The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 15, 2014

Are you a new sales manager? As Ken says, he wrote this book because he “wants to give first time sales […]. If so, my guess is you are excited and a bit overwhelmed all at the same time. As you navigate your new role, I recommend the new book Slammed!!! by Ken Thoreson.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 11, 2014

We spent a few moments digging into the things great sales managers must do to be successful with their team. Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills andy paul leader sales leader sales leadership sales management'

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills sales leader sales leadership sales management sales manager time management time waster'

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Amy is a leader in modern sales strategy. She helps mid-market organizations to grow sales through sales strategy advisory skills development programs. Her book “The Modern Seller” is an Amazon bestseller, plus LinkedIn also recognizes her as a top sales voice. Approach to Consultative Selling.

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Carew International

OCTOBER 1, 2020

A recent Inc.com article explores LinkedIn’s 2020 Global State of Sales Report. Here are four critical skills all sales professionals should prioritize in order to build trust throughout the sales process. How do you rate among these four skills? Solving before selling. Relationship building. Adaptability.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 27, 2014

Blog leadership Professional Selling Skills low performer sales leadership sales manager' Everyone else on the team knows who the slacker is, and worse yet, they’re looking at you to see how you’re going to handle […].

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 4, 2022

In the pre-COVID days, sales managers would ride along with a sales rep for the day. They would observe calls, ask questions to help the sales rep evaluate what worked well and didn’t work, and have the rep come up with ways they would commit to improving their selling skills.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 23, 2011

To Become A Master Salesperson, Master NON Selling Skills. Tweet Share Everyone talks about “how to sell” Not me. In order to struggle less, you must begin to make the transition from “making a sale” to “creating a buying atmosphere.” What is selling about? Online Training.

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Sales Readiness Group

JULY 19, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella often speaks of how his career – and his company – have been shaped by empathy. He views it as a quality to be consciously cultivated, practiced, and applied – “not just as something nice to have, but as the core to the innovation agenda in the company.”

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 16, 2013

Let’s do a quick review of some of the key activities the typical sales manager — or sales leader — does. Sales managers put them together properly, adding information where necessary, and send them up the chain of command on time. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 18, 2013

If and Then : The two words no sales manager ever wants to hear. ” The reasoning goes like this: “ If we could cut our price, then I know I could close more sales.” ” This is nothing more than the typical blame game played by salespeople when they can’t sell. .”

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Selling Skills or Selling Process? A person with strong selling skills.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Developing Master Sales Coaches. Do you have a team of master sales coaches? Are your sales managers ready to crush it in 2020 or will it be another frustrating, mediocre 12-months? Unfortunately, as you know, this won’t maximize your sales nor improve the competencies of your sales team.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 31, 2013

It is time to get it out on the table and say once and for all that if you are a sales manager, you are in a dead-end position. If you are a salesperson and you want to be promoted to a sales manager position, it’s time to change your thinking. Sales managers manage processes.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 4, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The latest interview between Jonathan Farrington, CEO of TopSalesWorld , and me is available here. We discussed why only 17% of all sales managers are effective at coaching and the conversation was very enlightening. DNA - They don''t have the DNA to support effective sales coaching.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2023

Let’s see what sales managers can do amidst this revolution to merge the gap between humans and technology. No place is more posed for immediate benefit from Generative AI than in helping to improve the sales process and complement a sales professional’s fundamental selling skills.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan An interesting article, Secrets to Developing Successful Sales Managers , by Xactly's CEO, Christopher Cabrera, was posted on Selling Power's 2/19/13 blog. This article lists the top 10 sales management competencies. Selling skills!

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Sales Readiness Group

MARCH 31, 2021

Last week, I surveyed 53 sales managers, asking them, among other things, what essential skills their top-performing salespeople possess. Okay, it wasn’t an actual survey.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 27, 2013

A sales manager can help tremendously if they occasionally go on sales calls with their salespeople. I call this the “four-legged sales call.” ” Problem is too managers won’t do this at all — or when they do it, they do it wrong. ” Sales Motivation Blog. .

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

As a sales manager, one of your jobs is to make sure your salespeople are equipped to succeed when selling to purchasing departments and/or buyers. These selling situations can be much different than other situations, because professional buyers are incredibly adept at working deals to their advantage.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2024

Sales Managers: Get Off Your Butt and Start Coaching Your Reps In today’s highly competitive sales industry, which has endless analytic tools and virtual interfaces, the role of the sales manager has quietly pivoted to that of a ‘dashboard coach.’

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criteria for success

JULY 15, 2021

As sales managers, we’ve all been told we need to coach our teams. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. What makes a good coach?

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 24, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I was listening to a Boston Sports Radio Station, the same one I wrote about here. It got me thinking about the road most often taken to sales management. Compared to the rocky road to coaching in the NFL, the road to sales management absolutely sounds like a road paved with gold!

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Women Sales Pros

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

If you want to know how to be a good sales manager, remember the importance of emotion management when addressing sales performance issues. For example, a sales manager is meeting with one of her top salespeople who is running behind plan for the very first time in two years. Good Selling!

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The Sales Readiness Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Sales coaching is crucial in improving sales reps' performance and selling skills. However, many managers don't prioritize this essential task. Why aren't sales managers spending enough time coaching, and what can be done about it? These are important questions to answer.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

Most sales managers would like to do that. But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

One of the easiest things sales managers and senior management can do is to call every person they know at a client company. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. Sooner you make the calls, the better. Objective of the calls is three-fold. It’s your business.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 23, 2016

announces the release of its 2016 STAR Sales Manager Report which captures the opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. Companies continue to struggle to meet their sales objectives.

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Sales organizations have had to adjust how they prospect, sell, and interact with customers and each other. . However, there are two fundamental activities that successful sales organizations have been able to continue doing despite COVID. The two critical activities are selling and coaching. . Virtual Selling.

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Sales Readiness Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In our research report 5 Hallmarks of High-Impact Sales Organizations , we identified sales coaching as the top sales management action to improve sales team performance. One of the key benefits of sales coaching is that it helps managers transition from chief problem solvers to sales team enablers.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the role of a sales leader as not just bringing in the numbers but developing their salespeople into self-managing individuals. ” – Steven Rosen “Unbelievably talented sales leaders still fall into that trap of rescuing their salespeople versus developing their salespeople.”

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

Wholesale distributors are feeling urgency to change their sales models, a joint MDM/RLI research study shows. Many distributors have a field sales culture in markets where inside sales models may make more sense. Most Critical Skill Gaps. Field Sales vs. Inside Sales. What This Means for Sales Managers.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 27, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. 5 Sales Training Tips for Sales Managers AND Salespeople. FREE Resources. Negotiation.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 15, 2018

Having spent his career running sales teams at Salesforce.com, Paul Snelson now found himself leading the 70-rep sales organization at TouchBistro. Like many SaaS sales teams, Paul has a specialized sales model. But the rate of converting these leads into sales meetings was low. Booming Leads, Busting Close Rates.

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In this guest blog post from one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons , Kevin Lewis, Global Sales Excellence Leader at Milliken Chemical and an authority on developing sales managers, recommends five ways to get new sales managers off to a great start. Great sales leaders aren’t born: they’re made.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Many sales managers debate which is better — hiring for industry experience or hiring the “best athlete” (someone with limited industry experience and exceptional selling skills).

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 25, 2012

It’s called 52 Sales Management Tips – The Sales Manager’s Success Guide , and it’s for sales executives, sales managers and small business owners. I can tell you that 52 Sales Management Tips is packed with gems that will help any sales leader take their game to the next level.

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