Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In the article, we explore Watson’s contribution to sales and how sales professionals can apply his lessons to their daily sales process. However, as competition increased, managers realized that having smart, well-educated, and skilled salespeople could provide an advantage.

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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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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. What does a sales coach do? When examining what a sales coach does, it is helpful to look at what they don’t do. First, sales coaches are not sales managers.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

For those women just starting out in sales or for those women who’ve not considered a career in selling, I started off by asking Mandy how she got started in a career in sales. Other questions we tackled: Being a woman of color in sales – have there been specific challenges that you’ve faced? What about the opportunities?

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Your Sales Management Guru

APRIL 9, 2012

Your Sales Leadership Workout. Your Sales Organization in Shape . Build a proactive approach to sales management that creates predictive revenue and a self-managed sales team. . Learn how top performing sales leaders muscle up their teams to pump up predictable revenues. May 9 & 10, 2012.

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Increase Sales

MARCH 20, 2012

Sales leadership is truly about leading yourself first. One of the best talents to demonstrate this self leadership behavior is realistic personal goal setting. P.S. Each remaining Tuesday in 2012, one sales leadership talent will be featured based upon the past blog “ Selling Is Not the Problem.”

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criteria for success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Ted is the President of Ted Kaye Sales Management Training LLC , guiding clients to reach their desired business goals. . Ted spent his career in senior sales leadership and training roles in the advertising and media sales industry, as well as executive leadership roles in higher education.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Sales Management End of Year Checklist. . Depending upon the person and the conditions in their sales organization each article may or may not be pertinent. I decided to start with a Sales Management End of Year Checklist. His blog has been rated in the sales blogs in the world!

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Nutshell

MAY 16, 2019

Do you dream of leaving your sales associate desk behind and stepping up to a sales management position? The arrangements may vary from company to company, but in general, most sales professionals would jump at the chance to assume a leadership role. Are you Sure You Want to Become a Sales Manager?

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 25, 2021

She decided special training was needed for girls who wanted to become saleswomen, and perhaps one day, women sales leaders. And as a member of the executive committee of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of Boston, she had the means to provide that training. Donate to help young women build a sales career).

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Is your organization and your sales team suffering from: Puny Revenues? It’s Time for a Sales Leadership Workout! Your Sales Organization in Shape for 2011. Build a proactive approach to Sales Management 2.0 that creates predictive revenue and a self-managed sales team. Weak Results?

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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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Alice Heiman

MAY 12, 2023

This episode dives into how large organizations scale their sales teams. Radhika Shukla has worked in a sales leadership role at some of the largest tech giants including Microsoft and IBM. She takes us through the entire gamut of building high performance sales teams. Absolutely! Every sentence could be its own chapter.

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Alice Heiman

MAY 11, 2023

This episode dives into how large organizations scale their sales teams. Radhika Shukla has worked in a sales leadership role at some of the largest tech giants including Microsoft and IBM. She takes us through the entire gamut of building high performance sales teams. Absolutely!

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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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Allego

MAY 17, 2023

As the pressure for sales teams to succeed increases, so too does the need for sales leaders to develop their sellers’ skills and potential. First, many sales leaders rely on an outdated sales leadership approach. However, there is hope for sales leaders who want to build high-growth sales teams.

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Anne Miller

JULY 15, 2023

You are the sales manager of this tech firm. Here is how Chris Freeman, a sales manager who found himself in this situation, overcame these challenges– with the help of metaphors and analogies. The good news is your company has a new product to offer the market. What would you do? Frame a strategy?

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SalesLoft

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It’s tough as salespeople, tougher for sales managers, and even tougher for VPs and CEOs. Here are some forecasting tips for front line sales managers responsible for their team’s targets. So part of your job as a Sales Manager is to educate your reps on why forecasting matters and how it benefits them.

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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. Acumen Management Group Ltd. operationalizes” sales management systems and processes that pull revenue out of the doldrums into the fresh zone. By Ken Thoreson.

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Your Sales Management Guru

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

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. That increases your level of professionalism/education. To create a sales contest that drives revenue.

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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. Check out our Sales Management Boot Camp, starts May 12 th , 8 weeks of online, interactive training: [link].

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2019

A sales process is consultative when the stages and actions align with the customer’s buying experience and are defined in terms of the customer relationship. It's only successful when sales leadership and the sales force execute with dedication and competence. Let's dig into each. And don't forget about video.

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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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Sales Manager Now

OCTOBER 22, 2020

When you do a book study with your sales team you get a low cost, high return way to bring education and training to your team. Let me share some of the benefits of why I use book studies more… The post How to Do a Book Study With Your Sales Team appeared first on Sales Manager Now.

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Keith Rosen

APRIL 10, 2009

Important webinar below for any business owner, executive and sales manager who’s top priority is to retain customers and bring in more business and more sales today. The Sales Leadership Imperative! Webinar for Sales Managers Who Need To Get Their Sales Team Selling More Today.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 13, 2015

Teach your sales team to put out their own fires so you can do what you were hired to do: coach and lead. Get Proactive Sales leadership expert Kevin Davis puts this issue into perspective in his blog post, “ 5 Things Proactive Sales Managers Do Differently.” They all get dumped in the sales manager’s lap.

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Showpad

MARCH 7, 2022

Despite women making up over half of the college-educated workforce, women are still severely underrepresented in B2B sales across most industries. Yet a 2019 study found that, on average, women in sales outperform their male counterparts when it comes to making quota—with 86% of women making quota, compared to 78% of men. .

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BrainShark

AUGUST 31, 2023

A dedicated sales enablement department will make it easier to implement an effective continuous education strategy for your salespeople. There’s a reason 91% of sales reps believe peer learning helps them succeed: who better to learn from than your organization’s star salespeople? Example: peer learning.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

Mark has written two highly regarded books including, High-Profit Selling: Win the Sale Without Compromising on Price and High-Profit Prospecting. Through his platform, Mark hosts workshops, seminars and educational events that focus on prospecting, maximizing price, sales leadership, and motivation.

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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. As an Eagle Scout I can discuss the topic of “Be Prepared” easily and based upon this past Sunday it even has more credibility.

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Allego

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Read on to learn their advice to help you lead sales teams through this economy, as well as help your sellers learn, grow, and feel included. 7 Sales Leadership Podcasts for 2023. I had a really interesting conversation with my head of sales education, and we talked about creating virtual selling skills versus selling skills.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 15, 2017

Technology was limited, so we, as salespeople, had more control around educating our clients and winning the business so long as our activity levels and product knowledge was on point. Today the business manager and the purchasing manager’s roles have been elevated and are considered pivotal senior management roles.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

AUGUST 8, 2018

My guest in this Conversations with Women in Sales interview is Melissa Lui, Sales Development Manager at ServiceTitan. Melissa started as an SDR and within in a short period of time, she had demonstrated her ability to make the next move into sales leadership. Listen HERE. About Melissa.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Have You Read The Sales Book About? Sales eXchange – 121. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2021

It's important for this role to educate prospects and follow up once a sale is closed to maintain customer satisfaction and encourage repeat buyers. As a result, inside sales reps typically have a hybrid compensation package that includes a base salary and commission. Sales Manager Careers. Regional Sales Manager.

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

Using “coaching” time for deal forecasting There tends to be confusion around what “sales coaching” really means. Many times, sales managers use 1:1s or “coaching sessions” for deal forecasting and forgo skill development altogether. Automate it and make it scalable Sales managers know they need to coach.

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