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? Modeling – They did not report to a sales manager who was effective at coaching. Visit: kurlanassociates.com.

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 22, 2011

This year was tough; next year’s sales prospects look even tougher. Your boss comes to you and says how can you sustain the sales force? You develop a plan to do one or more of the following: Develop a new selling skills program. Hire only top sales reps. Create a better incentive plan. What can you do?

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Winning the Sales Battle: Overcoming the “Failure to Impact” Syndrome. FREE Resources.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

DECEMBER 1, 2019

As sales teams mount their final push to finish 2019 strong, someone in a sales enablement, marketing or sales support role is planning what has become status quo in sales. The annual sales kick off (SKO) meeting. As the term implies, a sales kick-off meeting is meant to be a sales reset.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 17, 2023

Has your sales department ever calculated the cost of sales reps with average sales skills? However, upon deeper reflection, it’s unequivocal that top sales reps are exponentially more productive than average reps. This article explores the pitfalls of average sales skills and the path to high performance.

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Emissary

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It turns out that we aren’t done fixing sales processes. Sales process work was all the rage 10 years ago. But sales processes usually are, driven by a need to be a forecasting framework rather than selling guidance. Check out Sales Enablement PRO for the recordings from the annual Sales Enablement Soiree.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager is a person that’s responsible for building, leading, and managing a sales team within an organization. . A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis.

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SBI

APRIL 24, 2012

Tweet AA-ISP Inside Sales Summit. Four hundred Inside Sales leaders attended the 2-day American Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP) Summit last week in Dallas. The Summit is the only conference dedicated exclusively to Inside Sales Leadership. Buy Jill Konrath’ s book “SNAP Selling.”.

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The Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2014

At any rate, while not that frightening, this short story can provide good food for thought as you think through the structure of your sales compensation plan. The Scary Tale of a Broken Sales Compensation Plan. The organization’s sales had flattened, profits dissipated and layoffs were imminent. And that’s what they did.

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Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 28, 2014

When I am asked to diagnose why an individual – or even an entire sales team - are not performing at optimum levels, I usually ask just four very straightforward questions: Are they visiting/talking to enough clients/prospects? This really means how strong are their selling skills? Are they saying/doing the right things?

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Klozers

JUNE 5, 2014

Regardless of the industry you serve or the products and services you supply, how to motivate sales people can be the difference between thriving and surviving. Whilst money via compensation or commission plans is the obvious way to motivate sales people, does this really work? . Imagine a sales person as a knife.

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Jonathan Farrington

MARCH 14, 2012

When I am asked to diagnose why an individual – or even an entire sales team - are not performing at optimum levels, I usually ask just four very straightforward questions: • Are they visiting/talking to enough clients/prospects? This really means – how strong are their selling skills?

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Selling Skills (528). Incentives (379). Outside Sales (81). Sales Process (1775). THE SALES HUNTER AUGUST 12, 2013 Is Your Sales Process Slow or Fast? Is your sales process slow or fast? Topics Major Topics.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. Retail Sales Trends. Mark’s Insights on PRICING.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 11, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan What jump starts sales performance? Is it: Improved Selling Skills? New Sales Talent? Buying Incentives? Performance Incentives? Optimized Sales Process? Better Sales Methodology? Improved Sales Model? Effective Sales Management?

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2022

This is where a Sales QBR or ‘Quarterly Business Review’ comes into play. What is a Sales QBR? A QBR is an executive business review of the previous quarter’s sales and a strategic planning session to build playbooks and forecasts for the upcoming quarter. Related: How to Prepare for a Sales Development QBR. isn’t ad-hoc.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 19, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Many of the Sales Force Evaluations provided by Objective Management Group (OMG) reveal that the company's problems run so deep that they will require a complete sales force make over. The consultative sales process is more than just a sales approach.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 3, 2018

In all honestly, managing sales reps can be a challenge. Sales reps may share one common goal—closing deals—but managers need to understand different personalities, adapt to unique learning styles, and provide the tools each rep needs to hit (and ideally, exceed) their quotas. Give Credit Where it’s Due.

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Accent Technologies

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Many sales reps are apprehensive about learning and using a CRM, and some organizations are therefore reluctant to invest in a platform that their reps “won’t use.”. Here are 20 CRM myths that hinder businesses and salespeople from achieving their highest sales potential. Myth 2: Entering CRM data takes time away from sales activity.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Your organization needs an effective sales hiring strategy to survive. The average annual turnover for sales teams is around 27% , meaning that if you have 10 reps, you could lose three of them within the year. The only way to maintain — and, ideally, to increase — sales performance is to hire often and well.

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InsideSales.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In this post, you’ll learn how to use predictive analytics and big data to improve your team’s inside sales skills. Follow these sales best practices to improve your sales reps’ selling skills and turn regular salespeople into sales superstars. Selling Is a Competitive Sport. I agree with them.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Seismic , the market leader for sales enablement platforms, today announced the acquisition of Percolate, a leading marketing campaign orchestration and content management platform. Sales Enablement. Sales Enablement. Doug Winter, Seismic co-founder and CEO. San Diego, CA and New York, NY (November 5, 2019) –.

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