Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 6, 2015

11 Actions Sales Management Must Take Now! Sound investment portfolio-management advice ranges from “hold firm with your existing stocks” to “take advantage of a great opportunity to buy at today’s basement prices”. This also is an opportunity to build a better sales team that will increase your market share as competitors lag.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills? What components of an existing sales process transfer well to virtual interactions? What should sales kickoffs look like? Every sales team has middle performers, and 2020 was challenging enough.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Author: Todd Handy Before we start, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page regarding the term “direct sales.” Are you looking for someone to bring in new business, sometimes referred to as a “hunter”? Companies face stiff competition and customers have multiple options. Be precise about what you need. Go get ‘em!

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Let’s look at how sellers can leverage referrals to boost their networks and grow their business: Advantages In sales, proof is gauged by measured and documented success. Find those who have already referred others. When customers trust you, they are more likely to refer you to others. With referrals, the benefits are clear.

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Janek Performance Group

JUNE 1, 2022

What Sales Sequences Are and Why You Should Use Them. A sales sequence, sometimes referred to as sales cadence, is a series of steps sales representatives follow to engage with prospects for outreach or other sales-related purposes. Sales Sequence Advantages. How to Create a Sales Sequence.

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SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

And it gives sales leaders the visibility they need to coach sellers, help them meet sales targets, and manage executive expectations. Since not every opportunity makes it to the finish line, most sales managers want pipeline size to be 1.25x to 1.5x a sales rep’s quota.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Of the 33 evaluation criteria, Highspot received the highest possible scores in 23 criteria including: customer care model, buyer engagement, overall integration breadth and depth, sales manager dashboards, product vision, partner ecosystem, solution architecture and innovation roadmap.

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Nutshell

MARCH 25, 2024

DOWNLOAD Ready to become a better sales leader? Get 70+ expert strategies for sales management success in our Sales Manager’s Survival Guide. Store and distribute customer information through your CRM software for easy reference when needed.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

Jeb is also a renowned author, having written eight hard-hitting books on sales development, including the best-selling, Sales EQ: How Ultra-High Performers Leverage Sales Specific Emotional Intelligence to Close the Complex Deal. Our list wouldn’t be complete without world-renowned sales strategist, Tiffani Bova.

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Act!

APRIL 25, 2024

You’re taking a break for lunch in the middle of a busy workday and open your inbox, only to find two new sales emails from unknown senders. The first one starts with a run-of-the-mill promotional sales pitch. That’s what adding personalization to your sales outreach efforts can do.

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SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Let’s review how the sales funnel works with a short example. Salesloft’s multi-channel workflow supports TOFU activities by streamlining the personalization of one-on-one interactions. Live sales coaching and scalable best practices increase conversion rates, help reps schedule more meetings, and generate more pipeline, faster.

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

A call center uses a referral program to incentivize employees to refer their personal connections for open positions. To make the referral beneficial for both the company and the referring party, the call center offered a $500 bonus once the employee was hired and actively employed for 90 days.

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SBI Growth

JULY 11, 2013

I recently had a discussion with a Sales Leader about his team’s ability to prospect. I asked what skills he was referring to. And Sales Managers wonder why their people aren’t prospecting. Why do sales people inflict so much pain on themselves? Incorporate Social Prospecting – LinkedIn is not a clogged channel.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This latest product enhancement is just the latest chapter in our ongoing effort to put actionable data directly into technologies, channels, and workflows that go-to-market teams use and love. So, let’s dive into how Salesforce Sync helps enable sales reps by supporting the foundation of any sales process: Territory Management.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Prior to Collective[i], he served as LinkShare’s CEO and chairman of the board, helping to create the sector of online marketing commonly referred to as affiliate marketing. Their patent-pending technology and applications designed for sales managers, operators and professionals are essential to the modern sales force. .

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The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 11, 2020

The question is how do we create a selling definition that streamlines the modern sales process so that our efforts result in higher sales numbers and higher returns on our time investment. Today, Leaders, CEO’s and Sales Managers are painfully aware that the current environment makes growth difficult. Results = sales.

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Allego

MARCH 24, 2022

Doing so saves you time during the meeting because you can refer to content reps will have already seen, instead of making them watch during the event, and it helps your reps absorb the information at their own pace. Another way to get your sellers involved: sales pitch competitions. Announce the winner at the kickoff meeting.

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Vendor Neutral

MAY 7, 2021

5 Sales Enablement Technology Solutions to Consider in 2021. Social Integration If LinkedIn or any other social platform is an active communication channel with engaged prospects, this social integration can be quite useful. Microportals versus Deal Rooms A microportal refers to a personalized URL containing multiple pieces of content.

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Nutshell

MARCH 18, 2024

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems have become vital in managing customer data, creating effective sales processes, and boosting sales team efficiency. So, how do sales managers and their teams overcome this challenge? Great CRMs exist, and sales teams across the globe love using them.

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Allbound

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

As AppDirect co-CEO Daniel Saks points out , “80% of on-premise software vendors operate a channel program to enable other companies to sell their products, while only 20% of SaaS vendors operate similar programs.” Podia’s Refer-a-Creator Program. HubSpot’s Sales and Marketing Growth Stack.

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Showpad

JULY 21, 2020

Many years ago, I was speaking at a manufacturing company’s global sales manager gathering. They also implemented a CRM at this time, and the sales and marketing leader was very unhappy with the low adoption rate. The leadership team said that the purpose of the CRM would be to increase sales productivity by 10%.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2020

How to Simplify Your Sales Process. Leia Dudek, Channel Account Manager. Mintis Hankerson, Senior Sales Manager. One way I have simplified the sales process for reps is by thinking of the process of selling in more human terms. Here are some of the approaches some HubSpot experts came up with.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. That's why we put together a list of some key tips aspiring sales leaders can refer to as they find their footing as managers. Let's dive in.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 10, 2018

In the sales 3.0 era, every salesperson should view social selling as a channel to reach and engage customers, much the same as email, the phone or in person. So, in a nutshell, the definition of social selling is the process of using the social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to. Social Selling Definition.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills? What components of an existing sales process transfer well to virtual interactions? What should sales kickoffs look like? Every sales team has middle performers, and 2020 was challenging enough.

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Showpad

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Here are a few sales methods to consider: 1. About 60% of sales professionals actively use social media as a sales device. In the B2B space, LinkedIn is the obvious social channel of choice. LinkedIn is fertile grounds for initiating, nurturing and, hopefully, closing sales too. Social selling.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Case for Artificial Intelligence Analysts at Gartner predict , “By 2026, 65% of B2B sales organizations will transition from intuition-based to data-driven decision making, using technology that unites workflow, data, and analytics.” This can lead to higher conversion rates for sales reps and increased revenue streams.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 25, 2022

It leads them to your businesses, gives them a great point of reference, and convinces them to come back even when competitors come knocking with great offers. When you’re working in sales, changes that are made to your company’s brand can be frustrating. Branding is a vital part of a customer’s overall experience.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

What is Sales Engagement? Sales engagement refers to the interactions that take place between a seller and a prospect, how the seller communicates with the prospect, and how effective that engagement is in moving the prospect toward a purchase. Who Uses Sales Engagement Software? Thanks for this fantastic article!

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Sales Hacker

JULY 18, 2018

Three-fourths of customers report using multiple channels throughout their shopping journey. Consequently, if you don’t have omnichannel technology tools in your sales stack , you’re already behind competition. Fortunately, there are some great tools on the market to help businesses conquer omnichannel sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

The authors, Omar Abbosh, Paul Nunes and Larry Downes, refer to this untapped revenue as “trapped value.”. ConversationAI monitors reps’ sales calls and scores them based on best practices, such as listening more than talking and asking open-ended questions. It frees up sales managers, who otherwise would listen in on the same calls.

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SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Sales Development Reps (SDRs) need to become creative sales dialing machines in order to hit their monthly quota, and any high-performing sales team needs a modern sales dialer, custom built around the sales development process for maximum effectiveness and efficiency , to do this. Why is that?

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SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If sales representatives don’t keep pipeline data updated throughout the sales process , you could reach the end of the quarter and miss the revenue goal by thousands or even millions of dollars. A sales pipeline can also keep you from losing leads. Every sales rep is guilty of forgetting to follow up every now and then.

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Zendesk Sell

AUGUST 27, 2019

Payne & Frow’s Five-Step Process Model ensures that the customer experience is consistent across all departments (not just sales) thanks to the third process (multi-channel integration process). A CRM gives sales reps the ability to record customer calls, track emails, and automatically move information into the customer’s record.

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PandaDoc

JULY 18, 2019

And for those who don’t know, our bread and butter here at PandaDoc is to enable sales managers and their sales team to close more deals, close them faster, and close them at the highest value possible. I needed to find ways to practice what we preached to prospects and apply them to our own sales process.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Let's demystify the difference between sales and marketing, and learn how to align the two. Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing are two business functions within an organization -- they both impact lead generation and revenue. The term, sales, refers to all activities that lead to the selling of goods and services.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Sales training lays the foundation for future revenues by increasing your team’s satisfaction, loyalty and competence, all of which improve their interaction with the customer. A satisfied customer is more likely to spend more, refer your business and generally serve as a brand ambassador for your products or services.

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