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Coach The Mindset

The Pipeline

When you examine what they committed to, and steps they may have taken, it is clear the objective and effort are minimal and has little impact on how they sell and the related results. By doing that, you are helping them apply something they already do, to something they may not have realized they can leverage in their selling.

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The Data: What Percentage of Salespeople are Really Coachable?

Understanding the Sales Force

Dennis Connelly, Derek Baer and I were sharing our experiences coaching salespeople, sales managers and sales leaders, and comparing those who were and weren’t coachable. When it comes to coaching up salespeople, there are many conditions that must be met. Let’s begin with the coaching environment itself.

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Founder Q&A Series: Incentives and Compensation Structure

Sales Hacker

Spiff budget for monthly incentives/contests (keeps it fun). Cost of living limits incentive %. Farlan Dowell , Fractional VP Sales, Coach, Advisor at Upright Ventures: Each moment that a rep spends on commission is a moment that she can’t spend with customers or thinking about value proposition etc.

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9 Ways to Get the Most from Sales Video Coaching

Sales and Marketing Management

Accordingly, video coaching has become a popular tool for driving readiness in sales organizations of all sizes and across industries. Typically, a coach (often a rep’s manager) will issue an activity: for example, “Show me your 30-second elevator pitch.” The benefits of video – in terms of bringing learning to life – are well-known.

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What Companies Don’t Know About Sales

Understanding the Sales Force

The Example Salespeople (anyone, with any title, whose primary role is selling) don’t know about their own skill gaps and blind spots. Coaching their salespeople becomes a scenario of the blind leading the blind. And “We don’t know what we don’t know about sales” is a true statement in most companies.

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Top 20 Reasons Why Sales Managers Suck at Coaching

Understanding the Sales Force

We discussed why only 17% of all sales managers are effective at coaching and the conversation was very enlightening. So why aren''t more sales managers effective at coaching salespeople? Modeling - They did not report to a sales manager who was effective at coaching. Time - They don''t invest enough time in coaching.

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16 Sales Incentives to Keep Your Team Engaged and Motivated

Xactly

Sales incentives are a great way to motivate your team and keep morale high. Your first line of motivation is your sales commission structure , but there are several different types of sales incentives you can use to further encourage your team. Getting SPIFs Right as Sales Incentives. Making SPIFs too complicated.