Xactly

JULY 5, 2018

One of the most important things to consider when designing plans are the different roles on your sales team. Sales managers and their reporting reps will have responsibilities unique to their roles, which means your compensation plans should be tailored to different roles. Your best sales rep is not necessarily the best leader.

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 4, 2014

Sales manager with a new sales team. As most in sales leadership would share – the front-line sales manager is the pivotal job for building and sustaining sales success. And, perhaps the most critical time for any sales manager is when first taking over a new sales team.

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SalesLatitude

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The first-line sales manager is one of the most rewarding, yet overworked positions in the sales chain. Client and team meetings, account and territory planning, financial and administrative work, management requests, and sales rep coaching are just a few of the sales manager’s responsibilities.

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A Sales Guy

MAY 9, 2014

Sales coaching is the most valuable element of a sales team. This post is about getting the most out of coaching your people to become the best they can be. If coaching is one of those things that just seems to get in the way, then you are NOT going to like this post. It’s only coaching.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan This kind of story doesn''t happen every day. One of Objective Management Group''s (OMG) most successful partners had an opportunity to work with young business leaders that had never sold. There simply wasn''t any sales management and the coaching they received was consistent.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2023

These challenges include: No insight into field activities Traditionally, it has been difficult for sales managers to gain visibility into the daily activities of their sales reps in the field. Mobile-ready A mobile-friendly delivery of content and training for reps to complete as they commute across their territories.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 1, 2018

So you want to become a sales manager ? First you’ll need to make sure you’ve got the right skills, experience, drive and track record at the helm in both selling and at managing others—in order to back yourself up. Want to get a ready-made set of resources to manage a sales team effectively?

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Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

Sales effectiveness is the domain where enablement collaborates with sales management to translate enablement efforts into tangible sales results. Sales effectiveness is where enablement efforts translate into sales results. **This post is part of a series based on Showpad’s 2021 Modern Selling Study.

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BrainShark

MAY 31, 2023

Compared to what Sales Enablement Pro calls “activity-based metrics” that look at the number of calls made, demo sessions booked, or emails sent, time to competency is instead a skill-based metric which may be less quantifiable upfront but more valuable in the long run.

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SBI

JULY 24, 2018

In fact, who doesn’t love a good forecast session with their sales manager? Not only that, sales reps see tremendous value in the information reported back to them from the CRM. Sales reps do not love their CRM and see little value in it. Sales Managers: Remember, your sales reps are people too.

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Keith Rosen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Instead, they have a ‘management relapse’ and revert back to becoming a super salesperson for their team. Discover why it’s such a challenge for managers to make the long term, fundamental shift from salesperson to sales coach and what you can do to truly evolve and sustain positive change.

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Allego

MARCH 6, 2019

Sales coaching is a hot topic these days. Everyone wants to coach–and do it well–but Allego’s “State of Coaching 2019” survey uncovered a major disconnect between how sales managers and reps view the quality and impact sales coaching.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 2, 2020

A sales plan or sales strategy can be the difference between an organization merely surviving, or a company exceeding all sales objectives. With so many ups and downs this year, as well as company pivots and new long-term strategies, sales planning is more important than ever before for success.

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Showpad

JANUARY 8, 2021

The onboarding phase that begins when a new employee in their first 30 days should focus on essential aspects of sales — identifying prospective customers’ needs, communicating effectively, understanding and overcoming objections and so on — through the lens of your unique organization. Set reps up for continuous improvement.

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The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

RT @renbor: E-mail – it's everywhere including prospecting – leverage it for #success [link] #sales #B2B #video #email. Canadas Sales Coach. RT @renbor E-mail – it's everywhere including prospecting – leverage it for #success [link] #sales #B2B #video #email. Canadas Sales Coach. Hiring Sales Talent.

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 17, 2018

What Sales Performance Management is – and What it Isn’t. Sales PerformanceManagement is the practice of overseeing and guiding employees to improve their ability to sell products or services. Steps You Can Take to Implement a Sales Performance Management Approach. Focus on Good Management.

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The Pipeline

MAY 6, 2011

Canadas Sales Coach. RT @Renbor "Sales in a New World – Choosing your Customer" Guest Post by @fearlesscomp [link] #B2B #sales #guestpost. Canadas Sales Coach. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Objection Handling. Sales Leadership. Sales Tool.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 29, 2011

Every sales manager should check out this article to learn that they are creating this problem by actually encouraging these myths and costing sales by wasting time and taking an emotional toll. RT @renbor 3 Lead Generation Myths That Will Clog Your Sales Funnel…[link] by @ReferralSales #guestpost #B2B #Sales.

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Lessonly

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

I often used to think of repetition at work as failure or a lack of creativity, but in sales especially, having the basics down pat doesn’t stifle creativity at all. It actually allows reps to spend less time fumbling through basic objections or demo decks and more time customizing their conversations with prospects and customers.

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Keith Rosen

JULY 27, 2013

“So, I guess you could sense a change in the tone of my prep form that I sent you for our sales coaching call today?” coaching call. Prior to each coaching call, clients email me their objectives for the call and their week in review. ” Tip From Your Executive Sales Coach.

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The Pipeline

JULY 19, 2011

Or responding and managing to emotionally based “objections”, are the same as searching a database at any speed. Canadas Sales Coach. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Objection Handling. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings.

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). Objections (1892). Sales Process (1775). In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. Sales managers are no different than anyone else – they don’t have enough time to do all the things they need to do.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2011

He’s been the #1 producer in three companies and after 5 years leading sales organizations, returned to his passion, full-time sales coaching at the end of 2010. RT @jillkonrath: RT @Renbor: "Winning with Voicemail" The Pipeline Guest Post [link] #B2Bsales #B2B #guestpost #Sales. Canadas Sales Coach.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 8, 2011

Canadas Sales Coach. RT @Renbor: "Battle Reparation Tactics Meet Marketplace Strategies" [link] #guestpost #Sales #B2B #marketing. Canadas Sales Coach. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Objection Handling. Sales Leadership. Sales Management.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 16, 2020

Sales call coaching and sales tools are all en vogue this season, but it’s easy to get lost on the way to the catwalk. At Tapclicks , frontline sales managers are super passionate about sales coaching styles and using sales tools properly. 6 Principles to Design a Sales Coaching Curriculum.

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The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

Specialties in: • Establishing marketing & sales tools and process. • Finding your targets & territory mapping. • Finding client’s needs & developing messaging around them. • Growing interest to a purchasing level. • Finding partners. • Coaching Inside Sales. Canadas Sales Coach.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

RT @Renbor: “How Marketing Can Help Sales After the Handoff” #guestpost by @jefferramouspe [link] #sales #marketing #B2B. Canadas Sales Coach. RT @Renbor “How Marketing Can Help Sales After the Handoff” #guestpost by @jefferramouspe [link] #sales #marketing #B2B. Canadas Sales Coach.

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Don on Selling

OCTOBER 26, 2018

As a sales development representative, they will spend about 13 to 18 months before getting a promotion to an account executive position. Most sales representatives are too impatient to wait this long for a promotion. How Can Sales Managers Retain More Sales? Suppose a sales company wants to watch 15 results.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In fact, a reported 69% of sellers who exceed annual quota consider their sales managers as being “above average” at their jobs. But here’s the problem: A good candidate for sales management is hard to find. Why is there a knowledge gap for sales leaders? sales guidance. motivational coaching techniques.

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Gong.io

APRIL 9, 2019

Are you looking to get better at sales coaching, but you’re not sure how? Let me guess: no one trained you for sales coaching. You’re simply doing your best to pass on what YOU know about sales to your team. BUT… that’s a dangerous sales coaching mistake. You’ll see results after one sales cycle.

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Keith Rosen

JUNE 24, 2017

.” These common examples illustrate how employees and managers struggle with finding the best approach to confront someone about having to change their negative attitude and behavior; especially when it could be one of your top performers. I have a Territory Manager who has been selling in the industry for almost 15 years.

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Keith Rosen

JANUARY 12, 2019

If it’s part of your company culture and normal business cadence for your salespeople or your sales managers (if you’re a manager of managers) to develop their yearly sales plan, do a quick level-set to ensure they’re comfortable creating their sales/business plan to attain their New Year’s goals.

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The Pipeline

JULY 11, 2011

RT @topsalesworld: 18 Steps To Improving Your Sales – Sales eXchange – 105 – [link]. Canadas Sales Coach. RT @Renbor 18 Steps To Improving Your Sales – Sales eXchange – 105 [link] #B2B #Sales. Canadas Sales Coach. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management.

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Jonathan Farrington

APRIL 4, 2013

I also discovered that 80% of sales articles, blog posts, and general commentary within the sales space right now revolves around Phase One activity. This leads me to conclude that 80% of sales coaching, training, mentoring etc. cannot coach their teams effectively. is also focused there. I find that staggering.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Wendy Weiss, “The Queen of Cold Calling™,” is a sales trainer, author and sales coach. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Objection Handling. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings. Sales Process. Sales Strategy. Sales Success.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 2, 2021

Where should I focus my coaching? How am I supposed to make time to do more coaching? Most sales managers don’t get the full ROI from their coaching. But t op sales managers drive maximum impact by focusing their coaching on high-leverage areas. Coaching 101). Coaching 101.

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Keith Rosen

MAY 19, 2009

” As this sales manager was explaining his challenge, I was thinking to myself how important it is today, more than ever, to become process driven. ” For example, in a study of 257 Fortune 500 companies, the following was found: 17% do not determine an approximate duration for each sales call. What else can I do?”

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