Steven Rosen

APRIL 1, 2024

These discussions, whether addressing underperformance, behavioural issues, or compensation adjustments, are crucial for maintaining a healthy sales environment and driving performance. A Look at the Stats Recent surveys and studies have revealed an uncomfortable truth: many sales managers regularly sidestep difficult conversations.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 22, 2018

These efforts frequently end up with disappointing results, however, because most companies neglect the most powerful lever in their arsenal: their frontline, field-level sales managers who directly coach, influence and guide sales reps on a daily basis. In this study, top managers brought in an average $3.5

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SBI

JULY 15, 2021

Sales Execution 101: Creating Account Visibility. The most critical factor in successful sales execution is having the right foundation. Your account team needs to have a common understand of an account or opportunity – the key stakeholders, their goals, and company objectives. Account Visibility = Agility.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Being a sales manager is a whirlwind experience, especially for those who were once successful sales reps themselves. Fortunately, there are valuable best practices that can help aspiring sales managers excel in their positions. Best Practices for Sales Managers 1. Lay a robust foundation.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 6, 2024

In this 2:42 video, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley delve into the vital role of preparation in mastering difficult conversations with sales representatives. They stress the importance of sales managers dedicating time to pre-call planning, ensuring productive discussions.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 13, 2021

But before you do, you need to find a new sales manager to support the additional sales reps. Peter was your first business development rep hired in the sales department. He was promoted to sales development and currently, he is the senior SDR on the team. We all agree that growth is a good position to be in.

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Topline Leadership

MARCH 9, 2021

This article provides specific and practical techniques for measuring the performance of your company’s sales managers. Perhaps no position in the sales organization has less accountability than the sales manager position—in part because many companies don’t know how to measure sales manager performance.

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Steven Rosen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Do you know how effective you sales managers are? The obvious place to start assessing your sales managers’ effectiveness is to evaluate the activity that has the greatest impact on sales rep performance. The problem is that sales executives are not in a position to observe their sales managers in action.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As sales and marketing people, the concept of “Value Proposition” has become fundamental in our positioning in our markets and with our customers. They all applauded and cheered their positioning. In some cases, we’ve also started to tie our value positioning to value realization. But we have to think.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

I received an email last week from Trevor Borrows who is a newly appointed National Sales Manager in charge of a team of Account Managers. Here’s what Trevor asked: “Hi Sean, being a new National Sales Manager I need to understand how to develop account strategies. there to block sales.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 13, 2021

This ownership, sometimes called sales accountability, is how sales managers prepare their teams for success by giving them all the information, tools, and training they need to succeed and meet quotas. How to Create and Encourage Sales Accountability. Transparency drives accountability.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

There has been lots written about the common mistake companies make in selecting new sales managers; specifically the habit of promoting some of their best sales people to the management ranks, whether they are suitable or not. But this rarely means creating “mini me’s”, or even full size “me’s”.

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Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 20, 2016

It is much easier to focus on the negatives than the positives. 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. Yet, positive feedback often stops there.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 18, 2018

This could involve seeing their territory sales improve, helping a new product through its launch or possibly farming an account for new business. For some, though, it would be seen as real progress if they were to be promoted to a management position. Have they got the acumen to become a manager? Not necessarily.

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Alice Heiman

JUNE 20, 2019

Looking for business in existing accounts is something many sales leaders assume their salespeople or account teams are doing. In fact, according to CSO I nsights , only 33% of companies have a formal Key Account Management Plan. Selecting Key Accounts . Some large accounts are not profitable.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 3, 2020

When I say “you,” I am referring to frontline sales managers and sales executives. Sales managers are the key to driving sales performance. They are the 10X factor as highly effective sales managers will impact 8-12 sales reps. Start the day with a positive affirmation.

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KLA Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

When you hire salespeople, you expect they’ll hold themselves accountable. Sales accountability won’t be your job. Yet, nonperformance is the most common complaint about salespeople and a huge source of stress for managers. Filling the position was […].

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criteria for success

APRIL 7, 2021

If you're in the market for some DIY sales management training, you've come to the right place. We've compiled 5 checklists for you to use with your sales managers in any organization. We often talk about the importance of process in selling, but good sales management is a process too.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 6, 2024

Emotional regulation is an essential skill for sales managers to develop. Managing your emotions during difficult conversations can help prevent them from escalating into arguments. By following this framework, sales leaders can confidently approach difficult conversations and increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Remember the days when sales managers routinely scolded sales reps for being in the office? Truth be told, remote selling has been commonplace for years now especially with major accounts. There are many lists of good pointers to take into account to help us be more effective at virtual communication.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 25, 2022

If you are in sales, you likely see yourself as a leader. If you are a sales manager, you must be a leader. But if sales management is a new role for you, it can feel like you are swimming upstream. First Rule of Sales Leadership: Know Your Purpose . What is that purpose of a new sales manager?

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 14, 2022

High-value deals are the holy grail for B2B sales managers. If you want to win enterprise-level six-figure deals, you need an enterprise sales strategy. One that has your sales reps focus only on the very best leads. It’s time to talk about target account selling, or TAS. What makes these accounts likely to close?

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The Sales Manager’s Success Guide. Even though I was a sales manager long before I had the opportunity to get involved in training, it was my work with trainers that help me appreciate not only the real challenges sales managers face, but their importance to a successful sales team executing their sales winning consistently.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 20, 2024

Fostering a Coaching Culture Gerilyn recalled her early experiences with a boss who used intimidation as a management tactic, which she found demotivating and ineffective. However, her subsequent boss, who was inclusive, motivating, and supportive, inspired her to become a leader who could create a positive and empowering work environment.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 19, 2022

Congratulations, you are now a sales manager. Earning the title of sales manager is an important step in your sales career, regardless of the size of your sales team. There is plenty that new sales managers need to learn on their journey to become a sales leader. Trust is reciprocal.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 21, 2023

Key accounts are the 20% of accounts that generate 80% of your company revenue. Before attempting to develop a key account management strategy, you must know how to identify these key accounts. Accurate identification will help you avoid rashly categorizing tail accounts as having strategic value.

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SBI Growth

MAY 15, 2013

"Should we hire an external Sales Manager or promote from within?". Open Sales Management positions are bad for sales organizations. Having the wrong Sales Manager (SM) is worse. This post helps you decide between hiring an internal or external Sales Manager. It depends.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It’s hard to become a sales manager without first being a good sales rep. After all, when the majority of your own quota is based on your team’s sales performance, you need to know how to sell. . But that doesn’t mean the best closer is guaranteed to make the best sales manager. Let’s look at each one.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 23, 2023

Love Your Team: A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World Sales management can be challenging, especially in a hybrid work environment. In a recent podcast episode, John Golden interviews Helen Ucci, an experienced sales manager who developed the Love Your Team system of sales management.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

Like any group of individuals that comes together for a common cause, if a sales team is going to succeed consistently, reps and management must operate in a culture that motivates individuals to perform at their best. This article explores what a sales coach does. What does a sales coach do?

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 2, 2021

The Fearless Sales Leader. Fearless sales leaders know that business success is defined as achieving an objective or goal. Sales leaders are accountable for making the company’s sales objectives and sales objectives equal success. Sales leaders believe it is their job to develop their sales managers.

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Cincom Smart Selling

DECEMBER 4, 2020

How Social Content and Account Management Support Digital Selling. For Sales, the internet is much more than a place to catch up with high school friends. Sales managers must include some time for social content and account-management activities among their reports.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 2, 2024

. “… Contact multiple individuals inside a prospect account before concluding that there is no opportunity present.” In total, 6sense analysts report that BDRs reach out 17 times to each contact at a prospect’s account. Positive reinforcement and training can make a difference. Photo by Cottonbro Studio on Pexels.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 12, 2021

We explored the vital importance of account management in our previous article on account management —the idea being that obtaining new accounts is far more costly than maintaining and expanding existing accounts. How do companies hang onto accounts? Comparison to a Familiar Product.

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Braveheart Sales

AUGUST 12, 2021

We know that sales managers require different skills and strengths than salespeople. Sales managers need to recruit the right individuals, coach, hold people accountable, and motivate their teams. The same is true of sales managers vs other managers. Additional Sales Management Abilities.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 31, 2013

It is time to get it out on the table and say once and for all that if you are a sales manager, you are in a dead-end position. If you are a salesperson and you want to be promoted to a sales manager position, it’s time to change your thinking. Sales managers manage processes.

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