Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2023

I’m not a book reader in general and prefer consuming content in short, small bites. In fact, I find books a little overwhelming at times. Even so, my sales book collection is mounting, thanks to the privilege of hosting Vengreso’s Modern Selling Podcast. I’ll be the first to admit it!

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Paid Content Conversion Top of Funnel Hiring 81

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 5, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Book Review: The Challenger Sale. I recently read The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson. In the book, the authors reveal the findings from their extensive studies regarding the sales process.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

A recognized consulting, she has designed and delivered coaching, and training solutions for world class companies such as companies, including Cisco, Autodesk, Citrix Systems, Adobe, and others. It was this book that was the focus of a recent conversation I had with Josiane, below are exerpts of that conversation. How can that be?

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? Many organizations’ sales training has grown stale by relying on old-school tactics, like on-site boot camps and long-winded presentations, causing information overload for new reps.

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Bigtincan

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Traditional product training for enterprise sales organizations and retail employees often includes hour-long training videos, reviewing lengthy recorded calls, reading through documentation, and a bunch of other time-intensive training processes that require your sales reps to absorb and, hopefully, retain product information.

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Fashion Software Software Training 105

Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Before we discuss how to improve sales training, a quick promo for the latest and greatest taking place over at the ever improving Top Sales World. The June issue of Top Sales Magazine has been published and you can download it here. More on Baseball and Sales.

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 25, 2014

Sales managers – success. Gallup studied 2,500 entrepreneurs to understand the actions and decisions that would answer that question. It immediately struck us that these 10 behaviors, with a bit of tweaking, apply equally well to successful sales managers. ©2014 Sales Momentum, LLC. What do you think?

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Salesmate

JULY 28, 2020

Books help in expanding knowledge. The more you learn, the better you can perform when it comes to nurturing and converting sales deals. In sales, you need to keep learning to excel and surpass competitors. So, take the help of various sales books to enhance your knowledge and brush up your skills.

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Vengreso

JUNE 16, 2022

Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, SalesLoft, Outreach, and every other sales organization of companies globally have as a result of Covid-19 been forced to pivot. A virtual sales training program can and will help remote selling teams and sales management grow sales opportunities and close more sales pipeline.

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Sales Training Connection

MAY 1, 2013

Book of Knowledge. When we first began working with medical device companies, we heard a VP of Cardiac Devices open our sales training program. He talked about a Book of Knowledge that sales reps needed to learn. Clinical Knowledge – anatomy, technical knowledge about devices, studies supporting your devices.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 7, 2021

2020 was one for the history books. However, sales professionals are forever optimists, always looking ahead, and ready to take on the next challenge. Training and Development. Appointments and Sales Process. Sales Enablement. Culture and Industry. Impact of COVID-19.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 1, 2018

So you want to become a sales manager ? First you’ll need to make sure you’ve got the right skills, experience, drive and track record at the helm in both selling and at managing others—in order to back yourself up. Want to get a ready-made set of resources to manage a sales team effectively?

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 16, 2013

Your July Sales Training Tip: YouTube.com. Normally at this time of the year, I am reminding my clients that it’s time to begin building their 3 rd Quarter sales training plans. Each sales meeting schedule is defined by date/time, topics and assignments-as to who is training on what topics.

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HeavyHitter Sales

MAY 5, 2011

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. Books For Heavy Hitters. Bad Sales Days & the End of the World! HEAVY HITTER SALES LINGUISTICS - NEW BOOK!!!

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Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. consists of books that were published between October 2011 and December 2012. While the title says “Sales Books” I encourage marketing pro’s, business executives and entrepreneurs that need to win the support and dollars from others to read these books as well.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

billion on training and development, including external providers, internal expenses and tuition reimbursement, according to The American Society for Training and Development. in 2013 on hiring sales training companies, one of the top five outsourced training expenditures, according to Training Industry.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Training System: Do You Have One? Do you have a sales training system you believe in? It never ceases to amaze me how few salespeople have a personal sales training system. Read one sales book each month. sales tips.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Rev up your sales process with the best sales books. Need a reason to pick up a new sales book? In fact, a five-year study of self-made millionaires from author Tom Corley found that 88% of respondents read for at least 30 minutes a day. Do you struggle to settle down with a good sales book?

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Mindtickle

MAY 10, 2022

Sales training and coaching are often reserved for new hires and low performers, with the rest of your team getting a brief refresher during your annual sales kickoff. But according to the Sales Management Association, only 30% of sales managers rate their sales training as “effective” for improving low performers.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 16, 2016

7 Steps to Success for Sales Managers. -A A book review-. After being a VP of Sales, consulting on sales management for 19 years and after writing four books on sales management, Max Cates, author of 7 Steps caught my attention in the first five pages. Develop By-In.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 11, 2023

Michelle Vazzana is a Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for VantagePoint, Co-author of three books. She is an expert of innovating sales force management, global sales effectiveness, and evidence-based research. Begin With The Sales Leaders. Implementing training programs on salespersons can be challenging.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 16, 2013

Tweet REALITY QUESTION FOR SALES MANAGERS: Why would you, as a leader, take an improving salesperson who is having the best year of their career, and tell him or her they’re “not making enough calls”? Manage the sales cycle, not call activity. Measure the sales cycle, not sales activity.

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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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Keith Rosen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

I appreciate the opportunity to be featured on the cover, along with a great interview with Jonathan Farrington discussing my new book, Sales Leadership in the latest issue of Top Sales Magazine. JF: I was surprised this is the first book entitled, Sales Leadership ! JF: What studies support this?

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Highspot

JANUARY 29, 2024

Jump to whichever section fits your needs: What Is Sales Negotiation Why Is Sales Negotiation Important? 7 Sales Negotiation Strategies to Close More Deals Sales Negotiating Training Example Sales Negotiating Training Program Work With Sales Enablement to Provide Negotiation Materials and Training What is Sales Negotiation?

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Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Online Training. Study this list, and add to it. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Eric has both work ethic and ethics and this book conveys a message of timely urgency. Categories.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

All this does not seem to indicate that I would end up as a “Sales Expert” (not self-declared, can be verified in the recommendation section of my LinkedIn profile). However, I have developed a genuine deep interest in studying and understanding SALES in a systemic way. Being a bid manager is a boundary spanning role.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 7, 2013

However, we frequently see Sales VPs still stuck in the sales manager mindset. An ill-prepared sales manager damages his region. A Sales VP focused on the wrong things can ruin the entire company. They cross collaborate with manager peers, their reps, and the VP. Reps that fail are re-trained.

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 20, 2015

Developing Sales Leaders. It’s natural for front-line sales managers to focus on sales team performance – drilling down on the numbers. Sales managers spend their careers developing the required skills with corporations providing the necessary training and encouragement.

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Sales Management Sales Leadership Study Pivotal 50

ROI4Sales

APRIL 17, 2017

We don’t say that reps are “sales trained” – for all you English majors – we use the present participle form and refer to it as “sales training.” And for a good reason: sales training must be a continuous process if you are going to be successful in today’s B2B sales environment. Sound familiar?

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Training Hiring Journal Education 71

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.

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Vengreso

JULY 20, 2023

The sales process can often be characterized as a ‘marathon’ that requires many touch points with a customer before selling something – as opposed to a ‘sprint’ where fast sales and cold calling dominate. Why Is it Good To Have A Positive Mindset in #Sales? Why Is it Good To Have A Positive Mindset in Sales?

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Positioning Coaching Up-Sell Sales Coaching 105

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 8, 2023

The rookie sales rep just lost a big deal to the competition. The sales manager spends three hours of one-on-one sales coaching, covering what went wrong and what to do differently. After this latest crash course on selling, the manager sends the sales rep back into the field.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 17, 2022

It was not until ten years into my entrepreneurial journey that I received formal sales training. Unfortunately, as my career has developed with international speaking, consulting, and training, I still find that I am the only black woman in the room. I moved from B2C to selling to small businesses and enterprises.

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Scale Hiring Lead Rank Report 78

Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 14, 2011

Online Training. Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Study the thoughts and writings of positive people. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Dont let your next sales meeting suck!

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 2, 2011

Online Training. KEY ACTION TO TAKE: Study your words and actions. Study your reputation. Filed Under: Attitude , Leadership , My Books Tagged With: gitomer , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , leadership , professional sales training , sales leadership , selling skills. Sales Management.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 6, 2012

Online Training. I began by telling them of a book I had just purchased called, Every Great Chess Player Was Once A Beginner. Yes, I’m somewhat successful now, BUT I didn’t start with nine best-selling books. Actually I started studying sales in 1972. And made sales for 35 years. Sales Management.

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