Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 30, 2018

Davis Excellent sales managers aren’t made overnight. As a manager, you’re always learning and growing along with your sales team. Every team member has a unique reaction to your management style, and it takes a great manager to navigate all those unique situations and relationships. Author: Kevin F.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This article might seem like a faith-based article. I’ve written hundreds of articles with analogies to sales using athletes, musicians, actors, CEOs, politicians, inventors, songs, movies, TV Shows and their leading characters. I have written dozens of articles about coaching salespeople.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 27, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 3 in a 3-part series on the powerful role sales management plays in driving sustained revenue growth – and how companies can better leverage this critical position for improved top-line performance. Hire the right sales managers. Establish a Company Way for sales management.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2019

We’ve put together a list of the 20 most motivational sales quotes. These quotes cover everything from general motivation to sales strategy, and they’re words to live by for any sales professional. For sales managers looking to give their team a productivity boost, look no further than these 20 motivational quotes.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2023

There are eighteen years worth and 2,000 articles and while there are a few popular series of articles listed on the right-side navigation panel, there hasn’t been a way to finding the most helpful articles. To avoid wasting time and chasing opportunities that have ghosted you, read articles about qualifying.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2023

There are eighteen years worth and 2,000 articles and while there are a few popular series of articles listed on the right-side navigation panel, there hasn’t been a way to finding the most helpful articles. To avoid wasting time and chasing opportunities that have ghosted you, read articles about qualifying.

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Hiring Decision Maker Forecasting Face-to-face 156

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 16, 2012

We reviewed 1000 articles that I have posted on this Blog since 2006 in an effort to present you with the Top 15 Sales Articles of the past 6 years, and later this week, The Top Sales Article of the Last 6 Years. They aren't necessarily the articles with the most inbound links. THE TOP 15 BLOG ARTICLES.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan This is a pretty exciting time for us. We reviewed 1,000 articles which I've posted on this Blog since 2006 in an effort to present you with the Top 15 Sales Articles of the past six years, and later this week, the Top Sales Article of the last six years.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article originally appeared on MarketingProfs. Winning a sale is a team effort, not just from sellers and sales managers but the sales organization as a whole. Sales operations, customer success , and product marketing are all instrumental in getting prospects to the finish line.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This article might seem like a faith-based article. I’ve written hundreds of articles with analogies to sales using athletes, musicians, actors, CEOs, politicians, inventors, songs, movies, TV Shows and their leading characters. I have written dozens of articles about coaching salespeople.

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Scale Hiring Coaching Promotion 182

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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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan One of the comments on my article, The Validiation of the Sales Assessment Validation , mentioned the reluctance of CEOs and Presidents to redeploy or terminate ineffective sales managers. Ironically, this is not really what sales managers are supposed to do.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 2, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 2 in a 3-part series on the powerful role sales management plays in driving sustained revenue growth – and how companies can better leverage this critical position for improved top-line performance. What does great front-line sales management actually look like?

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 10, 2021

This article is a part of our Sales 101 series. When I first got started in B2B selling, I was formally trained on how to use a variety of sales closes … “either or”, “Ben Franklin”, “Columbo”, and many more. Through the years I picked up quite a few more including the “Japanese Origami Folding Paper” close.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 10, 2024

The interactive podbook below contains videos, audio, articles, summaries, transcripts, and YouTube shorts from this podcast episode. They highlight the financial implications of hiring the wrong person and the importance of applying best practices in sales to the hiring process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 5, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan During the past 9 years I have written the occasional Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20 Articles and we have now put them into a series of their own. In no particular order they are: Top 10 Sales Competencies. Top 10 Sales Management Functions. 10 Sales Coaching Examples.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan For double article Friday, in addition to my Sales Pipeline Nazi article, I have the following bonuses for you: For those of you who wanted to attend the Webinar on the Sales Candidate Analyzer, here is a link to the recording. The Sales Pipeline Nazi.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 12, 2021

In this series of articles, we’ll explore the many reasons why salespeople seem, almost universally, to HATE CRM. This phenomenon will be particularly acute for salespeople who’s earnings are largely based on making sales. These three articles will explore …. How CRM can increase your sales. Don’t believe me?

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 23, 2015

Today I will explore the least-read articles I have ever written. It''s very fashionable - and a best practice - to continue promoting the most-read, most-liked, most-favorited, most-shared, most-tweeted and most-commented articles; but I don''t think anyone has gathered up their worst work and said, "Look at this!" That''s right.

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HeavyHitter Sales

AUGUST 29, 2017

  I’m excited to have reached a gratifying personal milestone as my 35 th Harvard Business Review article was published this month. In recognition of this occasion, here’s my fifteen personal favorite articles (with links to the article) in order by date published. Martin to receive future research articles.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan As promised for today, I'm revealing the single article, from among my former 999 blog articles which my readers voted "best", to be my 1,000th post. The assessment to which he referred was a personality assessment marketed as a sales assessment. That is exactly what we need."

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

As a sales manager, one of your jobs is to make sure your salespeople are equipped to succeed when selling to purchasing departments and/or buyers. I have an entire page on my website with articles about Working with Purchasing Departments. Have all the salespeople read all of the articles. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Every sales manager has some degree of legitimate dedication to both their company and professional development. That's a big part of how you get to be a manager in the first place. The best sales managers lead by example. That's why exemplary sales managers never stop trying to improve.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2023

It seems you can’t open your news feed these days without seeing an article about how AI will transform the workforce. Let’s see what sales managers can do amidst this revolution to merge the gap between humans and technology.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 20, 2022

First, congratulations, your first job as a sales manager is a huge step forward in your career. Now, don’t screw it up—you’ll get a lot of managers who will immediately congratulate you, shake your hand, smile then say, “What have you done for me lately?”. But for now: Be proud that you are a first line sales manager.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 1, 2014

It has been well-documented that effective coaching will positively impact sales. My own data shows sales managers, who consistently and effectively coach their salespeople, grow revenue by an average of 26% annually. You and/or your sales managers MUST devote the time and learn to effectively coach the salespeople.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 11, 2013

SVPs of Sales in large companies share some universal challenges, regardless of industry. One challenge is to close more key accounts. We captured 36 metrics that CEOs believe “reveal the truth” about sales org performance. Five top CEOs named the Look-to-Book Ratio the Sales Metric of the Year.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2020

One route into the position of a sales manager is promotion from having been a highly successful salesperson. They are suddenly saddled with the responsibility of the entire sales team. Fortunately, though, sales management is a craft that can be learned. This will help a sales manager to get up and running.

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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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Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

A good coach knows how to communicate, motivate and personalize each sales associate’s training, so the sales team repeatedly delivers results. This article explores what a sales coach does. It covers how an effective sales coach can take a good or even mediocre sales force and make it great. Close more.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 21, 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. . The question close. One way to do this is with the question close.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The most common sales objections including detailed analysis and ways to counter each one. This is an article rich with great sales objection advice. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ?. B2B appointment setting: How to book more (and better quality) sales meetings. The anatomy of a good sales appointment.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 5, 2021

Exemplary sales managers don't just pop up out of nowhere. And very few — if any — reps can assume a management role and thrive, based strictly on intuition. Even the most effective sales leader might struggle to turn a rep who seems like "management material" into a successful manager.

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Allego

MAY 17, 2022

This article originally appeared on MarTech Cube. When it comes to sales, reps are often at the forefront. They’re responsible for moving prospects through the sales pipeline in order to convert them into customers. While what they do is essential, there’s another team that plays an instrumental role in closing deals: marketing.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Close bigger deals.”. Ask any sales leader what they want, and you’ll get an answer along these lines. You can’t tell a sales rep to “increase sales” and expect them to know what to do. A good place to start is to set the right sales objectives. What is a sales objective? “Create more pipeline.”. Measurable.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I posted an article that linked to two additional articles I wrote for EcSell Institute and Top Sales World. Apparently there were issues with those links last week because I got dozens of emails letting me know that you couldn't get to those two articles.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 3, 2019

I coach a lot of sales managers and sales leaders and when I ask them what they want help with today, it's rarely a big opportunity, it's seldom coaching best practices, it's hardly ever targeted metrics for their team, and it's almost unheard of for them to request that I help them improve as sales managers, Oh no.

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