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Three Ways Servant Leaders are Building Successful Sales Teams

Adaptive Business Services

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?

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Dumbness isn’t a destiny

Sales and Marketing Management

One study found that of 1.5 Yes, if you’re running an airline, you have to have somebody who can actually fix a plane. You see companies like Southwest Airlines, which hires for smarts, for diligence and for enthusiasm. People tend to think of innovation as a technological leap forward. It’s more often incremental and iterative.

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Consumer Psychology and Sales and Marketing Alignment (video)

Pipeliner

In this Expert Insight Interview, Michael Barbera discusses consumer psychology and sales and marketing alignment. Consumer psychology is a study of decisions and choices. It studies why we choose one item instead of an alternative, and it reduces the barriers between the brand and the consumer’s choice.

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The Beginner's Guide to Competitive Benchmarking

Hubspot Sales

For example, a company may practice internal benchmarking within a department to ensure a goal is hit each week, such as completing a certain number of sales calls. It scrutinizes every product and strategy — from messaging to sales processes. But looking inward can only get you so far. Competitive Benchmarking Analysis.

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Seven Steps to Success for Sales Managers – Book Review

The Pipeline

If sales and selling is the last of the black arts, then sales management lurks in its darkest corners. As with other aspects of sales, there is no shortage of advice, ensuring no shortage of fluff. Seven Steps to Success for Sales Managers: A Strategic Guide to Creating a Winning Sales Team Through Collaboration , by Max F.

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Would You Watch An Autonomous F1 Race?

The Pipeline

I recently read about two groups, one from national health care provider, the other from a leading airline. When the study ended, each group still learned valuable and practical lessons they applied right away. For disruptive learning in sales, I like to look to music and sports; partly art, partly not. What’s On Top.

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Top 10 B2B Ecommerce Trends for 2023

Hubspot Sales

As a McKinsey & Company study found, 65% of B2B companies sold exclusively online in 2022. In a similar study by HubSpot. Personalized Online Shopping Will Get More Personal Source No one wants a shopping experience that sounds like a car salesman copied and pasted their sales pitch — it is incredibly grating and generic.

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