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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criteria for success

APRIL 13, 2022

As a sales manager, one of your most important responsibilities is to develop people. We like to say that sales managers should focus less on developing sales and more on developing salespeople. For sales managers who started out as salespeople, though, this can be especially hard. Let's Talk Sales!

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Zoominfo

MAY 17, 2018

In fact, less than half of all forecasted sales opportunities actually result in a sales win. Just under a third result in a competitive loss, and nearly a quarter result in the prospect deciding to do “nothing” ( source ). Needless to say, this paints a less-than-promising picture of sales forecast accuracy.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2021

LinkedIn's some 722 million members make for a massive pool of data that could provide sales organizations with invaluable guidance about potential opportunities and ideal prospects. LinkedIn Sales Insights is tailored toward Sales Operations and Sales Managers to plan sales and go-to-market strategies.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

” The top response was unsurprising — cold outreach and prospecting ranked number one. However, engaging with as many prospects as possible is crucial to maximizing the impact of cold outreach. Call anxiety for sales professionals can stem from various factors and personal experiences. Let go of the outcome.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 7, 2013

However, we frequently see Sales VPs still stuck in the sales manager mindset. An ill-prepared sales manager damages his region. A Sales VP focused on the wrong things can ruin the entire company. They cross collaborate with manager peers, their reps, and the VP. They trust their managers to execute.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2022

Prospects are on vacation. Industries with the slowest growth were Construction and Financial Activities. The industries that saw the largest dips in traffic were Construction (-12%), Financial Activities (-11%), and Manufacturing (-7.2%). Prospect, prospect, prospect. Calls go unanswered. Web Traffic.

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BrainShark

JULY 9, 2023

You’d be surprised as to the depth of dialogue that naturally occurs during this, including feedback that’s not only constructive but also encouraging. This example shows how a sales manager posted a win story from a top rep. ” Not really all that constructive. You must practice your presentation.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In the past, sales managers often saw sales coaching as a means of correcting negative behaviors by providing real-time performance feedback. Unfortunately, this feedback often doesn't result in significant behavior change from the sales representative. Sales Feedback Benefits 1. Sales Coaching Benefits 1.

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criteria for success

JULY 26, 2022

Sales Communication with… 1. How well do your salespeople introduce themselves and your company to prospective clients and partners? Can your salespeople effectively talk to prospects and answer questions about your offering? Can your salespeople effectively talk to prospects and answer questions about your offering?

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 22, 2020

3: Share constructive insights with your team and customers. Doom and gloom are all around us right now, which means it’s important for salespeople to share constructive insights. Sales managers need to spend 80% of their time coaching their salespeople to close business. Selling is about solutions. Don’t let them down.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 28, 2022

Spoiler alert, we really seek to be both interested and interesting, and we hope our prospects/customers are both interested and interesting. However, to maximize the opportunity for this to occur, there is important sequencing of this process. As sellers, we do everything we can to be interesting.

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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. They don’t have coaching skills: A good manager is not always a good coach.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 21, 2019

Video coaching (or video-practice or video-role-play) tools aim to provide an easy, scalable way to validate that reps have mastered their messages – usually incorporating video-based activities, practice opportunities and feedback mechanisms. 8 – Encourage manager coaching. The Future of Video Coaching.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

The B2B sales process is a structured yet flexible journey tailored to meet the unique needs of customers. It starts with prospecting for potential leads, then moves through to negotiation and closing the deal. Each stage requires specific selling skills to satisfy prospect needs. What is B2B Sales Training?

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In sales, preparation is the steps taken to understand prospects and clients at each stage of the sales process. From prospecting through account management, it’s being informed of their personnel, their processes, their strengths, and weaknesses. It’s a hallmark of “typical” salespeople and sales stereotypes.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 4, 2021

However, with the right approach, a pipeline review is an opportunity. In addition to deal coaching and forecasting, managers should challenge reps to know their deals and develop plans to close them. For each deal in their pipeline, sales reps should be ready to discuss where they are, how they got here, and what is being done.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 22, 2022

Done well, 1:1 sales coaching can make every seller a top performer. . But for many of the sales managers we talk with, the current state of coaching isn’t working. Managers are spending hours listening to call recordings, cross checking multiple spreadsheets, and digging through hand-written notes to prepare for 1:1s. .

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Julie Hanson

MARCH 4, 2021

Unfortunately, most salespeople approach the exercise with a gallows like resolve and this limits the opportunity to get the real transformative benefits that a virtual role-play can produce. 5 Tips for Successful Virtual Sales Role-Plays: It’s time that we change our tune about the dreaded sales role-play! Get Specific!

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The Pipeline

MARCH 27, 2017

I recall reading Skip Miller’s “ProActive Sales Management”, where he states: “If you, as a sales manager, do not know if you are going to make the year after the first quarter, the battle is over. I should think we can include front line sales people. By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca .

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Sales reps need to be organized and focused in order to sell. That’s why mastering the sales pipeline is so important. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? A sales pipeline is a representation of the stages that prospects go through as they become customers. Establish a routine.

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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

JANUARY 29, 2024

Additionally, negotiation serves as a catalyst for salespeople to cultivate enduring relationships with their customers, providing a platform for constructive communication. Here are some effective sales negotiation techniques that will help you build trust with prospects, close more deals , and streamline your sales cycle: 1.

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Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Oftentimes, sales managers won’t have the bandwidth to set up personalized training and coaching sessions for each rep on their team. From generative AI to conversational intelligence, AI is reshaping how sales managers provide coaching and training to improve sales performance and increase win rates.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Even the most seasoned, effective salespeople can struggle when hashing out how to lead a sales team. Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. Clearly articulate how your sales process works. Let's dive in.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2020

And as a sales manager, you want to do everything in your power to put your reps in that position. That's why mock calls — practice calls conducted by sales managers — are so crucial. A well-executed mock call is an excellent opportunity for you to get a better feel for your reps' strengths and weaknesses.

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Chorus.ai

MAY 17, 2021

From landing deals via impersonations to using Pretzel Day as a sales opportunity, Michael is a master of unconventional selling. Christian is a key prospect—getting him on board will not only be a great win for the team, but it will also potentially save jobs at Dunder Mifflin. In it, Michael and Jan meet with Christian.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

However, with the cost and logistics, most reps are lucky to receive sales training once a year, with many going much longer. This places an additional burden on sales managers to do more with their coaching, which is like being short on peanut butter while having a full jar of jelly. Team Activities.

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Anthony Iannarino

JUNE 28, 2020

The first step in winning deals is creating an opportunity for and with your dream client. That makes a “ first meeting ” the critical outcome necessary to explore the change you believe will benefit your prospective client’s results. Learn how to sell without a sales manager. You need to make sales.

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Anthony Iannarino

MARCH 14, 2020

Some of the advice will be supported by “data,” a survey used to prove the idea, even if it is weak, poorly constructed, and taken out of context. The contacts you call on may not yet recognize a threat to their business or an opportunity that is available to them. You Know More or Should.

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Openview

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

While QBRs are often dreaded by just about everyone in the sales organization due to their reputation for being incredibly time consuming and invasive, they can be very helpful for not just the sales leader, but the team of sales professionals as well. Last Quarter Recap (Sales Professional). Qualitative learnings recap.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This lack of attention from most companies represents a weakness for them, and a substantial opportunity for sales organizations that do focus on company culture. Year after year, hiring consistently shows up as one of the biggest challenges for sales managers. Here are 5 reasons why.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2020

For many leaders, when we hear the term remote sales management, our blood pressure starts to rise. Sales teams are hard enough to manage already, let alone remotely.". Let’s explore some crucial components you can keep in mind when constructing your own sales enablement strategy. There is no need to fear.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 5, 2019

As all sales managers know, there are tons of reasons why sales reps tend to avoid it like the plague. “I It certainly makes sense that these fundamentals strengthen our preparation for actual sales calls, be they in person, over the phone or via the many electronic platforms now available such as Go-To-Meeting.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 13, 2020

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. Use a sales training template. Brian Bennett, a sales manager at HubSpot, says, "Plan where you want to go and what you want to achieve, and then work backward.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 16, 2016

Unfortunately, most sales reps are in a tremendous hurry to get their pitch out and so they treat many prospects as an obstacle to go through to get a sale. Years ago, my first sales manager (my older brother, Peter), taught me an important lesson. 3) After the sale. This is a big problem.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2019

When you're experiencing slow business, it can free up your time to address weaknesses and focus on prospecting and connecting with potential leads. Your sales department can be experiencing slow business for a variety of reasons. For example, your sales reps can ensure their contact details are completely filled out.

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