Gong.io

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It’s hard to become a sales manager without first being a good sales rep. After all, when the majority of your own quota is based on your team’s sales performance, you need to know how to sell. . But that doesn’t mean the best closer is guaranteed to make the best sales manager. Time management.

Sales Management 62

Sales Management Forecasting Report Face-to-face 62

Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

Although factors like your product line, buyer personas, and brand awareness are important, sales managers are also critical to the success of any business as they have the potential to unlock huge returns that impact the business's bottom line. You may or may not find yourself working with higher-ups and/or HR on this.)

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Sales Management Hiring Buyer Persona Compensation 123

Tony Hughes

MAY 13, 2019

Sales Management is without doubt the most important link in the revenue chain. It’s also the toughest role in a company because it’s where the person is squeezed between the relentless expectations of executive management and sellers who struggle to differentiate in ferociously competitive markets.

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Sales Management Hiring Forecasting Energy 81

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2015

Slammed: For the First Time Sales Manager. For first time sales managers ” by my friend and sales management guru Ken Thoreson. This is his 4 fourth in a series of books written under the banner “Your Sales Management Guru’s Guide To:”. I wanted to share a new eBook “ SLAMMED!!

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Sales Management Scale Energy Objections 120

Steven Rosen

MARCH 2, 2017

When I coach sales managers on how to get the best out of their team, I realize that not all top performers are the same. Performance is not just about hitting sales numbers but how we do it. When it comes to evaluating the sales rep, overall performance companies will look at sales performance and values and behaviors equally.

Energy 275

Energy Face-to-face Comparison Sports 275

Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Forecast management needs to be overhauled A third area ripe for AI is forecast management. “In In my experience a lot of sales managers are keeping deals in their heads and they spend a lot of time discussing what they think is going to close and why. To me the sales conversation is “where the action is”.

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Conversion Amdocs Territories Forecasting 195

Pipeliner

MARCH 27, 2018

While I had done a great job of taking care of our existing customers, I was not sure how to go about actually making a sales call. And as luck would (not) have it, my sales manager had no clue about how to actually go about training a sales person. I think we have all been there, any of us that have been in sales.

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Sales Management Energy Coaching Sports 65

SalesFuel

MARCH 12, 2024

Or they may lack the skills to resolve disagreements that consume valuable resources such as time and positive energy. Regardless of skill levels or personal feelings, managers must address this problem. 3 Successful Ways to Manage Workplace Conflict In a perfect world, managers become aware of strife as soon as it happens.

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LevelEleven

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Sales management is a journey. These steps do not have to occur in order and leveling up to the next stage doesn’t mean forgetting the one that came before it. This framework is not set in stone; sales leaders should simply use the framework as a guide to show their current stage and what they must do to arrive at the next.

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Sales Management Lead Rank Lead Scoring Guidelines 67

BrainShark

APRIL 21, 2024

Readiness Scorecards put data from sales training courses and curriculums into a ‘coachable’ context , so enablement leaders can collaborate with sales managers to improve results. Scorecards fully automate all the data manipulation so sales leaders can focus on the rep-centric context that matters.

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Data SalesForce Sales Enablement CRM 62

Keith Rosen

APRIL 17, 2019

Here’s a a global epidemic that every organization and manager struggle with. As you read through the following dialog, notice the two contrasting points of view, and how it impacts your coaching, relationships and trust. The Manager’s Viewpoint. I’m trying to get up to speed and I love the company.

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Coaching Sales Management Intent Report 117

No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Your resources (and energy) will be drained. Your team will consider mutiny, but be too exhausted, frustrated, and demoralized to follow through with it. It’s OK to walk away—for the sake of your sanity, your team’s morale, and all the Ideal Clients you’ll have time to serve when you’re not tied up with PITAs.

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Referrals Case Study Energy Margin 274

Sales Hacker

JULY 17, 2019

Now, look at his advice: To become a sales manager, you essentially need to become an extension of your HR team — something every employee can do to make a positive impact on the organization. Of course, I also wanted feedback from industry veterans — the folks who are training & coaching sales management teams around the globe.

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Promotion Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 79

Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Let me ask you a question: Do all of your leads end up buying? Next question: Out of ten leads that you set up to pitch a demo to, how many of those ten end up buying? Now think about all the time and energy you spend trying to close a lead that is never going to buy anyway. Of course not. in the office.

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Closing Sales Qualified Lead How To Decision Maker 130

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

And you don’t waste any valuable energy ‘talking them up’ with the boss. You must attend multiple sales meetings. If you just listen to your sales manager, the critical interactions will be missed. When it does, the sales rep that endears themselves to the boss is promoted. Follow @DanPerrySBI.

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Promotion Construction Hiring Scale 297

BuzzBoard

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Here’s an in-depth analysis of how your growing sales team can leverage Artificial Intelligence as a dynamic force to transform chaos into fuel, speeding down new pathways to outperform the competition at enterprise scale. Practical examples follow. Take Atrium for example. The result?

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Scale Maximizer Remedy Analytics 105

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. It’s all about dialing down “telling” and ramping up “showing.”. Now, even if you’re not talking to a future sales superstar, this information is not breaking news.

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Coaching Construction Pivotal Positioning 257

Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 23, 2014

for the first time sales manager, chapter 24. For the first time Sales Manager, there are 56 additional chapters in this book. Over our many years of consulting, we’ve developed the following list of traits and values that characterize successful companies: Corporate culture is deep and consistent.

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Sales Management Scale Energy Objections 82

Anthony Iannarino

DECEMBER 21, 2019

The idea of a morning routine is growing more popular, as more people become aware of the value of setting yourself up for success. You might decide to open your email inbox straight away, shifting into a reactive mode after just being intentional with your time and energy. It changes your mental state and improves your energy.

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Intent eBook Remedy Exercises 109

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Optimism about making it up next week is through the roof. After a few painful minutes, you move on to the next manager. As a Sales Operations leader, it’s understandable that these calls drive you crazy. The Weekly Sales Operations Checklist will help you structure these meetings. Follow @MakingTheNumber.

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Licensing Margin Report Sales Operations 281

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2019

Author: Joe Andrews We just wrapped up sales kickoff (SKO) season. Sales skills like how to have a good discovery call, pricing and negotiation is like physical exercise – you need to learn the techniques from subject matter experts (SMEs) and then practice repeatedly to gain muscle memory. We just didn’t overdo it.

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InsideView Scale Exercises Call-back 223

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 20, 2015

This is especially true if you’ve been so busy closing deals that you lost focus on the business development part of your career, and your sales pipeline has dried up. There’s nothing in the pipeline, and we’re still miles away from reaching our sales goals. Decision-making has been proven to deplete mental energy.

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Referrals Energy Social Selling Proposal 120

MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Your sales manager will tell you many times that you need to make all your calls and get as many appointments as possible. You need to build your numbers and create more opportunities; talk to more people and follow-up your calls. Get up out of bed and do some motivational stuff.

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Face-to-face Energy Call-back Travel 145

Sales Hacker

APRIL 18, 2023

If you want to get a leg up and 10x your job hunt results, then stay with me for the whys and hows of sending video as a job hunter. Table of contents Joel’s background: 80% interview rate, 0 sales experience Burn your resume! In February 2020, I emailed my first video pitch straight to the head of sales at a tech startup.

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Video Hiring Follow-up Lead Rank 78

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2013

But most wonder how they are going to ‘simulate’ a live sales call. Your Sales Managers can’t understand how you can really test the candidate. And they especially can’t in a made-up situation. It takes time, preparation and energy from both parties. Invite your boss, a peer and two sales managers.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 288

Allego

JUNE 21, 2023

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, …” —Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Looking at what is happening in sales these days, one can’t help but feel a mix of excitement and concern. Want proof that B2B sales teams are facing a wake-up call? Staff up: Ask people to be on your content strategy team.

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Revenue SalesForce Hiring Face-to-face 118

Hubspot Sales

MAY 21, 2021

It’s one of the most important components of sustained sales success over time. As a sales manager or director, you can only influence your team’s sales performance in two dimensions: Their skill set (what they can do) and their motivation (how repeatedly or passionately they do it). Pledge to give up coffee for a week.

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Motivation Strategy How To Hiring 137

InsightSquared

MARCH 19, 2020

Many sales reps are already accustomed to remote work, but the entire sales function, and even your customers, following suit requires extra adjustments. Set up daily team standups to promote visibility and transparency across your team. To help reps move deals forward, ramp up your coaching.

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Energy Enterprise Enterprise Face-to-face 77

Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 6, 2013

One of the findings that generates the most push-back is Lack of Commitment to sales success. We could hear any of the following comments as push-back to this finding: our best salesperson. an up and comer. Their sales manager spoke with her and was cautious but optimistic that she was committed. experience.

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Hiring Policies Sales Methodology Energy 238

Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Reflect on how you can further develop and utilize these skills to achieve your future vision of becoming a sales manager or starting your own business. It will free up your time and energy to concentrate on what truly matters.

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Outsourcing Services Strategy Small Business Small Business 101

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Respect the Gatekeeper Gatekeepers—receptionists, administrative assistants, and executive admins—are valuable to the executives whose time and energy they protect, but not to you, at least not until you’ve developed a relationship with them. Consider the following situations. You contact someone and then follow up with a letter.

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Pointclear

MAY 26, 2016

How many were proactively rejected by sales (vs. If you had to come up with a reasonable estimate, how much business will close as a result of marketing’s efforts? In many, if not most, companies, raw, unfiltered so-called “leads” are dumped on sales and fall into a black hole. simply ignored or otherwise passed over)?

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 157

criteria for success

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

That's why I’ve put together the following five-step acronym to help you and your team through the sales negotiation process. Sales Negotiation: How to Implement the AGREE Model. Looking to navigate the sales process in the right direction? Follow these steps during your next sales negotiation. Download Now.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 24, 2012

In our experience, companies that have winning sales forces start with excellent managers. Most sales organizations focus considerable energy to build a team of excellent salespeople, yet regrettably, they focus too little attention on building the management team, which is truly "the force behind the sales force."

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Sales Management Hiring Sales Talent Energy 55

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.” Learn why your team ignores your sales process and how to fix it. Many sales processes are devoid of an adoption and reinforcement plan. You spend all your energy upstream of the training event.

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Sales Process Webinar Metrics Vendor Energy 308

BrainShark

AUGUST 16, 2022

To help you plan your event and figure out which tools would be most useful to you, we’ve detailed six sales enablement and readiness tools with ways they can be applied for each SKO stage: Planning or pre-work, executing the event, and following through or post-work. Brainshark Presentations for SKO Follow Up and Post-Work.

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Sales Enablement Tools How To Follow-up 62

The Pipeline

JULY 14, 2016

Of course the opposite is also true and more common, when people see a challenge, a big challenge in their eyes; so big and seemingly overwhelming, that when they look inside, all they find is the rational for giving up and a list of “why nots” Stop Talking To Yourself.

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Face-to-face Follow-up Energy Buyer 120