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25 Sales Experts on the Importance of Coaching Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

Because sales managers are not coaching – still – at least not consistently or effectively. It’s simply incomprehensible that sales managers aren’t picking up the clue phone. It’s simply incomprehensible that sales managers aren’t picking up the clue phone. It’s low hanging fruit.

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How to Achieve Greater Sales & Sales Leadership Success

Understanding the Sales Force

I’ve written more than 2,000 articles on my Understanding the Sales Force Blog and there are hundreds of other sales blogs. Some are written by sales experts. I am concerned about the subjects being curated for sales and sales leadership professionals. One or two are sales enablement topics.

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Apple Fritters and the 10 Keys to a Successful Sales Transformation

Understanding the Sales Force

And that, somehow, leads me to sales performance. If they haven’t been exposed to professional selling methodologies and sales processes, and had those demonstrated to them via expert, unscripted role-plays, then they would have no clue that the presenting and proposing they have been doing is woefully inadequate.

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A Next Gen Sales Methodology

Partners in Excellence

Recently, I wrote Which Sales Methodology , suggesting the 21 plus sales methodologies may not be sufficient as we look to the future. I’m not sure I’ll present a methodology for the future, but I will suggest design principles for a Next Gen Sales Methodology.

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Sales Talk for CEOs: Is Your Product Obviously Awesome? with Expert April Dunford (S5Ep13)

Alice Heiman

April Dunford, an authority on product positioning, discusses the critical role of positioning in sales and marketing. April points out the importance of involving sales teams in positioning discussions, as they have direct insights into customer perceptions and competitors. 39:07] Cross functional team approach to positioning. [42:45]

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“My Obsession To Provide Customer Value,” Christian Mauer

Partners in Excellence

I asked my question because I believe being really interested in selling is a necessary but not a sufficient condition to be successful in SALES. One can be interested in selling but for the wrong reasons, which then becomes a hindrance for sales success. To answer even your first question:” Are you interested in Sales?”

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Using Conceptual Selling® to make better sales

Salesmate

Conceptual Selling® methodology is used for planning and executing customer interactions. This methodology ensures that businesses follow a customer-centric behavior and align sales activities with customers’ decision-making process. Robert Miller and Stephen Heiman have urged salespeople not to lead with a sales pitch.