The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This season on Improving Sales Performance , we’re analyzing the findings from our latest Media Sales Report. With data collected from surveys conducted in Q4 of last year, the responses from sales managers and salespeople alike will help us chart a solid path forward through the media sales landscape.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This season on Improving Sales Performance , we’re analyzing the findings from our latest Media Sales Report. With data collected from surveys conducted in Q4 of last year, the responses from sales managers and salespeople alike will help us chart a solid path forward through the media sales landscape.

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Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

???????????? Discover how to integrate social media into your sales strategy. Sales VPs ask me all the time whether sellers should utilize social media. The post How to Integrate Social Media Into Your Sales Strategy first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 8, 2024

According to a report from TREW Marketing and GlobalSpec, your client should be focusing more on popular social media sites. Popular social media sites are also helpful sites that they take advantage of. Popular social media sites are also helpful sites that they take advantage of. Here’s what you need to know.

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criteria for success

AUGUST 23, 2022

Happy Tuesday, Let's Talk Sales listeners! Rene is the President at Sales Manager Now , providing fractional sales management services to small and family-run businesses. He is also the author of How to Build a Dynamic Small Business Sales Team. How fractional sales management is unique.

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Selling Power

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The only legitimate sales management function that seemed to be improved by social media was recruiting and hiring new salespeople.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The 2019 Media Sales Report studies the landscape over the past year, including the expectations for sales managers and the strategies employed by media sales professionals to assess their impact across five key topics: Compensation and Sales Team Size. Number of Appointments and Sales Process.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

We just launched Season 2 of the Improving Sales Performance Series , which focuses on the data and analysis of the newly-released Media Sales Report. You can stream it now to hear their insight, advice, and initial thoughts after analyzing the data that was just published. Or keep reading for a brief overview.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 12, 2022

In the first 2022 episode of Improving Sales Performance, Stephanie Downs joins Matt Sunshine and guests Maryann Balbo and Fran Mallace of Cox Media. Tune in now or keep reading for a brief overview.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 17, 2020

If your media sales department is facing difficulties, you’re not alone. Despite recent innovations, media sales departments are still missing budgets, not developing new business, and not retaining key accounts. Below are five of the top challenges media sales departments face and a solution that addresses them all.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 6, 2024

Imagine for a moment that you are the sales leader for a national media company. Picture your sales team and imagine the following scenario…. Your team is made up of 100 percent sales superstars who knock it out of the park and raise the bar day after day, week after week, month after month.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 26, 2019

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Sales managers are a rare breed. Most organizations employ one sales manager for every six to 10 sales reps. Making it to the sales management ranks indicates you occupy a spot that roughly 90% of your peers have not. So can sales managers. Congratulations.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

DECEMBER 9, 2019

However, our 2019 Media Sales Report revealed some telling information related to how salespeople and sales managers feel about the culture of their company and industry today. Corporate culture has arguably always been important, but in recent years it’s become a popular point of discussion.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 11, 2024

Zoom became a lifeline for millions working from home and a savior of reps competing for a remote sales closing. And for sales professionals, a new, robust communication channel has been launched. Rich media provides yet another option for reaching clients and building relationships. Researching the media options.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2013

I spent last week at a Sales Management training event with a client. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training. Turn managers into leaders. Demand Sales Force Automation adoption. This One-on-One Coaching Tool was customized by sales managers facilitating the training.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Every sales manager is time starved. Sales Managers should be spending 75% of their time coaching their team. POST-SALES SUPPORT. Use the Sales Manager Time Tracker.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

In this 2:56 video, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the need for sales managers to go beyond setting sales goals and to define learning goals for their teams. They share how organizations can align learning goals with sales goals and invest in training and resources to support their salespeople.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

But I still manage to leverage technology (very successfully) in my sales process. ??There’s I’m obviously doing something right, considering I regularly appear on lists like the Top 30 Social Selling Influencers in the World and Top 50 Sales and Marketing Influencers. The SSI of Sales Connect attendees was 61.5.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 20, 2023

Marketing automation is shown to increase sales productivity by a staggering 14.5%. Marketing automation specifically applies automation to managing marketing tasks. And it can have a profound effect on your sales management, as backed up by the statistics. Keep reading to know more. Keep reading to know more.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Ask any sales leader what they want, and you’ll get an answer along these lines. You can’t tell a sales rep to “increase sales” and expect them to know what to do. A good place to start is to set the right sales objectives. We’ll also look at examples of sales objectives that you can set for your sales team.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 17, 2024

Video In Social Selling Works Both social media and video continue to be an effective way to engage with buyers. When researching vendors, buyers often turn to social media to research and learn more about them. Specifically, nearly a quarter seek out videos on social media as resources, according to SalesFuel research.

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Your Sales Management Guru

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Sales Management and the Impact of Social Media. While in the process of writing a future magazine column on the future of sales and social media I interviewed three people and posed several questions in order to get their view points. Ken Thoreson. This is exactly what I believe is the direction we will move.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 10, 2024

Sellers who want to succeed must build sales credibility to stand out. Before salespeople can be thought of as 'trusted advisors,' they first must have a high level of sales credibility.” What is sales credibility? And doing this in-depth research also builds credibility in sales. Only 24% of U.S.

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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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The Center for Sales Strategy

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In the recent Media Sales Report , we learned 93% of sales managers agree that salespeople should be averaging 4+ calls per week. However, 40% of sales managers believe that their salespeople are missing the mark at only 2 to 3 calls per week. It might surprise you!

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Think you have the best possible toolkit for your sales team? The best sales tools now are all about integration and automation. The best tools for your team make more sales, less work. How can you give your team instant access to all the relationship data they need with immediate communication to managers? Think again.

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ClozeLoop

JANUARY 26, 2022

ClozeLoop's B2B Sales blog keeps you up to date with the latest in sales management, sales techniques, and sales enablement. View our amazing post "Scaling with Social Media" by Ned Arick.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Why is sales enablement important? Our 2019 Media Sales Report found that some of the major challenges in sales today are that sales reps’ time is not actually spent selling and salespeople are simply not equipped with relevant materials.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 14, 2013

Leveraging social media is a familiar tactic for individuals. Companies have been a bit slower than individuals in realizing the power of social media. Companies have been a bit slower than individuals in realizing the power of social media. Sales Managers Didn’t Want Their People on Social Media All Day.

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Increase Sales

MAY 15, 2014

Beyond the sales managers who earned their roles because they were super sales people, how many in sales management roles actually sell right? No I am not talking about selling the solutions offered by the firms, but rather can these sales leaders sell the firm’s purpose, vision and current mission?

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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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The Center for Sales Strategy

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

All great sales managers will tell you that training and development are the cornerstones for building an exceptional sales team. The sales industry constantly changes and evolves as prospects learn and alter tactics to deal with enthusiastic salespeople.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 28, 2024

She’s well-respected and her sales skills list includes working with builders to represent the interests of prospective buyers. It’s Time to Put “Email Excellence” High on Your Sales Skills List Regardless of your audience, clear written communication is a fundamental skill. Disturbingly, she had zero responses to her offer.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 25, 2024

How Top Digital Marketing Methods Yield Holiday Sales Jackpot Why Prioritize Digital Ads This Holiday Shopping Season? Since holiday sales in 2023 were driven by digital and mobile campaigns, it’s safe to assume 2024 will be similar. Mobile/Social Media According to data from Adobe , U.S. Marketing is no exception.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 9, 2012

Social media has changed the world. Social media has changed YOUR world. Whatever you’re doing online, whether it’s tweeting, LinkedIning, Facebooking, or YouTubing, Social Media has changed your way of communicating one-on-one, one-on-customer base, and one-to-the-world. Want help with your business social media strategies?

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SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

Most sales managers would like to do that. But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers. Here are the details.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In this episode of Improving Sales Performance, we’re once again diving into The 5th Annual Media Sales Report by The Center for Sales Strategy. Today, we’re exploring why sales managers are experiencing such increased difficulty in achieving organizational goals.

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