No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Sales leaders say they don’t need for account executives to travel. Digital dependence is an even greater problem for salespeople, because sales metrics actually encourage them to hide behind screens. Reps are accountable for sending X number of emails and making X number of social media connections. Ridiculous, right?

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

As a longtime member of the incentives industry, I am often asked what businesses can do to better manage their sales teams and their relationships with their channel partners in the constantly changing world. My answer: sales training initiatives. Sales training has grown in importance in the past decade.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 12, 2024

The sales performance management activities that we are performing today are creating the results we are achieving today. You must ask yourself, what activities are you, or your sales manager, doing now that are creating your current unsatisfactory results?

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The Sales Readiness Blog

JULY 4, 2023

Sales and account management are vital in driving revenue growth and cultivating strong customer relationships. Let's take a closer look at the differences between sales and account management and how to leverage them to optimize sales strategies, train teams, and effectively nurture the existing client base.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Most companies don't understand that crappy customer service is really a sales issue. When a company's customer service is thoughtful, helpful, kind and thorough, that great customer service actually serves the sales organization. It becomes easier for salespeople to renew accounts, cross-sell, up-sell and succeed.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Key Account Managers (KAMs) are the stock-in-trade for many businesses, as they have the responsibility of bringing in much of the business that keeps our business ticking over. Here are seven key account management strategies that are covered on our account management course that will help us achieve greater sales: Relationship building.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Sales executives and sales managers would agree that their sales teams need ongoing training, coaching and support to get to the top of the game and stay there. In a fiercely-competitive market, your sales reps should challenge themselves to learn more, achieve greater results and embrace new strategies.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 10, 2017

6 FREE Sales Management Training Webinars . The #1 driver of performance in sales organizations are front-line sales managers. The STAR Sales Management Development Survey found that only 50% of sales managers were receiving on-going training and development in core skills. Leadership.

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Why Roleplay Should Be A Key Part of Your Sales Culture In this podcast, Jeb Blount, Jeremy Olson, and Kristin Isaacson discuss the importance of role-playing in sales. They emphasize the need for leaders to create a culture of role-playing and accountability within their teams.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 24, 2017

Are sales managers really at fault? You don’t hear that phrase very often anymore, but account based sales reps still carry a bag. They’re expected to land and expand within their named accounts. percent of sales reps made quota in 2016. The problem is that many sales managers were raised in Sales 1.0

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

Do sales organizations really need a B2B sales strategy? They’re in control, so shouldn’t account-based selling pros just be prepared to wing it? Besides, developing and implementing any strategy—whether for sales, service, marketing, or products—can take weeks or months. And the hard work doesn’t stop there.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 15, 2017

I have been in B2B sales so long that I’ve probably forgotten more deals than I remember. It was 20 years ago, when I was working as an account-based sales rep , and I lost the biggest deal of my career. We had a stellar account-based selling team. Referrals might be your silver lining. But there’s one I’ll never forget.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Teaser: The biggest question with sales training isn’t “Do my employees remember what they were taught?” The biggest question with sales training isn’t “Do my employees remember what they were taught? ” The biggest question is, ‘Do my employees DO what they are taught?’

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 13, 2021

For any growing company, the speed at which you hire means continuously tweaking your sales training playbook to find a balance between group sessions and one-on-one coaching. You need a sales training process that will equip each salesperson with a certain baseline of knowledge, and empower them to implement what they’ve learned.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 8, 2020

You and your reps need training, and you want it now! Introducing our brand new, 7-Session inside sales training course that is available to you and your team TODAY. Our Award Winning Inside Sales Training is also the most affordable training on the market today! appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 4, 2018

The fact is retaining best customers remains a challenge for sales and marketing professionals, leading to wasted time and money. Assign employees who do the actual client work, including marketers, to interact directly with customers – eliminating or greatly limiting involvement of customer service or account representatives.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2017

In this month’s guest post, Tim Hughes discusses social media offenses and how account-based selling teams can avoid them. Account-based sales reps know better than to treat people that way in real life, so why treat people that way on social media? Maybe some training might help? What’s Changed Since the 1950s?

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Tenbound

JULY 11, 2023

Check out the full video from the Tenbound Conference: Account-Based Sales Development – Exactly How Best In Class Do it Kyle Coleman, SVP of Marketing at Clari, shares valuable insights into Account-Based Sales Development (ABSD) and the role of Sales Development Representatives (SDRs).

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

In this 2:56 video, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the need for sales managers to go beyond setting sales goals and to define learning goals for their teams. They share how organizations can align learning goals with sales goals and invest in training and resources to support their salespeople.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 21, 2024

It's difficult to choose what the toughest part of any sales manager’s job is and it can vary by company, industry or geography. And don’t forget about holding them accountable to the goals established and their activity to achieve those.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 19, 2024

Organizations spend billions on B2B sales training every year. Despite the heavy investment in training, some businesses won’t benefit as much as they should. That’s because they overlook the way the B2B sales world has changed. Today’s B2B buyers research their options online long before they connect with any sales rep.

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Revegy

JULY 20, 2021

Have you ever wondered what kind of teamwork they put into planning, training, and performing? Account-Based Selling isn’t much different in concept when you think […]. The post The Sales Olympics: How to Win Gold with Account-Based Sales appeared first on Revegy, Inc.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Key Account Managers (KAM) are the lifeblood of any organisation wanting to grow and develop their network and a loyal client base. They prioritise the communications needed for each key account. KAMs know who their key accounts are, but often the communication with them is ad-hoc or basic at best.

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BrainShark

JANUARY 31, 2024

Recent corporate belt tightening has put sales-adjacent departments like sales enablement and marketing in the hot seat. Because even though they contribute to and quite literally enable sales, their activities aren’t always as easy to tie to the deal as it is for reps who get phone and face time with buyers.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

When we work with Key Account Managers (KAMs) we are often impressed by their knowledge, skillsets and attitudes that drive them to success. See if you can learn from them and create the success they enjoy: They recognise that Key Account Management is a business mindset, not a sales initiative.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

The emergence of the Customer Success Professional is an existential threat to account managers. As you create your headcount plan for 2019, you’re starting to think of how to cover your accounts, and whether you need Account Managers, Customer Success.

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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. – Treat all accounts the same way.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Most organizations and sales managers think of accountability or performance management as “micro-managing.” There is a lot that a manager must bring to the table to be effective at setting standards and gaining accountability with their team. Jim Collins has been quoted as saying “There is no such thing as 'micro-managing.'

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the strategy of simultaneously setting learning and sales goals. They explore the intricate relationship between continuous learning and improving skills for sales leaders, stressing the need for a balance. In this article, we’ll look at the connection between sales and learning goals.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2023

Account managers are the liaison between a company and its clients. Whether you’re a candidate or a hiring manager, you’ll need to brush up on account manager interview questions before making any big decisions. You can practice formulating answers that highlight your skills as an account manager. Let’s get started!

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Train AI in sales, and you’ll join 81% of salespeople surveyed who agree that AI significantly reduces their manual tasks and data entry workload. Plus, insights from sales experts who are knowledgeable and passionate about using AI in sales ethically. Thoughtful execution ensures AI can be trained correctly.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 3, 2017

Sales symptoms are prospecting traps. You’d be surprised how often I hear, “My account based selling team can’t close.”. Never” is a bold statement, but savvy sales leaders will nod their heads in agreement. Closing is the easy part of account based sales development. Or did they just give a sales pitch ?

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 19, 2023

The sales management activities that we are performing today are creating the results we are achieving today.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 13, 2021

Stay Ahead With These Sales Training Courses this 2021! Predictable Revenue, sales hacking, and now account-based everything has massively impacted the sales profession over the last 10 years. In partnership with LeadFuze, Sales Hacker has launched FREE LeadFuze Certified Sales Hacker Bundle.

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