Sales Training Connection

JUNE 9, 2014

Developing sales talent. Sales managers, like many other managers, have a tendency not to focus on their top performers. Yet when we ask those same sales managers, “What’s your reaction when you find out that one of your superstars is moving on?” How can you minimize this happening on your sales team?

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SBI

AUGUST 1, 2018

We tend to think of onboarding as a one-time event as new sales reps are hired. But we all know the reality – even with the most organized onboarding program, it’s going to take weeks of reinforcement, training, and coaching, and months before it can be determined whether a new sales rep is successful. Employee handbook?

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. Josiane heads up TeleSmart Communications , and is leading practice and thought leader in the area of inside sales and management. How can that be?

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Miller Heiman Group

MARCH 11, 2019

The role of a sales manager may be the hardest job in sales. While coaching your team to sales success, your responsibilities include recruiting new talent and meeting the needs of key customers, all while collaborating with internal stakeholders such as marketing, product management and executives.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Most organizations believe that their most successful sales people will make great sales managers. A recent study by the ASTD found that only 11% of companies train their managers. If you are a new manager, you are asking, “What do I do now?”. Sales Manager Killers. Where do you find them?

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Allego

MAY 17, 2023

As the pressure for sales teams to succeed increases, so too does the need for sales leaders to develop their sellers’ skills and potential. First, many sales leaders rely on an outdated sales leadership approach. In fact, 76% of sales leaders have too many demands on their time, Brandon Hall Group research shows.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 8, 2019

Both studies found a common thread in those companies that didn’t just survive during the economic downturns but thrived: they prepared for it. . It’s easy to assume your sales organization is recession-proof if you’re making your numbers, but when you dig deeper, you see that a good economy may be masking a plethora of issues.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 28, 2020

Change is constant in the age of the coronavirus, and it’s having deep effects on sales organizations. LinkedIn and Korn Ferry recently took a deep dive into the impact of the coronavirus on sales organizations. Below, we highlight five of the most critical of these trends affecting sales organizations.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 16, 2013

Tweet REALITY QUESTION FOR SALES MANAGERS: Why would you, as a leader, take an improving salesperson who is having the best year of their career, and tell him or her they’re “not making enough calls”? You’re a micro manager with little or no current sales talent yourself. Successful sales leaders….

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Sell Integrity

JANUARY 28, 2021

It’s important to understand what it’s really going to cost you when you lose a sales rep — and what steps you can take to minimize your turnover rates. Every sales leader can relate to that pit-in-the-stomach feeling when a star sales rep says they’re moving on. In some industries, average sales rep tenure is just two years.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Has the Great Resignation caused you to re-think your sales team hiring practices? And the sales department is not immune to this phenomenon. To reach your sales goals in 2022 preventing a sales talent exodus is critical. To reach your sales goals in 2022 preventing a sales talent exodus is critical.

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Sell Integrity

MARCH 18, 2021

Effective sales recruiting strategies start with a well-defined Sales Success Profile based on objective performance criteria. Here’s how to consistently identify, attract and retain candidates with the talent and experience to become high performers. How to Recruit Top Sales Talent. Most companies know this.

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Miller Heiman Group

AUGUST 12, 2019

More than 80% of sales leaders believe they don’t have the right talent to succeed in the future, according to CSO Insights’ 2018 Sales Talent Study—a talent gap that’s disrupting most sales organizations. It’s the foundation of the organization’s talent strategy.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Before we discuss how to improve sales training, a quick promo for the latest and greatest taking place over at the ever improving Top Sales World. The June issue of Top Sales Magazine has been published and you can download it here. More on Baseball and Sales.

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Showpad

JULY 1, 2019

Sales enablement is the driving force that gives reps the content, tools, and training they need to gain more traction with buyers. Various reports from industry-leading organizations over the past few years provide evidence for the value of sales enablement programs. That study went on to show that 22.6%

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 18, 2012

One of the fastest ways to accomplish this is for the HR director to partner with the SVP of Sales in solving Sales problems – which leads to improved revenue results. Helping the Sales Exec show improved results will certainly catch the eye of the CEO. Making the sales number. Developing sales leaders.

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Just How Costly Is Sales Turnover? When hiring – and retaining – sales talent, you might say that a bit more is at risk: Nearly $100,000 of your hard-earned revenue, to be exact. That’s the cost to a company for turning over a salesperson, according to one study. Management headaches. Minimizing Sales Turnover.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sales Training Programs Online. Sales training programs online could become the preferred delivery channel over the next few years. Online sales training has both advantages, disadvantages, and parity with the more traditional approach to upskilling salespeople. So, sales skill development remains essential for any business.

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 29, 2020

There are a lot of great sales networks out there, each one doing something awesome in their corner of the world. We gathered a list of some of the sales industry’s favorites, and where to find them. London Enterprise Sales Forum ). Modern Tech Sales : Today’s services and systems are complex and expensive.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 4, 2015

Management had announced the winners to the entire company, and I’d been on an amazing trip. But I was a seasoned sales pro working with a winning sales team , so how much acknowledgment did I really need? ” He writes: In a study last year conducted by University of Southern California business professor Steve W.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 22, 2019

In “All That Glitters Is Not Gold: 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study,” CSO Insights, the research division of Miller Heiman Group, shared the top 12 best practices that are aligned with world-class sales performance (download it here if you haven’t read it yet). How effective is your sales team’s sales strategy?

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

We know you’re busy—in fact salespeople say they spend 65% of their time on non-selling activities—so we’ve identified the top sales podcasts to help you improve and push your sales career and skills to the next level. Sales Influence—Why People Buy! Each episode features sales insights for modern sellers.

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 11, 2014

Sales Team Turnover. Sales leaders spend a fair amount of time and effort reviewing issues related to the cost of sale. For those who have not recently taken a serious look at the cost of sales turnover, we thought a quick exploration of the topic might be warranted. Defining the sales turnover problem.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Yet many enterprise sales organizations wait until a recession hits to change course—and by then, their response is often too little and too late. But in a recent study of all U.S. But in a recent study of all U.S. Many sales organizations are reluctant to act because they can’t predict their needs in a fluctuating market.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

When considering in-house or outsourced sales training, the question is not, “which method is better?” This question requires leadership to determine which sales problem they are trying to solve. Not every company is a good fit for partnering with a sales training organization. The In-House Sales Training Model.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Some sales candidates look great during the hiring process. HR has worked hard to find capable talent, and Sales has committed time and money to ramp the new hire. If you’re a Sales or HR leader, this may be happening all too often. Sales can learn a lesson here. Result: another failure to launch.

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Close.io

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Your first basic sales model has accomplished wonders for your business so far, but after weighing the various factors involved and taking a close look at the market , you’ve decided to start building your sales organization. This is the time to determine which of the 3 sales team structures is best suited for you.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 18, 2019

On the surface, your sales organization looks like it’s doing everything your shareholders or board expects: Your revenue attainment is up, and more salespeople are exceeding their goal than you’ve seen in the last five years. Assess Your Sales Performance. Evaluate Your Existing Talent—and Rebuild Your Hiring Profiles.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 4, 2013

Most HR and Sales leaders who just completed this mid-year chore would agree. It does not answer the question that is top of mind with Sales and HR leaders, “How can we improve the performance of our sales team?” The accelerated pace of today’s selling environment requires a new kind of performance management.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 23, 2012

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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Close.io

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In today’s post, I'm going to give you step-by-step details on how to onboard sales talent with success. In fact: these are strategies that we’ve used and seen others use to turn people with no sales background into some of the best in the industry. What’s inside sales onboarding, you ask? Let’s jump right in.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 16, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Not Different – Sales eXchange – 132. Stored in Attitude , Buying Process , Communication , EDGE Sales Process , Gap Selling , Impact Questions , Planning , Productivity , Prospecting , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales eXchange , execution. EDGE Sales Process.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 15, 2011

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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Miller Heiman Group

AUGUST 19, 2019

As you decide how and where to invest your resources for 2020, think about what changes you want to make to improve performance at your sales organization. That data is hard to come by, but we have a solution that puts it at your fingertips: the Sales Performance Meter. Take the Sales Performance Meter.

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Close.io

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Your first basic sales model has accomplished wonders for your business so far, but after weighing the various factors involved and taking a close look at the market , you’ve decided to start building your sales organization. This is the time to determine which of the 3 sales team structures is best suited for you.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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Miller Heiman Group

JANUARY 7, 2020

2020 marks the start of not just a new year, but a new decade, which makes it an excellent time to revisit the challenges that have plagued the sales industry and find new solutions. For many sales organizations, that means taking a good look at your talent and determining if your talent strategy aligns to your business goals.

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