Allego

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article originally appeared on MarketingProfs. Winning a sale is a team effort, not just from sellers and sales managers but the sales organization as a whole. Sales operations, customer success , and product marketing are all instrumental in getting prospects to the finish line.

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Vengreso

JUNE 9, 2022

Our recent survey shows that 69% of sellers think that getting the first conversation is harder than presenting a solution or even closing the deal. The fact is that without the first conversation, nothing else happens. What is a Sales Conversation? Or do they just wing the conversation? Simple, right?

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. I wrote and posted exactly 100 new articles since my final article of 2012 when I announced your favorite all-time Kurlan article. I''ve chosen 10 from this year''s articles that were either very popular, contained many comments, or thought-provoking. SALES MANAGEMENT.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2019

We’ve put together a list of the 20 most motivational sales quotes. These quotes cover everything from general motivation to sales strategy, and they’re words to live by for any sales professional. For sales managers looking to give their team a productivity boost, look no further than these 20 motivational quotes.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 4, 2017

Sales Leaders’ Guide to Developing an Awesome Sales Management Team. Do you want to develop an awesome sales management team? Sales leaders have several options to achieve and exceed their sales numbers. Annually spending by companies: Sales training $20 billion on sales training.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2024

Sales Managers: Get Off Your Butt and Start Coaching Your Reps In today’s highly competitive sales industry, which has endless analytic tools and virtual interfaces, the role of the sales manager has quietly pivoted to that of a ‘dashboard coach.’

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The Sales Readiness Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

It seems you can’t open your news feed these days without seeing an article about how AI is going to transform the workforce, and what we should do to prepare for the fundamental changes this will bring.

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Nutshell

MARCH 31, 2023

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. In this post, we’ll share some of our favorite resources for sales managers. Here are some of our favorites.

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Prima Resource

APRIL 6, 2022

As a sales manager, you are responsible for developing and leading your team to success. One of the critical factors in sales performance is selling value. Being able to sell value means that sales teams can steer the conversation away from price.

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Allego

MAY 17, 2022

This article originally appeared on MarTech Cube. When it comes to sales, reps are often at the forefront. They’re responsible for moving prospects through the sales pipeline in order to convert them into customers. That’s where Conversation Intelligence comes into play. Gain Info on Competitors. Learn More.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

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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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 5, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan During the past 9 years I have written the occasional Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20 Articles and we have now put them into a series of their own. In no particular order they are: Top 10 Sales Competencies. Top 10 Sales Management Functions. 10 Sales Coaching Examples.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2023

It seems you can’t open your news feed these days without seeing an article about how AI will transform the workforce. Let’s see what sales managers can do amidst this revolution to merge the gap between humans and technology.

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SBI

JUNE 1, 2021

The Art of Holding Deal Strategy Conversations. Three Impactful Approaches High-Performing Enterprise Sellers Practice for Deal Strategy Conversations. According to Gartner, “High performing managers focus coaching on customer-facing, deal-level activities as opposed to long-term skill-building.” By Les Yuen, DealCoachPro.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

Full Episode Article: Title: “Are You the Chief Rescue or Chief Revenue Officer?” Byline: By sales leadership and coaching experts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen Introduction Welcome to the Sales Leadership Awakening Podcast, where we tackle the age-old issue of bridging the knowing and doing gap in the sales leadership realm.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

In this 2:56 video, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the need for sales managers to go beyond setting sales goals and to define learning goals for their teams. They share how organizations can align learning goals with sales goals and invest in training and resources to support their salespeople.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the importance of assertiveness and emotion management in accountability conversations, emphasizing the need for managers to develop the skill of assertiveness, which involves stating what they need nicely. As a sales manager, effectively navigating these emotional triggers is crucial.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I posted an article that linked to two additional articles I wrote for EcSell Institute and Top Sales World. Apparently there were issues with those links last week because I got dozens of emails letting me know that you couldn't get to those two articles.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

But those methods will only treat the symptoms, not the real sales management problem: a lack of proper planning. It’s similar to the conversations most sales reps have with prospects. Sales management: Listen up. It’s your sales team’s expertise in defining and communicating prospects’ problems.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2023

Because I interview some of the world’s top influencers and authors, I knew I had to come up with a resource list of the best sales books for 2023. Which are the sales books that will help sales professionals have more conversations and close more sales in 2023? See @M_3Jr's top #sales picks here!

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2020

One route into the position of a sales manager is promotion from having been a highly successful salesperson. They are suddenly saddled with the responsibility of the entire sales team. Fortunately, though, sales management is a craft that can be learned. This will help a sales manager to get up and running.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 12, 2022

What Great Sales Managers Do? Many sales managers will be sitting down with their sales people over the next month or so to do mid-year reviews to gauge progress on objectives, business plans, and development plans. Sales managers spend a considerable amount of time preparing for a mid-year performance review.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2021

As a sales manager, ensuring that your team's communication with prospects is tight and effective is in your best interest. That process — making sure your team's communications aren't erratic — is most commonly referred to as implementing consistent sales messaging. It can be guided by example.

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Pipeliner

MAY 15, 2023

In today’s competitive ecommerce landscape, optimizing your cash conversion cycle (CCC) is critical to the success of your business. In this article, we’ll provide you with eight tips on how to use ecommerce invoicing to improve your cash conversion cycle. But first, what is the cash conversion cycle?

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In this article, I would like to discuss a very fundamental quality for someone’s successful conduct in life—that of virtues. Perhaps more than other more average fields, you really need virtues in sales management. In sales management, wisdom must be constantly exercised both in choosing people and in leading them.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 20, 2023

And it can have a profound effect on your sales management, as backed up by the statistics. In this article, we take a deeper look at how you can make the most of marketing automation for improving sales management and growing your business. It helps build a real conversation and engage the user better.

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Braveheart Sales

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It’s then that It struck me – many sales managers could learn something from this mama deer. Managing Sales in a Deer-like Way. What do deer have to do with managing sales you might ask? You as the manager are the observer and should think like the mama deer. Just refrain from taking over in the call.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2012

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 20, 2019

Second line sales managers (SLM) don’t coach their FLMs on their coaching. Sales coaching is a very difficult skill that very few sales managers master. Your company has rolled out sales manager coaching training. Possible Solutions: Any coaching training must include the second line sales managers.

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Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 13, 2014

Sales managers – be nimble! As the new year begins there are countless articles sharing personal and business advice. The article by Adam Bryant, the NY Times columnist and author of Quick and Nimble , shared 6 pieces of advice for managers developing that ever-desired characteristic – nimbleness.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

You can’t tell a sales rep to “increase sales” and expect them to know what to do. A good place to start is to set the right sales objectives. In this article, we’ll explain what sales objectives are and why they’re critical to business growth. What is a sales objective? They’ll just give you a blank stare.

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InsightSquared

AUGUST 1, 2019

To accomplish this level of performance consistently, sales executives need an efficient sales management system to help them manage the roll-up of the forecasts against the funnel. . The post A Sales Management System appeared first on InsightSquared.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Helen Fanucci , a sales leader with 25+ years in the high-tech industry and author of “Love Your Team: A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World.” discusses the importance of trust in sales, effective targeting strategies, and the role of collaboration in team selling.

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Pipeliner

JULY 22, 2018

Helping people have better conversations in sales is crucial. Especially in the modern era of selling, creating connections and making sales is largely done through a conversation. What is a Sales Conversation? There is a difference between talking to a prospect and having a sales conversation.

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Keith Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2020

USE THE ARTICLE SIGN-UP BOX ON THE RIGHT, (or below on your phone) AND GET INSTANT ACCESS! Sales quotas are set, but is there alignment, buy-in, COMMITMENT and a bulletproof strategy to achieve them? You have that conversation, good or, well, most of the time, ineffectively. This isn’t just about setting the right goals.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

She also highlights the role of executives and managers in fostering collaboration and the potential costs of not prioritizing teamwork. She explores the challenges of building effective collaboration within sales teams. She emphasizes the need for teamwork in selling and highlights the critical role of trust in B2B sales.

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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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