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7 Creative Ways Sales Reps Are Using AI

Hubspot Sales

Like many disciplines, sales teams everywhere are trying to understand what role artificial intelligence will play in their industry. AI is no longer a construct of the future. It’s here, and it’s already changing sales as we know it. 85% of sales professionals say that AI makes their prospecting more effective.

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How to perform a sales analysis (step-by-step with methods & metrics)

Close.io

You need cold hard data, and your sales CRM must capture all necessary information on the deals closed by your reps. To improve your sales effectiveness and make informed data-backed decisions, you need to conduct sales analysis regularly. Get awareness on the market trends - Are you preparing to launch a new product?

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What's it take to generate leads that fuel your forecast?

Pointclear

While all of these scenarios have potential, none could be called a lead. Just try to pass them on to your field sales team and you’ll see. Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process.

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7 skills you’ll need to become a sales manager

Close.io

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. Do you have personal experience developing or improving upon your current organization’s sales process?

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5 One-on-One Meeting Questions You Should Be Asking

Hubspot Sales

Like any effective sales call, a sales manager should ask good questions and listen carefully. But being a sales manager isn’t just about sales forecasts and KPIs. Just sit back and listen. One thing I'd like to stop doing: "I've been emailing prospects when I really should be calling them.

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10 Types of Sales Data Growing Sales Teams Need to Track

Zoominfo

To find the right balance, you’ll need to narrow in on the right set of key performance indicators (KPIs), connect them to your team and company values, and build quotas that back it all up. Here’s how to make sales data work for you. What is Sales Data? Also, you need to identify the best sales metrics to track.

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The Ultimate Sales QBR Playbook for Sales Leaders

Sales Hacker

The outcome of all our efforts from the past 90 days stares back at us while we try to make sense of what really happened and why. QBR goals: Sales managers could use these meetings to show the last quarter’s results of their team to leadership, project the forecasts, plan for future quarters and gain critical leadership buy-in.