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When You Should Promote a Sales Rep to Sales Manager

Janek Performance Group

Last time, we discussed why, contrary to popular belief, top sales reps can at times, make not so great sales managers. Which naturally raises the subsequent question, “When should we make a sales rep a manager?”.

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Do You Have What It Takes to Get Promoted?

SBI Growth

Were you passed over for a promotion in the past? Do you aspire to make the leap from sales rep to sales leader? 15 Competencies for Sales Rep Promotion. They honed them down to those attributes that are most pertinent to aspiring sales managers/leaders. Understanding sales methodologies.

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How to Fix What’s Missing from Your Sales Training Program

Sales and Marketing Management

The truth is that poor performance from sales reps can be linked directly to the training their sales managers have received. Answering yes to any of the following questions suggests that you need to step up the training of sales managers at your company. Do your sales reps lack credibility in the marketplace?

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5 Reasons You Don’t Want to be a Sales Manager

The Sales Hunter

It is time to get it out on the table and say once and for all that if you are a sales manager, you are in a dead-end position. If you are a salesperson and you want to be promoted to a sales manager position, it’s time to change your thinking. Sales managers manage processes.

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The Best Social Media Marketing Avoids These Mistakes

SalesFuel

But 52% of consumers are exhausted by self-promotional social content, according to a report by Hootsuite. Photo by: Vitaly Gariev SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement It’s better not to post anything at all.

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7 Ways To Reduce The Potential Cost Of Losing A Salesperson

MTD Sales Training

I once spoke to a sales manager who was complaining about how many salespeople he had lost in the previous three years. I covered over some of the following information, which got him thinking: Without a robust hiring policy, it’s possible that your choice of salesperson could come back and bite you hard. Managing Director.

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4 Tips for Training Sales Managers How to Coach

Allego

When ATD asked sales managers to estimate the number of hours they devoted to coaching every month, the average respondent said “three to four hours.” But when sales reps were asked how many hours of coaching they received each month, “one hour” was the average response. Tip 2: Enable Your Sales Managers.