Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Last week during a client’s sales meeting we got into a discussion regarding pipeline values, needless to say the number of prospects and dollar values were insufficient to achieve the overall corporate revenue objectives. The question is, as a sales manager how should you structure your sales team’s expectations around prospecting?

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Last week I had the opportunity to participate in another conference (14th of the year), they are always great times when you can hear other speakers, learn new ideas and meet new people. Other tips: Your website must be a sales tool- make sure your salespeople use it in your sales process and that it includes customer testimonials.

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Effective sales funnel management is a key tool in optimizing your sales team’s performance. A well-managed sales funnel will move prospects through the sales process faster, reduce unnecessary losses, and help your team win more deals. What is a Sales Funnel? Meet regularly.

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Apptivo

MAY 16, 2023

The source of these leads varies, with some coming from advertisements, trade shows, direct mailings, and even word-of-mouth. Prospects are potential customers who have expressed genuine interest in a company’s products or services and who perfectly meet the company’s ideal customer profile. What is a prospect?

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Klozers

JUNE 10, 2014

. The Telephone has been abused, misused and the weapon of choice for some of the worst sales strategies and sales techniques , hence the words Telephone and Sales are now not always popular bed mates. However: It is not the fault of Direct Mail we get flooded with junk mail.

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Alice Heiman

AUGUST 29, 2018

To be successful, the sales managers need to teach their salespeople to execute this process as well as monitor, encourage and reward the behaviors necessary for the process to work. Where possible, the sales leaders will plan with marketing to work in tandem. Plan Meetings. 6 Steps to Success.

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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. Digital Sales Assessment. Direct Mail.

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Velocify

OCTOBER 1, 2017

It provides the confidence for both demand gen teams and sales managers alike, that every lead is followed up with by our sales reps. Beyond that, Velocify provides insight with sales analytics, into which leads are being contacted and converting at a higher rate, by source, industry, persona and more.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 13, 2015

CEOs have strengthened their balance sheets with better asset management, reduced their inventory and cost levels with just-in-time methodologies, and increased direct mail and advertising effectiveness through thorough testing and reporting methods. They often lack both a strategic and tactical sales plan.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Schedule re-focus meetings to recap goals, reasons and the prospects’ solution. Document the results via a Sales Process Control Letter. Share the results with your manager. Build your pipeline to optimum strength to meet your revenue goal. What specific Sales Ready Messages® will you use to cause them to engage?

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Sales Training Advice

JULY 2, 2012

You can use short email or direct mail campaigns or an event over a 6 – 8 week campaign. Your sales people jump in and educate prospects about the issue as part of the sales process. Lee is a frequent speaker at national sales meetings and association events. Prospecting is your answer!

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

What is Sales Prospecting? What are the best ways to prospect in sales? I would recommend three things to other sales managers: Three sales prospecting techniques are cold calling, lead generation, and referral marketing. Use Direct Mail. That has only been in this role for less than 1 year.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 11, 2021

B2B sales tools are meant to automate day-to-day processes, increase efficiency in all aspects of the sales process, and simplify various aspects of a sales rep's day to save valuable time — time that can be spent focusing on prospects and deals. B2B Sales Tools. Why use B2B sales tools?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

This practical sales glossary is meant for anyone in sales who needs to refresh their memory on the most commonly used sales terms – especially new reps who are still learning the playing field. We’d also recommend this guide for any sales managers or business development leaders who are on-boarding new reps.

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Keith Rosen

APRIL 28, 2009

When actually closing a sale, did you actually sell over the phone or did you have to meet each prospect in person? Did you handle the entire sales process from start to finish, including the deliverable? What stalled your sales efforts?). How long was your average sales cycle?

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 16, 2015

Step #2: Strategy Every sales professional understands the power and value of referral introductions. Oh, and did I forget to mention that it also lowers the cost of sales? Leaders aren’t aware that referrals can be tracked and measured just as easily as results from cold calling, direct mail, and advertising.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 21, 2022

Every week the team would meet to discuss initiatives in the company’s move up-market. At Lattice, we did everything from sending direct mail to inviting target accounts to exclusive dinners to making custom content for specific accounts. Direct Mail. Every product led growth company eventually needs sales.

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OutboundView

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

If you’re responsible for budget allocation across sales or marketing (Head of Sales or CMO), this guide is for you. If you’re interested in learning new tactics around driving top-of-funnel activity (sales management and individual contributors in sales and marketing), this guide is for you. Direct Mail.

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LeadFuze

JUNE 7, 2021

The best way to increase sales productivity is by simplifying your work process. Once you have a more streamlined workflow, it will be easier for everyone in the organization to achieve their goals without wasting time on unnecessary tasks or meetings. If you’re not automating your processes, you’re leaving money on the table.

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Groove.co

AUGUST 25, 2020

Saving time on manual tasks frees up sellers at all levels, from SDRs to sales managers, so they can focus their attention on high-value activities. In the screenshot from Groove’s platform below, you can see how a rep can automate message flows that span email, calling, LinkedIn, direct mail, and more into a sequence or “flow:”.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 5, 2021

One of the top destinations on the web for all sales subject matter. How to Make Sales and Marketing Meetings More Effective and Impactful. Blogger Blurb: Max Altschuler and Gaetano DiNardi put out some amazing content over at Sales Hacker. Direct Mail Marketing: What it is, Why Snail Mail Works, and How to Execute it.

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Cience

JANUARY 6, 2020

B2B lead generation is a conjunction point of buying and sales processes. This strategy enables sales managers to focus entirely on good-fit companies, while SDRs and Researchers carry out the “gold panning.” According to CIENCE’s VP of Sales, Michael Maynes, the best possible outreach is multichannel.

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