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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. Every sales manager is time starved. Sales Managers should be spending 75% of their time coaching their team. Every sales manager wants a team of ‘A’ players.

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The Territory Optimization Revolution

OpenSymmetry

A critical element that is relatively new is territory optimization and we will examine the case for this in this article. The territory optimization and alignment element of salesforce effectiveness is vital for three reasons. Finally, deployment of an automated solution generates improved sales performance.

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Will These 6 Tests Save 2013’s Sales Compensation Plan?

SBI Growth

Let’s suppose HR is fully engaged for redesign of a 2013 Sales Compensation plan. The plan looks great – equitable, in line with competition, attractive to sales. But wait – this new incentive compensation plan could flop. So, he commissioned HR to design a new incentive compensation plan (IC Plan.) What can be done?

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A Sales Leader’s Blueprint for 2014

SBI Growth

VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? How should we be using social media? Are my Sales Managers good enough? Do This— Start with a Sales Strategy Blueprint. To have a sales strategy you can execute, it must follow a structured path. Sales training.

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Sales Tips: 3 Do's and Don'ts for the Sales Manager

Customer Centric Selling

Sales Training Article: The Sales Manager''s New Year''s Resolutions. By George De Los Reyes, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) I am big on New Year''s resolutions. Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ''A'' players on the team.

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What Is Sales Performance Management: Process, Metrics, & Tips

Highspot

Sales leaders offer that direction. Through hiring, training, analysis, and consistent follow-up, a good sales manager can help and ensure salespeople hit individual sales quotas. How Do You Measure Sales Performance? Or whether there’s a greater emphasis on cold call or on LinkedIn social media campaigns.

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Winning the Sales Battle: Overcoming the "Failure to Impact.

The Sales Hunter

Hire only top sales reps. Create a better incentive plan. Here are a couple of questions I would ask: Are your sales reps making a difference? Do your sales reps make impact on each call? Do they actually make a difference in the sales in their territory? How often do your sales managers go out in the field?

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