MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

It’s always interesting to see how companies are adapting to the wildly-changing world of business, and it’s studies like these that help us as sales managers and sales directors to understand how we need to shape up for future business opportunities. Happy Selling! Managing Director. Sean McPheat.

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Hiring Sales Management Loyalty Study 268

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

How come so many sales managers who are highly intelligent and experienced are still unable to motivate their teams to achieve great results? What happens to great salespeople so that when they become sales managers they fall by the wayside? Happy Selling! Happy Selling! Managing Director.

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Sales Management Face-to-face Motivation Trends 169

Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Effective sales management is the core of any successful business. Read on as we break down why strong sales management matters, along with proven strategies to achieve it. It involves planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the sales activities within an organization to achieve its revenue targets and close deals.

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Sales Management Strategy Lead Rank Lead Scoring 59

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 7, 2018

Author: Gregg Schwartz Many people think sales management is complicated and mysterious, that there's some unknowable process to becoming a great sales manager, or that great sales managers are born, not made. Here are five choices that great sales managers make – and you can make these same choices too: 1.

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Sales Management Lead Generation Churn Competition 214

The Pipeline

MAY 26, 2016

One of the great things in what I do is the opportunity to meet a range of thinkers and doers involved in sales and helping others sell better. Brock writes a book on a critical subject like sales management, it is an opportunity to learn and share with others in my circle.

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Sales Management Coaching Sports Promotion 180

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In a professional selling career, it’s important not to label people. “He’s not a player” “She’s nobody” “He’s too old for a social selling strategy” “They will never change.” “They are kids running that company.”. But It Does Not Work.

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Opportunity Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile 194

Highspot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What Makes a Great Sales Manager? What Sets Great Sales Managers Apart? Responsibilities of a Sales Manager Qualities You Need To Go From Good To Great Sales Management Strategy for Sales Managers The Importance of Sales Coaching And Training What Does Sales Manager Success Look Like?

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 19, 2017

A sales manager on one of our leadership programmes was asked what he considered to be his biggest priority at work. This sales manager said something rather intriguing. That was because, if he managed to achieve a highly-motivated team, it was much easier to achieve his targets. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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Motivation Sales Management ACT Coaching 202

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It’s hard to become a sales manager without first being a good sales rep. After all, when the majority of your own quota is based on your team’s sales performance, you need to know how to sell. . But that doesn’t mean the best closer is guaranteed to make the best sales manager. Strong leadership .

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Sales Management Forecasting Report Face-to-face 62

MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 18, 2017

So what are the identifying marks of a weak sales manager ? How can you, as Sales Director, determine the signs that have to be dealt with? You measure your management team on the results they achieve. A weak manager will look for reasons and excuses. Blaming Results On The Poor Sales Team.

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Sales Management How To Influencer Coaching 120

Pipeliner

JANUARY 1, 2021

This Expert Insight Interview discusses: The role of the sales manager in the post-COVID world. Effective ways to get the most out of your sales team. COVID and the Evolution of the Sales Manager. The sales manager role isn’t that well defined, to begin with. Playing to the Strengths of Your Team.

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Positioning Sales Management Video Intent 97

Pipeliner

JULY 2, 2021

In this Expert Insight Interview, Shawna Schuh discusses how to become better at asking questions to boost your business opportunities. This Expert Insight Interview discusses: The difference between questioning vs. telling, selling, and allowing. How being more direct with your questions could help you make more sales.

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Opportunity Video How To Intent 98

SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

It’s a great opportunity to challenge yourself to grow, both personally and professionally. Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Every sales manager is time starved. Every sales manager wants a team of ‘A’ players.

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Sales Management Face-to-face Decision Maker Travel 310

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’m continuing my series on the importance of understanding selling as a complex system. We tend to focus on the pieces/parts of what we do, the responsibilities of our organization, for example marketing, SDRs/Inside Sales, AEs, Account Managers, Sales Engineering, Sales Ops, Sales Enablement.

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Hiring Sales Management Territories Forecasting 73

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Buyers are more self-directed and demand a different sales person. And this requires a different sales manager. CEOs that have terminated Sales VPs recently state performance is only part of the reason. The other is the inability to get consistent performance from sales managers. A’ player Sales Mgrs.

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Sales Management Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile 300

Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2020

One route into the position of a sales manager is promotion from having been a highly successful salesperson. They are suddenly saddled with the responsibility of the entire sales team. Fortunately, though, sales management is a craft that can be learned. This will help a sales manager to get up and running.

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Sales Management Quota Pipeline Top of Funnel 92

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2013

A post for Sales and HR Leaders to find root causes of Sales Manager (SM) vacancies. The Sales Manager position is the fulcrum between sales leadership strategy and sales force execution. Teams without effective sales managers lack morale and discipline. Weak sales strategy.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan There are more sales experts, self-professed and otherwise, than ever before. There is more free content on sales and selling than anyone could have imagined. There are categories of sales tools and CRM applications where none existed a few years ago. Yes, it should.

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Anthony Iannarino

AUGUST 24, 2020

Finding new opportunities and creating them are two different outcomes. Those who struggle to create enough new opportunities often believe that they need to find opportunities when they need to create them, something that requires a different approach. Finding Opportunities. Creating Opportunities.

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Opportunity eBook Sales Methodology Energy 86

Nutshell

MARCH 7, 2023

Table of Contents What are KPIs in sales? Why should sales managers track KPIs? How to track and report on KPIs KPIs for Sales Managers What are KPIs in sales? Examples of sales KPIs include customer lifetime value, conversion rate, and number of new leads. Why should sales managers track KPIs?

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Sales Management Churn Retention Lead Rank 62

Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

This article explores what a sales coach does. It covers how an effective sales coach can take a good or even mediocre sales force and make it great. The sales coach’s goal is to help each salesperson develop the skills needed to succeed. The importance of sales coaching. Times have changed, and so have sales.

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Coaching Sales Management Company Hiring 93

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 18, 2013

If and Then : The two words no sales manager ever wants to hear. Salespeople are quick to come up with a reason why they are not successful. ” The reasoning goes like this: “ If we could cut our price, then I know I could close more sales.” What is the real reason they aren’t making the sale?

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Sales Management Consultative Selling Selling Skills Motivation 232

Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

But what about considering the people who are working to sell your products every day? Specifically, the managers who lead your sales teams — they oversee the reps who communicate directly with your prospects and customers daily. You may or may not find yourself working with higher-ups and/or HR on this.)

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Sales Management Hiring Buyer Persona Compensation 117

Allego

AUGUST 21, 2023

Frontline sales managers are the powerhouse behind every high-performing sales team. However, many frontline sales managers struggle because they don’t receive proper enablement and coaching. In many cases, frontline sales managers get promoted to that role because they’re a top-performing sales rep.

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Sales Management Strategy Face-to-face Coaching 62

Pipeliner

APRIL 23, 2023

Love Your Team: A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World Sales management can be challenging, especially in a hybrid work environment. In a recent podcast episode, John Golden interviews Helen Ucci, an experienced sales manager who developed the Love Your Team system of sales management.

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criteria for success

APRIL 7, 2021

If you're in the market for some DIY sales management training, you've come to the right place. We've compiled 5 checklists for you to use with your sales managers in any organization. We often talk about the importance of process in selling, but good sales management is a process too.

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Sales Management Training Journal Forecasting 85

Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 19, 2022

Congratulations, you are now a sales manager. Earning the title of sales manager is an important step in your sales career, regardless of the size of your sales team. There is plenty that new sales managers need to learn on their journey to become a sales leader. Trust is reciprocal.

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Sales Management Sales Leadership Sales Report 62

Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

Let me explain and then I’ll pivot to selling. I couldn’t hear the noisy motor – at all – and with my music was blasting I worked for such a long period of time that I at up an entire 10-foot spool of trimmer line, and drained 4 batteries. When it comes to yard-work I’m pretty lazy. This is brainless!

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2024

You probably have the same stories showing up in your news feed as me. Wouldn’t it be cool if, instead of the news that currently appears in your feed, or the sports analysis you just heard, you could read the news of your last few days of selling, or hear the play-by-play analysis of your sales call from earlier today?

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SBI

JANUARY 28, 2020

6 Ways Sales Enablement Leaders can Gain Sales Management Support. Sales Enablement is generally focused on assisting individual sellers with less focus placed on others in the organization. “ Sales Enablement supports the sales team to move buyers to a decision point. Let that sink in for a moment.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 25, 2022

If you are in sales, you likely see yourself as a leader. If you are a sales manager, you must be a leader. But if sales management is a new role for you, it can feel like you are swimming upstream. First Rule of Sales Leadership: Know Your Purpose . What is that purpose of a new sales manager?

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Sales Leadership Sales Management Lead Rank Promotion 62

Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

It comprises sales activities the team must take to achieve that outcome, such as increasing revenue, improving win rates, or generating more leads for your sales funnel. . By setting the right sales objectives, you can set your team up for success and help the company achieve its long-term goals. Time-bound.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 3, 2020

Even though we are still social distancing and face to face selling may not resume until 2021, you are still responsible for sales results. What can you do to jump-start your sales and make up for any lost sales during the last several months? Sales managers are the key to driving sales performance.

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Sales Leadership Closing Face-to-face Coaching 394

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s no secret that salespeople often fail as sales managers. Nonetheless, many of the best reps within an organization often end up in management positions. Whether you’re actively seeking a role as a manager or have already gotten a promotion, you should understand the most difficult aspects of the transition.

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Sales Management Hiring Promotion Coaching 111

SBI

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Scalable Sales Manager: The Key to Unlocking Your Sales Teams’ True Potential. The role of Sales Manager has always been one of the hardest jobs in sales. To say that sales managers have their work cut out for them would be a massive understatement. by Howard Brown, CEO of ringDNA.

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Sales Management Scale Top of Funnel Hiring 136

Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Even if your organization has all the latest and greatest sales tools, technology that isn’t used effectively can’t help move deals forward. As the hub of the sales organization, sales managers play a central role in improving sellers’ adoption of technology. Integrate Sales Technology Into Sellers’ Workflow.

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Sales Management Sales Technology Study Quota 99

Anthony Iannarino

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It is critical that you review your opportunities to explore how you win and address how you might lose. An opportunity review can feel like an unnecessary update when done poorly, creating no value as it pertains to forecasting the deal, improving the strategy, or increasing your odds of winning. You need to make sales.

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Opportunity eBook Forecasting Competition 68