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 Hacker

JULY 17, 2019

Are you in sales and looking to get promoted into management? 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. What traits or skills do they look for in new managers?

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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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SBI Growth

JUNE 18, 2013

Were you passed over for a promotion in the past? Do you aspire to make the leap from sales rep to sales leader? This article is specifically written to help you make this move. 15 Competencies for Sales Rep Promotion. Download the Sales Leader Competency Profile and start sharpening your skills.

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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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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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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2017

How Do I Get Promoted to Sales Manager? You’ve been selling for a few years, you’re regularly hitting your number, and you think you’re ready for a promotion. But sales is a labor-intensive job. Here are five smalls tasks to incorporate into your daily workflow to build towards a promotion. Help others.

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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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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2024

Sales Managers: Get Off Your Butt and Start Coaching Your Reps In today’s highly competitive sales industry, which has endless analytic tools and virtual interfaces, the role of the sales manager has quietly pivoted to that of a ‘dashboard coach.’

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 6, 2024

In this 2:42 video, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley delve into the vital role of preparation in mastering difficult conversations with sales representatives. They stress the importance of sales managers dedicating time to pre-call planning, ensuring productive discussions.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 20, 2024

The organization’s focus on providing growth opportunities should extend beyond promotions and traditional career paths. These stretch assignments allow employees to challenge themselves and acquire new skills, even if they are not ready for the following role or promotion.

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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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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The “Net Promoter Score,” has been around for a long time. In 2003, Fred Reichheld introduced it in his HBR article: “ One Number You Need To Grow ” The concept of the NPS is simple, you ask a customer: How likely is it that you would recommend our company/product/service to a friend or colleague?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Being a sales manager is a whirlwind experience, especially for those who were once successful sales reps themselves. Fortunately, there are valuable best practices that can help aspiring sales managers excel in their positions. Best Practices for Sales Managers 1. Lay a robust foundation.

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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?”. Before I go on, let’s backtrack a little bit.

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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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Allego

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Although many sales managers and reps immediately appreciate the benefits of a modern sales learning platform, some are like Hayes: it sounds great but they’re not sure they’ll actually use it. However in some cultures, camera shyness and social taboos against “self-promotion” might be deeply ingrained.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 18, 2017

So what are the identifying marks of a weak sales manager ? How can you, as Sales Director, determine the signs that have to be dealt with? You measure your management team on the results they achieve. A weak manager will look for reasons and excuses. Blaming Results On The Poor Sales Team.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 19, 2022

Congratulations, you are now a sales manager. Earning the title of sales manager is an important step in your sales career, regardless of the size of your sales team. There is plenty that new sales managers need to learn on their journey to become a sales leader. Trust is reciprocal.

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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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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It might seem to be a self-contradictory statement: “The first thing a sales manager really needs to know is management.”. Often a sales manager becomes a sales manager by being promoted out of the salesperson position. A sales manager is a leader. Management is Management.

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Nutshell

MAY 16, 2019

Do you dream of leaving your sales associate desk behind and stepping up to a sales management position? The arrangements may vary from company to company, but in general, most sales professionals would jump at the chance to assume a leadership role. Are you Sure You Want to Become a Sales Manager?

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InsideSales.com

JULY 3, 2020

For a Sales Representative, climbing the corporate ladder begins with a promotion to Sales Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to be recognized by senior management and develop your career options. Below we have outlined 6 of the pitfalls and benefits of a good Sales Manager. People Management.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 16, 2022

The role of a sales team is to sell. The sales manager is responsible for creating, advancing, and managing the people, processes, and systems for their team to be successful. While this job routinely requires setting goals for the team, sales managers must set goals for themselves as well.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2021

As a sales manager, ensuring that your team's communication with prospects is tight and effective is in your best interest. That process — making sure your team's communications aren't erratic — is most commonly referred to as implementing consistent sales messaging. It can be guided by example.

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Increase Sales

APRIL 2, 2012

Those in sales management seem to fall into one of two roles that being sales killer or sales motivator. In Drive by Daniel Pink and a McKinsey quarterly article both appear to reinforce how these killer or motivator roles develop. These folks consistently worked hard to secure the goal to increase sales.

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

They haven’t been given the chance,” says Chris Smith, Spiff sales manager and co-chair/executive sponsor of our BIDE Committee (Belonging, Inclusivity, Diversity & Equity). But, if you’re not careful and put too much stock in referrals, you may be creating a cycle that promotes unfair hiring practices.

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Apptivo

JUNE 22, 2023

Why is it important in sales management? CRM Functions to Speed Up the Sales Process 5. Footnotes In today’s fast-paced business environment, effective sales management involves more than just charm and persuasion. Why is it important in sales management? What is a CRM? Functionalities of CRM 4.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 1, 2024

In this article, we reveal how targeted coaching can mitigate the common aversion to prospecting and elevate it to a key strength within the sales arsenal, thereby bolstering the sales pipeline significantly. 2- Improving Prospecting Skills Effective prospecting is the cornerstone of a successful sales rep.

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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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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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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 29, 2013

Read this article and be sure to read the comments - a disagreement between me and the editor of the study. Make sure you read this article too, written when the study appeared in the Harvard Business Review. I am certainly not the only one scratching my head about why The Challenger Sale is getting so much attention.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 8, 2024

2 Rules To Successfully Negotiate Pricing This article from GrowthAspire emphasizes that sellers can’t win a negotiation if they don’t believe in their solution. They might also have insight into any promotions or discounts you or competitors offered in the past. This will help you when they want to negotiate pricing.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager is a person that’s responsible for building, leading, and managing a sales team within an organization. . A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 1, 2018

The Job of a Sales Manager: What It Is and What It Is Not. This is an article for people who hire sales managers. It’s an article about the pure role of sales manager – a person who does not handle accounts personally but does supervise direct reports (called salespeople) whose primary function is to sell.

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Close.io

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Creating a more diverse sales team could be the key to more revenue, higher returns, and better client relationships. What sales organizations would not want that? It should be part of your hiring criteria if you want to create a dynamic sales team that’ll maximize profits for your company.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

Follow-up consisted of a series of emails that promoted products, didn’t address the client’s unique concerns, and had no calls to action. Only one kind of lead that sales managers should care about. NOTE: This article originally appeared in Top Sales Magazine. (Featured image attribution: Mikael Blomkvist ).

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