Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 14, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan First the links. The Huffington Post and the Hubspot Blog both published an article, by Dan Lyons about OMG and Kurlan and what it takes to succeed in sales. So why didn''t the training on consultative selling stick? That could be the punchline but it''s not. Not really.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 18, 2017

So what are the identifying marks of a weak sales manager ? How can you, as Sales Director, determine the signs that have to be dealt with? A strong sales manager will identify what is under their control and work with that information to plan for changes that can be assessed, measured and influenced.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 28, 2021

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. . Investing in team training is a critical part of business success and growth.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Developing the necessary soft skills, such as coachability and resiliency, is crucial for success in a fast-changing sales environment. Evaluating the skills needed for future success and providing ongoing coaching and training are essential for building a high-performing sales team. “The world is moving faster.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? Many organizations’ sales training has grown stale by relying on old-school tactics, like on-site boot camps and long-winded presentations, causing information overload for new reps.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 12, 2021

In this series of articles, we’ll explore the many reasons why salespeople seem, almost universally, to HATE CRM. This phenomenon will be particularly acute for salespeople who’s earnings are largely based on making sales. These three articles will explore …. How CRM can increase your sales. Don’t believe me?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

But not closing sales is never the real problem. The problem is that sales reps neglect important activities during earlier stages of the sales process. Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system, your sales reps will continue to struggle with closing the deal. It’s just a symptom.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Developing the necessary soft skills, such as coachability and resiliency, is crucial for success in a fast-changing sales environment. Evaluating the skills needed for future success and providing ongoing coaching and training are essential for building a high-performing sales team. “The world is moving faster.

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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. Keep it customer-centric and accessible.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

A good coach knows how to communicate, motivate and personalize each sales associate’s training, so the sales team repeatedly delivers results. This article explores what a sales coach does. It covers how an effective sales coach can take a good or even mediocre sales force and make it great.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Train AI in sales, and you’ll join 81% of salespeople surveyed who agree that AI significantly reduces their manual tasks and data entry workload. There’s a lot to consider, including bias, data management, permissions, and more. In this article, find the ethical concerns and best practices for using AI.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If you are a new sales manager, building trust with your sales team is your first challenge. Without trust, progress will be slowed and time is a luxury few new sales managers have. In this article we will outline the key elements of trust and how a new sales leader can build trust within their new sales team.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 19, 2022

Congratulations, you are now a sales manager. Earning the title of sales manager is an important step in your sales career, regardless of the size of your sales team. There is plenty that new sales managers need to learn on their journey to become a sales leader.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan There are probably topics which I've written about more often than coaching salespeople, but none that are more important nor have greater impact than coaching salespeople. I present my Top Articles on Coaching Salespeople: Why Accidental Sales Training Works More Effectively.

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 31, 2014

Sales Training Article: How Social Prospecting Helps Forecasting. By John Kearney, Sales Benchmark Index Image courtesy of Adam R at FreeDigitalPhotos.net It’s a topic that won’t go away. Marketing is not driving the quality sales leads the field needs. You’re hearing it from your Sales Managers and reps.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2012

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10).

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 25, 2022

If you are in sales, you likely see yourself as a leader. If you are a sales manager, you must be a leader. But if sales management is a new role for you, it can feel like you are swimming upstream. First Rule of Sales Leadership: Know Your Purpose . What is that purpose of a new sales manager?

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 5, 2022

In a perfect world, prospects would immediately recognize the value your product or solution delivers and take the required actions to secure the solution for themselves. Therefore, value can be proposed but until prospects recognize value, they will remain hesitant to move forward in the sales process.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Developing the necessary soft skills, such as coachability and resiliency, is crucial for success in a fast-changing sales environment. Evaluating the skills needed for future success and providing ongoing coaching and training are essential for building a high-performing sales team. “The world is moving faster.

Hiring 156

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 14, 2015

No one had time to prospect, because they couldn’t keep up with the business coming in every day. The problem was that sales management had their heads in the sand. Leadership and Management—You Can’t Have One without the Other There’s an important distinction between sales management and sales leadership.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10).

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Hiring Sales Management Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics 174

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 19, 2011

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10).

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Sales Hacker Training

AUGUST 28, 2019

For many companies, the ramp-up time for new sales professionals typically is 6 months or more, but inside sales has changed. Sales automation tools like email and dialing technology have turned SDRs into revenue-generating machines. Tools training. Include best practices for: Prospecting. Sales contests.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 19, 2014

Sales Training Article: Opportunities or Pipe(line) Dreams? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Try a public sales training workshop to learn the proven best practices that will produce better sales results.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 28, 2014

I started that post with the comment that I thought my dad could have been a good sales manager. He was a little rough around the edges and would not have survived current HR and political correctness constraints… BUT he would have had a highly productive sales team. Tell your sales people to say, “Great!

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 29, 2011

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10).

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. 7 Sales Prospecting Ideas That Work. Here’s a list of 7 sales prospecting ideas you can use right now: 1.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 5, 2015

As I continue to think about habits of sales people and the role of the sales manager in identifying, assessing and “correcting” habits, I keep looking for additional information that might be additive to this string of articles. Ike sent me a link to a survey that was done regarding the hunt for sales managers/directors.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 10, 2021

The demand for sales reps is one of the highest of any job. But you can train your HR team to overcome these hurdles. Sales courses are largely absent from college curricula. Most sales managers will tell you that they’re looking above all for the right attitude. It’s a sales job. Leadership.

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Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Sales Training Article: The Hardest Job? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Image courtesy of Vlado at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Those that don''t sell for a living have no idea how difficult it is to be successful at sales.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Have a dedicated time set aside either daily or weekly to do your prospecting. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Showpad

JUNE 27, 2022

You’ve given them all the training you possibly can, and now it’s time to release them into the wild. Have you heard of this thing called sales readiness? If you read that and thought, “surely a highly-trained team is ready for anything?” Welcome to the world of sales readiness. Let’s break down sales readiness.

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Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Sales Training Article: Are You Cloning Bad Selling Habits? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net My first sales manager''s advice as he put me on quota was: "Call high.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Prospecting – When Is The Best Time? Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Proactivity , Productivity , Prospecting , Time Allocation , Video , execution. Last week I talked about prospecting, why some like it when most don’t, rejection, and managing them.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. phone sales tips. prospecting. sales goals. sales manager. sales motivation. sales tips.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 31, 2010

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10).

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 23, 2010

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10).

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Sales Management Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics 120