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How to Lead a Sales Team: 14 Key Tips to Help New Managers Thrive

Hubspot Sales

Recognizing individual achievements, leaderboards, and competitive initiatives like spiffs can help set an air of friendly, constructive competition. If you want to get more from your sales team, maintaining that kind of atmosphere can really help your case. Leverage relevant technology, and make sure your team buys in.

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Selling to the C-Suite: Improving Executive Presence in New Sales Reps

SalesLoft

Peers can provide constructive feedback and unbiased suggestions. For example, if the question relates to why sales automation is necessary, work backward from the conclusion. In this case, sales automation decreases administrative tasks, which creates more time for prospecting. Anticipate Difficult Questions.

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Your Sales Tech Is Destroying Your Relationships With Prospects. Here's What You Can Do About it.

Hubspot Sales

Sadly, the "edge" that most sales technology promised to give them is actually hurting their relationships with buyers, and a chance at the elusive sale. Sales technology was supposed to make sales more efficient and personal -- it was supposed to help salespeople. Does it automate your work?