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5 Ways Sales Managers Can Improve Their Leadership & Culture At Work

MTD Sales Training

Last week, the CMI and Glassdoor published their research findings on management trends in their paper ‘Leadership and Culture at Work.’. Yet, the study shows that many of the top 20 companies advocate giving their staff a degree of independence and free-thinking that allows them some semblance of control.

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Referral Networks: The Missing Ingredient in Your Marketing Best Practices

No More Cold Calling

Guest blogger Ken Thoreson tells how to grow your referral networks. I drove 90 minutes in traffic to attend a networking event. After all, networking is one of the most important marketing best practices for a sales professional. If you aren’t doing this now, make it part of your next sales activity planning session.

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How to become a sales manager: Making the jump from seller to leader

Nutshell

Do you dream of leaving your sales associate desk behind and stepping up to a sales management position? The arrangements may vary from company to company, but in general, most sales professionals would jump at the chance to assume a leadership role. Are you Sure You Want to Become a Sales Manager?

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Smart Salespeople: Power Network Map

Your Sales Management Guru

Smarter Salespeople: Power Network Map. During a recent client sales meeting we talked about the power of networking, the need to expand the influence of one’s reach and effective ways to find new and better sales opportunities. If you aren’t doing this now, make it part of your active sales activity planning session.

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Which Sales Basics Do You Need to Improve?

SalesFuel

SalesFuel’s Voice of the Sales Rep study revealed that many reps continue to struggle with basic skills. They say the following are their top weaknesses: Challenging misconceptions/budget concerns Networking Handling rejections These three skills are an important part of the sales process.

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Author #Interview – Josiane Chriqui Feigon – Smart Sales Manager

The Pipeline

She is also the author of two books on inside sales, Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results , and her most recent, and a complement to the first book: Smart Sales Manager: The Ultimate Playbook for Building and Running a High-Performance Inside Sales Team. Give them time to develop.

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B2B Emotional Sales Formula - Curiosity. Obsession. Fever. Action. Passion.

Sales and Marketing Management

I know, you fell into sales, and perhaps from there, sales management. studying sales methodologies, you know that you are obsessed. Go network at all costs. Your net worth is the size of your network. (h/t If hesitation, don't work there - that's an anti-sales culture. Bank on it!

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