Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

One common perk of a career in sales is the ability to earn more based on your own hard work and selling success. With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2018

Author: Cristina Gomez The war for top-performing sales talent has begun. By 2026, the number of open sales positions is projected to grow by more than 3 percent , putting the pressure on sales leaders and HR teams to attract top talent. The lack of parity in sales is not only a fairness issue, it’s a business issue.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2023

The sustained growth that can only come from retaining and expanding your customer base relies on sales reps who consistently build genuine relationships with customers. Internal communication and alignment between corporate and sales objectives are crucial for success. Here’s how we put it all together. Setting SMART goals.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 27, 2019

Author: Mike DeLeonardis, President, North America at beqom Seventy-nine percent of companies say that increasing sales productivity is a strategy they’re using to reach growth targets in 2019, but actually meeting this goal may be a challenge as only 35 percent of average-performing sales reps’ time actually goes to selling.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 28, 2019

Gen Zs have the advantage to be choosy about the jobs they take, but they are also more likely to be continually looking for better opportunities. Let’s explore tactics sales teams in any industry can replicate to maintain their entry level talent through 2019 and beyond. Personalize Compensation Packages.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

So, you think you want to be a sales manager? If you’re an individual top-performing contributor in your sales organization and you’re thinking of applying for a sales manager role, let me give you a bit of a reality check first. Check out my book on running a human-centric sales process that'll win more customers.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 22, 2022

Done well, 1:1 sales coaching can make every seller a top performer. . But for many of the sales managers we talk with, the current state of coaching isn’t working. Managers are spending hours listening to call recordings, cross checking multiple spreadsheets, and digging through hand-written notes to prepare for 1:1s.

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Apptivo

JANUARY 27, 2022

The best sales team knows when to stop selling. Have you ever wondered what are some of the successful habits of an effective sales team? The most common answer is they have a definite sales plan and also, they know when to stop selling. That’s why an effective sales strategy involves a sales team knowing when to stop selling.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 6, 2024

Knowing your client’s competition and what’s working for them can give your client a huge advantage. Photo by: Resume Genius SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement What are you waiting for?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Your company’s sales managers only have a select number of sales reps to work with, and those reps only have a limited amount of time to close deals. A good sales pipeline management strategy is essential because every potential opportunity uses up your most valuable resource — time.

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Nutshell

MARCH 18, 2024

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems have become vital in managing customer data, creating effective sales processes, and boosting sales team efficiency. So, how do sales managers and their teams overcome this challenge? So, how do sales managers and their teams overcome this challenge?

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Anthony Iannarino

MAY 21, 2020

There is a transfer of knowledge between salespeople when they are in the same place, call it a bullpen, that doesn’t happen over web-meetings, and especially not the sales-manager-led calls where salespeople report in on their progress. Too Little Interaction with Their Sales Manager.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Door-to-door sales? Most models for building a sales engine haven’t changed much, yet those traditional channel networks are costlier to develop. Gig Economy, the Newest Sales Channel. But it’s a real advantage to providers, who get comparatively low-cost visibility and decide when and how and where they are available.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan A very interesting article caught my attention on Inc. In the end, we are all in search of a shorter, more effective sales cycle and any help we can get is always appreciated. This video , posted last week at Sales2.0Circle , has a nuance that will help shorten your sales cycle.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 2, 2022

On the surface, it’s easy to see products as the center of your sales strategy. You want to highlight their best features, compare to the competition, and price to make a profit. Instead, even the best products need a sales strategy centered around the people who sell. Sales Coaching. Provide drinks, snacks, or deserts.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 22, 2013

In fact, 86 percent of business buyers engage in research independent of the sales cycle. Before they make contact with us, prospects have usually checked us out, compared pricing, read a white paper or two, listened to a webinar, and/or viewed a demo. It’s our job as smart, strategic sales pros to deliver value —real value.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sales is a game of statistics. Yet, many founders and sales leaders fail to recognize the importance of data-driven decision-making. This article discusses the importance of statistics and how founders, entrepreneurs, and sales leaders can apply statistics to make better decisions.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Nearly every sales organization will admit they could be better at planning. According to a study by Cascade Insights , more than 75% of sales leaders agree their planning efforts are problematic — and 90% of sales ops leaders confessed on LinkedIn they need to do sales planning faster and more frequently.

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The phrase also fits in a distribution sales context as well when you start examining sales gaps between your reps. Examining sales gaps is a great way to find ideas for improving the entire performance of your team. Sales performance gaps can manifest in many ways and can be measured on several parameters.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Many sales professionals often don’t receive the crucial tools needed for success right away. This may end up contributing to a lack of direction and belonging many sales professionals experience, and ultimately may negatively impact performance. While you’re at it, assess your other sales team members.

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Increase Sales

JULY 15, 2013

Believe it or not, advertising spending in newspapers is down 4% in the first Quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012. Sales is changing yet remaining the same. Salespeople truly must become far more innovative in their sales solutions. Sales sales coaching sales managers small business owners'

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The use of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to measure a sales team’s growth or contraction have been used for many years. Some examples include gross sales, net revenue, products sold, and others that demonstrate how a company has succeeded (or not) through a particular period (quarter or year). million for the quarter.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 13, 2022

With over 100,000 loyal corporate users globally, the CRM helps sales teams to excel at their work and convert more leads. However, Pipedrive is frequently chided for failing to deliver on more advanced features like email marketing, project management, and automation. CRMs have always been about managing your sales pipeline.

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Allego

MARCH 11, 2021

Ami Tully Lotka, co-founder of Maximum Impact Partners and expert in sales strategy and mobilization, has a simple answer to her own question: “The relationship is what breaks the deal.”. 1 Differentiating With Sales Relationships. 1 Differentiating With Sales Relationships. “So, Who really feels understood?”.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 28, 2014

He asked if we’re all connected to our customers and explained how doing so helps sales professionals engage and build one-on-one relationships with buyers. My Greatest Learning Nuggets Dreamforce is not a sales conference. However, this year there was a sales track. If we’re not learning, we’re dead.

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Chorus.ai

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

How Throwing Out the Rulebook Can Lead to More Sales Call Success. Type "best ways to approach a sales call" into Google. As a sales manager, establishing a set of guidelines for sales calls should be a cornerstone of your sales process. Well-educated prospects are also more likely to mention pricing first.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 22, 2021

Follow Consistent Sales Forecasting Methods to Avoid Making Bad Decisions. Sales forecasting solves this! Most B2B businesses don’t bother creating a sales forecast. Instead, they tally up their sales for the month and compare it with the month before or the same month last year. “Oh, no.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 21, 2023

Before attempting to develop a key account management strategy, you must know how to identify these key accounts. Let’s examine what strategic account management is and the best ways to approach it. What is strategic account management? Losing any one of them will significantly impact your returns and reduce your income.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 29, 2013

Sales leaders will not Make the Number if they fail to rapidly onboard new talent. The sales environment is uniquely suited to take advantage of an innovation called “ gamification.” This post is for HR and Sales leaders who ask, "How can we accelerate the productivity of our new hires?". Gamification can be the answer.

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Pipeliner

JULY 22, 2021

As roadmaps for best practices, sales playbooks matter. I wrote an article a while back comparing sales playbooks to soccer corner kicks. Given all the competing priorities, how valuable is time spent on strategizing your sales plays, especially now, when significant wins are so precious? We have a sales process”.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles.

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Adaptive Business Services

JULY 22, 2020

It’s counter-intuitive and goes against the conventional wisdom of hard-charging, charismatic sales leaders. And an increasing number of sales managers are finding the same, turning their sales teams into high performing sales groups through servant leadership. And why would you want to be one? It is an attitude.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Today’s sales teams have the ability to use tools that would simply blow the mind of someone who first came up in the industry just 10 years ago. ZoomInfo vs. Alternative Let’s take two sales teams: Company A uses ZoomInfo Company B uses basic contact-scraping software Each company has a team of 10 sales reps working eight hours per day.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sales Training Programs Online. Sales training programs online could become the preferred delivery channel over the next few years. Online sales training has both advantages, disadvantages, and parity with the more traditional approach to upskilling salespeople.

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Allego

MARCH 2, 2022

The number of women in sales is small, but they are a mighty group. A look at some of the top female sellers in history gives you a glimpse of their power: Persis Foster Eames Albee was the top sales agent for The California Perfume Co., During her time there, she developed a network of more than 5,000 female sales agents.

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Zendesk Sell

MARCH 26, 2019

If you’ve been in sales for a while, you’re likely familiar with sales stress — that sickening feeling that you’re not going to meet your targets for the quarter. According to one report by The Bridge Group , only about 50% of sales reps make their quota. Take a data-driven approach to reduce sales stress.

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