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Proven Strategies for Effective Sales Management

Highspot

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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The Top 12 Factors that Cause Delayed Closings and What to Do About Them

Understanding the Sales Force

Invariably, each drive back home has taken twice the time it should have because of road construction. 4 traffic delays because of road construction delayed us for another 2 and 1/2 hours. Nearly every coaching call with a sales manager is about a salesperson with a delayed closing. Delays, delays, delays.

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B2B Sales Training Techniques and Best Practices

Highspot

Ethical Sales Practices Training Integrity and ethical behavior are essential for all sales reps. This training would cover topics like ethical selling techniques, legal compliance, and maintaining a positive company reputation. Provide Detailed Feedback Continuous growth in sales is fueled by constructive feedback.

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Quick and complete guide for sales teams: What to do, what not to do, plus sales coaching activities you can use right now

BrainShark

Some sales skills to continuously coach for are: Business Acumen Storytelling Active Listening Objection Handling Negotiation Skills Buyer Research Judgment Find more in 17 Sales Skills All Reps Need. Using “coaching” time for deal forecasting There tends to be confusion around what “sales coaching” really means.

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Top 21 Sales Training Programs and Techniques to Boost Team Performance in 2022

Highspot

Let’s look at three of the most common buckets for sales training courses and discuss who they’re right for. Sales Management Training Programs. Training your sales managers and leadership is very different from training junior- and senior-level sales reps.

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How to See the Competitive Game of Sales in Slow Motion

Anthony Iannarino

In 1970, Mack Hanan wrote a book titled Consultative Selling. There may not be a book that was so far ahead of the curve as it pertains to selling effectively. My Constructs. The first book, The Only Sales Guide You’ll Ever Need , is a competency model for salespeople. Learn how to sell without a sales manager.

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My Favorite Sales Books

Partners in Excellence

At this moment, I’m writing “blurbs” for several soon to be published books, by friends, on selling and sales management. Soon, I hope to join the ranks of those people with my own first book, tentatively titled, “The Sales Manager’s Survival Guide.”

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