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5 Reasons Sales Managers Are Reluctant to Coach Prospecting

Steven Rosen

However, the significance of prospecting is often overshadowed by the allure of the deal’s close, leading many sales managers to neglect to coach the top of the funnel. This paradox has far-reaching implications, resulting in underdeveloped strategies that can stunt the growth of an organization’s sales pipeline.

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Pipeline Mastery: How the Best Coaches Convert Reluctance into Revenue

Steven Rosen

This crucial yet arduous task is often met with the same enthusiasm as a dreaded dental appointment, leading to avoidance behaviours that undermine pipeline health. 1- Increase Accountability Accountability is key to ensuring that individual sales reps are meeting their goals.

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Book Notes: The Sales Manager Survival Guide

Sales 2.0

A classic issue in sales forces is promoting one of the top performing sales reps to the manager of a sales team, then having them fail in this new role. I just became much clearer on why this happens and what can be done about it, by reading just one section of David Brock’s book “The Sales Manager Survival Guide”.

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2 Enemies of Improved Sales Management: Inertia and Gravity

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Michelle Vazzana, CEO, Vantage Point Performance Frontline sales managers have a difficult job. In fact, we think they have the hardest job in any sales organization. Despite the varied and intense demands put on sales managers, they are given relatively little guidance or training on how to actually do their job.

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Sales pipeline – An in-depth guide for sales professionals

Salesmate

A dried-up sales pipeline is an unpleasant sight that most sales reps dread. Several sales managers and reps are aware of the buzzword “sales pipeline”. However, most of them do not pay attention to it and manage it effectively. They are the ones who succeed in sales.

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Building Your Pipeline in a Challenging Economy

The Sales Readiness Blog

With many companies facing economic headwinds, sales leaders are looking for ways to grow revenues without adding headcount. This reality has resulted in a consistent message from sales leaders: “We need our sales representatives to become much more self-sufficient in building their own pipelines.”

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Top 10 sales management books every sales manager must read

Salesmate

It is enticing to play the role of a manager in a sales team. Along with your own quota, you even need to ensure that your sales team performs well and achieves its sales quota. The real key to building a winning sales team is effective sales management. Best sales management books you must read.