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.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Being a sales manager is a whirlwind experience, especially for those who were once successful sales reps themselves. Fortunately, there are valuable best practices that can help aspiring sales managers excel in their positions. Best Practices for Sales Managers 1. Lay a robust foundation.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 22, 2018

From sales force training and compensation to investments in sales processes and technology, organizations relentlessly seek to pull the right levers that will drive revenue growth and improve sales effectiveness. These results were due entirely to sales manager skills, independent of the skills of their salespeople.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan One of the comments on my article, The Validiation of the Sales Assessment Validation , mentioned the reluctance of CEOs and Presidents to redeploy or terminate ineffective sales managers. Lack of overall sales performance is an easily recognized problem.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Vaughn shared his invaluable insights on the common mistake of promoting top salespeople to leadership positions without providing them with the necessary training and the critical role of coaching skills in sales leadership. Their focus on DISC assessments for effective hiring reveals their commitment to enhancing the hiring process.

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Marc Wayshak

MAY 25, 2022

If so, you might often find yourself thinking, “I feel like with just a couple of small tweaks, we could be making so many more sales…”. One of the most common questions I get from sales managers is, “How can I make some small changes that will allow my sales team to sell significantly more?”. Scalable offering.

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Nutshell

MARCH 31, 2023

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. In this post, we’ll share some of our favorite resources for sales managers. Here are some of our favorites.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 28, 2019

You’ve hired a good salesperson but the reality is you’ve also hired a human being. If you want to know how to be a good sales manager, remember the importance of emotion management when addressing sales performance issues. Without emotion management, excuses can trigger an equally defensive response.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2023

There are eighteen years worth and 2,000 articles and while there are a few popular series of articles listed on the right-side navigation panel, there hasn’t been a way to finding the most helpful articles. For the consumers of Objective Management Group’s comprehensive data from the evaluations of nearly 2.4

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2023

There are eighteen years worth and 2,000 articles and while there are a few popular series of articles listed on the right-side navigation panel, there hasn’t been a way to finding the most helpful articles. For the consumers of Objective Management Group’s comprehensive data from the evaluations of nearly 2.4

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Hiring the right salespeople has always been problematic for most companies but with the shortage of quality sales candidates, it's more difficult than ever. The pressure to fill a role often causes sales management to hire the best of the pool of candidates instead of the right candidate.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 1, 2020

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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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2018

Sales manager job description. Sales managers are responsible for helping their reps meet individual quota, getting the team to hit quota, forecasting sales and running sales reports, providing mentorship and training, recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new salespeople, and more.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

You were an outstanding sales rep -- and now, as a sales manager, you’re eager to cultivate the same performance from your team members. Thousands of newly minted sales managers have been in your exact position, and many of them have written top-notch guides to thriving in this role. Best Sales Management Books.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2014

The CEO said, "We really like what you do, your sales force evaluation is exactly what we need, the information, data, science and intelligence you provide is perfect for us, this is the right time to move forward, and we''re ready to go.". I hate being right. Always start with sales management. But this one will.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 18, 2023

That’s right. Second-line sales managers (SLM) don’t coach their FLMs on their coaching. The role of the frontline manager (FLM) is to recruit, develop, and retain top sales performers. Sales coaching is a challenging skill that very few sales managers master.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Or, alternatively, perhaps you're second-guessing some of your hiring decisions — could you have found a rep who would've sold more? Fortunately (it's a good thing, we promise), this may be due less to the people you've hired and more to the guidance you've provided. What makes your product the right solution for prospects' problems?

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

It’s not that we hire others to do the work – we don’t – it’s just that I’m not motivated to do it – unless my music is playing. What are the top five selling activities that salespeople are most frequently not motivated to do? Motivate and incentivize your salespeople!

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s no secret that salespeople often fail as sales managers. Nonetheless, many of the best reps within an organization often end up in management positions. Whether you’re actively seeking a role as a manager or have already gotten a promotion, you should understand the most difficult aspects of the transition.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

Although factors like your product line, buyer personas, and brand awareness are important, sales managers are also critical to the success of any business as they have the potential to unlock huge returns that impact the business's bottom line. Onboard and Train New Hires. As a sales manager, you're a motivator for your reps.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Effective sales management is the core of any successful business. Read on as we break down why strong sales management matters, along with proven strategies to achieve it. It involves planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the sales activities within an organization to achieve its revenue targets and close deals.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 20, 2019

That’s right. Second line sales managers (SLM) don’t coach their FLMs on their coaching. Sales coaching is a very difficult skill that very few sales managers master. Your company has rolled out sales manager coaching training. The reality is, there is no one coaching the coaches.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 6, 2022

All sales managers know that it’s important to have a full staff of salespeople in order to hit your goals. But you know how risky and ineffective it is simply to hire anyone who can fog a mirror. It’s essential to hire only the right people.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

She is also the author of two books on inside sales, Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results , and her most recent, and a complement to the first book: Smart Sales Manager: The Ultimate Playbook for Building and Running a High-Performance Inside Sales Team. How can that be?

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Women Sales Pros

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

You’ve hired a good salesperson but the reality is you’ve also hired a human being. If you want to know how to be a good sales manager, remember the importance of emotion management when addressing sales performance issues. Without emotion management, excuses can trigger an equally defensive response.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen from the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast discuss how building excellence in sales leadership starts with having the right team. Sales leaders must be willing to make tough decisions about non-performers and proactively recruit top talent.

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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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No More Cold Calling

JULY 14, 2015

Remember when the phone was ringing off the hook and companies hired anyone who could fog a mirror? These new hires (more order-takers than salespeople) were fired. The problem was that sales management had their heads in the sand. We’ve all worked for managers who thought they were the world’s gift to sales.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Questions for Interviewing a Sales Manager. Why do you want to be a sales manager? Pretend I'm a sales rep who has missed quota three months in a row. Not to mention those chosen to lead the sales team actually take a pay cut -- often earning less than their direct reports. Tell me about yourself.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen from the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast discuss how building excellence in sales leadership starts with having the right team. Sales leaders must be willing to make tough decisions about non-performers and proactively recruit top talent.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen from the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast discuss how building excellence in sales leadership starts with having the right team. Sales leaders must be willing to make tough decisions about non-performers and proactively recruit top talent.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 10, 2024

Sellers who want to succeed must build sales credibility to stand out. adults think salespeople are credible, according to SalesFuel’s The State of Credibility in America study. Before salespeople can be thought of as 'trusted advisors,' they first must have a high level of sales credibility.” What is sales credibility?

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Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In her new book, Helen writes that the hybrid work revolution has made sales management the most pivotal role in the innovation economy. To be successful you must be adept at both implementing and executing a system of sales management AND winning the hearts of your sellers.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

So, you think you want to be a sales manager? If you’re an individual top-performing contributor in your sales organization and you’re thinking of applying for a sales manager role, let me give you a bit of a reality check first. Check out my book on running a human-centric sales process that'll win more customers.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2012

Why Arent Your Salespeople Selling? 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? close more sales (21). consistent sales (4). desire for sales success (6). driving sales (6). evaluating sales teams (1).

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Openview

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

When that transition is from an individual contributor to manager, that adjustment can be even more jarring. We all know the typical story with sales managers – they were a top performing salesperson, had ambitions to move up in their career, and then a position opens up and they are managing a group of salespeople.

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