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How to Avoid Coaching Failure… More Lessons from the Soccer Field

Sales and Marketing Management

This is the equivalent of sales managers telling their salespeople that they “really need to make their quota.” But it’s the most classic of coaching errors and one that takes place every day in every sales force around the world: Asking for the outcome you want, rather than providing the insights that can actually affect the outcome.

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How to Motivate Your Sales Team: Strategies and Techniques

LeadFuze

Understanding how to motivate your sales team is crucial for any business aiming to increase market share and achieve its sales goals. A motivated sales team can drive revenue, foster customer relationships, and contribute significantly towards the company’s mission. But what motivates sales teams?

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Q3, Q4 and Beyond

Pipeliner

In the immortal words of sales guru, T.S. As sales managers everywhere offer their guidance and motivation that, even with these ends and beginnings that remain in the year, there’s still time to make good things happen. And we’re flooded with blogs sharing sage insights about how to do just that – close the year strong.

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Sales Tips: 5 Ways You'll MISS Your Number This Year

Customer Centric Selling

Sales Tips: 5 Ways You Could MISS Your Number This Year. This begins at the sales rep level but can become an enterprise-wide problem. Like major league hitters checking their batting average, so sales staff from reps up to SVPs focus on their YTD positions against quota. Let’s say your average sales cycle is three months.