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What Modern Sales Has In Common With Sports

Janek Performance Group

In the real-world, sales is a complex and competitive environment. In fact, sales as a profession is quite similar to sports. In this article, we will outline what sales professionals have in common with sports and how they can improve their performance and set new sales records. The truth hurts.

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The Many Different Selling Roles and How They Differ - Part 1

Understanding the Sales Force

When you think about cars, you know there are coupes, sedans, crossovers, SUVs, and sports cars. To further complicate things, in some companies and industries, Sales Managers function as salespeople and Sales VPs function as Sales Managers.

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Sales Management Through Pipeliner CRM

Pipeliner

The topic of Sales management is very broad, and is covered in an infinite number of books, so we won’t be covering that here. There is also an endless list of material on sales management—and as anyone who has read my previous writings on the subject knows, I consider that management is management.

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Wouldn’t Sales Call Play-by-Play Analyses be Fun?

Understanding the Sales Force

Wouldn’t it be cool if, instead of the news that currently appears in your feed, or the sports analysis you just heard, you could read the news of your last few days of selling, or hear the play-by-play analysis of your sales call from earlier today? You probably have the same stories showing up in your news feed as me.

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Do You Have a Recipe for Sales Management Success?

Anthony Cole Training

I’ve been trying to find a way to tie cooking to sales management. I love to cook (and eat) and I love selling and coaching sales management. Thus my attempt to find another way to explain concepts of sales management: COOKING! I think so… and I think the entire process requires a “recipe” for success.

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How to Be a Good Sales Manager, According to Leaders With High Attainment & Low Turnover

Hubspot Sales

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 Manager Survival Guide – Book Review

The Pipeline

Brock writes a book on a critical subject like sales management, it is an opportunity to learn and share with others in my circle. Sales Manager Survival Guide: Lessons From Sales’ Front Lines , is a book I wish I had way back when I was promoted from being territory rep to sales manager.