Close.io

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

If your hiring strategy involves bringing in fresh talent, you can’t expect these new inside sales professionals to be confident and successful, without a strong onboarding effort. What’s inside sales onboarding, you ask? If you have poor training, there will be a lack of confidence between the sales leader and new hire.

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MEDDIC

MAY 5, 2020

Inside Sales, B2B, any US city. There is nothing more fulfilling than succeeding the Sales Job at a Sales School! In just 2 years of existence, MEDDIC Academy has trained thousands of Sales Executives, and is expanding now with a 3 digits growth rate. We sell SALES TRAINING; online courses and in-person sessions.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 5, 2021

Exemplary sales managers don't just pop up out of nowhere. And very few — if any — reps can assume a management role and thrive, based strictly on intuition. Even the most effective sales leader might struggle to turn a rep who seems like "management material" into a successful manager.

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Velocify

APRIL 22, 2013

A good coach doesn’t treat each player the same,” said Lori Richardson, ScoreMoreSales.com. We’ve blogged recently about the importance of leveraging the skills of your inside sales team and playing to each reps strengths like a good coach. Tip #1 – Understand what motivates each individual rep.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2019

If you’re in inside sales management, then you know all about metrics. In fact, whenever I consult with new clients the owners and managers automatically begin showing me their call monitoring reports. The post Metrics: Why Most Companies Get it Wrong appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. Upcoming Schedule.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 14, 2019

What keeps top sales professionals motivated? Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi warned, ‘If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you’ll be fired with enthusiasm.’ So, if you wish to become an exceptional salesman, remember that sales calls should be savored, not endured. Share the love of sales….

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Legendary basketball player and coach John Wooden said something years ago that I have adopted as a life philosophy: “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”. Living by this philosophy has enabled me to accomplish much in my life, and it was the spring board to transitioning to top performance in sales.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

A variety of industries use inside sales as a popular high-growth sales model. According to Harvard Business Review , 46 percent of high-growth tech companies are expanding through inside sales, as compared to 21 percent growing through outside sales teams. Growth Carries Challenges.

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LevelEleven

JUNE 11, 2018

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Tom Parbs, Inside Sales Manager at TZA, to talk with him about the success his sales team experienced after implementing Lev elEleven. He talked to us about some of his most successful contests and how they motivate his sales team. Inside Sales Manager at TZA.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

In today’s post, we’ve compiled a list of the top sales influencers on our radar. Leading off our list is sales consultant and coach, Jeb Blount. For those unfamiliar, Jeb is the CEO of Sales Gravy, a sales training organization known by many as THE sales acceleration company. Check them out!

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Keith Rosen

JUNE 15, 2013

How do you justify investing the time developing your inside salespeople to consider long-term sales careers when so many of them are just waiting to be promoted to their next position? I see this happen often with inside sales teams. So managers think, “Why should I invest my time in developing and coaching this person?

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Mindtickle

JUNE 29, 2017

Sales managers are critical to the success of their sales reps. While sales managers are charged with ensuring reps meet their numbers, how they meet their numbers is not as simple as it once was. Yet businesses often under-invest in their sales managers. Can your sales reps wait that long?

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Mindtickle

JUNE 29, 2017

Sales managers are critical to the success of their sales reps. While sales managers are charged with ensuring reps meet their numbers, how they meet their numbers is not as simple as it once was. Yet businesses often under-invest in their sales managers. Can your sales reps wait that long?

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ExecVision

MAY 23, 2018

This series will help you identify what coaching culture looks like and how to start, build, and maintain one that drives ROI for your organization. All sales leaders know they should be coaching their reps, but when your day consists of running from meeting to meeting and call to call it’s easy to put coaching on the backburner.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Our fifth and final installment of CPQ Perspectives focuses on the sales manager—those folks who oversee the selling operation. Sales management is full of challenges, and we can’t possibly touch on every issue that affects sales managers in this blog post. What matters to sales managers?

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SBI Growth

MARCH 16, 2013

“Tell me about your rep coaching sessions.” I asked the Sales Manager. The Sales Manager outlined the structure he used in each one on one meeting. Okay,” I hesitated, “Can you tell me how often your boss, the VP of Sales, coaches you?” The manager thought hard. This manager isn’t alone.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Time is vitally important to the success of a salesperson—time to research prospects, time to hone the sales pitch, and time to communicate with potential clients. Chris said he still has a lot to learn, and sitting in while a sales rep speaks to prospects is a two-way educational street. How much motivation should be financial?”.

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Pointclear

JANUARY 31, 2013

TeleSmart is a leader in providing inside sales coaching and consulting to Fortune 1000 companies. As publisher of TeleSmart’s “Trend Report,” Josiane has spent most of the last decade tracking the biggest challenges that sales leaders face each year. The Inside Sales Superhero to the Rescue. They’re social.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 9, 2017

coaching sales reps has the biggest impact on capability development. This means that coaching is no longer a nice-to-have but a business imperative. But for coaching to be effective it needs to be targeted. Targeted coaching (using a scientific approach) ensures your reps develop the capabilities to become successful.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 9, 2017

coaching sales reps has the biggest impact on capability development. This means that coaching is no longer a nice-to-have but a business imperative. But for coaching to be effective it needs to be targeted. Targeted coaching (using a scientific approach) ensures your reps develop the capabilities to become successful.

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ExecVision

JUNE 7, 2018

This guest post was authored by Chad Dyar , Director of Sales Enablement at OnDeck. Over the last year, sales coaching has become THE hot topic. There has been an avalanche of articles in sales publications on coaching and new tools focused on making it easier to coach. Step 2 – Select Judges and Calibrate.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 16, 2020

For Sales Managers . Use Live Call Studio for Coaching & Conversation Intelligence for Call Review. Valuable coaching opportunities aren’t limited to the sales floor. Use Live Call Studio to coach your team even though you can’t be with them in person. Whisper feedback. Join the call.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Sales leaders in charge of new revenue growth have felt this change in their core. Teams that traditionally sold in person had to pivot to an inside sales model. Before this year, there was already a clear split in sales models. Recognizing that sales managers are the most stressed.

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SBI

AUGUST 13, 2013

“Inside Sales now generates more than 50% of company revenue and is being tasked with more responsibilities and expectations—to grow territories, form partnerships, and generate new business. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. Playbook is an apt description for The Smart Sales Manager.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Andrews and her team work with company Presidents, CEOs, and sales executives who are frustrated with stalled revenue, and lack of company growth. According to Andrews, "Many leaders are motivated to grow their business, but they don’t realize what gaps they need to overcome in order to get there.". Support your sales managers.

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InsideSales.com

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Meeting a sales quota during the holidays can be very challenging for the sales reps. Here’s how sales managers can help. In this article: The Importance of Sales Goal Setting for the Holidays. What Is a Sales Quota? Sales Quota Definition and Types. Coordinate and Motivate Your Team.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Time is vitally important to the success of a salesperson—time to research prospects, time to hone the sales pitch, and time to communicate with potential clients. Chris said he still has a lot to learn, and sitting in while a sales rep speaks to prospects is a two-way educational street. How much motivation should be financial?”.

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Klozers

JUNE 5, 2014

Regardless of the industry you serve or the products and services you supply, how to motivate sales people can be the difference between thriving and surviving. Whilst money via compensation or commission plans is the obvious way to motivate sales people, does this really work? .

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LevelEleven

APRIL 26, 2019

If your employees are less engaged, they may be lacking the reassurance, direction, and coaching provided by a performance management system or program. Management by (only) numbers. Some sales leaders assign their team quotas and manage based upon spreadsheets and forecast reports. Lack of meaningful measurement.

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Chorus.ai

JULY 16, 2020

The adoption was led by Inside Sales Manager, Matthew Johnson, who has been with the Kings organization for nine years. In such a diverse sales organization, we found that this approach wasn’t as practical in an ever-evolving sports world. This diversity made ensuring consistent messaging in the sales process critical.

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LevelEleven

JUNE 18, 2018

With LevelEleven, your critical sales metrics are tracked and available directly in Salesforce, consolidating the data you track, giving you the insights you need to make decisions and take action. The following are 5 ways to make data actionable using LevelEleven’s sales management system.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Amy Appleyard – SVP Global Inside Sales at Carbon Black, Inc. Amy Appleyard is an experienced, strategic sales leader with demonstrated success in overseeing cross-functional teams to improve the customer experience, drive sales and increase retention in both Distribution as well as SaaS-based sales organizations.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 18, 2015

The sales manager plays a critical role in determining a sales organization’s success or lack thereof, and that pressure and responsibility requires a unique personality and the willingness to wear many hats. 5 Things High Performing Sales Managers Should Be Doing (And Doing Well). Continuous Recruiting.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2021

Inside Sales Rep. In an increasingly digital world, inside salespeople are the go-to for prospecting, nurturing, and converting leads remotely. They rely on email, phone calls, videos, and virtual meetings—instead of face-to-face interaction—to build relationships and move people through the sales funnel. Image Source.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 16, 2020

Read on to find out 10 reasons how they can benefit your sales team. 10 Reasons Why You Need A Call Recording System For Your Sales Team. 10 Reasons Why You Need A Call Recording System For Your Sales Team. Improve Sales Training. Listening back to calls is an essential training and coaching tool. Motivate Staff.

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

To get that inspiration, direction, and motivation we follow mentors on social media like Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn influencers. And when it comes to expert advice & motivation, LinkedIn is the best place with over 400 million professionals sharing their stories & lessons. He is the founder of Close.io Tom Hopkins.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Help the sales leader identify any reps that are at risk of leaving. This should actually be an ongoing task of the HR leader to have frequent discussions with Sales Directors and Sales Managers to keep pulse on which Reps may be at risk for leaving. Has any documented issues of “disconnect” with sales management.

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