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25 Sales Experts on the Importance of Coaching Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

According to the search results inside this blog, I have written on the topic of coaching salespeople more than 400 times or 25% of my articles. Because sales managers are not coaching – still – at least not consistently or effectively. But it’s not really their fault. Well, not really. It was good advice.

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3 Keys to Building an Effective Commission Plan

The Spiff Blog

But remember that while the execs are driven by revenue and low customer churn, your sales reps are driven by their incentive compensation plans. Sales reps are trained to track dollars and revenue (yes, you’ve taught them well), so of course they’re going to track their own. Prioritize a positive sales culture.

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10 Sales training techniques every manager should know

PandaDoc

Improving morale and a sense of unity may also improve sales performance. Improve employee and customer satisfaction Training gives salespeople useful sales skills and the guidelines and information that can improve their interactions with customers, as a result leading to greater customer satisfaction.

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Sales Planning Fundamentals Part Four: Territory Planning

Xactly

This the fourth blog in a series of sales planning fundamentals being written by Xactly Chief Sales Officer Marc Gemassmer. So far, in my blog series on sales planning, we’ve looked at: Part one: Adopting the right sales planning approach. Part two: Evaluating sales rep ramp time and attrition.

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How to write a sales strategy that actually works

PandaDoc

By comparison, a sales strategy is more focused and offers a more specific set of guidelines around how sales reps should interact with customers. This can be a painful but necessary process, which is why it’s critical to treat your sales strategy as a living document that is constantly examined and revised.

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A Guide to Promoting A Diverse & Inclusive Hiring Process

The Spiff Blog

You may have seen us reference escape velocity in other blog posts. They haven’t been given the chance,” says Chris Smith, Spiff sales manager and co-chair/executive sponsor of our BIDE Committee (Belonging, Inclusivity, Diversity & Equity). Set realistic hiring goals. Establish clear scoring metrics. More to come….

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9 Sales Leaders Share What Every New Rep Needs to Learn While Onboarding

Xvoyant

This presents a challenge for sales managers. So communicate to new sales hires exactly who you’re trying to sell to. Most importantly, sales reps need to follow these guidelines. Sales reps should learn how to dig deep when doing prospect research in order to understand an individual’s incentives.