Hubspot Sales

JUNE 16, 2022

The role of a sales team is to sell. The sales manager is responsible for creating, advancing, and managing the people, processes, and systems for their team to be successful. While this job routinely requires setting goals for the team, sales managers must set goals for themselves as well.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 18, 2022

Despite good interviewing skills, many sales managers are guilty of making the following hiring mistakes: Hiring people they like. Do your sales managers have the tools and processes to systematically identify top sales performers from those who are pretenders? Settling for mediocrity to fill the vacancy.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

This article explores what a sales coach does. It covers how an effective sales coach can take a good or even mediocre sales force and make it great. The sales coach’s goal is to help each salesperson develop the skills needed to succeed. What does a sales coach do? First, sales coaches are not sales managers.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

She is also the author of two books on inside sales, Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results , and her most recent, and a complement to the first book: Smart Sales Manager: The Ultimate Playbook for Building and Running a High-Performance Inside Sales Team. Be observant.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 6, 2019

If you confuse objection handling and negotiating , you could be losing sales. . In this article, we’ll look at what objection handling and negotiating are (and what they aren’t). Then we’ll go in-depth to look at 5 techniques for handling objections and sales negotiation, so you always walk away with a win.

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CloserIQ

APRIL 25, 2019

A sales pitch , no matter how perfect, can quickly be ruined by poor objection handling afterward. Indeed, a recent HubSpot survey shows 36% of respondents cited closing as the most difficult part of the sales process. In this post, we’ll walk you through the 8 most common objections and how to respond to each.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Today's article has a collection of links to help you, your sales managers and your salespeople become more effective. It's a nice collection of important reminders, tips and insights for all things sales. A new book by Adon Rigg, Insightful Selling , launched today.

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Allego

MARCH 12, 2020

When it comes to improving reps’ performance, one of the best productivity investments that an organization can make is sales coaching. Yet many sales managers still fail to provide enough high-quality coaching to their teams. What they lack is awareness of—and access to—the tools and processes used by effective educators.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2018

Sales manager job description. Sales managers are responsible for helping their reps meet individual quota, getting the team to hit quota, forecasting sales and running sales reports, providing mentorship and training, recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new salespeople, and more. Sales manager requirements.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 5, 2015

As I continue to think about habits of sales people and the role of the sales manager in identifying, assessing and “correcting” habits, I keep looking for additional information that might be additive to this string of articles. Ike sent me a link to a survey that was done regarding the hunt for sales managers/directors.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 1, 2024

Master These 3 Sales Basics Sellers ranked challenging misconceptions/budget concerns as their top weakness. This means it’s up to you to educate the buyer. This prevention-focused approach cuts down on potential objections you face later. This is why objection handling is a sales basic you must do well.

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 11, 2022

In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by COO of People.ai With twenty years of experience in the industry, he’s had plenty of practice overcoming B2B objections through digital transformations. Different departments need to become more connected to limit objections fostered within a lack of communication.

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 11, 2022

In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by COO of People.ai With twenty years of experience in the industry, he’s had plenty of practice overcoming B2B objections through digital transformations. Different departments need to become more connected to limit objections fostered within a lack of communication.

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SalesLatitude

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The first-line sales manager is one of the most rewarding, yet overworked positions in the sales chain. Client and team meetings, account and territory planning, financial and administrative work, management requests, and sales rep coaching are just a few of the sales manager’s responsibilities.

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The Pipeline

MAY 15, 2018

They are wound up by the marketing team and sales managers, drinking the Kool Aide of how disruptive their product is, how transformational it is, hoping it will make them stand out. By understanding their objectives, and how they align with the market, are they more ambitious and aggressive, or more conservative and cautious?

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Allego

MARCH 30, 2023

With peer-to-peer learning , sales reps learn best practices, gain insight into competitors, and see how to handle competitive situations and respond to buyer objections. Peer-to-peer learning examples: Best practices and tips Win stories Competitor insight Customer objections 2.

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Your Sales Management Guru

APRIL 20, 2017

Sales Management Thought Leadership: efficient effectiveness. What does this have to do with sales management? As a manager you must be prepared-at all times for almost any event. The best plan is to have a plan and to consider what might go wrong or what could impact your ability to exceed your objectives.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

For one thing, buyers are better educated. Now, more than ever, it’s incumbent on sellers to match their sales process to the buyer. Educated buyers know their options. In addition, price is often a major objection. This includes the C-suite , sales managers, and sales reps.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 22, 2011

THE ESSENCE OF EDUCATION. As we move into the final months of the year ensuring your sales teams are more professional is critical to exceeding your goals. Keeping your employees’ personal and professional objectives aligned with your corporate goals through training and re-recruiting will ultimately result in huge dividends. .

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The goal of the sales process should be to make life easier for your customers and reps by allowing everyone to proactively get ahead of any potential objections or challenges. Some key content you’ll want to create to support the sale process include: Discovery call script. Educational white paper (e.g. why do this now).

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 2, 2022

This ensures team members work toward the organization’s objectives. In addition, sales managers should keep on eye on a rep’s long-term development. Good coaching helps sales reps close deals. Great coaching motivates, inspires, and builds tomorrow’s sales leaders. These days, buyers are better educated.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The folks over at Insight Squared recently posted this interview with me. It touched on sales management but there wasn''t enough time to do it justice. In the context of best practices, the sales management role is now 50% coaching. Are you serious?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2023

What is Sales Coaching? The purpose of sales coaching is to improve a sales rep’s performance at every stage of the buyer’s journey. It’s the process of providing ongoing education, guidance, support, and feedback to salespeople, delivered through personalized sessions. Foster a growth mindset.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 11, 2013

Over the years, I have found some very common responses to our sales and sales management training programs. Our standard operating procedure of beginning our work with a client is to evaluate their sales organization. Once you finish this process, do the same thing - the same exercise - with your sales people.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 4, 2014

When we evaluate a sales organization using the Objective Management Tool - Sales Force Evaluation and Impact Analysi s, we uncover the Sales DNA that drives sales results for the individuals and therefore the company. How the sales person has been taught to sell - they must demonstrate their expertise.

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Bernadette McClelland

OCTOBER 3, 2019

For Salespeople, that behaviour is Responsibility , and to complete the equation, for the Sales Manager it is Accountability. In other words, 94% of elite salespeople don’t make any excuses or blame, compared to those 20% who, perhaps, shouldn’t be in sales. . Both in equal doses! This is the Accountability Stage.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

We’ve put together a list of the 20 most motivational sales quotes. These quotes cover everything from general motivation to sales strategy, and they’re words to live by for any sales professional. For sales managers looking to give their team a productivity boost, look no further than these 20 motivational quotes.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 3, 2024

“I believe that sales success comes down to one thing, just one thing,” explains Meredith Elliott Powell. “It It is not education, lucky breaks or pedigree. Photo by RDNE Stock project SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement

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Pipeline

MAY 30, 2023

Sales support: support is a broad category that includes training, workflows, escalation, feedback, and tactical support (e.g., your customer wants to modify the terms and conditions of your deal, and you need management guidance/approval). set the budget early to disqualify poor candidates), set general and specific sales goals (i.e.,

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 18, 2016

Three Magic Questions a Sales Manager Must Know. One of the main roles of a Sales Manager is to help train your salespeople on how to stay on track during a sales cycle. During any sales opportunity coaching sessions consider asking these three questions with any sales opportunity: Why do anything?

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Sales Management Thought Leadership: efficient effectiveness. What does this have to do with sales management? As a manager you must be prepared-at all times for almost any event. The best plan is to have a plan and to consider what might go wrong or what could impact your ability to exceed your objectives.

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Act!

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s the process of building a relationship with your leads, understanding their problems, and persuading them to purchase by educating them about your product’s benefits. Answering objections and reducing friction People don’t buy from you unless they’re convinced your product is the best solution for their problems.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The Anatomy of a Sales Team Most new salespeople receive little training, even less coaching , and no real-world experience. Dan Lyons explores this issue and shares research from the Objective Management Group in his Hubspot post, “ Study: 3 of 4 Sales Reps Have No Idea What They’re Doing.” This is not micro-management.

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SBI

JUNE 16, 2020

More importantly, they educate at a level that is ideal for the sellers’ learning style. Just a few years ago, some analysts predicted that most sales people would be replaced by AI. Guided selling applications are incredibly important because teams need to enforce sales processes and remove the guesswork from the sales process.

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Awarathon

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Sales readiness, in simple terms, is all about – “Preparing your sales team to face the buyer with proper industry knowledge, product insights & to solve a business problem.” The objective of every sales representative and team should revolve around these aspects. Many organizations and sales coaches trust it.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 19, 2014

Delivering value to our customers means educating and informing them—which means we must remember what school teachers have always known: Everyone learns differently. Moving qualified buyers into your forecast and increasing your sales pipeline means addressing objections—without being defensive. Read “ Buyer 2.0 Click here.

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Mindtickle

MAY 2, 2023

This can help to build stronger relationships and increase the likelihood of closing a sale. Analytics : Sales content management tools provide insights into which content is resonating with prospects and customers, and which is not.

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