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.

Hiring 249

Hiring Sales Management Decision Maker Cold Calling 249

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).

Hiring 163

Hiring Compensation Motivation Study 163

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Empathy allows sales leaders to understand their team members’ perspectives and effectively communicate with them, while assertiveness ensures that expectations are set and execution is achieved. Summary Video Article: Title: “Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills for Sales Leaders.”

Video 156

Video Sales Leadership Hiring Face-to-face 156

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

He has also written more than 50 case studies about companies and numerous technical notes on various business topics, including strategy development and implementation, sales and marketing, leadership, pricing, and start-up issues. Sales Management That Works: How to Sell in a World That Never Stops Changing.

Journal 173

Journal Case Study Study Up-Sell 173

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 13, 2024

Empathy allows sales leaders to understand their team members’ perspectives and effectively communicate with them, while assertiveness ensures that expectations are set and execution is achieved. Summary Video Article: Title: “Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills for Sales Leaders.”

Video 156

Video Sales Leadership Hiring Face-to-face 156

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.

Sales Management 196

Sales Management Lead Rank Consultative Selling Study 196

Steven Rosen

APRIL 19, 2023

That Is The Question Here is what the data shows: Only 14% are spending enough time coaching* Only 7% are effectively sales coaching* Less than 1% are doing the right kind of coaching and debriefing* Only 68% of sales managers say they spend up to 60 minutes individually coaching their sales reps each week.^.

Sales Coaching 177

Sales Coaching Coaching Objections Sales Management 177

Steven Rosen

JUNE 20, 2019

Second line sales managers (SLM) don’t coach their FLMs on their coaching. Sales coaching is a very difficult skill that very few sales managers master. Your company has rolled out sales manager coaching training. Possible Solutions: Any coaching training must include the second line sales managers.

Coaching 334

Coaching Hiring Sales Coaching Social Media 334

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.

Sales Management 92

Sales Management Quota Pipeline Top of Funnel 92

Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Earlier this year I published an article titled 5 Ways to Create a Successful Sales Coaching Program. The results from Sales Mastery sales executive survey showed that 1/3 of executives surveyed, said that “ sub-optimal sales manager coaching” is one of their top 3 barriers to achieving their objectives in 2018.

Hiring 272

Hiring Coaching Survey Sales Coaching 272

HeavyHitter Sales

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

the most prestigious publication for business leaders and management thinkers. Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles titled the  SEVEN TYPES OF SALES MANAGERS. Most likely, a sales leader will use several different management styles and move from one style to another depending on the situation.

Sales Management 148

Sales Management Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale 148

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Sales managers who are nervous about their team working outside of the office can take heart in a recent study that ranks sales representative as the No. In fact, the study from MagnifyMoney shows that 13% of sales representatives already worked from a home office prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Salary 207

Salary Study Travel Report 207

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.

Sales Goal 79

Sales Goal Examples Sales Management Hiring 79

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. Roger Dooley, neuromarketing , shares the results of a study on persuasion. They need to demonstrate the personalized value they will offer for the price they’re asking.

Negotiation 115

Negotiation Buyer B2B Hiring 115

SalesFuel

MARCH 13, 2024

You Can Impact Your Well-Being In Sales It’s not always possible to control what is going on in your job. One of the suggestions that Kogan highlights in her article is a simple, easy task. As she reports, “Microsoft recently conducted a large-scale study." So do yourself a favor, and get started to keep sales burnout at bay.

Hiring 98

Hiring Harvest Scale Microsoft 98

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?

Hiring 96

Hiring Sales Management How To Promotion 96

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

Summary Video Article: Title: “Building an Execution Framework for Sales Success.” ” Byline: By sales leadership and coaching experts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen Introduction ​ Execution. Self-awareness is essential in understanding and overcoming resistance to planning and execution.

Video 156

Video Competition Coaching Strategy 156

HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 1, 2011

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors. Personality Study of 1,000 Top Salespeople-Harvard Business Review. Steve W. .

Study 163

Study Lead Rank Lead Scoring Penetration 163

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 22, 2012

Here is an excerpt from a recent CBS College Basketball article : "Of the Sweet 16 teams remaining in the NCAA tournament, four are coached by guys who never played college basketball -- Crean (Indiana), Marquette's Buzz Williams (a former Crean assistant), Cincinnati's Mick Cronin and Baylor's Scott Drew. What is your competency is managing.

Sales Management 185

Sales Management Hiring Film Coaching 185

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Attempts to get sales enablement right are on the rise , as organizations grapple with the idea that shorter product life cycles, a more informed customer base, and global competition make the way they sell just as important as what they are selling. Map your strategy to the customer journey. Training, training, training.

Sales Enablement 295

Sales Enablement Collateral Decision Maker Study 295

SalesFuel

MARCH 29, 2024

Photo by: Mimi Thian SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement Use these website content marketing tips to get more out of your client’s website visits and drive more of them.

Conversion 98

Conversion Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Consumer 98

HeavyHitter Sales

MAY 25, 2017

A recent research project involving more than 1,000 sales professionals I conducted to determine The Personas of Top Salespeople provides the answer to this question ( You can read more on the findings from this first-of-its-kind sales research on the attributes, attitudes, and actions of top salespeople here ).

Sales Management 74

Sales Management Field Sales Inside Sales Research 74

Pipeliner

MARCH 21, 2018

Before, salespeople armed with price structure, territory and targets did fine as long as they managed their territory and produced results. Sales management provided oversight, bridged with corporate and could be hands-off. This is not micro-management, because the rep doesn’t own the investment—the company does.

Sales Management 43

Sales Management Territories Study Report 43

No More Cold Calling

JULY 15, 2014

Kate Murphy’s New York Times article—“Psst. Look Over Here”—summarizes both the key benefits of eye contact, and the serious consequences of not looking at other people: Studies show that newborns, even with their blurry infant vision, instinctively lock eyes with their caregivers. Read the rest of the article.). Comment Here.

Journal 287

Journal Social Media Cold Calling Enterprise 287

Steven Rosen

MAY 9, 2018

*Source: Objective Management Group , Dave Kurlan. Based on these statistics the answer is: Sales managers are not sales coaching! Alarm bells should be going off in every sales organization. In my article I want to share my thoughts on the following: Why are sales managers not coaching ?

Coaching 251

Coaching Sales Coaching Objections Sales Management 251

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 15, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Two articles caught my attention today. The author says that some of the most successful salespeople share 10 personality traits but doesn''t say how many were in the study or how many shared the 10 traits! c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan'

Research 291

Research Insurance Insurance Face-to-face 291

No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2017

Can sales managers influence the buying process? You can’t manage revenue. If sales close, you win. Calls with their sales managers become about justifying why prospects should be in their pipelines in the first place, and discussing ways these account based sales reps can accelerate the buying process.

Account 287

Account Referrals Cold Calling Ideal Customer Profile 287

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

That’s what I love about Tom Searcy’s simple but brilliant article, “ The Sales Metrics You Should Be Focusing On.” In this short, research-based article, Searcy summarizes findings by Jason Jordan, co-author of Cracking the Sales Management Code and partner of Vantage Point Performance. Comment Here.

Small Business 220

Small Business Small Business Enterprise Enterprise 220

Hyper-Connected Selling

JUNE 21, 2017

A version of this article originally appeared on the Salesforce Sales Blog. When you think “sales manager”, do you think of Alec Baldwin in Glengarry, Glenross or Ben Affleck in Boiler Room. Be Your Own Sales Manager. The best sales manager you are ever going to have is yourself.

Sales Management 66

Sales Management Harvest How To Decision Maker 66

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?

Hiring 149

Hiring Sales Leadership Sales Forecasts Forecasting 149

Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 18, 2012

Sales Management. Periodically we come across a study we think is particularly interesting … and worth sharing with others. A case in point is an empirical study reported in strategy + business where Booz and Allen looked at the relationship between power and decision-making. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC.

Sales Management 86

Sales Management Coaching Study Territories 86

CommercialTribe

MARCH 5, 2019

But what about the sales manager ? Beyond saying “hit this number,” the expectations of today’s sales manager are nebulous. This is the first article of a three-part series on sales manager productivity. More B and C sales reps to goal. The Plight of the B and C Sales Manager.

Sales Management 40

Sales Management Hiring Call-back Study 40

CommercialTribe

MARCH 26, 2019

This is the third article of a three-part series on sales manager productivity. Before reading on, catch up on Part 1 and Part 2: Part 1: Where and why most organizations don’t actually know who their B and C sales managers are, and the hidden cost they bring to organizational performance. Not by a long shot. “A”

Top of Funnel 40

Top of Funnel Revenue Sales Management Distribution 40

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The Anatomy of a Sales Team Most new salespeople receive little training, even less coaching , and no real-world experience. Dan Lyons explores this issue and shares research from the Objective Management Group in his Hubspot post, “ Study: 3 of 4 Sales Reps Have No Idea What They’re Doing.” Engineers study engineering.

Hiring 240

Hiring Guidelines Engineering Face-to-face 240

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.

Promotion 79

Promotion Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 79

HeavyHitter Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors. Best New Sales Book of 2011 » October 04, 2011. Books For Heavy Hitters.

Sales Management 147

Sales Management Penetration Software Software 147

Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Need to improve your sales team’s results? That’s the advice from a recent Harvard Business Review article that concluded, women are the future of B2B sales. If you believe diversity on your sales team will improve sales performance, keep reading because there is plenty of science to back that up. Hire more women.

Hiring 118

Hiring Travel Promotion Sales Leadership 118