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Five Tools Every Sales Manager Should Use

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Five Tools Every Sales Manager Should Use. During a recent podcast interview I was asked what I thought were the top five “systems or tools” that a Sales Manager needs to be successful. However the systems and tools that move beyond recruitment are the following: Quarterly Sales Training Plan. Individual Account Plans.

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Salespeople: Expand Your Reach and Your Income

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Develop your list of 5 to 10 networking sources. These may be local associations, networking groups or social events where potential networking contacts may attend. Guru’s Rule : Every salesperson should attend at least one networking group event per month. . Include networking activity as a metric.

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Finding Opportunities

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At this event Microsoft has created a software tool called “Connect” that allows anyone registered to search the registered list of attendees and arrange for a meeting in a predefined area for a 30 minute “speed date” or even to arrange a meeting at some other location. What creative ideas are you using to find new opportunities?

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Managing A Sales Manager

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As a result of our one of my readers sending me an email comment regarding his personal situation, I have attached the sample of one our of a tools we have included in our “On Line Sales Manager Tool Kit ” www.AcumenManagement.com. . Networking Events _. Managing a Sales Manager .

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Sales Management & The Impact of Social Media

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It is also my belief that if you aren’t actively using a variety of social media applications in your sales process/organization it is critical you begin to learn to use them and become comfortable with the current social media tools. Lauren Carlson describes the top 5 uses of Social Media in sales very clearly in her recent blog: [link].

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Preparing for 2018

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Other tips: Your website must be a sales tool- make sure your salespeople use it in your sales process and that it includes customer testimonials. Salespeople should also continue to develop their network of referral sales. Some thought that it was a 4:1 ratio. Executives must meet quarterly to review the program’s success.

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A Sales Managers Recipe: What Cooking in 2017

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Validate they can sell your firm and they are using the proper sales tools. Create your own network of other sales managers where you can discuss ideas, learn what is working for others and explore new sales management concepts. Check out his Sales Management Tool Kit or the Acumen Project. Need more sales management resources?