The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Selling Skills or Selling Process? Recently I had a discussion with a sales manager who said the key to success in sales is having an effective sales process. A person with strong selling skills. Strong selling skills certainly are a beginning. customer service.

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Selling Skills Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Facebook 186

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 18, 2013

If and Then : The two words no sales manager ever wants to hear. ” The reasoning goes like this: “ If we could cut our price, then I know I could close more sales.” “ I f only we could do it this way, then I know I would have more customers.” ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Sales Management Consultative Selling Selling Skills Motivation 232

Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 16, 2023

We all know the challenges of a sales career. And many know the difficulties of management. That’s what makes the sales manager position unique. Sales managers, however, not only work with their teams. They also work with other mid- and high-level managers. Selling is tough enough.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 16, 2013

Let’s do a quick review of some of the key activities the typical sales manager — or sales leader — does. Sales managers put them together properly, adding information where necessary, and send them up the chain of command on time. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Sales organizations have had to adjust how they prospect, sell, and interact with customers and each other. . However, there are two fundamental activities that successful sales organizations have been able to continue doing despite COVID. If your sales reps are resistant, then they are not coachable. . Conclusion.

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Coaching Face-to-face Selling Skills Call-back 282

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 2, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 2 in a 3-part series on the powerful role sales management plays in driving sustained revenue growth – and how companies can better leverage this critical position for improved top-line performance. What does great front-line sales management actually look like?

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Sales Readiness Group

MARCH 31, 2021

Last week, I surveyed 53 sales managers, asking them, among other things, what essential skills their top-performing salespeople possess. Okay, it wasn’t an actual survey. As I reviewed these notes, I started noticing trends.

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Sales Management Survey Trends Sales 105

Sales Readiness Group

APRIL 21, 2021

For example, if you target the small- and medium-sized business market (SMB) and now want to target enterprise customers – that’s where the money is – you need to rethink how you sell. Enterprise and SMB selling are fundamentally different, and each requires its own sales process, metrics, and unique selling skills.

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criteria for success

JULY 15, 2021

As sales managers, we’ve all been told we need to coach our teams. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. Best customer left?

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

MDM and the Rapid Learning Institute collaborated on a survey that offers keen insights into how wholesale distributors structure their sales teams, what they want to change, and which skills are mission critical to succeeding in the marketplace. Most Critical Skill Gaps. Field Sales vs. Inside Sales.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

One of the easiest things sales managers and senior management can do is to call every person they know at a client company. First is to get the name of your company back in front of the customer/prospect, even though the person might not be our buyer. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Gong.io

AUGUST 15, 2018

“Our sales conversations were a black box, and we needed to get inside of them,” Paul told me. Acknowledging that the CRM couldn’t provide answers, Paul put a stake in the ground that he and his sales managers would get visibility into frontline sales conversations to get these conversion rate issues solved.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 11, 2013

Provide senior management in advance an agenda of the meeting that includes the following: Key items we need to cover, including a copy of the presentation you will be giving on the call. Items of concern the customer may bring up. Brief overview of the customer’s performance with your company.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 18, 2022

I’ve taken a break from my series “Things We Thought We Knew About Selling But Really Didn’t.” ” Restarting it, I want to talk about our Ideal Customers–or our ICP (Ideal Customer Profile.) We have a tendency to try to sell to anyone. Why have we been successful with them?

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Ideal Customer Profile Customer Pipeline Enterprise 48

Highspot

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In fact, a reported 69% of sellers who exceed annual quota consider their sales managers as being “above average” at their jobs. But here’s the problem: A good candidate for sales management is hard to find. Why is there a knowledge gap for sales leaders? sales guidance. performance KPI tracking.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager is a person that’s responsible for building, leading, and managing a sales team within an organization. . A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sales Managers Have the Hardest Job in Sales. As a sales manager, you owe it to yourself to pay close attention to Jeb’s keen insights on leadership. Sales Managers have the hardest job in sales. In most cases, sales managers earn less than their top salespeople. E-mail RSS.

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Motivation Sales Management Hiring Negotiation 220

SalesforLife

MAY 6, 2019

Over the last two weeks, two prospective customers have approached me with different ideas they had for their businesses. The first company wanted to hire a Director of Social Selling who could develop their social selling skills inside the business—almost like a train-the-trainer model, who could sell social selling to their team.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 6, 2013

Too many salespeople and sales managers are “asking” a customer for a price increase. You need to confidently tell the customer you are taking a price increase. If telling a customer you’re taking a price increase seems difficult, then trust me on this… you can learn these skills.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 27, 2012

5 Sales Training Tips for Sales Managers AND Salespeople. Whether you’re a rookie salesperson, a veteran salesperson or a sales manager, here are 5 sales training tips you need to take action on: 1. The success you have in sales is dependent on your level of confidence. customer service.

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Sales Management Training Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 204

SalesFuel

APRIL 25, 2024

Are you one of the lucky B2B sellers who has a Customer Success Manager (CSM) on staff? Interestingly, this trend has been growing as companies recognize the value of nurturing long-term relationships with customers. Strategically identifying accounts that contribute the bulk of your quota is key to account management.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. According to HubSpot , 40% of sellers admit that prospecting is the most challenging part of the sales process. Hyper-personalization in sales prospecting.

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 145

The Sales Hunter

MAY 17, 2014

Too many salespeople and sales managers spend too much time in the office! Salespeople need to be out interacting with prospects and customers. Yes, we need more empty chairs. Too much office time will kill a salesperson’s drive and ultimately hurt the bottom line. I talk […]. I talk […].

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Video Consultative Selling Selling Skills Motivation 210

Lessonly

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Are you ready to get your head in the sales game and set your sales reps up for top success? Well, then it’s time to get on board with all the glory that sales readiness has to offer! Sales readiness is a well-crafted mix of rep assessment, sales management training, and coaching. Let’s break that down. .

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Selling Skills Training Scale Negotiation 26

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Are there rules or guidelines a sales leader needs to follow to be called a sales leader? And it starts with how you lead your people versus how you lead your customers. A sales manager is going to manage the customer. But a sales leader is going […].

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Sales Training Connection

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Sales Managers – it’s what you say and how you say it. A hallmark of a great sales manager is being a good communicator. For example, front-line sales managers are the critical screens through which messages travel from top management to the sales team. ©2013 Sales Momentum ®.

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Sales Management Face-to-face Sales Leadership Quota 124

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

If that’s the case, then why are you acting like a customer service person? I’m not bashing customer service people. They play a key role in the sale process, but I believe strongly salespeople and customer service people are to be doing two different tasks. That is what I see as the primary role of sales.

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Customer Service Customer Discount Maximizer 251

Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Channel selling is a different breed of selling from direct sales. To succeed, sales managers need to adopt a different approach and mindset—but the overall message they convey must be the same to all of their sellers. I recommend that sales managers teach sellers this key strategy: always ask questions.

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Channels Sales Management Insurance Insurance 51

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

So, you think you want to be a sales manager? If you’re an individual top-performing contributor in your sales organization and you’re thinking of applying for a sales manager role, let me give you a bit of a reality check first. Check out my book on running a human-centric sales process that'll win more customers.

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Sales Management Hiring Top of Funnel Funnel 105

Klozers

JUNE 5, 2014

Consultative Selling Skills are used by organizations in many different industries to drive high end Business 2 Business sales, and whilst Consultative Selling is undoubtedly difficult to get right, the rewards are high given the typical values of the products & services involved.

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Consultative Selling Selling Skills Ideal Customer Profile Sales Methodology 48

Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

And with limited hours in the day, sales reps must focus their time and energy on those that are most likely to convert. As such, most sales organizations have developed an ideal customer profile (ICP), which is a model of the key qualities that make an account a great fit for your company’s products or services.

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Ideal Customer Profile Customer Coaching Education 97

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Managers spend time helping them become productive. Ironically, we provide very little in the way of onboarding new managers, particularly new front line sales managers. Typically, the process is: “Lisa, congrats on moving into the front line sales manager role…… I need an updated forecast by Tuesday!”

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Hiring Forecasting Coaching Training 103

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 10, 2012

STOP Letting Customers Control Sales Negotiations. If your customers are controlling sales negotiations, you need a better plan. I’m going to make a safe bet that your customer is controlling you more than you might think. Statements like these from customers are going to happen. Contact Mark.

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Negotiation Ideal Customer Profile Customer Hiring 190

The Sales Hunter

JULY 8, 2014

This question comes up frequently when I’m meeting with sales managers. What they are wondering is when does it make sense for salespeople to have control of the prices they charge customers and how much flexibility should they have? […]. Blog pricing Professional Selling Skills discount price sales discounting'

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Discount Closing Selling Skills Up-Sell 221

The Sales Hunter

JULY 4, 2017

One of the elements I enjoy is coaching salespeople and sales managers. In this role, I get to see up close what makes people tick. I’m always surprised when people ask me why they aren’t able to attract the really great clients. My response always begins with the need for the salesperson to first look […].

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 25, 2013

While sitting in a Starbucks, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation going on next to me between a salesperson and customer. She truly believed in what it was she was selling, but the problem was her passion overtook any sense of intelligence with how to sell. How much time is the customer talking? Who cares?!

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Cold Calling Selling Skills Customer Service Consultative Selling 217

Showpad

JULY 25, 2019

A coach sets the tone for success, creates a strategy, and provides continuous sales training and support so the team can reach its full potential. In Sales, front line Sales managers take on the role of coaches, supporting and developing team members day in and day out in their sales execution.

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Sales Management Face-to-face Scale Coaching 53