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Why Sales Managers Need Street Smarts

No More Cold Calling

Tony Alessandra explains why the best sales managers learn on the job. This is particularly true for sales managers. For this month’s guest post, I asked Dr. Tony Alessandra to clear up the definition of formal knowledge versus street smarts, and explain which is better for sales managers.

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Selling In A “Knowledge Based” Economy

Partners in Excellence

The average longevity of a sales person (voluntary and involuntary attrition) is less than 2 years–add to that, average ramp time to productivity is 7-10 months. The average longevity of a sales manager/executive is less than 19 months. It’s an intriguing problem.

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Sales Management, We Have a Problem

Pipeliner

The current level of sales management is failing companies. Average tenure of a sales leader has dropped from 26 months (bad) to 18 months (horrible). 80% plus want to meet with a sales person only after they have developed the need and a shortlist. of people say they trust very highly information from a sales person.

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5 Keys for Motivating Your Top Salespeople

Sales and Marketing Management

So, as a sales manager, you need to guide your top salespeople in choosing new skills to learn and next-step goals to accomplish. Whatever it is, it should challenge what they know and expand their skill set and/or knowledge base. As the sales manager, it’s your job to keep your top salespeople motivated.

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Activating Your Virtual Sales Force: Inspire, Educate and Connect Your Sellers Remotely

Sales and Marketing Management

By completing knowledge-based learning before the virtual training event, online facilitators can engage sellers more meaningfully during the event. Creating learning campaigns based on sales personas. Also, sales leaders should encourage sales managers to create team chats as a back-channel during all-hands calls.

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Onboarding In Sales: Training + Leadership

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Mat Singer, Senior Director of Sales Operations and Excellence, Upland Software Sales teams are often one of the most expensive resources within a company, yet the average frontline sales manager spends only 9% of his or her time developing direct report sellers. .

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How Sales Reps Are Hitting Quotas Without Hitting the Streets

Sales and Marketing Management

Now the role might be aligned more to sales opportunities rather than specific accounts. . For instance, more than a decade ago, Cisco Systems installed an on-demand portal that has a wiki knowledge base, virtual product demos and an expert locator.

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