Sales Hacker

JULY 14, 2023

Scott Gifis , CEO at NoFraud: This is 50% “hire the right person” and 50% “work like an exec team” — if you’re solving for incentive plans to ensure decisions are being made in the best interests of the company than you aren’t hiring a CRO, you’re hiring a sales manager. Appreciate you.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As a result, they can’t anticipate when in a sales cycle or sales process they will be impacted, and don’t have the awareness to take steps to work around it and improve. When this lack of awareness is prevalent at the top of a sales organization, it is challenging to grow it or scale it. Investments?

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan As we prepare for the holiday and year-end, I'm also preparing for this blog's 1,000th article. That's right; since 2006, I've posted nearly 1,000 articles. Then, on Thursday, December 20, we'll post the winning article. Sales Motivation (very motivational).

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Sales Training Connection

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Sales Compensation + Sales Strategy. Sales compensation systems and sales strategy have long been established factors that impact sales performance. There are countless books and articles on sales strategy. Substituting coaching for sales training.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Sales Management End of Year Checklist. . Depending upon the person and the conditions in their sales organization each article may or may not be pertinent. I decided to start with a Sales Management End of Year Checklist. Do I have to alter the sales compensation plan to help achieve the new goals?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Any professional, across every field and experience level, needs to have a solid understanding of how they're compensated — after all, that's literally the reason you're working in the first place. Your base salary is one of the key elements you need to account for when getting that picture of your compensation package.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In this article, I would like to discuss a very fundamental quality for someone’s successful conduct in life—that of virtues. Perhaps more than other more average fields, you really need virtues in sales management. In sales management, wisdom must be constantly exercised both in choosing people and in leading them.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 4, 2024

Science Reveals the Actual Impact of Sales Coaching More Sales Assessment Imposters Exposed The Best Salespeople are 2733% More Likely to Have This Than the Worst Salespeople What Percentage of Sales Managers Have the Necessary Coaching Skills? Salespeople Will Close 50% More Business By Changing This One Thing They Do!

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2012

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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Fill the Funnel

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

If you lead a sales team or are in a senior level role at your company, you are probably actively engaged in the planning process to ensure you have a successful 2015. A few key questions that sales leaders need to be considering include: Is the sales compensation plan providing the results expected? Register to Attend!

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 13, 2016

This morning I get a call, it’s the CEO and VP of Sales on a conference phone. Apparently, they had read my recent article: We’ll Fix Performance Problems In The Commission Plan. I probed, asking some questions about the compensation plan. Compensation is always an element of performance management.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Sales is the most important function with any company, and the sales manager plays a critical role within it. That said… The importance of your sales manager cannot be understated. The sales force drives the company’s revenue and it’s the sales manager’s job to drive the sales force.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 17, 2011

This article has been selected for DeFinis Communications’ “Sales Coaching: Top Tips for Increased Productivity” Blog Carnival. Sales managers have six basic jobs—hire, compensate, train, deploy, monitor and manage, and coach and counsel—and they generally fail at the last three.

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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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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 1, 2017

Author: Erica Abt One of the most common complaints of frontline sales managers is employee turnover. After pouring loads of time and effort into onboarding, coaching, and engaging sellers on their team, frontline managers feel defeated when they hear “I’m leaving.” Offered a better compensation package. Bad Leadership.

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Motivation and compensation are tough to nail under normal circumstances and are even trickier during tough times. In this article we plan to resurface a few well-known, but often overlooked, principles of compensation and motivation that can boost you and your team during these tough times. Let’s get into it!

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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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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

That’s all it takes for a sales rep to jump ship and take their skills elsewhere. This article will show you how the right commission plan execution can retain your employees, reduce customer churn and increase trust between internal teams. . Prioritize a positive sales culture. One wrong commission payment.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Kim* was fed up because James,* the star salesperson her organization promoted, wasn’t making it as a sales manager. James had been killing it at sales. It was clear he knew the industry and how to convert leads into sales. When is a top performer really going to make a great manager, and when are they going to bomb?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Perhaps you: Rolled out a new sales process. Changed your sales compensation plan. This article will give you the best practices to implement impactful sales initiatives. To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. Your sales managers check the “launch” box.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The draws include better base salaries, competitive variable compensation, better perks, or remote work opportunities at other organizations. Reassess your compensation offer. Why do sales reps switch jobs? Compensation plays a major role in incentivizing sales reps. And the data backs this up.

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Showpad

MARCH 3, 2020

Sales reps need support to drive growth and increase likelihood of success, whether they’re going through initial onboarding, working through the buyer’s journey or collaborating with marketing. We’ll get into unique responsibilities of each later in this article. Sales Operations Roles and Responsibilities.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 28, 2014

The June issue of Top Sales Magazine has been published and you can download it here. Among all of the important articles this month is mine on The Top 5 Reasons Salespeople Fail to Meet Quota and the Common Link to All 5 Reasons. Also in the June issue are the Top Sales Article and Top Blog Article for May.

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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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Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2020

That’s why it’s critical to overcome indecision and move quickly when recruiting sales talent. In this article, we’re going to help you do just that by showing you 5 ways you can overcome analysis paralysis and get the right talent where and when it’s needed. Is it unrealistic sales quotas? Is compensation too low?

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Let’s address something that, although obvious, often goes unstated during conversations about sales compensation. Something else to consider: A shocking 89% of sales turnover is caused by deficient or unclear compensation ( source ). How to Motivate Sales Managers with Compensation Strategy.

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 10, 2013

Motivating sales reps - the role of money. All sales managers face the challenge of motivating their sales teams. It’s one of the keys to sales success. Yet, talk with 10 sales managers and you’ll hear at least 10 different ideas on tackling the motivation challenge. Why so many differences?

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Sales Training Connection

JULY 11, 2014

As reported in a New York Times article , upon entering the cadets rated how much a set of motives influenced their decisions to attend the academy. What are the implications for how we train , manage and coach , and compensate salespeople? ©2014 Sales Momentum, LLC. Two types of motives were studied.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 31, 2012

If you’d like to learn more after reading this article, click here. The Story of the New Sales VP. He had only been VP of Sales for 6 months. He rose from junior sales associate to become his division’s top rep. Then, as sales manager, he turned around a struggling team. It was clear he deserved the job.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 24, 2011

The Importance of Sales Management in a Recovering Economy. We have met with Sales Leaders from around the world, lead workshops, presented keynotes and developed new long term relationships with our client base. What is the role or action points for sales manager’s in a recovering economy?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Actually, this article isn’t about your standard numbers. This article is about your ICP – that is to say, your Ideal Competency Profile numbers. 66% of Sales Reps believe that increasing the time invested by sales managers would help to increase their sales. Your manager is one of those tools.

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Pointclear

MAY 14, 2018

In this article we’re going to discuss momentum killers for salespeople and organizations. For salespeople and sales managers, few understand the Prime Directive of Sales Management: Enhance Sales Momentum (Never Interrupt It). Sales momentum isn’t about sales skills. Compensation Adjustments.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 18, 2015

Check out Richard’s advice for sales leadership: “Sales managers have a tendency not to focus on their top performers. There are many reasons: Top sales performers don’t demand as much from their sales managers, and sales managers believe their superstars can handle whatever on their own.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 19, 2021

To reach your sales goals in 2022 preventing a sales talent exodus is critical. In this article we will explore what the Great Resignation is, how it will impact sales departments, and what you can do about it now. What is the impact on sales departments? According to the U.S. What is the Great Resignation?

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Women Sales Pros

MARCH 29, 2019

There is a common belief that sales force turnover is always a bad thing. I’ve even read several articles supporting this point of view. Well, I am here to say that some sales force turnover is a good thing. She is an award-winning Sales Management blogger and has been recognized as a Top 50 Sales Influencer.

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 11, 2013

So for companies facing high sales force turnover, how do you stem the tide? Compensation packages must be in line with the industry – but just “buying” sales reps with significantly richer compensations packages will likely result in losing them when a better offer comes along. Customized sales training.

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The Brooks Group

JULY 8, 2014

Today’s sales managers need to lead and coach their sales force instead of managing and directing the team. Unfortunately, when sales managers aren't coaching - because they don't know how - they tend to get caught up with blaming their reps for failures on the part of the sales team instead of looking at themselves.

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