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Sales management coaching training – necessary but not sufficient

Sales Training Connection

A while ago we received a call from a company wanting to talk about coaching training for their front-line sales managers. They were real cheerleaders – they believed sales managers were the pivotal job for sales success and coaching was the sales managers’ key responsibility.

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The Top Sales Coaching Posts of 2016

The Brooks Group

Most sales leaders know they should be coaching their reps more. But sales coaching is a broad idea—and its interpretation is often left to chance. According to the Sales Management Association , formal sales coaching strategies tend to be poorly executed or non-existent. Leadership Development Sales Coaching

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Sales management coaching – the power of the positive

Sales Training Connection

As a correction a common how-to instruction for giving feedback suggests – start by saying something encouraging, and then move on to the behavior that needs to be improved and close with something positive. Let’s take the example where a sales rep has successfully closed a deal. After all, closing a deal is great!

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Is Your Sales Enablement Enabling the Right Things?

SBI

Sales enablement is a hot topic at the moment, and a key priority for many sales organizations. According to the CSO Insights 2016 Sales Enablement Optimization Study , 32.7% of surveyed organizations had a sales enablement function in 2016 (up from 25.5% Yet, as an industry, we’re failing badly at it.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation.

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Misconceptions Matter: August Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

If you think your account based selling team has a closing problem, you’re mistaken. Closing is never the problem. Rather, it’s a step, an action, a conversation missed earlier in the sales process. If you believe that video is the end-all, be-all for sales training and content marketing, you’re mistaken.

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Sales training and national sales meetings – an odd couple – An STC Classic

Sales Training Connection

As the fourth quarter begins, many VPs of Sales and Sales Training Directors will be focusing on closing Q4 strong and positioning their sales teams for success in 2016. One item on many agendas will be the annual sales meeting, often sometime during Q1. Sales rep attention. Why?