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9 Things Terribly Wrong With Sales Today: The Sales Tools

A Sales Guy

Not enough salespeople understand the game/rules of sales. Too much reliance on selling tools. Too much activity management. “Welcome to the team,” said my new sales manager, as he dropped a giant yellow pages phonebook on my desk. There was no help, no tools to cover your ass.

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8 Secrets to What Top Salespeople Want in an Employer

The Sales Hunter

A sharp sales manager who is a strategic thinker and has clout in the company. No micro-managing. They don’t have time for petty stuff and especially for a sales manager or anyone else who wants to pick apart everything and insist on over complicating everything. Variable compensation. A solid company.

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Moneyball: Sales Performance by the Numbers

SBI Growth

66% of Sales Reps believe that increasing the time invested by sales managers would help to increase their sales. Now is the perfect time to approach the subject when you’re in discussions regarding quota, compensation and 2013 goals. After all, sales management is responsible for Sales Performance Management.

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How to Set Sales Goals: A Comprehensive Guide for Success

LeadFuze

Knowing how to set sales goals is a crucial skill for any business owner, sales manager or marketer. It not only drives revenue growth but also helps in managing customer churn and acquisition costs effectively. But setting effective sales goals involves more than just choosing an arbitrary number.

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The Secret to Hiring Great Sales Leaders

SBI Growth

The secret to hiring a great sales leader is the ‘A’ Player Scorecard. Get it free here and nail your next sales leadership hire. Your next sales manager needs modern skills to make the number. He needs capabilities like social selling , buyer-centric selling and big data for sales.

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Emotional Intelligence Grows Sales

Score More Sales

And often I observed that a salesperson could execute hard selling skills very effectively during role plays and practice sessions. Then, when he or she encountered a tough prospect, all their good selling skills went out the window. Emotions started running the call—not effective influence and communication skills.

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The Most Important Sales Metrics You’re Not Tracking @DeidreWM

SBI

(And even small improvements can yield big gains: research shows that at little as a 5% gain from the middle performers in your sales team can yield 70% more revenue.). Here are 3 key sales metrics you may be missing: 1. And they ranked it higher than lead generation, compensation, and sales methodology. Why is that?

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