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How Sales Managers Get Set Up To Fail

Steven Rosen

Stanley advocates that companies create “hiring playbooks” with ideal sales profiles and structured interview guides instead of winging the recruiting process. Rosen notes that centralized sales methodologies and coaching approaches allow managers to develop team members consistently instead of “flavor of the day coaching.”

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How to Supercharge Your Customer Expansion Strategy

Zoominfo

At ZoomInfo, we tend to think of a successful customer retention and expansion strategy as having three key phases: planning, execution, and enablement. Retention The goal of any retention play is to prove the value of your products to ensure your customer renews their contract. Here’s how we put it all together.

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

Sales and Marketing Management

If you’re like many companies, you provide general training when you promote an existing rep into a sales management role or when you hire a new sales manager. This training might encompass sales methodology and how to process orders through the internal systems.

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5 Outcomes to Expect When You Implement Effective Sales Coaching [New Research]

Hubspot Sales

It requires a process, a consistent sales methodology, and time. Plan to invest at least two to three years in a sales coaching program to get it off the ground. Today's sales managers need to wear two hats – their manager hat and their coaching hat. Improved employee retention rates. Coaching vs. Managing.

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Onboarding Salespeople–Are You Doing It Right?

Janek Performance Group

That’s why onboarding must emphasize getting the most from your sales process as quickly as possible. Sales Methodology. Distinct from your sales process, an organization’s methodology is their overriding philosophy of selling. Of course, from this, your sales methodology should dictate your sales process.

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Facing the New Era of Enablement: Five Areas to Focus On

Highspot

Commit to a Sustainable Sales Methodology. Wondering whether your sales methodology is still right for you? The goal here is to reduce the amount of time it takes to deliver effective sales communications and, importantly, improve comprehension and retention of those communications. You’re not alone.

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How to Create a Structured and Scalable Sales Process

Highspot

Benefits of a Well-Defined Sales Process Essential Steps of the Sales Process How to Create a Sales Process How to Map the Sales Process to the Buyer Journey Sales Process vs. Sales Methodology Sales Process Examples Sales Process Mistakes to Avoid Mastering Your Sales Process With Highspot What is a Sales Process?