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Selling Skills or Selling Process? Which is Holding You Back.

The Sales Hunter

Communication Skills. Retail Sales Trends. Selling Skills or Selling Process? Recently I had a discussion with a sales manager who said the key to success in sales is having an effective sales process. A person with strong selling skills. high profit selling.

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What I Learned Talking to 53 Sales Managers

Sales Readiness Group

Last week, I surveyed 53 sales managers, asking them, among other things, what essential skills their top-performing salespeople possess. As I reviewed these notes, I started noticing trends. Okay, it wasn’t an actual survey.

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STAR Results (Solutions That Achieve Results Inc.) Releases Global 2016 STAR Sales Manager Report

Steven Rosen

announces the release of its 2016 STAR Sales Manager Report which captures the opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. Companies continue to struggle to meet their sales objectives.

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The 7 Most Critical Selling Skills in Wholesale Distribution

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

MDM and the Rapid Learning Institute collaborated on a survey that offers keen insights into how wholesale distributors structure their sales teams, what they want to change, and which skills are mission critical to succeeding in the marketplace. Most Critical Skill Gaps. What’s driving this trend? They grow salespeople.

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Trends in sales training – an interview with Richard Ruff

Sales Training Connection

Jason Kanigan at Salestactics.org interviewed Richard about sales training trends earlier this week. Some of the points raised were: Upgrading sales teams is a continuous challenge given the changing sales environment. Most companies have purchased some sales training – especially around basic selling skills.

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5 Sales Training Tips for Sales Managers AND Salespeople | Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Retail Sales Trends. 5 Sales Training Tips for Sales Managers AND Salespeople. Whether you’re a rookie salesperson, a veteran salesperson or a sales manager, here are 5 sales training tips you need to take action on: 1. It is the role of the sales manager to inspect what they expect.

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How to Build a Culture of Effective Sales Coaching

Miller Heiman Group

Only about one-quarter of sales leaders believe that their managers effectively coach and develop their sellers. In part, that’s because sales managers spend less time coaching—14%—than they do on selling, forecasting and administrative tasks, according to our latest study, 2020 Trends in Sales Management.