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Territory Managers: A Look at Their Role, Skills, and Compensation

Hubspot Sales

They have to have a presence in various regions, and the managers tasked with making sure the sales efforts in those locations are carried out effectively are known as territory managers. The extent of a territory sales manager's influence leans heavily on the nature of their business, size of their teams, and structure of their sales orgs.

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Ultimate Resource for Sales Motivation

The Center for Sales Strategy

Sales pros face numerous obstacles in their quest for success. They might have a difficult sales territory that requires lots of travel away from home. They might face a selling slump because of factors beyond their control such as an economic downturn or even a pandemic like COVID-19.

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The Sales Manager New Year’s Resolution: 3 Do’s & 3 Don'ts

SBI Growth

Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Travel is another area where managers waste valuable hours.

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Change Your Sales Teams Bad Habits Before 2013

SBI Growth

The rep’s territory potential starts to max out. Travel - Redesigned sales territories to reduce travel time. Related compactness of a territory to available warehouse space (They sold industrial cleaning supplies).The The decrease allowed more customer facing time traveling less distance.

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How to Construct the Perfect Target List

SBI Growth

There was a change to your territory. The problem is they don’t know the details of your territory like you do. Geography (Travel Time). It’s that time again. Now your manager is in town to spend the next two days with you. After a few slightly awkward sales calls you break for lunch. How will you respond? 2 Important Questions.

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What’s Your Time Worth

The Pipeline

If you are a full-cycle rep, with a demanding client base in a defined territory, 23% is not bad. Consider travel, time understanding the clients and market, generating leads, and more. You can hope and pray, but you know the choice you face. Faced with this choice, many sellers turn to prayer. Giving It Away.

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Why Did The Move from Outside to Inside Sales Take So Long?

Understanding the Sales Force

Outside sales has traditionally been associated with a territory, assigned accounts, and/or new business development, where customers would place orders with inside salespeople between visits. Outside sales is being replaced by inside sales but not in the way that most people think. That''s not what this is all about.