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Apple Fritters and the 10 Keys to a Successful Sales Transformation

Understanding the Sales Force

Even worse, some of these ineffective salespeople lead their sales teams in revenue because they inherited the biggest and best accounts, well-established large territories, have years in their industry and/or territory and are viewed as an expert.

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10 Reasons To Hug Your Sales Manager

Tony Hughes

Sales Management is without doubt the most important link in the revenue chain. It’s also the toughest role in a company because it’s where the person is squeezed between the relentless expectations of executive management and sellers who struggle to differentiate in ferociously competitive markets.

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Three Ways Sales Organizations Can Offer Buyers More Value

Miller Heiman Group

In The Way to Create Value , a recent eBook we created in partnership with LinkedIn, we suggested three ways that sales leaders can create the structure, culture and systems to start building high-performing sales teams that deliver more value for buyers. Define a Sales Methodology. Layer Sales Technology.

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What is the Best Sales Model for Your Sales Force?

Understanding the Sales Force

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? I will be speaking at the Sales 2.0

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Transforming from Sales Manager 2.0 to Sales Manager 3.0 and Beyond

Mindtickle

Sales managers are critical to the success of their sales reps. While sales managers are charged with ensuring reps meet their numbers, how they meet their numbers is not as simple as it once was. Yet businesses often under-invest in their sales managers. Can your sales reps wait that long?

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Transforming from Sales Manager 2.0 to Sales Manager 3.0 and Beyond

Mindtickle

Sales managers are critical to the success of their sales reps. While sales managers are charged with ensuring reps meet their numbers, how they meet their numbers is not as simple as it once was. Yet businesses often under-invest in their sales managers. Can your sales reps wait that long?

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The Challenge with The Challenger Sale

SBI Growth

A Sales Methodology is only effective if it is reinforced. The challenger sale requires a big investment in money, resources, and time. Here are five big questions to ask: Is my sales team structured appropriately to handle The Challenger Sale? Many sales organizations have a Hunter-Farmer/Geographic structure.