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4 Key Things I Tell Every Sales Manager

Pipeliner

Being a sales manager is one of the hardest jobs in the sales profession. You need to manage up the chain, and manage your sales team to get the best possible business results. Do you have what it takes to be an effective sales leader? Good or bad, it’s shaped who I am today. Think about it.

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Sales Managers: Think You’re Ready for Referrals?

No More Cold Calling

Here are five important steps to make your team referral sales experts. If salespeople were self-motivated, they wouldn’t need sales managers or metrics. That’s why we need sales managers. Actually, what we need is strong sales leadership. Sales managers do what they ask others to do.

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AI in Sales: Focus on The Sales Conversation

Sales 2.0

This is the second in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Paul is the Director of Field Enablement at Groove , a leading sales engagement platform.

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The 5 Metrics That Should Matter Most to Sales Managers

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Matthew Sunshine As a sales manager, you spend serious time and care setting clear expectations; this is how you help your salespeople approach their work with purpose. there are so many threads and tangents criss-crossing your managerial path every day?—?that Unfortunately, this is easier said than done.

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Show, Don’t Tell: 5 Effective Ways to Coach Your Sales Team

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. Telling people they’re not meeting expectations and inspiring them to turn things around isn’t easy. The response is usually, “I understand.

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Creating Sales Goals as a Sales Manager [Expert Tips & 11 Examples]

Hubspot Sales

The role of a sales team is to sell. The sales manager is responsible for creating, advancing, and managing the people, processes, and systems for their team to be successful. While this job routinely requires setting goals for the team, sales managers must set goals for themselves as well.

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5 Reasons Excellent Salespeople Can Be Bad Sales Managers

Hubspot Sales

It’s no secret that salespeople often fail as sales managers. Nonetheless, many of the best reps within an organization often end up in management positions. Whether you’re actively seeking a role as a manager or have already gotten a promotion, you should understand the most difficult aspects of the transition.