambitious goals for 2022. The best way to accomplish sales goals is to have the right salespeople on your team. To achieve your sales goals in 2022, there is one essential question you need to ask before you spend a dime on marketing. . What is the average sales cycle length per rep?

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The 5 Main Sales Productivity Metrics Managers Track in 2022 [& How to Improve Yours]

Hubspot Sales

These figures — ones used to measure how active and engaged salespeople are day-to-day basis — are central to the success and direction of most sales orgs. In HubSpot's recent Sales Strategy Survey of over 1,000 salespeople, we asked real sales managers about the metrics they track to gauge their reps' activity and effectiveness.

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Where to Invest in New Sales Tech for the Greatest Return in 2022 and Beyond [New Data]

Hubspot Sales

Fortunately, we did some digging to determine which areas of the sales cycle leaders are investing in most heavily for 2022 and beyond. In a HelloSign study of 1000+ small and medium businesses , leaders were split when asked which areas of the sales cycle were the top priority for improvement in 2022. Prospecting 34.75%.

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The State of Sales Enablement Technology: What’s in Store for 2022

Allego

Here the four top sales enablement trends for 2022: B2B buyer journeys require smarter, virtual selling. Consolidated approach to sales enablement. Greater need to measure sales enablement impact on business outcomes. Trend #4: There’s a greater need to measure sales enablement impact on business outcomes.