The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 26, 2023

As a sales manager, you've realized that the sales world is not a constant, static environment. Understanding the seasonal nature of sales is crucial for any business to thrive and adapt to the challenges and opportunities that arise throughout the year.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 20, 2022

First, congratulations, your first job as a sales manager is a huge step forward in your career. Now, don’t screw it up—you’ll get a lot of managers who will immediately congratulate you, shake your hand, smile then say, “What have you done for me lately?”. Before I go on, let’s backtrack a little bit.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 6, 2019

Tim has been writing a series on sales management, Why Can’t We Build Better Sales Managers? In this particular article, Tim suggests we may not need traditional sales managers anymore. My immediate reaction was, “What is the role of a sales manager?” ” Absolutely!

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 17, 2023

If you're like most sales managers, driving revenue consistently and efficiently can be a daunting task. But there are ways to maximize the success of your sales efforts through managing each stage of the funnel properly - from top to bottom.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

For many sales managers focusing on short-term day-to-day results, it is often challenging to think like a leader and focus on achieving a long-term vision. But that is exactly what a sales manager must do to maximize their team's performance.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 17, 2022

I wasn’t hearing anything about sales management–both top sales executives in setting the overall goals and priorities of the organization, and front line sales managers. The words “sales management” were not uttered in the conversation.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 14, 2011

Tweet Share To maximize your networking effectiveness, you must follow one simple rule: Rule A1A — go where your customers and prospect go, or are likely to be. I work for a large company with a large sales force. Im the only sales man that reads Gitomer in my organisation that i know of. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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CloserIQ

DECEMBER 26, 2018

One of our goals this year was to create and curate the best sales content out there for advancing your career and building top sales teams. Every week we compiled our favorite posts on everything from sales strategies to hiring plans. Here are 20+ of our favorite sales blogs from 2018.

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In this guest blog post from one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons , Kevin Lewis, Global Sales Excellence Leader at Milliken Chemical and an authority on developing sales managers, recommends five ways to get new sales managers off to a great start. Great sales leaders aren’t born: they’re made.

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Topline Leadership

MARCH 19, 2018

The goal I am championing includes re purposing one-on-one reviews with sales team members so they become a consistent, reliable component of a sales management system. The post Maximize the Impact of 1-on-1s with Sales Team Members appeared first on TopLine Leadership.

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Braveheart Sales

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Can sales managers become true coaches rather than simply managers and directors? If your organization is ready to embrace and get behind all these elements, it is ready to make the best use of sales training. The post The 5 Requirements to Maximize ROI on Sales Training appeared first on Braveheart Sales Performance.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2012

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sales Force (5).

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 8, 2023

Some of these processes can take 3 -6 months to determine whether the sales rep can address their performance gaps or if not, are fired. When addressing performance management issues, sales managers will use formal Performance Improvement Programs (PIP). This results in strained communication and a mutual lack of trust.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 6, 2021

Mostly, if managers are coaching performance at all, it’s tactically oriented; how do we win this deal, how do we fill the pipeline, what are you doing in this next call… ? We have to have a plan, with our people, to grow them and maximize their performance. A Crisis In People… Compensation Drives Sales Behavior?

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The Sales Readiness Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

Do you wonder why the most successful sales leaders in your organization reach their goals every quarter? They focus on ROI when engaging with customers and prospects.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sales Force (5).

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BuzzBoard

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And the first step is clear—team managers and leaders must understand and admit that obsolete management practices are resisting innovations outright. Because AI empowers leaders to maximize human strengths rather than getting dragged into metric minutiae. Today’s blog starts right there! But what’s next?

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Sales executives and sales managers would agree that their sales teams need ongoing training, coaching and support to get to the top of the game and stay there. In a fiercely-competitive market, your sales reps should challenge themselves to learn more, achieve greater results and embrace new strategies.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 19, 2011

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sales Force (5).

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Managers spend time helping them become productive. Ironically, we provide very little in the way of onboarding new managers, particularly new front line sales managers. Typically, the process is: “Lisa, congrats on moving into the front line sales manager role…… I need an updated forecast by Tuesday!”

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Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Today we feature a blog by Michael DeRosa, the director of professional development at Travelers Insurance, and one of our 2019 Miller Heiman Group Icons. Channel selling is a different breed of selling from direct sales. Here are three ways sales managers can better support their channel sellers by cultivating better relationships.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 29, 2011

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sales Force (5).

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HeavyHitter Sales

MAY 1, 2009

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Recession Sales Management: Reassign Accounts.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

To stay competitive, organizations need to find ways to maximize their current opportunities and generate new ones. In this article, we will introduce 5 ways to increase sales performance in 2024 and help your team surpass last year’s figures. As buying behaviors continue to change, so does the market.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 23, 2010

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sales Force (5).

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JANUARY 30, 2024

The research also showed that time spent on pipeline management is worthwhile. A key finding: Salespeople who spent at least four hours a month reviewing their pipelines with their sales manager generated more revenue than those who didn’t. ” If you’re a Rapid Learning customer, you can watch the video here.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JANUARY 30, 2024

The research also showed that time spent on pipeline management is worthwhile. A key finding: Salespeople who spent at least four hours a month reviewing their pipelines with their sales manager generated more revenue than those who didn’t. ” If you’re a Rapid Learning customer, you can watch the video here.

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Sales Training Connection

MARCH 4, 2015

Sales managers and the time trap. For sales managers Public Enemy # 1 is time. The more successful a sales manager, the more demands on their time. One simple answer is enough is enough when there is not enough time left to manage and coach your sales team. ©2015 Sales Momentum, LLC.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

” There are surveys asking for the one area sales managers should focus on. There are surveys for sellers covering things like prospecting, pipeline management, closing, sales process. There are surveys for sellers covering things like prospecting, pipeline management, closing, sales process.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 28, 2022

However, to maximize the opportunity for this to occur, there is important sequencing of this process. first appeared on Partners in EXCELLENCE Blog -- Making A Difference. Spoiler alert, we really seek to be both interested and interesting, and we hope our prospects/customers are both interested and interesting.

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Highspot

JUNE 15, 2023

Often, the sales department is a company’s highest expense, which means that maximizing the potential of every rep to scale productivity is mission-critical in today’s economy. Increasing sales productivity ensures that you drive more revenue with each rep you have. Sales productivity is how companies drive consistent revenue.

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CommercialTribe

JUNE 23, 2020

With June nearly over and the initial shock of the COVID-19 crisis behind us, sales management teams are focusing on building a plan to come out stronger on the other side. We recommend three main areas of focus for sales leaders: WHO they focus sales manager coaching effort against.

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Xactly

MARCH 29, 2018

Rather than scheming up some pranks for the office (we’ll leave that to you), we’re focusing on how you can avoid being a sales management fool with these 10 tips! Download our guide, "Inspiring Sales Rep Performance," to discover top tips on how to inspire sales reps and maximize their selling power from 10 industry experts.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

They play a key role in the sale process, but I believe strongly salespeople and customer service people are to be doing two different tasks. Salespeople are all about maximizing revenue for their company, and they do that primarily by getting new customers and selling incremental volume to existing customers.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 7, 2023

However, coaching remains a critical element for maximizing the potential of every sales team member. Do you leave them to their own fruitions and spend your time coaching other salespeople or endeavour to find ways to get their tenured people to engage?

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Pointclear

APRIL 4, 2013

Staying current on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be daunting, especially in the the digital space. PointClear''s staff and Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from our digital circles about B2B sales. Sales Coaching - The Use and Abuse of Modeling.

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HeavyHitter Sales

AUGUST 13, 2011

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Favorite Sales Blogs & Web Sites. (My

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