Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Your sales territories are geographical areas managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by several factors, but most commonly, territories are mapped based on sales potential, sales history, geography, or a combination of factors. Download Guide.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Forecast management needs to be overhauled A third area ripe for AI is forecast management. “In In my experience a lot of sales managers are keeping deals in their heads and they spend a lot of time discussing what they think is going to close and why. Paul agrees that some companies have too many sales tools.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Rotting and lower yields can be used to describe the strange pool of sales candidates from which you are trying to recruit as well. There’s no time like the present to hire salespeople as long your sales recruiting strategy includes considerations for the ever changing ebb and flow of the candidate pool. If your On.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Sales organizations undergo constant change initiatives. Managers sit squarely at the intersection of these trends, yet for most organizations, sales management strategies have hardly changed. In fact, the changes that have occurred in the managerial ranks have intensified managers’ internal and administrative focus.

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criteria for success

JANUARY 26, 2022

Consider Modifying Territories. Many organizations seem to view sales territories as if they are carved in stone. But when necessary, territories can be adjusted to improve your sales budget. Look at how much you’re spending in each territory compared to the sales you’re getting. Listen Now.

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Closer's Coffee

JUNE 19, 2019

How to Choose the Right Sales Manager for Your Company. The sales manager is arguably the most critical person in the company. Hiring a leader for a sales organization is a decision that is more critical for a company. Many organizations “promote” their best seller to a sales management position.

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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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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

When it comes time to book a speaker for your next panel, presentation, or podcast there’s a lot to consider. Fortunately, more organizers than ever before are consciously seeking out female sales experts for panels, presentations, and podcasts. VP New business – Sales leader. Regional Vice President of Sales.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Download our Quota Validation Guide for Sales to see which metrics align to realistic quotas. To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. The review presents findings from SBI’s market research in 2013. These include Territory Vacancy Rate and Talent Level (sales rep).

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Metrics , Productivity , Sales Success , Territory Alignment , execution. They say you can’t shrink your way to success, but perhaps there are situations in sales where you can. By shrinking your territories, strategically where it make sense.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 6, 2017

Target marketing dollars in their territory to generate more leads and give them a boost. Every experienced sales manager has made a bad hiring mistake. Great sales managers recognize their mistake faster, and take decisive action to rectify the situation. Here are two suggestions: Provide additional training.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 3, 2018

Author: Tim Houlihan Dispensing with sales manager myths. What’s your sales manager mythology? In a recent conversation with a sales vice president, he noted that leadership is not about being engaged, it’s about the willingness to take risks. He was talking about his sales managers. What you can do.

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Engage Selling

AUGUST 26, 2017

When you’re part of an organization whose sales team is spread out over a large territory, it’s easy to lose touch with what’s happening on the front lines, where staff work directly with prospects and customers. Your sales managers are … Read More »

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Mindtickle

APRIL 12, 2020

Sellers oftentimes view the session as a management task, lazily filling out a template the night before their session, and disregard the content and takeaways immediately afterwards so ‘they can get on with their day job’. Presenters drone on, leaving their sales audience glossy-eyed and multitasking.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 3, 2024

Understand they are a vital part of the process and something that goes with the territory,” she explains. Instead, they should reframe them as opportunities to build resilience in sales. “By Every setback presents a chance to adjust your process, reposition how you present value, and learn.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

This may end up contributing to a lack of direction and belonging many sales professionals experience, and ultimately may negatively impact performance. Simulations help fill in the knowledge gap for the hiring manager. You can make the process even more granular by setting up a practice sales call.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

Without the incentive of commission or performance-based bonuses, salespeople may lack the motivation to go above and beyond in driving sales results. Sales managers will have to think of nonmonetary alternatives as motivators. This model aligns the financial health of the sales team with the success of the business.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Today, sales leaders recognize that the shift to virtual selling will be with us for a while, if not permanently. He recommends that sales leaders concentrate on three areas: get present, get personal, and get productive. Get Present: The Power of Showing Up. Get Personal: Gain Insight with Deliberate Questions.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 7, 2013

However, we frequently see Sales VPs still stuck in the sales manager mindset. An ill-prepared sales manager damages his region. A Sales VP focused on the wrong things can ruin the entire company. They cross collaborate with manager peers, their reps, and the VP. He helps the new reps ramp up quickly.

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Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 18, 2012

Sales Management. The implications of these findings are evident for most managers – but are there some unique implications for front-line sales managers? And for sales managers who have many sales people reporting to them or who cover large geographies intimacy with accounts is even more difficult.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2023

Pharmaceutical sales training faces several unique challenges that require tailored approaches and solutions. 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.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Like the mountain mirage, managing multiple channels or fixing underperforming channels requires more effort, knowledge and expertise than might be readily apparent. Effective channel management doesn’t just happen. Keep these things in mind from the start, and your channel management program will be well served. Good selling!

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Your base salary is generally presented as an annual sum and paid out in biweekly intervals — though that frequency might vary based on your employer's preferences. Sales Development Representative — $49,537 per year. Field Sales Rep — $52,774 per year. Sales Manager — $69,391 per year. Base Salary Example.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

This is the 10th article in a January series on the Architecture of the Sales Force. Here are the others: Organic Sales Growth and Its Impact on Sales Architecture. Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Do Technical Salespeople Need Sales Training? Qualified Opportunities 1.35

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2014

Give historical context to the territories/accounts. Be present when the new rep’s Sales Manager is not available. Process Coaching: Teach the new sales rep how to use the CRM. Lead management, opportunity management, forecasting, chatter, etc. Step 4: Sales Manager Accountability.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

open territory) is met in stride. If you just listen to your sales manager, the critical interactions will be missed. When it does, the sales rep that endears themselves to the boss is promoted. Don’t let this happen in your sales organization. The next Sales Manager completes most the signs weekly.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 12, 2020

Sellers oftentimes view the session as a management task, lazily filling out a template the night before their session, and disregard the content and takeaways immediately afterwards so ‘they can get on with their day job’. Presenters drone on, leaving their sales audience glossy-eyed and multitasking.

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Revenue Territories Video Intent 52

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 16, 2014

The only way to actually “see” the news was in a movie theater, when black-and-white newsreels ran before the feature presentation. The Lesson for Salespeople This isn’t just dangerous territory for families; it also makes for bad business. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople'

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

Last week I wrote about the follies of having a shorter sales cycle , beyond the points highlighted, I think it raises another trend in sales these days. One that permeates many aspects of sales, starting at planning and territory alignment, right down to day-to-day tactical aspects of sales. Presentation.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Repairpeople want presentations to be perfect — an inclination that can have both positive and negative ramifications. On one hand, it makes for more thorough, successful technical presentations. On the other, it can reduce the number of resulting presentations and sales they conduct and land.

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SugarCRM

MARCH 9, 2023

It Benefits Your Sales Team Effective sales territory management is one of the most prominent advantages that comes to mind when thinking of geo-mapping software. However, below we gathered some more added benefits of such solutions: Nurture the sales leads that matter. Territory assignment to sales reps.

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Xactly

JANUARY 18, 2019

While your planning incentives, consider bringing in sales managers and top reps to review the plan and get their feedback from the perspective of the sales team. Optimize Your Sales Plan. Your sales plan identifies how the sales team will reach the company’s goals.

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Bigtincan

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Long form video training sessions may provide all the knowledge your team needs, but they present it in the worst possible format for retaining knowledge. Yet this is how almost all product training content goes: Dump all this product information on your sales reps and ask them to remember it forever. Video Training.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2021

Changing jobs occurs more regularly in sales than in other professions because it presents reps with an opportunity to increase their earning potential. When sales reps look for a new job, they’re never looking for a different role or new responsibilities. This is the rep’s chance to present their sales material.

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The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

A regular lament I get from managers is that the best presentation a rep had was the one they did for the job. A good corporate hiring plan would also eliminate the “para-sales-manager”, you know the ones who were better politicians than sellers, or who were good reps and got promoted to failure.

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Pipeliner

JULY 18, 2019

What to look for while setting up a sales office in a new territory. Setting up a new sales office can come with a number of different challenges. Firstly, the market dynamics in the new territory can be dramatically different from what you are used to in your role. This allows you to segregate them into clusters.

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The Pipeline

JULY 25, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Listening , Proactive , Proactivity , Review , Sales eXchange , Success , execution. A couple of weeks ago I was presenting at an Apple expo here in Toronto, there were two tracks, one for the public, the other for Apple resellers, my crowd. in addition to presentations there were a number of vendors.

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