Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 3, 2024

Dennis Connelly, Derek Baer and I were sharing our experiences coaching salespeople, sales managers and sales leaders, and comparing those who were and weren’t coachable. Unfortunately, only 7% of all sales managers have the capabilities to coach effectively and consistently. It wasn’t personal.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 1, 2019

Author: Chris Mason So many of us begin our sales careers as representatives of a company, product, service or all the above. Others opt for the management route, taking on leadership roles and overseeing teams of sales reps. How will a leadership role differ from being a sales rep? Do your current job well.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Some might not appreciate how this sales leadership talent of correcting others fits within their role of selling. So what does this talent look like in sales and business through a behavioral perspective? ” Did you notice several key words within this sales leadership talent? Empathetic ? Share on Facebook.

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Increase Sales

MARCH 18, 2014

These word problems were probably your first formal steps to developing this sales leadership talent of problem solving ability. The practical demonstration of this sales leadership talent of problem solving ability is analyzing a lost sale and constructing a solution so that losing future sales does not become a repetitive problem.

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criteria for success

MAY 24, 2022

Looking for sales training ideas to implement during your next team meeting? When you read “sales training ,” you probably think of an offsite retreat. But, sales training shouldn’t be limited to these infrequent events. 6 Sales Training Ideas for Your Next Team Meeting.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. Why sales training is important. or a 353% ROI.

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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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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

For football, basketball, and sales teams, superstars will always be in high demand. For sales leaders, the challenge is twofold: finding top sales talent and coaching high performers to expand their capabilities. The Definition of a Sales Superstar By definition, superstars are rare. This is the wrong question.

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criteria for success

JULY 26, 2022

Sales communication is a vital skill for salespeople. If you are wondering how your team stacks up, use this tool to score your team’s sales communication skills. Sales Communication with… 1. Let's Talk Sales! How accurate are your sales forecasts , both amounts and close dates? Listen Now. Management.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The Sales Hunter tells you what it takes to lead a winning sales team. How often do sales managers generate opportunities and support their teams in customer conversations? Under constant pressure to deliver sales, they focus on reports and not on the critical sales activities that generate revenue.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2013

Two things happened this past week or 10 days that led to this week’s Sales eXchange being a bit different than the usual, and isn’t that what we always strive to be in sales. First is the fact that this is the 200th Sales eXchange post, and while I had given it much thought, someone asked if I will be marking the fact in any way.

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SBI Growth

JULY 3, 2013

For many marketing leaders the sales team’s QBR is an afterthought. Marketing typically provides updates to the sales team with a rear-view mirror approach. World Class CMO’s pursue involvement in sales QBRs. In some cases the sales team uses the QBR as an open forum to ambush marketing. The event is often reactive.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Sales is the engine that powers your company. But what’s powering your sales? By now it’s universally known that sales and sales team practices have undergone a tectonic shift in recent years. And, even more alarmingly, buyer needs and behaviors seem to be moving way ahead of the sales learning curve.

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Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 13, 2016

They expect sales reps to be knowledgeable about their industry, company, and issues at a higher level of proficiency than ever before. This buyer expectation requires that the sale rep have the information and skill sets to have compelling strategic business conversations. Sales training design. Stepping-stone approach.

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Increase Sales

MAY 30, 2012

With the influx of many younger entrepreneurs who like their older and established counterparts are seeking ways to increase sales, one of the obstacles standing in the way of this business goal is: Pay the Dues. ” Then I also heard “We know more about technology, current products and construction methodologies than our managers.”

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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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Alice Heiman

APRIL 22, 2020

As a longtime sales leader and consultant to B2B sales leaders and CEOs at companies of various sizes, across various industries, I know teams that stay positive and adapt quickly will survive in a tough economy and come out strong on the other end. Stay Focused and Keep Sales Strong in a Crisis. Selling is about solutions.

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BrainShark

OCTOBER 25, 2022

There can also be a lot of crossover between product marketing and sales enablement, depending on the organization. For example, sales enablement is responsible for ensuring salespeople understand who they are selling to, new product features and the value they can provide, and the messaging around those features. .

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 13, 2012

Sales Leadership: Climbing Mount Everest. While I was in Hong Kong leading a 2 day sales leadership workshop, I picked up a Chinese newspaper and in the business section there was a large article on this topic. There is balanced use of the different Leadership talents. 1,2, 3, 4, 5.

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Julie Hanson

MARCH 4, 2021

When a marketplace changes so dramatically, sales leadership so too must change/adapt and prepare for sales calls in an entirely different manner. 5 Tips for Successful Virtual Sales Role-Plays: It’s time that we change our tune about the dreaded sales role-play! Familiarizing yourself with the video platform?

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Managing a dispersed sales team is a unique challenge. The secret is modern sales enablement. Today’s winners are mastering virtual selling with an up-to-date approach to content, tools, and knowledge to help their sales teams succeed. To find out more, I sat down with Allego’s Sales Enablement Director Mary Charles.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 9, 2019

Sales Performance Improvement programs should be constructed in a way to better manage and channel the sales team to deliver higher levels of sales performance. In fact sales teams that go through a sales performance improvement program outperform sales teams in companies that don’t.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether you’re a sales enablement leader responsible for sales certification or an L&D practitioner ensuring your customer-facing teams are trained, you’re likely strategizing on how to engage and coach your remote teams. Typically, you’d develop a bootcamp for in-depth training, but these aren’t normal times.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 29, 2020

Sometimes if you need to gear up the efficiency of your sales team, you’ll need to alter your team’s structure. Study your sales team structure and check to see if there’s anything you need to change to optimize it. To see what works, have a look at these 7 ways to structure your sales team for growth and performance.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If you are a new sales manager, building trust with your sales team is your first challenge. Without trust, progress will be slowed and time is a luxury few new sales managers have. In this article we will outline the key elements of trust and how a new sales leader can build trust within their new sales team.

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Allego

MARCH 28, 2024

What separates the best sales teams from the rest in today’s unpredictable market? For David Ashe , director of sales development at Allego, it’s about ensuring your SDRs retain their human approach. Your team’s success also depends on you, the sales director. Are you staying on top of new sales techniques?

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Too many sales teams, though, are continuing to use the same general tactics they used pre-2020. While we’re not yet able to claim victory over the pandemic, it’s time sales leaders think about what B2B sales might look like in a post-COVID world. How COVID-19 changed sales leadership.

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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. So, as we being the new year, we thought it may be a good time for sales managers to take another look.

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A Sales Guy

MAY 7, 2013

You have a sales process in place, but the sales manager and sales people are using separate spread sheets with additional stages, because the current sales process doesn’t meet their needs. You’ve built a killer sales portal the sales team never seems to visit. They expect it will be GOOD.

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Sell Integrity

AUGUST 13, 2021

Great sales team coaching takes specific knowledge and functional expertise to build a successful team. On their own, these aren’t enough to bring out the best in their sales teams and help them achieve their full performance potential. Emotional and Social Intelligence for Sales Coaches. Here’s why.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether you’re a sales enablement leader responsible for sales certification or an L&D practitioner ensuring your customer-facing teams are trained, you’re likely strategizing on how to engage and coach your remote teams. Assign pre-work and reading before the training begins. Review and Refine.

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Increase Sales

JULY 28, 2012

Given that buyers are people and people are unique, there is no special magic sales skills that are the answer to how to increase sales. However each of these sales training coaching professional development action plans will have some shared goals or objectives such as: Read a book on selling, marketing or business.

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

Why sales coaching matters — a few key points Knowledge retention Sales coaching activities add an interactive element to learning and are an excellent way to ensure knowledge retention and evaluate whether reps can “play back” what they learned in their training. Revenue At the end of the day sales coaching delivers ROI.

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Sell Integrity

JUNE 14, 2021

Saying there’s no time for coaching or that someone has already reached their potential are just two of the prominent misconceptions around sales coaching. But some simple and very effective sales coaching techniques- when applied consistently and with sincerity and skill- can greatly raise the game of individuals and your entire sales team.

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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. least time?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Finding effective leadership in sales is every bit as difficult as it is vital. You need someone with the authority and experience to set and maintain an effective course for your sales efforts. The term that best captures the nature of a sales executive's responsibilities is guidance.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 4, 2021

For many sales reps, pipeline reviews are like meatloaf. Also, companies that train managers on pipeline management had nine percent growth. As with much of sales, pipeline reviews should be routine. Instead, set a schedule, whether weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, whatever works best for your team and sales environment.

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