There’s a lot of stuff written about what sales managers have to do and their key job responsibilities. There lots of ways we see managers behaving. Some seem to think they have to be super sales people–the person that comes in to close the deal. MORE
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When we think of an effective sales manager we often think of someone who manages a sales team that consistently hits the sales goals and objectives set by their company. Here are six things that the best sales managers do differently. Things that you can implement to create an elite, high-performance sales team. Drive Rep Accountability for Breakthrough Sales Performance. The best sales managers do the same. MORE
The Importance of Sales Management in a Recovering Economy. We have met with Sales Leaders from around the world, lead workshops, presented keynotes and developed new long term relationships with our client base. Based upon my conversations almost every sales leader is optimistic and pipelines are filling. What is the role or action points for sales manager’s in a recovering economy? Acumen Management Group Ltd. MORE
The jump from salesperson to sales manager is extremely challenging. A manager has an entirely different job: Leading, inspiring, coaching, and training a team. Some managers are hands off. It’s detailed, authentic, and foreshadows how she’d act as a manager. MORE
James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. We’re in the hurt locker, we’re down, and I have no money to try to boost sales in the last quarter. With a pleading voice and a frown his mother would not be proud of, this was one concerned sales manager. About $16,500 (all in - including set-up, scripting and management). MORE
Sales Leaders. Although Ibaraan was writing about business in general, we thought her message held particular insight for the world of sales. If buyers change how they buy, sellers need to change how they sell and sales leaders need to bring the insight to make that happen. MORE
Impossible-to-reach quotas, a high-pressure sales environment, and a lack of transparency throughout Wells Fargo’s sales organization. Last month, Wells Fargo CEO Jon Stumpf faced the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill, where congressmen questioned the sales practices at Wells Fargo. This means that C-level executives may not have adequate visibility into the operations and practices of their sales team other than through basic reporting from sales managers. MORE
The job of the sales leader is to maximize the performance of the organization. The sales leader has to make sure the organization is working as effectively and efficiently as possible, executing the corporate strategy with the customers. MORE
Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Sales Managers Have the Hardest Job in Sales. As a sales manager, you owe it to yourself to pay close attention to Jeb’s keen insights on leadership. Sales Managers have the hardest job in sales. No sales. sales. MORE
There are 1000’s of articles, dozens of books on sales enablement. In the US alone, between training, technology, and tools, over $25Billion is spent each year on enabling sales people. There are dozens of software tools/platforms, with new one’s springing up every week that focus only on sales enablement. What about sales managers? What are we doing in sales manager enablement? Should Sales Managers Coach? MORE
Companies spend a tremendous amount of time, money and effort every year to improve the productivity of their sales teams. The intervention strategies range from sales training efforts to coaching initiatives to sales tools to marketing materials. 2016 Sales Momentum® LLC. MORE
The other day I wrote about the “Almost Perfect Sales Management Article.” ” That post stimulated a flurry of questions about a Sales Management Standard Operating Process/System. There are a few key building blocks to the Sales Management/Leadership Process. Overall Sales Strategy. Business Management. People: This category focuses on getting and developing the right people in place to execute the sales strategies. MORE
In this six-part blog series OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management (SPM) Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. In this sixth and final post, we discuss how SPM can support the Board of an organisation by providing visibility and transparency on their investment in sales. In some cases, this will be due to poor incentives plan design. MORE
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A sales management team needs to consider what the point of a sales incentive plan actually is prior to constructing one, as many leaders tend to forget why this type of system is implemented in the first place. The idea behind a sales incentive plan is that representatives may need motivation to increase their productivity and raise the number of outgoing calls that they make each day. MORE
Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I posted an article that linked to two additional articles I wrote for EcSell Institute and Top Sales World. Speaking of Top Sales World, they just published a page showing all of the greats (I'm honored to be included) that have been inducted into their Sales & Marketing Hall of Fame in the past 3 years. Effectively applying a consultative sales process helps to accomplish this. MORE
An ideal sales incentive plan should be simple. It helps sales representatives to understand the correlation between their performance and their payout. Simple sales incentive plans are easy to administer and offer motivation. How to simplify your sales incentive plan. Here are a few tips on how to simplify your sales incentive plan: 1. Communicate these objectives to sales reps and realize viable steps towards their achievement. MORE
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In this six-part blog series OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management (SPM) Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. Effective SPM can be a game-changer for sales organisations as sales and performance information is readily available to the seller bringing trust, motivation and direction to the sales process. MORE
The Sales Manager Boot Camp. Becoming a new sales leader is overwhelming. Suddenly you go from having a quota to managing the quotas of multiple people. Improving your professionalism as an experienced Sales Manager is just as hard. At the same time, sales management is one of the most rewarding jobs in business when you know what to do and how to do it. This is what New Sales Manager Boot Camp is all about. Slammed! MORE
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. MORE
How likely is your sales incentive plan going to be dead on arrival, riddled with holes caused by requests for changes and exceptions? At least three months prior to the new year, finance teams slave over intricate details and policies for sales incentive plans to make for a smoother payroll cycle next year. Best-in-class companies aim for fewer than 5% of the sales team receiving adjustments each pay period. MORE
In this six-part blog series, OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. In this fifth post, we discuss how HR leaders can ensure high employee engagement and satisfaction across sales teams using SPM technology. Join us as we continue our journey to discovering how SPM covers sales best practices for people, process, and technology. MORE
After a couple weeks of using this makeshift post-it system, I was called into a meeting with my manager who told me that, whether or not I liked it, I had to get trained in the CRM system and the post-its needed to be gone. Renowned business management thought leader, Peter Drucker, once famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” This may include sales managers, finance, sales ops, comp admins, and even sales reps themselves. MORE
For them, it’s not enough to just have products that span the entire marketing and sales funnel. The survey uses intelligence based on what was included in the sale along with past orders and delivers questions that are specifically unique to that customer. MORE
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I was first introduced to goal setting in sales when I was an insurance agent with National Life of Vermont. The General Agent was Dave and his manager was Bob. I never did write 100 lives but, based on the sales activity reporting I did every week, I should have. MORE
“Moving the needle” in terms of overall sales force performance is no mean feat. Sales Enablement – yes, big S, big E – is becoming an increasingly important function of many sales organizations, charged with increasing productivity, typically through the effective application of investments in people, technology, process and content. So where does a sales VP place their bets? How we manage the deal. MORE
Author: Tim Houlihan Most incentives are paid out between 3 and 10 percent of the income earned during the incentive period. Matching Incentive to Your Corporate Culture. Track Incentive Results. The same rigor must be applied to your incentives. MORE
Are you prepared to succeed today in Sales, Sales Management, Business and Life? Let me take a minute to answer for myself and then I'll get on with the rest of the post: Sales - yes, Sales management - kind of, Business - yes. Did we hit our sales quota? MORE
Most sales teams are composed of three groups: The Superstars – These gifted few need little oversight or incentive. Sales Leader Prospecting Account Segmentation Sales Enablement Sales Manager Sales Manager Resources MORE
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It’s not uncommon for people to ask me what’s the best way to motivate sales people to sell more. If you are using money to incent sales people to sell MORE, you have a big problem. I participated in this sales webinar yesterday; Best Practices in Modern Day Selling. One of the participants asked this question: What incentives have you offered your sales teams to help motivate them to close more deals? Poor sales leadership. MORE
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In this six-part blog series OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. In this fourth post, we discuss how sales compensation administrators can streamline the incentives management process using SPM technology and in doing that transform their role from an administrative function to a business and analytical function. MORE
Your Sales Management Guru
DECEMBER 26, 2017
The Sales Manager Boot Camp. Becoming a new sales leader is overwhelming. Suddenly you go from having a quota to managing the quotas of multiple people. Improving your professionalism as an experienced Sales Manager is just as hard. At the same time, sales management is one of the most rewarding jobs in business when you know what to do and how to do it. This is what New Sales Manager Boot Camp is all about. Slammed!
MarketJoy
APRIL 13, 2018
An ideal sales incentive plan should be simple. It helps sales representatives to understand the correlation between their performance and their payout. Simple sales incentive plans are easy to administer and offer motivation. How to simplify your sales incentive plan. Here are a few tips on how to simplify your sales incentive plan: 1. Communicate these objectives to sales reps and realize viable steps towards their achievement.
Your Sales Management Guru
JANUARY 9, 2017
The New Sales Manager Boot Camp. We have too much to do, we don’t have time to build a sales organization. I am frustrated with my sales team, do I have the right team? I have a problem growing sales profitably. Sales Management Boot Camp maybe for you.
Smart Selling Tools
MAY 18, 2015
For them, it’s not enough to just have products that span the entire marketing and sales funnel. The survey uses intelligence based on what was included in the sale along with past orders and delivers questions that are specifically unique to that customer.
Sales Training Connection
APRIL 15, 2015
Sales Leaders. Although Ibaraan was writing about business in general, we thought her message held particular insight for the world of sales. If buyers change how they buy, sellers need to change how they sell and sales leaders need to bring the insight to make that happen.
OpenSymmetry
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Impossible-to-reach quotas, a high-pressure sales environment, and a lack of transparency throughout Wells Fargo’s sales organization. Last month, Wells Fargo CEO Jon Stumpf faced the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill, where congressmen questioned the sales practices at Wells Fargo. This means that C-level executives may not have adequate visibility into the operations and practices of their sales team other than through basic reporting from sales managers.
Openview
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
When that transition is from an individual contributor to manager, that adjustment can be even more jarring. Building a great sales management team is key to a sales team’s success. Research from Vantage Point Performance shows that top performing managers generate $3.5
Sales Hacker
MARCH 6, 2018
This article takes you through 5 crucial tips to efficiently manage your sales pipeline. Before we jump right in, let’s define what a sales pipeline is. A sales pipeline is a systematic and visual representation of your sales process.
Customer Centric Selling
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Sales Tips: A Brilliant Sales Management Strategy. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. A sales manager’s dream is having “A” Players that can carry a branch, district or regional office.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 13, 2014
I was first introduced to goal setting in sales when I was an insurance agent with National Life of Vermont. The General Agent was Dave and his manager was Bob. I never did write 100 lives but, based on the sales activity reporting I did every week, I should have.
Jonathan Farrington
APRIL 6, 2013
We discussed why only 17% of all sales managers are effective at coaching and the conversation was very enlightening. So why aren’t more sales managers effective at coaching salespeople? DNA – They don’t have the DNA to support effective sales coaching.
Understanding the Sales Force
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan There are more sales experts, self-professed and otherwise, than ever before. There is more free content on sales and selling than anyone could have imagined.
Sales Benchmark Index
OCTOBER 24, 2013
A post for Sales and HR Leaders to find root causes of Sales Manager (SM) vacancies. The Sales Manager position is the fulcrum between sales leadership strategy and sales force execution. Weak sales strategy.
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 8, 2014
There’s a lot of stuff written about what sales managers have to do and their key job responsibilities. There lots of ways we see managers behaving. Some seem to think they have to be super sales people–the person that comes in to close the deal.
Sales Tips & Techniques
JULY 10, 2012
A sales management team needs to consider what the point of a sales incentive plan actually is prior to constructing one, as many leaders tend to forget why this type of system is implemented in the first place. The idea behind a sales incentive plan is that representatives may need motivation to increase their productivity and raise the number of outgoing calls that they make each day.
Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
To all those sales executives I work with, here is a topic near and dear to my heart - Managing/Leading/Motivating sales people to success by setting standards and expectations. Normally, this isn’t such a challenge for sales people to understand.
Understanding the Sales Force
APRIL 4, 2013
Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The latest interview between Jonathan Farrington, CEO of TopSalesWorld , and me is available here. We discussed why only 17% of all sales managers are effective at coaching and the conversation was very enlightening.
Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 17, 2012
Are you prepared to succeed today in Sales, Sales Management, Business and Life? Let me take a minute to answer for myself and then I'll get on with the rest of the post: Sales - yes, Sales management - kind of, Business - yes. Did we hit our sales quota?
Sales Benchmark Index
JANUARY 5, 2014
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.
Your Sales Management Guru
JANUARY 24, 2011
The Importance of Sales Management in a Recovering Economy. We have met with Sales Leaders from around the world, lead workshops, presented keynotes and developed new long term relationships with our client base. Based upon my conversations almost every sales leader is optimistic and pipelines are filling. What is the role or action points for sales manager’s in a recovering economy? Acumen Management Group Ltd.
Partners in Excellence
DECEMBER 9, 2016
There are 1000’s of articles, dozens of books on sales enablement. In the US alone, between training, technology, and tools, over $25Billion is spent each year on enabling sales people. There are dozens of software tools/platforms, with new one’s springing up every week that focus only on sales enablement. What about sales managers? What are we doing in sales manager enablement? Should Sales Managers Coach?
Hubspot Sales
OCTOBER 4, 2017
The jump from salesperson to sales manager is extremely challenging. A manager has an entirely different job: Leading, inspiring, coaching, and training a team. Some managers are hands off. It’s detailed, authentic, and foreshadows how she’d act as a manager.
A Sales Guy
MARCH 17, 2012
It’s not uncommon for people to ask me what’s the best way to motivate sales people to sell more. If you are using money to incent sales people to sell MORE, you have a big problem. I participated in this sales webinar yesterday; Best Practices in Modern Day Selling. One of the participants asked this question: What incentives have you offered your sales teams to help motivate them to close more deals? Poor sales leadership.
Partners in Excellence
JULY 30, 2012
The other day I wrote about the “Almost Perfect Sales Management Article.” ” That post stimulated a flurry of questions about a Sales Management Standard Operating Process/System. There are a few key building blocks to the Sales Management/Leadership Process. Overall Sales Strategy. Business Management. People: This category focuses on getting and developing the right people in place to execute the sales strategies.
OpenSymmetry
JANUARY 9, 2018
In this six-part blog series, OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. In this fifth post, we discuss how HR leaders can ensure high employee engagement and satisfaction across sales teams using SPM technology. Join us as we continue our journey to discovering how SPM covers sales best practices for people, process, and technology.
OpenSymmetry
JANUARY 4, 2018
In this six-part blog series OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. In this fourth post, we discuss how sales compensation administrators can streamline the incentives management process using SPM technology and in doing that transform their role from an administrative function to a business and analytical function.
OpenSymmetry
JANUARY 23, 2018
In this six-part blog series OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management (SPM) Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. In this sixth and final post, we discuss how SPM can support the Board of an organisation by providing visibility and transparency on their investment in sales. In some cases, this will be due to poor incentives plan design.
Understanding the Sales Force
MARCH 13, 2013
Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I posted an article that linked to two additional articles I wrote for EcSell Institute and Top Sales World. Speaking of Top Sales World, they just published a page showing all of the greats (I'm honored to be included) that have been inducted into their Sales & Marketing Hall of Fame in the past 3 years. Effectively applying a consultative sales process helps to accomplish this.
Partners in Excellence
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
The job of the sales leader is to maximize the performance of the organization. The sales leader has to make sure the organization is working as effectively and efficiently as possible, executing the corporate strategy with the customers.
The Sales Hunter
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Sales Managers Have the Hardest Job in Sales. As a sales manager, you owe it to yourself to pay close attention to Jeb’s keen insights on leadership. Sales Managers have the hardest job in sales. No sales. sales.
Sales Tips & Techniques
OCTOBER 17, 2011
The idea behind a sales incentive plan is that the representatives need motivation to increase the number of outgoing calls that they make. Read full story → Sales Management
OpenSymmetry
OCTOBER 18, 2017
In this six-part blog series OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management (SPM) Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. Effective SPM can be a game-changer for sales organisations as sales and performance information is readily available to the seller bringing trust, motivation and direction to the sales process.
OpenSymmetry
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
How likely is your sales incentive plan going to be dead on arrival, riddled with holes caused by requests for changes and exceptions? At least three months prior to the new year, finance teams slave over intricate details and policies for sales incentive plans to make for a smoother payroll cycle next year. Best-in-class companies aim for fewer than 5% of the sales team receiving adjustments each pay period.
Customer Centric Selling
JANUARY 13, 2014
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. Every sales manager is time starved. POST-SALES SUPPORT Stop the role corruption.
OpenSymmetry
OCTOBER 28, 2016
“Moving the needle” in terms of overall sales force performance is no mean feat. Sales Enablement – yes, big S, big E – is becoming an increasingly important function of many sales organizations, charged with increasing productivity, typically through the effective application of investments in people, technology, process and content. So where does a sales VP place their bets? How we manage the deal.
Sales Benchmark Index
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Most sales teams are composed of three groups: The Superstars – These gifted few need little oversight or incentive. Sales Leader Prospecting Account Segmentation Sales Enablement Sales Manager Sales Manager Resources
Pointclear
AUGUST 27, 2013
James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. We’re in the hurt locker, we’re down, and I have no money to try to boost sales in the last quarter. With a pleading voice and a frown his mother would not be proud of, this was one concerned sales manager. About $16,500 (all in - including set-up, scripting and management).
OpenSymmetry
JANUARY 27, 2016
In the same way, salesforce effectiveness is made up of different elements – the right go-to-market strategy, salesforce organisation design, role definition and candidate selection, the right incentive design, and the right sales processes. New Concepts Driving Greater Performance .
Sales Training Connection
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Companies spend a tremendous amount of time, money and effort every year to improve the productivity of their sales teams. The intervention strategies range from sales training efforts to coaching initiatives to sales tools to marketing materials. 2016 Sales Momentum® LLC.
OpenSymmetry
JUNE 22, 2017
After a couple weeks of using this makeshift post-it system, I was called into a meeting with my manager who told me that, whether or not I liked it, I had to get trained in the CRM system and the post-its needed to be gone. Renowned business management thought leader, Peter Drucker, once famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” This may include sales managers, finance, sales ops, comp admins, and even sales reps themselves.
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