Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, implementing new sales strategies, or upskilling your team, sales training and coaching will always be of utmost importance. Everyone has different learning styles, is at different stages in their career, and even different motivations. That’s where AI comes in.

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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

JUNE 16, 2022

The role of a sales team is to sell. The sales manager is responsible for creating, advancing, and managing the people, processes, and systems for their team to be successful. While this job routinely requires setting goals for the team, sales managers must set goals for themselves as well.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Achieving revenue targets can be tricky, and it’s tempting to overlook training. A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building.

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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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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Sales incentive contents can be a positive force to help motivate your sales people to new levels of productivity and loyalty. Alternatively, poorly constructed or inequitable sales challenges can result in anti-productive activity, resentment and rebellion. Lead By Example.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

When considering in-house or outsourced sales training, the question is not, “which method is better?” This question requires leadership to determine which sales problem they are trying to solve. Not every company is a good fit for partnering with a sales training organization. The In-House Sales Training Model.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. . “What company is moving into that big office building under construction along the freeway?” Related posts: Sales Prospecting: Office Phone or Cell Phone?

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. As a sales manager, see whether this sounds familiar: You sit down with an underperforming salesperson and open with a statement like, “You’re not hitting your numbers.”

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 13, 2020

If so, you're probably thinking about how to train them and conduct effective coaching. While it might seem like a hassle to spend a lot of time on training, it's crucial to prioritize. That's why training is so important for your sales team. Below, let's learn HubSpot sales managers' top tips for training your SDR team.

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Nutshell

MAY 16, 2019

Do you dream of leaving your sales associate desk behind and stepping up to a sales management position? The arrangements may vary from company to company, but in general, most sales professionals would jump at the chance to assume a leadership role. Are you Sure You Want to Become a Sales Manager?

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Close.io

OCTOBER 1, 2018

So you want to become a sales manager ? First you’ll need to make sure you’ve got the right skills, experience, drive and track record at the helm in both selling and at managing others—in order to back yourself up. Want to get a ready-made set of resources to manage a sales team effectively?

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Green Lead's B2B

JUNE 27, 2019

You'd think that in today's economy, a steady paycheck would be enough motivation to get the best out of people, right? Part of any manager's role is to make the people around them better. The Sales Manager is always looking for better performance from a team, and in order to get that, you've got to give a little.

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

If sales managers have a perceived weakness, it’s most likely their ability to motivate everyone on their team. Instead, many managers and leaders have a one-size-fits-all approach. Does Money Motivate? The common belief is that salespeople are in sales because they are money-motivated. Latest Data.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

One of the most important things to consider when designing plans are the different roles on your sales team. Sales managers and their reporting reps will have responsibilities in their roles, which means your compensation plans should be tailored to different roles. Constructing Commissions in a Sales Manager Compensation Plan.

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Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 8, 2019

In our work with sales reps, sales teams, and sales managers, we encounter many people who believe that sales coaching doesn’t work, but many of them fail to realize that there are 5 common mistakes sales managers make when coaching. NEGLECTING TO TRAIN BECAUSE OF TIME.

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Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 14, 2013

Sales managers. A year ago, we published a post on the importance of sales managers to assess their prior year’s performance and to incorporate the results of that self-assessment into their plans for the new year. Good managers are always asking themselves and others about what they could do better or differently.

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Xactly

JULY 5, 2018

One of the most important things to consider when designing plans are the different roles on your sales team. Sales managers and their reporting reps will have responsibilities unique to their roles, which means your compensation plans should be tailored to different roles. Your best sales rep is not necessarily the best leader.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2020

How should an organization approach sales coaching to achieve these outcomes? Is it up to managers to provide all the coaching reps need, or are they better off bringing in outside support? Able to Give Positive and Constructive Feedback. Create and Execute Actionable Training Plans.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 29, 2020

RELATED: 8 Techniques To Effectively Train Your Sales Team No matter what business you’re in, sales teams have a united goal of increasing profits through new or repeat business. The point of the arrow is the confident, tactical reps focused on sales and growing accounts. 7 Tips on Structuring Your Team for Success.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Facilitate and Observe the Persona Construction. Buyer personas should be built by marketing in collaboration with sales. As a sales operations leader, your role is to facilitate the development of personas. Ask yourself: - Does the persona capture behaviors, beliefs and questions at all stages of the sales process?

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Highspot

MARCH 9, 2022

And most of us could list the benefits of working with a good sales leader — like the fact that their average annual quota attainment sits around 105% or that by offering dynamic training, they can boost their reps’ win rates by 28%. But being effective as a sales leader isn’t exactly a walk in the park.

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Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

High Performing Sales Manager Puzzle. Sales managers are starting the new year, making plans to meet (and hopefully exceed) sales goals and reviewing their territory for sales opportunities. Sales managers must take a look at their past performance to determine what did and didn’t work – and why.

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LeadFuze

JULY 19, 2023

Beyond mastering these foundational skills, you will learn how coaching plays an instrumental role in enhancing one’s sales capabilities. So stay tuned as we unravel more insights on how to improve your sales skills further down this guide. Stay motivated throughout the sales cycle for success.

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The Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Time management is one of the most important priorities for a sales manager. The best sales managers know they need to be dedicating a significant amount of their time each week coaching their salespeople—but which group will bring in the best return on coaching investment? The Great Debate.

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A Sales Guy

DECEMBER 1, 2011

This question was posed over at the small business question and answer forum Focus.com yesterday; What are the essentials to become a great sales manager? Here are a few excerpts from the some of the answers: A great sales manager understands that her salespeople are unique individuals. We all have our own motivations.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 29, 2022

Running a constructive team effectiveness assessment rests on your ability to understand the qualities that have the most bearing on your team's immediate success. Motivation. Rate the quality of your sales training program. Rate the quality of your CRM/sales force automation system. Team chemistry.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Today if I was employed as someone in sales management, I would create and modify a hiring process that would include this one sales talent assessment tool – The Attribute Index to ensure the hiring would not cost small business sales. What this means is the statistical reliability runs around.85 Share on Facebook.

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Allego

MARCH 2, 2021

As sales teams navigate the world of virtual selling, leaders seek new ways to get—and keep—their teams informed, motivated, and successful. Read on for four key takeaways from their discussion and some helpful ideas on how sales leaders can successfully coach in a virtual environment. Generating Actionable Sales Training Data.

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Sales Training Connection

MARCH 23, 2015

The same is true of sales managers. If you believe front-line sales managers are the key to a team’s sales success – and we do – the end of Q1 is a good time to look at what’s working, what isn’t working and why. A good starting point is to reflect on their performance as a sales manager.

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Braveheart Sales

JUNE 29, 2021

If so, you might be tempted to construct a compensation plan that heavily favors pay for performance. Low Extrinsic Motivation I analyzed a recent database of 640,000 salespeople from all different industries, pay structures, and level of experience and discovered that only 13% of them are extrinsically motivated.

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Braveheart Sales

JUNE 29, 2021

If so, you might be tempted to construct a compensation plan that heavily favors pay for performance. Low Extrinsic Motivation. I analyzed a recent database of 640,000 salespeople from all different industries, pay structures, and level of experience and discovered that only 13% of them are extrinsically motivated.

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Highspot

JANUARY 29, 2024

Jump to whichever section fits your needs: What Is Sales Negotiation Why Is Sales Negotiation Important? 7 Sales Negotiation Strategies to Close More Deals Sales Negotiating Training Example Sales Negotiating Training Program Work With Sales Enablement to Provide Negotiation Materials and Training What is Sales Negotiation?

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Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Sales managers. A few years ago we published a blog on the importance of sales managers assessing their prior year’s performance and incorporating the results of that self-assessment into their plans for the new year. A good starting point is to reflect on their past performance as a sales manager.

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Green Lead's B2B

MARCH 1, 2011

You'd think that in today's economy, a steady paycheck would be enough motivation to get the best out of people, right? Part of any manager's role is to make the people around them better. The Sales Manager is always looking for better performance from a team, and in order to get that, you've got to give a little.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Also, companies that train managers on pipeline management had nine percent growth. As with much of sales, pipeline reviews should be routine. Once the problem is identified, it can be corrected with coaching or training. Defining each of these things is essential for a constructive pipeline review.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Wherever you find your company on the proverbial path to success, chances are you’ve had to tweak your sales commission structure to match the stage your business is in, and for the type of business you’re in, to keep sales reps motivated and continuing to generate revenue. Individual reps, team leads, sales managers, everyone?

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