Allbound

JULY 25, 2018

I was speaking with a Chief Revenue Officer of a mid-market, mar-tech, SaaS company who was earning about $15 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and surprisingly enough, despite having the word “Revenue” in his title, he was shockingly disinterested in measuring the ROI from his channel team. What’s worse? How Can You Measure Success?

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 30, 2012

The other day I wrote about the “Almost Perfect Sales Management Article.” ” That post stimulated a flurry of questions about a Sales Management Standard Operating Process/System. There are a few key building blocks to the Sales Management/Leadership Process.

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Act!

APRIL 16, 2024

That said, developing and managing successful remote teams comes with several challenges and resolving them before setting up virtual sales teams is critical for success. In this article, we’ll discuss some of the main challenges in running remote sales teams and strategies for effectively handling them.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 19, 2014

That’s why I resonated with Tom Scearce’s LinkedIn article, “ Social Media—Don’t Be THAT Guy.” Read the rest of the article.). LinkedIn and other social media channels are fantastic tools for beginning conversations and new relationships. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business'

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Four days, four categories, with related articles. The Sales Leadership Articles. Sales Leadership and sales management are the keys to successful sales performance. Without good sales leadership, management, coaching, motivation and accountability, we have salespeople left to their own devices.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 17, 2019

Now, look at his advice: To become a sales manager, you essentially need to become an extension of your HR team — something every employee can do to make a positive impact on the organization. Of course, I also wanted feedback from industry veterans — the folks who are training & coaching sales management teams around the globe.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this article, we take a closer look at the ways you can focus your enablement efforts, to achieve the best possible sales performance. One of the most important aspects of any sales enablement strategy is alignment to the customer journey. Map your strategy to the customer journey. Training, training, training.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 6, 2015

11 Actions Sales Management Must Take Now! Sound investment portfolio-management advice ranges from “hold firm with your existing stocks” to “take advantage of a great opportunity to buy at today’s basement prices”. This also is an opportunity to build a better sales team that will increase your market share as competitors lag.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

With the help of this article, you can get your reps on a prospecting schedule, automate efficient processes and hone your prospecting efforts to ignite your sales process. For the B2B sales rep, social media channels like LinkedIn and Twitter are a gold mine for connecting with potential leads.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 1, 2014

One-person sales consulting firms, self-appointed experts, telling, but not doing, what they say. If you were to read through each of the 1,150 articles I have posted on this blog since 2006, and organize, sort, create a flow and edit it all into a Sales Management Bible, we would have one enormous how-to guide.

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Membrain

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

I read a fascinating article by Kelly Fairchild. She talked about “salesmanship.” It got me to thinking about, “What is salesmanship?”

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Your Sales Management Guru Blog on “Top 50 Sales & Marketing Blogs” List . It’s quite validating to be recognized professionally for your expertise, although I’m frequently rewarded by my followers who tell me they are successfully using information I share with them in managing their sales organizations.”.

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Allego

JANUARY 8, 2021

In episode 17, sales management authority Frank Cespedes explores how the pandemic has impacted sales training, what sales managers need to know about the new selling environment, and the biggest trends in sales learning. It has significant impacts on sales management.” — Frank Cespedes.

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Pipeliner

MAY 12, 2021

While sales automation delivers tons of benefits, many sales executives are still not aware of the sheer depth automation brings through the wide range of sales subtasks, nor of the treasure they can unearth. Eventually, it’ll help you close more sales faster, thus, massively increasing your revenue. But don’t worry!

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Which is why today’s winning leaders implement strategies that accelerate pipeline and empower their reps to find success, no matter where the sale occurs. In this article, I’ll unpack the playbook for winning in the new world of hybrid sales. Then everyone updates the active Slack channel as soon as they book a meeting.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills? What components of an existing sales process transfer well to virtual interactions? What should sales kickoffs look like? Read Brennan's article here.). “If

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Pointclear

APRIL 4, 2013

Staying current on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be daunting, especially in the the digital space. PointClear''s staff and Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from our digital circles about B2B sales. Sales Coaching - The Use and Abuse of Modeling.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 21, 2022

They are omnichannel buyers, which Jennifer Stanley and her teammates explain so well in this article, The New B2B Growth Equation. . The salespeople become only one channel to the buyer, not THE channel. . As you can read from these quotes, great CEOs lead sales in a variety of ways!

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 23, 2021

What, you didn’t have time to watch that webinar replay in between reading those two articles you’ve had open in a tab for three days? There’s more sales content than ever before – how do you sort through the noise? Since we deal with sales content on the daily, we thought we’d save you some time. Sales enablement.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 23, 2021

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. Data shows that e-commerce sales are expected to reach $6.54 Conclusion.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 6, 2018

It’s a formula stating that 80% of sales are made by 20% of sales reps, and it sometimes seems as immutable as a law of physics. Sales managers and business leaders try to move the ratio with training, but up to 87% of training content is forgotten within a few weeks. Coaching is no solution either.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sales leaders can improve sales engagement by giving their teams the tools that provide the right analytics and platforms to engage with the customers to grow their sales pipeline. This article serves as a primer on sales engagement and a guide to the best sales engagement platforms to use. My results?

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 27, 2015

Launching an owned-media site or supporting a visually rich Pinterest channel does not make your brand instantly accessible and trustworthy. In too many cases, companies are just wallpapering social-media channels with old brand messages hidden behind the language of “you.” ( Read the rest of the article.)

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Here are the 15 most important sales statistics every salesperson should bookmark today. Best Sales Statistics to Know in 2021. Sometimes you just don’t have time to read an entire article. That’s why we went ahead and pulled out the five most important sales statistics and listed them here. Short on time? OptinMonster.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 1, 2023

The Crunchbase 2023 Influential Women in Sales List is a submission-based list. Full methodology details are available at the end of this article. They’re launching sales podcasts, YouTube channels and startups of their own. They’re taking the reins at their companies and driving explosive growth.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MAY 8, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at a quantitative approach to CPQ ROI. To achieve the CPQ benefits mentioned in the article discussed previously , a customer has to ensure that the following three tasks have been done: 1. Sales Channel sales E-commerce Which area (configure, price, quote) causes most of the issues?

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Cincom Smart Selling

MAY 8, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at a quantitative approach to CPQ ROI. To achieve the CPQ benefits mentioned in the article discussed previously , a customer has to ensure that the following three tasks have been done: 1. Sales Channel sales E-commerce Which area (configure, price, quote) causes most of the issues?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 4, 2020

Below are the 30 best online resources for sales professionals to sharpen their fundamental skills and learn some new tricks. We’ve divided the list into three different categories for your convenience: podcasts, YouTube channels, and blogs. Sales YouTube Channels. Sales Insights Lab by Marc Wayshak. GET THE GUIDE.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

Jeb is also a renowned author, having written eight hard-hitting books on sales development, including the best-selling, Sales EQ: How Ultra-High Performers Leverage Sales Specific Emotional Intelligence to Close the Complex Deal. B2B Sales Influencers: Our Final Thoughts. Trish Bertuzzi ( @bridgegroupinc ).

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Distribution Pricing Journal

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Our recent article, “ Can Distribution Pricing Managers Work Remotely? ,” was clearly a hit. So far it has been the most viewed article of the last four weeks. At the risk of alienating some of our sales managers in our audience – bear with us – pricing managers don’t always trust direct feedback from individual reps.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 14, 2015

Dave is truly a subject matter expert when it comes to hiring better sales people (link to our site), assessing sales organizations to answer 17 critical business questions (link to his site for download of sample) and he is an expert at helping sales managers get their sales professionals to sell more, more quickly at higher margins.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Though feelings of burnout when working in sales are common, they can be alleviated, and can provide valuable learning opportunities to help sales managers create healthier work environments. To combat burnout, make sure you’re sharing interesting or inspiring articles with your team. Let it be okay to talk about burnout.

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Apptivo

MAY 16, 2023

Take the following scenario to demonstrate this process: Suppose a travel company receives a lead, Florida who works as a sales manager at a manufacturing company. Relevant content Engage the readers by offering personalized content such as industry-specific articles, intriguing case studies, and useful resources.

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Pipeliner

JUNE 20, 2018

Jason Jordan, Judy Frank, and Bruce Wedderburn are interviewed by John Golden to Do’s and Don’ts of Pipeline Management and help you get the most out of this vital tool. Jason Jordan is a partner at Vantage Point , focusing exclusively on sales manager training, and is a recognized thought leader in B2B sales.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 12, 2021

And if you're like us, you thrive in a work-from-home environment for enough reasons to warrant another article in themselves! So for all the sales managers with reps who might be struggling with this transition — or those reps themselves — we've compiled a list of tips to help any and all salespeople thrive in this new landscape.

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

When you can pinpoint dips in productivity and identify the elements that contribute to slower workflows, you can make the changes needed to support your sales team. This article puts the spotlight on what sales productivity means, why it’s crucial, and strategies you can employ to take your team’s productivity from 0 to 100 fast.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 5, 2013

Your Sales Management Guru Blog Author on “Top 50 Sales & Marketing Influencers” List . Speaker, consultant, and author Ken Thoreson’s updated Sales Manager’s Tool Kit now available . One of the new approaches we’re taking with sales organizations is Business Guidance Selling.” . KNOXVILLE, Tenn.,

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