Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: How To Motivate Employees Before a Trade Show Putting much emphasis on your trade show displays before a show is wise but equally or even more important, you will want to recognize the importance of a happy staff.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 21, 2023

The post Incentive Travel: The Incomparable Motivator appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Group incentive travel remains one of the most impactful incentives a company can deploy. Two incentive travel experts talk about making the business case for these programs and meeting participants’ expectations.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 1, 2023

There are two sides to this topic of motivation. One side is how are your salespeople motivated and what motivates them. The second side is how effective are you as a sales leader at motivating your sales team? Both must be addressed to fully understand this topic of motivation and the impact on sales results.

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 11, 2024

When asked, most sales managers say that one of their greatest challenges is their ability to motivate salespeople. Motivation seems like hard work because nearly every salesperson values different things. If a sales manager can figure out what makes their salespeople “tick,” they can help them hit their goal numbers.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Building a highly-talented sales team is one thing, but keeping them motivated and performing at their best is another. What motivates one team member may not always motivate another. With that in mind, here are five ways you can motivate the individuals on your team and boost performance.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It is crucial to understand that salespeople are motivated primarily by one of two motivational styles and unless you wish to hire only one type of salesperson, there must be two compensation plans that should be tailored accordingly. Let's discuss this.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

Today, I am continuing the music analogy, but this time, as it relates to motivational tools. Last week, I wrote about how the criteria you use to choose your all-time favorite songs is essentially the same as the criteria your prospects use to choose between you and a competitor.

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Sales Gravy

JANUARY 28, 2025

Then I tackle a follow-up question from a sales leader at one of our live events on how to keep his salespeople motivated to prospect every day. Question: How Do I Motivate My Salespeople to Keep Prospecting? Question: How Do I Motivate My Salespeople to Keep Prospecting? Focus on results, not just the dials.

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Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

How does a sales coach find the time and motivation? This also makes coaching one of the toughest roles, as those responsible for it often juggle numerous other tasks daily, including operational, administrative, and development needs for the company.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Understanding what motivates a sales team is a significant challenge faced by sales managers. Typical sales teams often span three or even four generations, each shaped by unique experiences and values.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 28, 2024

If you have ever run a sales meeting, you know that most salespeople aren’t thrilled to attend and prefer to spend time selling. However, with the right approach, sales meetings are an excellent opportunity to transform your team into high-performers fueled by a shared vision of success.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 31, 2025

Recognizing success will help maintain your motivation during challenging times. Relying on a single contact in an account risks deals falling through. Identifying the key players increases the chances of closing large sales. Celebrate closed deals.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In our continuing conversation with Paul White, author of "The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace," we discuss why praise is such a powerful motivator. Words of affirmation is the top language of appreciation for nearly half of all workers.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Know What Motivates Your Team. Instead of “dumbing things down,” focus on knowing what motivates people, so you know how to interact, recognize, and manage them. How do you know what motivates them? He knew what motivated his multi-generational workforce, his team. This had nothing to do with generations.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 12, 2024

Many or few, consistent or irregular, planned or impromptu, the sales performance management activities that we, as sales managers, use to motivate, train and hold our sales team accountable are at least partly responsible for the success or lack of success of those we manage.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 31, 2025

The following list identifies 21 things salespeople must master in order to succeed at finding new business while using the phone: Understanding of what are your prospect’s most likely problems Excellent messaging that quickly grabs your prospect’s attention and gets them engaged Quality script to get the call started Effective call-to-action (..)

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 3, 2025

They lack the expectations, motivation, commitment, and discipline, to become as successful as they could. Most salespeople simply aren’t willing to do the work and there isn’t anyone requiring them to do the work. The grid and/or it’s lack of adoption is a metaphor for what’s wrong with most salespeople.

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

She offers valuable insights on maintaining customer relationships, handling objections, and staying motivated in a challenging sales career. Finding ways to uplift oneself, such as connecting with friends or engaging in enjoyable activities, can help restore motivation.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 1, 2024

Running a company is very different than managing a sales team, so you need someone skilled in the specific strengths of coaching and motivating your sales team. Companies have choices and often it makes sense to hunt, interview, hire and pay for a full-time sales manager, but this is a position very difficult to fill.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Motivated buyer – something they want and need, but you still fall short of urgency, leading to a very long sales cycle. The three alternatives are: Nice to have and when it’s only nice to have, your opportunity will stall midway through the pipeline. You’ll keep trying but it won’t close.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 16, 2025

Sure its difficult. Sure its frustrating Sure its demotivating. Sure its exhausting. Sure its boring. Sure its time-consuming. I felt the same way each time I started a business.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

We explore why it's so motivating, how design has changed to meet the changing demographics of the workforce, and what program sponsors can do to enhance memorability and increase ROI. Group incentive travel continues to be a leading way to recognize and retain top performers. The post Right Destination, Right Design… Right On!

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Steven Rosen

MAY 20, 2024

Despite the demanding nature of the sales industry, she emphasizes the importance of hitting the “fun quota” to boost motivation and productivity. Each team member would choose a song that represented their energy and motivation during the sales process, and the entire team would celebrate the success by listening to the chosen song together.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Peer coaching is one technique that will help you unlock employee engagement in all three of Daniel Pink’s categories of what motivates: purpose, mastery and autonomy. The post Use Peer Coaching to Drive Employee Lifetime Value appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Before work, review your goals and vision to then efficiently do tasks and maintain motivation. Consider what motivates you, your community, and your networks to benefit many. Remember to put your clients’ interests first. The ‘numbers game’ is only to be in the sales arena, not with prospective clients.

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Go for No!

JANUARY 11, 2025

Even though youre doing well, there are likely areas where you can stretch further, sharpen your skills, and stay motivated. Keep doing what youre doingyoure crushing it! 67 YESes: You should seriously consider the Challenge. 5 or fewer YESes: This Challenge is a MUST for you!

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 16, 2023

Bold leaders also tend to be highly confident and charismatic, with the ability to inspire and motivate their teams to achieve great things. They are also skilled at creating a vision for the future and inspiring and motivating their teams to work towards that vision. If you’re not bold, what are you waiting for?

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Sales Gravy

JANUARY 16, 2025

Sales leadership demands the ability to adapt, motivate, and guide teams toward consistent, high-level performance. Sales leaders can use these lighthearted activities to foster camaraderie, engagement, and a sense of fun that drives motivation and productivity.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 19, 2023

Many or few, consistent or irregular, planned or impromptu, the behaviors and activities that we, as sales managers, use to motivate, train and hold our relationship managers accountable are at least partly responsible for the success of those we manage.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 12, 2024

They emphasize the significance of face-to-face meetings in the sales process and provide insights on how sales leaders can set expectations and motivate their teams to prioritize in-person interactions. Colleen and Steven believe setting clear expectations is crucial in motivating sales teams to prioritize in-person interactions.

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