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Sales leadership is about the customer seeing you differently than every other salesperson. Sales is about taking the customer to a different level. Sales is about challenging thinking and challenging norms. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” MORE
Recently I’ve been working with a number of salespeople making sales calls that stretch across a wide range of industries, and one thing stands out — Sales Leadership. What makes the meaningful information so critical is the sales leader knows what to do with it. MORE
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Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills communication leader relationshipsHow many times have you talked to somebody who you can tell is not paying attention? Years ago I worked with Tom, who yes, was a nice guy, but I never felt I had his attention when talking with him. I’d be talking with Tom in a hallway or meeting room and the entire time […]. MORE
Instead of only seeing yourself as a salesperson, you’re now seeing yourself as a sales leader. It’s easy to consider yourself a sales leader when you’re making your numbers, but are you really a sales leader? Below are 12 questions you need to ask yourself to determine if you’re a sales leader or merely a salesperson: 1. Do you own your sales quotas and business plans? Most likely, you need to develop a plan, or at least, that’s what sales leaders do. MORE
Training Alone Won’t Develop Sales Leaders UK companies spent a combined £13 billion on sales training last year. Sales Management Sales coaching sales development sales leadership They made this investment with the hope that training would dramatically improve. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. MORE
One challenges many CEOs face is to finding a way to balance the role of Sales with the role of Marketing. Marketing is far more skilled at controlling brand positioning than Sales, yet I’ve seen far too many times where Sales tries to control brand positioning. MORE
Global surveys continue to reveal a top concern of HR leaders - building Leadership. An excerpt: "Building global leadership is by far the most urgent [trend]: Fully 38 percent of all respondents rated it “urgent” Companies see the need for leadership at all levels, in all geographies, and across all functional areas.". Talent Management Human Resources Sales Leadership Sales Development Leadership Development MORE
One of the most difficult transitions for talented sales leaders to make is jumping into that first VP of Sales opportunity. The best way to come out of the gates fast is to have a process defined for how you’re going to build, track, and manage your sales department. Why should it be any different for your sales department? We are a customer-first sales team.”. Any sales managers underneath them must own their team KPIs, and their individual SDR KPIs. MORE
This week all of us had a front-row seat watching leadership unfold in the US Presidential election. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills executive sales leader briefing leader sales leadershipThrough it all, I’m reminded of an old saying: “Humility in success, dignity in defeat.” ” As leaders we’re challenged to show respect to others in good times and bad, whether we’re on the winning or losing side. MORE
We’re at the start of the 4th quarter of the year and that means we as sales leaders need to be stepping up our game. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills Prospecting friday sales leadership briefing leader prospecting sales leadershipThe month of October and the first week or two of November are the final weeks when we can expect people to be flexible and willing to meet. Today […]. MORE
Leadership is about giving your people both the direction and latitude to achieve the objective. Steven Rosen , Performance Coach. Quotes determination effort success MORE
A month and a half later, I left my corporate job as Director of Education for a SaaS company and did contract work until launching Score More Sales in early 2002. B2B sales leadership MORE
There are far too many salespeople going through the sales motions without a foundational […]. Blog Customer Service leadership Professional Selling Skills Sales Motivation industry knowledge sales leadership Are you as smart as your customer when it comes to knowing how your industry operates? Why should a customer make time to speak with us if we don’t have a level of industry knowledge they would find value in? MORE
Author: Chris Mason So many of us begin our sales careers as representatives of a company, product, service or all the above. Others opt for the management route, taking on leadership roles and overseeing teams of sales reps. MORE
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills accountability sales sales leader sales leadershipThe Winter Olympics are now underway and each of the athletes share more than a few things in common, but one major item is each one is willing to be held accountable by someone else. It might be a coach, trainer or a person with another role, but the fact is nobody gets to the […]. MORE
Welcome to the Executive Sales Leader Briefing, a new blog series I am doing every Friday. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills leader sales leader sales leadership MORE
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills Prospecting Sales Development Training Sales Motivation learn learning listen listening outbound prospecting sales leaderEarlier this week I was talking to a person who was asking me what I do for a job. He was intrigued by the fact I spend the bulk of my time speaking at major conferences around the U.S. and the world. He was deeply interested in how I felt I could be knowledgeable enough […]. MORE
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills leader sales leader sales leadershipNearly every week, I’m somewhere speaking to an audience of salespeople and leaders. People are always interested in my background and how I wound up doing what I’m doing. They’re also quick to say how it is obvious I thoroughly enjoy what I do and I’m having fun. The question that comes next always surprises […]. MORE
What does your sales plan look like for 2013? If it is, that’s fine…but is it also focused toward sales leadership in how you will meet your objectives? What I find is far too many sales plans do not have built into them any process for sales leadership. MORE
If we want our customers and others to see us as a sales leader, we have to ask ourselves if we’re living up to personal leadership. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills executive sales leader briefing leader sales leaderEach week we hear of another leader — whether it be in business, sports, politics or society in general — being taken down due to their personal behavior. It’s […]. MORE
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills leader sales leader sales leadershipEarlier this week, I was sitting in a strategic planning meeting with a client. It’s one of those days where the conversation is simply amazing. Five of us in the room and each one contributing ideas, sharing insights and collectively developing better outcomes. Reason I’m sharing this with you is I’ve been writing up my […]. MORE
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills leader sales leadershipWhen was the last time you did a deep dive to really determine why your customers choose to do business with you? We’d all like to think we have customers who are incredibly loyal to us because of how good we are, but is that really the case? When we have a customer agree […]. MORE
Blog leadership leader sales leadershipLet me share with you my definition of a leader: A leader is one who helps others see and achieve things they didn’t think were possible. MORE
Many of you reading this blog post are aware of one of the largest sales event that I have the honor to co-host each year called OutBound. Both good and bad leadership has a compound effect in impacting others. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” MORE
I see salespeople and sales leaders spending countless hours updating reports and building out spreadsheets. Will this grow sales or increase profits? During my days of leading sales teams, I remember how often I pushed back on marketing, finance and other things to stop the chaos! MORE
The definition of leadership is complex and widely contended: ask a different expert and you’ll get a different answer. Let’s just say for our purposes that leadership means guiding others to get results. Don’t worry, this Ultimate Guide to Sales Leadership will help you digest it all. MORE
Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. Blog leadership leader sales leadership As a leader we spend a lot of time watching those we lead. MORE
Sales and leadership is about connecting with people, and this means listening to people. Sadly, I see the results of a big ego play out in sales with a high degree of churn among customers and fewer referrals. Check out this 40-second video: What is sales? MORE
Leadership is not merely talk. Real leadership is actions and that is why I firmly believe that actions carry more weight than words. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” Sales Motivation Blog. You can’t just run and hide. MORE
Welcome to Sales Leadership Friday! Starting today, on each Friday I will provide to you insights to generate thinking about sales leadership. Defining “sales leadership”. 5 Things the CFO needs to know about sales. Senior Sales role with new hires. MORE
Sales Leadership and Motivation Best Practices I was reminded the other day of a dilemma occurring more and more on the sales floor when it comes to motivating a salesperson to do the tasks that their role demands of them […]. Sales Strategies Sales Sales Managers MORE
Blog leadership leader sales leader sales leadershipWe are all guilty of digging too deep into our job, essentially working in our business. As leaders we have to also take the time to work “on” our business by challenging what we do and why we do it. The last couple of months, I’ve been doing a lot of consulting working with multiple […]. MORE
Blog leadership executive sales leader briefing leader sales leader sales leadershipHow good are the notes you take when meeting with others? MORE
That could crush your sales organization. Let’s face it, being a sales executive has become increasingly more difficult. Chances are next year’s sales objective is going up and your budget is being reduced. MORE
Essentially this model is for leadership as well as sales leadership as it looks determine where the gaps exist between today’s results and tomorrow’s goals. What I developed is the 5 Star Sales Leadership Model™. Sales Process. Self-Leadership. MORE
Their position was sales leadership is all about knowing so much that the customer will look past what they might say are shortcomings and go ahead and deal with the salesperson. There is no way the views suggested by these people could ever be seen as sales leadership. MORE
How is your sales leadership during the month of December? Too many times, I hear from sales managers who are complaining about how customers are pushing things back to January due to the holidays. Instead, stay focused and demonstrate genuine sales leadership. MORE
And that command and control leadership still clearly exists. Whilst artificial intelligence and high tech are on the rise, what is happening to leadership based on emotional intelligence and high touch? Some of you need to stop the sales leadership world and jump off completely. MORE
Here is my list of 5 quick sales leadership tips that make a difference: First, personally thank each person you lead for their contributions. Fifth, take the time to reflect back on your accomplishments and use them as a guide to helping you to set your leadership goals for next year. MORE
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The Sales Hunter
MAY 10, 2019
Leadership is not merely talk. Real leadership is actions and that is why I firmly believe that actions carry more weight than words. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” Sales Motivation Blog. You can’t just run and hide.
The Sales Hunter
APRIL 26, 2019
Many of you reading this blog post are aware of one of the largest sales event that I have the honor to co-host each year called OutBound. Both good and bad leadership has a compound effect in impacting others. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”
Steven Rosen
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
That could crush your sales organization. Let’s face it, being a sales executive has become increasingly more difficult. Chances are next year’s sales objective is going up and your budget is being reduced.
The Sales Hunter
APRIL 5, 2019
Sales leadership is about the customer seeing you differently than every other salesperson. Sales is about taking the customer to a different level. Sales is about challenging thinking and challenging norms. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”
Speaker: Steven Rosen MBA, Author, Executive Coach, Speaker and Top 50 Sales Influencer
It is well recognised that the frontline sales managers are the key to driving performance in sales organizations. If you had to choose between investing in sales manager training vs sales rep training what would you do? Why traditional sales leadership training fails.
The Sales Hunter
MAY 3, 2019
I see salespeople and sales leaders spending countless hours updating reports and building out spreadsheets. Will this grow sales or increase profits? During my days of leading sales teams, I remember how often I pushed back on marketing, finance and other things to stop the chaos!
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Bernadette McClelland
MAY 25, 2015
Sales Leadership and Motivation Best Practices I was reminded the other day of a dilemma occurring more and more on the sales floor when it comes to motivating a salesperson to do the tasks that their role demands of them […]. Sales Strategies Sales Sales Managers
The Sales Hunter
MAY 17, 2019
Sales and leadership is about connecting with people, and this means listening to people. Sadly, I see the results of a big ego play out in sales with a high degree of churn among customers and fewer referrals. Check out this 40-second video: What is sales?
The Sales Hunter
MARCH 23, 2018
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills leader sales leader sales leadershipEarlier this week, I was sitting in a strategic planning meeting with a client. It’s one of those days where the conversation is simply amazing. Five of us in the room and each one contributing ideas, sharing insights and collectively developing better outcomes. Reason I’m sharing this with you is I’ve been writing up my […].
The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 2, 2015
Blog leadership leader sales leadershipLet me share with you my definition of a leader: A leader is one who helps others see and achieve things they didn’t think were possible.
The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 25, 2013
Recently I’ve been working with a number of salespeople making sales calls that stretch across a wide range of industries, and one thing stands out — Sales Leadership. What makes the meaningful information so critical is the sales leader knows what to do with it.
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The Sales Hunter
MARCH 8, 2013
Welcome to Sales Leadership Friday! Starting today, on each Friday I will provide to you insights to generate thinking about sales leadership. Defining “sales leadership”. 5 Things the CFO needs to know about sales. Senior Sales role with new hires.
Steven Rosen
MAY 20, 2012
Leadership is about giving your people both the direction and latitude to achieve the objective. Steven Rosen , Performance Coach. Quotes determination effort success
Score More Sales
AUGUST 29, 2016
A month and a half later, I left my corporate job as Director of Education for a SaaS company and did contract work until launching Score More Sales in early 2002. B2B sales leadership
Sales and Marketing Management
AUGUST 1, 2019
Author: Chris Mason So many of us begin our sales careers as representatives of a company, product, service or all the above. Others opt for the management route, taking on leadership roles and overseeing teams of sales reps.
Xvoyant
AUGUST 14, 2019
One of the most difficult transitions for talented sales leaders to make is jumping into that first VP of Sales opportunity. The best way to come out of the gates fast is to have a process defined for how you’re going to build, track, and manage your sales department. Why should it be any different for your sales department? We are a customer-first sales team.”. Any sales managers underneath them must own their team KPIs, and their individual SDR KPIs.
The Sales Hunter
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills accountability sales sales leader sales leadershipThe Winter Olympics are now underway and each of the athletes share more than a few things in common, but one major item is each one is willing to be held accountable by someone else. It might be a coach, trainer or a person with another role, but the fact is nobody gets to the […].
The Sales Hunter
DECEMBER 27, 2013
Here is my list of 5 quick sales leadership tips that make a difference: First, personally thank each person you lead for their contributions. Fifth, take the time to reflect back on your accomplishments and use them as a guide to helping you to set your leadership goals for next year.
The Sales Hunter
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
We’re at the start of the 4th quarter of the year and that means we as sales leaders need to be stepping up our game. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills Prospecting friday sales leadership briefing leader prospecting sales leadershipThe month of October and the first week or two of November are the final weeks when we can expect people to be flexible and willing to meet. Today […].
The Sales Hunter
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
If we want our customers and others to see us as a sales leader, we have to ask ourselves if we’re living up to personal leadership. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills executive sales leader briefing leader sales leaderEach week we hear of another leader — whether it be in business, sports, politics or society in general — being taken down due to their personal behavior. It’s […].
The Sales Hunter
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
There are far too many salespeople going through the sales motions without a foundational […]. Blog Customer Service leadership Professional Selling Skills Sales Motivation industry knowledge sales leadership Are you as smart as your customer when it comes to knowing how your industry operates? Why should a customer make time to speak with us if we don’t have a level of industry knowledge they would find value in?
The Sales Hunter
DECEMBER 6, 2013
How is your sales leadership during the month of December? Too many times, I hear from sales managers who are complaining about how customers are pushing things back to January due to the holidays. Instead, stay focused and demonstrate genuine sales leadership.
The Sales Hunter
JUNE 9, 2017
Blog leadership executive sales leader briefing leader sales leader sales leadershipHow good are the notes you take when meeting with others?
The Sales Hunter
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
This week all of us had a front-row seat watching leadership unfold in the US Presidential election. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills executive sales leader briefing leader sales leadershipThrough it all, I’m reminded of an old saying: “Humility in success, dignity in defeat.” ” As leaders we’re challenged to show respect to others in good times and bad, whether we’re on the winning or losing side.
The Sales Hunter
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
What does your sales plan look like for 2013? If it is, that’s fine…but is it also focused toward sales leadership in how you will meet your objectives? What I find is far too many sales plans do not have built into them any process for sales leadership.
The Sales Hunter
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills communication leader relationshipsHow many times have you talked to somebody who you can tell is not paying attention? Years ago I worked with Tom, who yes, was a nice guy, but I never felt I had his attention when talking with him. I’d be talking with Tom in a hallway or meeting room and the entire time […].
The Sales Hunter
APRIL 26, 2013
Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. Blog leadership leader sales leadership As a leader we spend a lot of time watching those we lead.
Sales Benchmark Index
AUGUST 12, 2014
Global surveys continue to reveal a top concern of HR leaders - building Leadership. An excerpt: "Building global leadership is by far the most urgent [trend]: Fully 38 percent of all respondents rated it “urgent” Companies see the need for leadership at all levels, in all geographies, and across all functional areas.". Talent Management Human Resources Sales Leadership Sales Development Leadership Development
The Sales Hunter
AUGUST 18, 2017
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills leader sales leadershipWhen was the last time you did a deep dive to really determine why your customers choose to do business with you? We’d all like to think we have customers who are incredibly loyal to us because of how good we are, but is that really the case? When we have a customer agree […].
The Sales Hunter
JUNE 7, 2019
Instead of only seeing yourself as a salesperson, you’re now seeing yourself as a sales leader. It’s easy to consider yourself a sales leader when you’re making your numbers, but are you really a sales leader? Below are 12 questions you need to ask yourself to determine if you’re a sales leader or merely a salesperson: 1. Do you own your sales quotas and business plans? Most likely, you need to develop a plan, or at least, that’s what sales leaders do.
Sales Benchmark Index
MARCH 29, 2017
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Increase Sales
JANUARY 9, 2017
Essentially this model is for leadership as well as sales leadership as it looks determine where the gaps exist between today’s results and tomorrow’s goals. What I developed is the 5 Star Sales Leadership Model™. Sales Process. Self-Leadership.
The Sales Hunter
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
Their position was sales leadership is all about knowing so much that the customer will look past what they might say are shortcomings and go ahead and deal with the salesperson. There is no way the views suggested by these people could ever be seen as sales leadership.
MTD Sales Training
OCTOBER 15, 2013
Training Alone Won’t Develop Sales Leaders UK companies spent a combined £13 billion on sales training last year. Sales Management Sales coaching sales development sales leadership They made this investment with the hope that training would dramatically improve. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
The Sales Hunter
APRIL 8, 2016
Welcome to the Executive Sales Leader Briefing, a new blog series I am doing every Friday. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills leader sales leader sales leadership
The Sales Hunter
FEBRUARY 16, 2018
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills leader sales leader sales leadershipNearly every week, I’m somewhere speaking to an audience of salespeople and leaders. People are always interested in my background and how I wound up doing what I’m doing. They’re also quick to say how it is obvious I thoroughly enjoy what I do and I’m having fun. The question that comes next always surprises […].
The Sales Hunter
MARCH 15, 2013
One challenges many CEOs face is to finding a way to balance the role of Sales with the role of Marketing. Marketing is far more skilled at controlling brand positioning than Sales, yet I’ve seen far too many times where Sales tries to control brand positioning.
The Sales Hunter
MARCH 16, 2018
Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills Prospecting Sales Development Training Sales Motivation learn learning listen listening outbound prospecting sales leaderEarlier this week I was talking to a person who was asking me what I do for a job. He was intrigued by the fact I spend the bulk of my time speaking at major conferences around the U.S. and the world. He was deeply interested in how I felt I could be knowledgeable enough […].
Anthony Iannarino
MARCH 26, 2019
The definition of leadership is complex and widely contended: ask a different expert and you’ll get a different answer. Let’s just say for our purposes that leadership means guiding others to get results. Don’t worry, this Ultimate Guide to Sales Leadership will help you digest it all.
The Sales Hunter
MARCH 24, 2017
Blog leadership leader sales leader sales leadershipWe are all guilty of digging too deep into our job, essentially working in our business. As leaders we have to also take the time to work “on” our business by challenging what we do and why we do it. The last couple of months, I’ve been doing a lot of consulting working with multiple […].
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