Igniting Sales Transformation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

For those women just starting out in sales or for those women who’ve not considered a career in selling, I started off by asking Mandy how she got started in a career in sales. Other questions we tackled: Being a woman of color in sales – have there been specific challenges that you’ve faced? What about the opportunities?

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Highspot

OCTOBER 31, 2023

When sales managers coach reps to reinforce desired behaviors, sellers are 40% more confident in their abilities to perform and organizations report 14-percentage-point higher win rates. To streamline and improve the sales process, unify your tech stack by connecting data and rep workflows across a complex set of tools.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It was around Christmas time — he and I were on a Zoom call with some other writers for the HubSpot Blog, discussing our holiday plans. And over the next ten years, Dan had stints there, at Groove Networks (where he worked under future HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan), Microsoft, and others. billion in just nine years.

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Your Sales Management Guru

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

This week’s blog is an excerpt from my latest book: Your Sales Management Guru’s Guide to: Leading High Performance Sales Teams. Are your sales inconsistent? Does your sales team seem weak compared to those of your competitors? Then share these stories at sales meetings and other employee events.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 14, 2012

Can you imagine Bill Gates in the early days of Microsoft stopping work just because he encountered a small problem? This message applies not only to salespeople, but also to sales managers, the marketing department and anyone else involved in the sales process. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 9, 2013

In this blog I wanted to give you some specific tactics to deploy immediately to assist you during the typical summer slow times, while I always consider that an excuse, there are proven sales leadership actions you can take now that will make a difference in your cash flow this summer. Blog: www.YourSalesManagementGuru.com.

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Pointclear

MAY 5, 2017

Now there is a rush for software and computers to reason (yes, that is the right word) and to take action for sales and marketing revenue increases by people or in a programmatic fashion. Sales managers must acknowledge that AI is going to make its way into the ways in which sales people work, prospect, and sell.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 7, 2012

Top Sales Magazine Names Consultant to Cisco and Microsoft Partner Programs a Top 50 Sales/Marketing Influencer. **revised Posting. He is also speaking at his 10 th Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in July. KNOXVILLE , Tenn., One of our premier partners, Dynetics, told us, ‘Ken’s coaching was excellent.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

AUGUST 8, 2018

Melissa started as an SDR and within in a short period of time, she had demonstrated her ability to make the next move into sales leadership. Moving from being an individual contributor to a successful sales manager isn’t always easy. This podcast is presented by our Elite Sponsor, Microsoft. Thanks to our Sponsors!

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Igniting Sales Transformation

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

You say your sales manager makes you do it? This podcast is presented by our Elite Sponsor, Microsoft. Gavriella and Microsoft are committed to giving “young women better role models and a stronger voice to all women.” You can hear more from Gavriella and other Microsoft leaders, on the Microsoft Partner Network podcast.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 27, 2014

Our Master the Cloud Business Builder series we built for Microsoft provided a prescriptive approach to accelerating revenues as partners built Cloud/Mobility practices. Effective messaging is the number two biggest challenge facing Microsoft partners. Ken Thoreson, President of Acumen Management Group Ltd. About the Author.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 14, 2014

Our Master the Cloud Business Builder series we built for Microsoft provided a prescriptive approach to accelerating revenues as partners built Cloud/Mobility practices. Effective messaging is the number two biggest challenge facing Microsoft partners. Ken Thoreson, President of Acumen Management Group Ltd. About the Author.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 6, 2012

Top Sales Magazine Names Consultant to Cisco and Microsoft Partner Programs a Top 50 Sales/Marketing Influencer. He is also speaking at his 10 th Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in July. this is a press release we just sent out). KNOXVILLE , Tenn., I’m glad Ken is part of the team.”.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This, coupled with powerful team-level analytics and opportunity heatmapping gives sales managers unprecedented opportunities for improvement. “Sales teams aren’t the same, and software shouldn’t be one size fits all. Sales Enablement. ????Revegy, Blog Article. It’s derived from Invisible.io

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Igniting Sales Transformation

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Shari said that FOMO – fear of missing out – is an obstacle on both the sales and marketing side of the business. This is why approaching the implementation of your strategy requires taking a change management approach. We’d like to thank our Elite Sponsor, Microsoft. Visit the Microsoft Partner Network.

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A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

I would expect this to generate higher conversion to sales qualified leads immediately, as well as in the short and long-term as those leads are nurtured and mature over time. Little/no sales management experience. Managing individual contributors in marketing, and managing inside sale reps, are completely different skill sets.

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SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

There’s so much quality information online — in blog posts and ebooks, on social media and review sites — sellers have a shortened opportunity to impact buying decisions. That means sales reps must make the most of every chance they get to interact with a prospect. Sales enablement, and sales enablement tools, help them do just that.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Align Sales Compensation with Your Goals A compensation plan that works. Note: This week’s blog is an excerpt from my new book: “Creating High Performance Sales Compensation Plans”. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans.

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A Sales Guy

JULY 23, 2014

Note: This blog post is an excerpt from my new book: “Creating High Performance Sales Compensation Plans”. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Blog: www.YourSalesManagementGuru.com.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 16, 2012

For the first time since I started my blog-I missed a week! It has been a busy time, last week I flew into Toronto on Sunday to speak at the weeklong Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference/WPC and after delayed flights, lost luggage and a jammed week of meetings, programs and events; I simply couldn’t get to it.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 21, 2017

Being able to execute it right is one of the biggest challenges faced by sales organizations. Managers put it in the too hard basket leaving them, and their sales reps, behind the eight ball. Companies that understand the impact that coaching has on their sales managers invest more and see greater top-line revenue.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 21, 2017

Being able to execute it right is one of the biggest challenges faced by sales organizations. Managers put it in the too hard basket leaving them, and their sales reps, behind the eight ball. Companies that understand the impact that coaching has on their sales managers invest more and see greater top-line revenue.

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Xactly

JUNE 7, 2018

Built on SQL, the industry’s most common, standards-based language, Xactly Connect is an open, secure and scalable platform that delivers connectivity across Xactly’s entire sales performance management (SPM) suite and integrates seamlessly within an organization’s existing system architecture.

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Nutshell

APRIL 24, 2024

Office 365 users can attest that Microsoft Outlook is the communication workhorse for anyone who sends and receives emails. That’s why integrating it with the best Outlook CRM is the perfect way to expand its usefulness and empower your sales and marketing teams. Microsoft Dynamics 365 3. Nutshell 2. HubSpot CRM 4. Zoho CRM 5.

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Fill the Funnel

MARCH 6, 2014

Getting the newest company information, spec sheets, pricing and deliverability schedules required a team of people including executives, marketing, product management, finance and the manufacturing team. Old Rule: This was always the time for sweaty palms and nervous questioning from the sales manager. All Rights Reserved.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 19, 2010

Last week I spoke at Microsoft’s World Wide Partner Conference, with 14,000 attendees it was a terrific event. Ken Thoreson “operationalizes” sales management systems and processes that pull revenue out of the doldrums into the fresh zone. Blog: www.YourSalesManagementGuru.com. Acumen Mgmt.

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Anthony Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When you suggest a meeting, most people believe you are asking them for an hour, mostly because that was the default when you scheduled in Microsoft Outlook, a software that dominated the business market for many decades. Learn how to sell without a sales manager. You need to make sales. How Much Time You Need.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Note: This blog is an excerpt from my new book Creating High Performance Sales Compensation Plans. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. A compensation plan that works. That’s especially true for any company that is diverse.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Tell me how your sales management consulting moved you to a “no regrets, do-over recipe” strategy for success program. One of the greatest training statements a manager can learn to use is: if you had it to do (the action) over again , what would you do differently, if anything? Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference(s).

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 10, 2019

But more on that later… Going into the acquisition, Manny Medina (the CEO of Outreach) and I knew how important it would be to let Sales Hacker continue operating independently. Right away, we made the following promises to you, the Sales Hacker community: Sales Hacker will remain a stand-alone business and run independently.

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Vengreso

JUNE 16, 2022

Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, SalesLoft, Outreach, and every other sales organization of companies globally have as a result of Covid-19 been forced to pivot. A virtual sales training program can and will help remote selling teams and sales management grow sales opportunities and close more sales pipeline.

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

which is a platform that helps you track all your sales activity & the communication between your salesperson & the prospect. He actively writes blogs about cold calling, sales, inside sales & everything related to sales. Jill is a sales force you need in your LinkedIn feed. Baschi Sale.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Align Sales Compensation with Your Goals. Note: This weeks blog is a excerpt from my new book: “Creating High Performance Sales Teams” When it comes to how businesses pay their salespeople, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Ken Thoreson is managing director of the Acumen Management Group Ltd.,

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Sales managers may choose to celebrate in a more circumspect format with salespeople who prefer a softer approach. See also 10 Sales training techniques every manager should know Things to keep in mind Let’s face it: Even career reps who find sales roles fulfilling will often find the sales workspace a bit drab.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 14, 2012

Put together detailed descriptions of your company’s role in helping customers implement new technologies, launch or salvage important projects or earn recognition from Microsoft. Then share these stories at sales meetings and other employee events. Blog: www.YourSalesManagementGuru.com. .

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 17, 2011

Turn your company’s benchwarmers into sales scorers with these tips. This article has been selected for DeFinis Communications’ “Sales Coaching: Top Tips for Increased Productivity” Blog Carnival. Plans should also include sales-activity goals and coordinating local marketing activities with Microsoft marketing programs.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On top of the core features, Pipedrive jibes well with third-party integrations and offers several powerful add-ons, including Microsoft Power BI, Slack , or Zapier. Teams can hit the ground running in minutes, enjoying a fully-fledged environment geared for lead and sales management. Bottom line: Pipedrive vs Zendesk Sell CRM.

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