Keith Rosen

OCTOBER 19, 2020

At some point, I hear from practically every person I’ve ever worked with about the competition in their market. Companies spend so much time trying to outsell, outwit and out price their competition without realizing who their greatest competitor truly is. You have no external competition. Consider this. The result?

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Effective sales management is the core of any successful business. Read on as we break down why strong sales management matters, along with proven strategies to achieve it. It involves planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the sales activities within an organization to achieve its revenue targets and close deals.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 24, 2013

It’s an intentional, proactive sales strategy. But while referrals are our biggest competitive differentiator, most companies have only a hit-and-miss process for referral prospecting. So sales teams miss out on the most powerful business-development tool that exists. Sales Process. 1 priority. Comment Here.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

If you ask most executives if they have a sales process , they’ll immediately say yes. But when you ask them to describe their sales process, their descriptions vary wildly. To some, a sales process means milestones in their sales pipeline. Call Management. Which questions should you ask?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2018

Author: Kevin McGirl Sales managers have a tough job. A good sales manager needs to stay on top of their game at all times, and ensure that their team is focused, efficient and most importantly, profitable. Success in sales demands quick reflexes. It requires patience, agility, and a lot of motivational guidance.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

This broken link is to blame for sales teams’ biggest closing mistakes. “My This is the frustrated lament I hear regularly from sales leaders. But not closing sales is never the real problem. The problem is that sales reps neglect important activities during earlier stages of the sales process.

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Sales Hacker Training

MAY 20, 2020

As such, much of sales and marketing’s focus is external to attract customers, and rightly so. However, to truly delight potential customers and stay ahead of your competition, the flow of information internally needs to be timely and seamless. The key to this internal success is sales enablement and quality, competitive intelligence.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Explore a range of sales process examples and learn how to align with the customer’s journey for better buyer engagement , relationships, and sales success. What is a Sales Process? A sales process is a structured set of steps that guides salespeople through the sales cycle.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Gamification took the sales industry by storm in the latter half of the previous decade — and with good reason. Research has shown that there are huge benefits to gamifying your sales process, including better worker productivity and retention when it comes to learning new things. Let’s jump in!

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What Makes a Great Sales Manager? What Sets Great Sales Managers Apart? Responsibilities of a Sales Manager Qualities You Need To Go From Good To Great Sales Management Strategy for Sales Managers The Importance of Sales Coaching And Training What Does Sales Manager Success Look Like?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2023

Let’s see what sales managers can do amidst this revolution to merge the gap between humans and technology. No place is more posed for immediate benefit from Generative AI than in helping to improve the sales process and complement a sales professional’s fundamental selling skills.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Understanding the Acquisition and the Need for Change As the host of the Sales POP! Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM. Andrew emphasized the importance of understanding what you’re buying when acquiring a company and the need for significant changes when sales are flat.

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Allego

AUGUST 21, 2023

Frontline sales managers are the powerhouse behind every high-performing sales team. However, many frontline sales managers struggle because they don’t receive proper enablement and coaching. In many cases, frontline sales managers get promoted to that role because they’re a top-performing sales rep.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A sales process is like a figure skating routine. Yes, the two are fundamentally similar, and while neither salespeople nor figure skaters can deviate too far from their predetermined routines, they can certainly find ways to simplify those processes. Simplifying Your Sales Process. Here's what they had to say.

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LevelEleven

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

It’s no secret that sales reps have it tough, and their jobs are only getting tougher. A 2018 State of Sales Enablement report shows that nearly 70% of respondents reported that their company’s sales process were becoming more complex. Luckily, sales reps are often competitive by nature.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 5, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan During the past 9 years I have written the occasional Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20 Articles and we have now put them into a series of their own. In no particular order they are: Top 10 Sales Competencies. Top 10 Sales Management Functions. 10 Sales Coaching Examples.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This means that more than 75% of sales organizations didn’t meet them at all. Talk about a sales managers worst nightmare coming true! And yikes, the defined sales process that everyone worked so hard at to create success bombs at the end of each year and year-over-year. Thus contributing to a good sales process.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2013

Sales VPs need to train their Sales Managers differently. Coaching sales people has changed. 77% of all Sales Managers reported fewer sales calls in 2012. ( Download the Sales Manager Situational Coaching Tool to immediately change your coaching.). Because buying has changed.

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Zendesk Sell

JULY 16, 2019

The sales world is changing fast. The tools and tactics that got the job done 10 years ago don’t stand a fighting chance of enabling sales or closing deals in today’s market. Staying competitive in sales means understanding changes in the customer journey and adjusting strategy accordingly. Agile methodology defined.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2024

Sales Managers: Get Off Your Butt and Start Coaching Your Reps In today’s highly competitive sales industry, which has endless analytic tools and virtual interfaces, the role of the sales manager has quietly pivoted to that of a ‘dashboard coach.’

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2022

One of my first customer visits as a young sales manager was in support of a salesperson — with a client I hadn't met before. It taught me some key lessons I still apply today — shedding light on five of the main traps several sales managers fall into. 5 Traps to Avoid as a Sales Manager.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This means that more than 75% of sales organizations didn’t meet them at all. Talk about a sales managers worst nightmare coming true! And yikes, the defined sales process that everyone worked so hard at to create success bombs at the end of each year and year-over-year. Thus contributing to a good sales process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I posted an article that linked to two additional articles I wrote for EcSell Institute and Top Sales World. Effectively applying a consultative sales process helps to accomplish this. He didn’t need to offer competitive pricing because he sold value!

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LeadFuze

JULY 14, 2023

How to be a good sales manager is an inquiry that many professionals in the field often ponder. The role of a sales manager extends beyond just overseeing a team; it’s about fostering growth, driving performance, and achieving targets. A sales manager position, that’s your answer.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

You were an outstanding sales rep -- and now, as a sales manager, you’re eager to cultivate the same performance from your team members. Thousands of newly minted sales managers have been in your exact position, and many of them have written top-notch guides to thriving in this role. Best Sales Management Books.

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Gong.io

JUNE 8, 2022

Is an abbreviation enough to save your sales team? Meet the MEDDIC sales process. . If you deal with buyers whose complex, internal politics and buying processes feel like a black box, the MEDDIC sales process gives you a clear path forward. Get ready to filter like that in your sales funnel.).

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2018

KPIs for Sales Managers. Sales Volume by Location. Sales managers -- and particularly field sales managers -- can often feel like they are trapped in a fog. Download our free report here to learn the top 3 metrics ranked by sales professionals. Sales Volume by Location.

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Pointclear

JANUARY 31, 2012

Tony also served in the role of Vice President in Sales and Marketing capacities for TRW, Knight-Ridder, and Compaq (HP). in Marketing Management. Read Tony’s blog Buyerology Now for insightful commentary on the impact of changing buyer behaviors related to sales and marketing today. He holds a B.S.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2024

Wouldn’t it be cool if, instead of the news that currently appears in your feed, or the sports analysis you just heard, you could read the news of your last few days of selling, or hear the play-by-play analysis of your sales call from earlier today? Example One: Dave had a tough few days on the sales trail. Great move by Dave!

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 1, 2024

In the competitive world of SaaS sales, 40% of salespeople cite prospecting as the most challenging part of the sales process, ranking it more daunting than closing or qualifying stages. 1- Increase Accountability Accountability is key to ensuring that individual sales reps are meeting their goals.

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Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

It’s no secret that the sales industry is competitive. Oftentimes, sales leaders put together contests in an effort to boost engagement, but they tend to get a short-lived spike in energy that fizzles out fast. Knowing what each generation values can also help determine how they view competition. Celebrate small wins.

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InsightSquared

AUGUST 1, 2019

“There’s no stronger time than now, where a sales executive needs a really strong partnership with business ops or sales ops or revenue ops,” said Todd Abbott, as he opened his presentation at Ramp 2019, the revenue ops event of the year hosted by InsightSquared.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 11, 2020

A selling definition in the modern sales process could maybe be summed up in two words – “relationship building” Is selling today all about relationships? Today, Leaders, CEO’s and Sales Managers are painfully aware that the current environment makes growth difficult. Same goes for email.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 21, 2019

Most sellers don’t want to think about their sales process, let alone their ‘Big Deal’ sales process. Even tenured account executives believe that sales is more ‘Art’ than ‘Science’, comes naturally, and that every sales situation is unique. Clarity on next steps to progress your sales efforts.

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SBI

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Transforming Sales: How to Make Your Way of Selling Into Your Competitive Advantage. In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can transform sales in a significant way. And have you made that strategy easy for your salespeople to learn, and for sales managers to coach?

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Corporate Visions

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The post You Don’t Need a Better Sales Process – You Need a Better Sales Message by Corporate Visions appeared first on Corporate Visions. When Sales needs to hunker down and improve its performance, what do you typically hear from sales management? “We need a better sales process.”

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Gong.io

JUNE 19, 2018

The Internet is littered with articles about the sales process. It’s the only sales process post based on hard data. We used AI to analyze over 1M sales conversations that span 384,923 deals. Those sales calls were recorded, transcribed from speech to text, and analyzed with AI. So cue the superhero music.

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