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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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

In baseball, they call it the 5-tool player. They have all of the tools. There''s talent, and then there''s the ability to utilize one''s talent and most sports talent evaluators are no better at this then most sales managers. For sales, there are quality tools that can be utilized to help with sales selection.

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CommercialTribe

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Whether you are learning to play an instrument or a sport, your learning curve accelerates by how frequently you practice that skill and coaching is no different. Managers who consistently coach are better coaches…not because they necessarily were built that way but because they practiced the craft consistently and got better.

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Coaching Sales Management Hiring Sales Coaching 52

Showpad

JULY 25, 2019

Behind every winning sports team is a great coach. A coach sets the tone for success, creates a strategy, and provides continuous sales training and support so the team can reach its full potential. In order to scale successfully, it’s critical for a Sales organization and its executives to support their front line Sales managers.

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Sales Management Face-to-face Scale Coaching 53

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In some sports and other skills based endeavours, for example figure skating, you can score points for artistic merit, and you also get scored on execution. While I have always been a proponent of a good sales process, and having a playbook to assist and improve execution, let’s not lose sight of the overall objective: Revenue!

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Guidelines Sports 219

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 18, 2014

Unfortunately, it’s become acceptable in some circles to answer the phone or check sports scores at dinner. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' Stop staring at your phone while neglecting the people around you. It’s called FOMO—fear of missing out. Comment Here.

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SalesLoft

MAY 17, 2018

As with sports, coaches must develop their own knowledge and skill set to create a winning team. Managers weren’t born with an innate knowledge of what it takes to lead a successful sales team. That’s why it’s important that a sales manager has a baseline understanding of how to coach a winning team.

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BrainShark

JULY 4, 2023

Research firm CSO Insights offers a more formal definition: “Sales coaching is a leadership skill that develops each salesperson’s full potential. ” Coaching is often led by sales managers and facilitated by sales enablement professionals. Why is sales coaching important?

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Pipeliner

MARCH 9, 2018

As sales managers, you all know how important it is to be effective at managing your sales staff and sales pipeline. At times, being reminded of 3 Steps to effective sales management can have a profound impact on your effectiveness. What amount of business do you expect each sales person to generate?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

How Does Engage’s Sale Dialer Improve Sales Productivity? Everyone knows that sales is a contact sport, and ZoomInfo Engage makes contact easier. Below is a list of how Engage’s sales dialer improves overall sales productivity. Engage will log each call for you and immediately add it to your CRM platform.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 18, 2018

Consequently, if you don’t have omnichannel technology tools in your sales stack , you’re already behind competition. Fortunately, there are some great tools on the market to help businesses conquer omnichannel sales. A good omnichannel tool makes it as easy as possible for customers to get the information they need.

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Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I interviewed sales manager, sales person, sales trainer and all around smart guy Jorge Soto. I asked Jorge about how he uses Sales 2.0 Jorge, I know you are a fan of Sales 2.0 Jorge: It’s interesting because I never considered it Social Selling when I started to use social media tools to sell.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Past training programs, last year’s tools (which we never used anyway), many things that were highly effective and some which weren’t are no longer valid, displaced by this year’s version. It is no longer fashionable to talk about sales enablement, now it’s revenue enablement. Soccer is the same.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2023

Sales teams are also leveraging AI-driven tools, like conversation intelligence , in new ways to optimize the coaching process and improve performance. A modern sales coaching program is something every sales development leader should have in their arsenal. For this reason, most great sales coaches are very data-driven.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Ever wonder if your sales people are really listening to you? As a sales manager or sales executive, you have many roles to fill in order to get the most out of your sales team. I would say today your job/role as a sales manager is very much the same. Need for approval from sales people.

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Showpad

AUGUST 23, 2018

Sales managers at any organization are in a position to guide and motivate those they lead, similar to the coach of a sports team. So it would make sense to give managers the proper training for sales coaching, right? Training Sales Managers to Coach. Ongoing Coaching for Optimal Sales Performance.

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Coaching Sales Management Scale Sports 45

Mindtickle

JUNE 29, 2021

There’s only so much that a seller can digest through sales onboarding and training content — and in order for a rep to truly hone their skills, they must practice. Role-play sales training exercises have long been recognized as a powerful training tool for good reason — because they work. 8 Types of Sales Role-Play.

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Close.io

MAY 7, 2018

So they make them a sales manager. Putting a killer sales rep in a management position means they can share their unique insights and techniques with the rest of the team. In fact, 99% of the time, the best sales people make the worst sales managers. How I discovered I was a terrible sales manager.

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Chorus.ai

JULY 16, 2020

Golden 1 Center is reputed to be the world’s most technologically-advanced and sustainable sports and entertainment arena. It’s hardly surprising then that the Kings sales organization is big on technology tools. Unfortunately, this tool wasn’t as user-friendly as we hoped, and it made our coaching feel a bit choppy.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

Table of Contents How Sales Teams Use AI Creative Ways for Your Teams to Use AI Tips for Implementing AI How Sales Teams Use AI To understand AI’s impact on sales, we asked more than 600 sales professionals how they use AI in their work. 85% of sales professionals say that AI makes their prospecting more effective.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

see “ The Two Biggest Reasons Sales Tools Fail” ). FantasySalesTeam has come up with a gamification solution that does just that based on fantasy sports. And they can form their own fantasy sales teams. If your sales organization is highly mobile, CRM may no longer be (if it ever was) the best tool for your mobile reps.

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Pipeliner

JULY 21, 2020

It is not a sports car. This adoption is vitally important on a sales management level as well. Sales managers not only must provide their teams with a working tool but one which salespeople will actually enter data into and use. All of this is impossible without digital hubs and communication tools.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Before jumping the gun and hiring a seasoned veteran or promoting a rep from your (relatively) green team to Sales Manager, you should consider a middle ground: a team lead role for the inbound crew. But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise. Are There Risks Associated with A Team Lead Role?

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Women Sales Pros

MARCH 29, 2019

Well, I am here to say that some sales force turnover is a good thing. I suppose most employers look at it differently, though, if they don’t have a predictive tool to hire salespeople correctly. Gretchen Gordon, President of Braveheart Sales Performance , leads a team of consultants who solve sales problems for clients.

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Apptivo

APRIL 27, 2023

Some noteworthy aspects include: Contact management Sales Management Marketing Automation Analytics and Reporting Customization and flexibility Mobile Access Integration with other systems Scalability User Friendliness Contact management Contact management is similar to a well-coached sports team.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 1, 2020

But sales teams face unique challenges when they go remote — even when they’ve had plenty of time to plan for the transition. It’s always a challenge, for example, to put the right tools in place and hire people who can handle a certain level of independence. One of the biggest challenges sales managers face? At 8 a.m.,

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Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2018

There are a million tools out there (Zoominfo) to help with that. Keenan’s expertise isn’t limited to the sales world. He’s an avid Boston Sports fan. We’ve got mad eBooks, videos, case studies, execution tools, webinars, podcasts, and more… all free to help you make your number. # KeenanTakeover ”. Keenan’s response?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

How Does Engage’s Sale Dialer Improve Sales Productivity? Everyone knows that sales is a contact sport, and ZoomInfo Engage makes contact easier. Below is a list of how Engage’s sales dialer improves overall sales productivity. Engage will log each call for you and immediately add it to your CRM platform.

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Closing Call-back How To Outbound 130

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 14, 2014

As a sales manager or sales executive, you have many roles to fill in order to get the most out of your sales team. You must coach them, you must motivate them, you must have some level of performance management and, in some ways, you must mentor them. Your job as a sales manager is much the same.

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Sports Coaching Motivation Segment 120

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 6, 2018

It’s a formula stating that 80% of sales are made by 20% of sales reps, and it sometimes seems as immutable as a law of physics. Sales managers and business leaders try to move the ratio with training, but up to 87% of training content is forgotten within a few weeks. Coaching is no solution either.

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SalesforLife

JUNE 27, 2019

These events could be localized events, sporting events, experiential events, conferences, trade shows, or user conferences. You need to engage using tools that help you understand buying intent. Engagement. Randomly emailing people or placing phone calls doesn’t work.

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Campaigns Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Trade Show 95

No More Cold Calling

MAY 19, 2015

Your birthday, favorite sports team, or hometown could help you seal the deal. The same goes for people with similar political agendas, passions, or hobbies, or who like the same sports teams? Unfortunately, social selling is usually misunderstood as navigating the sales process using only tools like Twitter, Linkedin, or Facebook.

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Social Media Prospecting Sports SAP 120

Mindtickle

JUNE 29, 2021

There’s only so much that a seller can digest through sales onboarding and training content — and in order for a rep to truly hone their skills, they must practice. Role-play sales training exercises have long been recognized as a powerful training tool for good reason — because they work. Elevator pitch. Objection handling.

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Negotiation Exercises Objections Coaching 72

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Many people forget that selling is a team sport, especially where BDRs are concerned. If you’re a sales manager, I highly recommend you try implementing a weekly meeting like this. If you’re a rep, mention this to your manager, or start an informal group with your other reps to hold each other accountable and improve.

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Prospecting Analytics CRM Sports 97

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Before jumping the gun and hiring a seasoned veteran or promoting a rep from your (relatively) green team to sales manager, you should consider a middle ground: a team lead role for the inbound crew. But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise. Are there risks associated with a team lead role?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 130

Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 14, 2011

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sports Webinar Metrics 168