The Pipeline

MARCH 5, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Sales Process! Sales eXchange – 139. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , EDGE Sales Process , Metrics , Planning , Proactive , Sales Process , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution.

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MJ Hoffman

JANUARY 23, 2019

The best rep on your team has a buddy who is an awesome and gainfully employed rep on another sales manager’s team. Utilize your own best reps to find your next stellar sales hire. . Speak to executives at your own company who are in non-sales roles. Give me the background of your process. Ask the real leaders.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 17, 2014

About a month ago I had the privilege to be part of a great panel exploring key issues sales leaders need to not just think about, but act on in preparing for a successfully 2015. The panel included: Lori Richardson – Score More Sales. Lee Salz – Sales Architects. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . And myself.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

There has been lots written about the common mistake companies make in selecting new sales managers; specifically the habit of promoting some of their best sales people to the management ranks, whether they are suitable or not. Most sales people know what they have to do, the challenge is getting them to do it.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 18, 2022

Do you ever wonder what it would take to become a Sales Superhero? The Center for Sales Strategy firmly believes that you have a few innate sales traits (best discovered through our Sales Talent Assessment). What would it take to bag every target account on your list?

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Alice Heiman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Strategic Sales Team Restructuring Harris didn’t stop at marketing transformations. She meticulously restructured the sales team to better align with customer segments, differentiating between new logo acquisition and existing account management.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 24, 2013

On Monday I had the pleasure of discussing how small business owners approach hiring sales talent, what works, and what they should avoid. . Take a look, and as always, share your thoughts, leave a comment. . What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto. Tibor Shanto'

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BrainShark

MAY 31, 2023

While employee cutbacks and attrition are widespread across sectors and roles at the moment, these numbers are especially concerning for sales— a department with historically high turnover at the best of times. What is time to competency in sales onboarding? Because of quota attainment,” said Zines. “If

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 12, 2013

Sales like any other craft takes practice, evaluation, more practice, repeated coaching, and just when we think we have it down, we need to practice some more; and then things change, which means we get to practice some more. Consider that in North America, there is an average 1,760 hours of active sales time. What’s in Your Pipeline?

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The best way to accomplish sales goals is to have the right salespeople on your team. To achieve your sales goals in 2022, there is one essential question you need to ask before you spend a dime on marketing. . Do we have the right sales team in place to achieve our sales goals in 2022? But that can be misleading.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 5, 2023

However, other sales levers that drive profitability are available but not in the headlines. This article explores the sales levers available to CEOs to help navigate an economic downturn. At Janek, we view execution as a sales asset. Demand for high-performing sales talent increases in a downturn because their value increases.

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The Pipeline

JULY 3, 2014

With sales being a team experience at most companies, it is not all that different in this respect, save a couple of key areas. While everyone knew well in advance that the NHL’s trade deadline was March 5th, companies do not formally announce such intentions, nor do they set self-imposed time limits for adding or shedding talent.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

One group particularly prolific is sales professionals. Sales leaders, trainers, and consultants regularly post articles that they distribute via their LinkedIn newsletter. We asked our sales leaders and reps which ones they prefer, researched them, and narrowed the list down to 18. Published weekly. Published biweekly.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 3, 2019

Author: Lance Tyson In the hypercompetitive field of sales, escalating goals have become standard. This year we’d be fine with flat or declining sales.” Everyone wants to see that hockey stick curve of escalating sales performance that will take their organization to unprecedented levels of success.

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The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

Seems some sales organizations are taking a page from other paraprofessional playbook, some effectively, others, maybe not. This has worked well in developing and maintaining the right talent, and the ability to identify skills in individuals who take a related path, such as field management, and complementary functions such as marketing.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2013

Many in sales buy into, or more accurately, settle for the 80/20 rule, one example would be 20% of a company’s reps generating 80% of sales. Sales Perfomance Management Sales Process Tibor Shanto' By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca.

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Showpad

APRIL 10, 2023

So how can sales leaders drive growth in today’s landscape? With support from sales enablement. Four core responsibilities of sales enablement Forrester guest speaker, Peter Ostrow, shares four major categories of enablement responsibilities in our webinar. Sales talent management. Sales asset management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

But this staple tactic of the poker table can be a valuable and valid tool in sales negotiations. In a sales situation, bluffing can help you maximize your revenue outcomes. Integrating artful bluffing into your sales strategy can also empower sales representatives to achieve their potential.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 2, 2020

Author: Wendy Mack Opinions can be misleading, particularly when hiring sales talent. While there’s some truth to that stereotype, other sales roles might need less extroversion and more analytical and emotional expertise. Defaulting to those sales stereotypes can cost teams stellar hires. Paint a Picture With Data.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 22, 2018

From sales force training and compensation to investments in sales processes and technology, organizations relentlessly seek to pull the right levers that will drive revenue growth and improve sales effectiveness. These results were due entirely to sales manager skills, independent of the skills of their salespeople.

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Act!

APRIL 16, 2024

Did you know that by 2025, 80 percent of B2B sale s interactions between buyers and sellers are predicted to happen virtually? That’s how fast the remote sales landscape is evolving. Virtual sales teams allow organizations to optimize costs, hire the best sales talent worldwide, and engage with prospects in different time zones.

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SBI Growth

JULY 14, 2013

There’s no denying that in sales, talent is a key differentiator. The majority of your “A” players are talented. However, even the most talented will fail if they''re put in the wrong environment. Today’s post is about how Sales Ops can create conditions that enable success. Huddle Around A Sales Process.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Regardless of whether you are an experienced sales manager or a brand-new hiring manager, this article will help you in your search for superstar sales talent. The myth of a perfect salesperson is something many sales managers pursue because the need for high-performing sales reps is greater than ever.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Sales leaders, be honest — you're curious about what your peers are up to. If you don’t have the time or resources to commission your own data, you’re in luck because we’ve compiled a list of important data points sales leaders need to know. Sales Leadership Stats. Sales Performance. is invaluable. Remote Selling.

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Engage Selling

AUGUST 2, 2016

What’s the easiest way to lose control of the sales process? I’m sure you’ve noticed, many salespeople hold off on presenting their price to a prospective client until the final written proposal. They don’t bring up pricing in person or before … Read More »

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 2, 2023

In an instant, sales organizations saw their operations and teams rendered dramatically less productive. It was an epic cultural shift that upended our processes, people, and priorities. In addition to an uncertain economy, organizations now face dispersed sales teams and a lexicon of new phrases.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For that, sales organizations rely on onboarding. This is the lengthy process of developing raw sales talent into top performers within their respective organizations. Here, we’ll discuss the best onboarding practices for the new sales environment: Product Training. Sales Process. Lead Qualification.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Throughout our history with the company, we performed multiple projects- Sales Process, Sales Structure, and Channel Management. However, every attempt we made to talk about Talent Management received the Heisman. They underwent extensive product training and sales skills reinforcement. It was seen as HR fluff.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 2, 2021

For sales enablement practitioners, this requires proactive evaluation of how you manage customer-facing talent, content, and communications to deliver exceptional buyer experiences. Create Clarity Around Your Sales Talent Lifecycle. Empower Your Sales Managers. September 10, 2021). September 10, 2021).

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Sales technology feels like it is evolving faster than we can keep up. Here I will explore the current state of AI in sales, and its potential for improving seller productivity. ” What I am hearing from sales leaders is an attitude of deploying AI now and figuring out the details later.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 26, 2014

Sales or marketing challenges exist in every organization. Sales performance may be suffering. The acute issues of 5-10 years back (sales process, CRMs, dialing or direct mail leads, etc.) aren''t the same today (social prospecting, content marketing, buying process maps, etc.). The Wrong Way To Improve.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2013

In this post we will discuss Agile Sales. Agile sales is an approach that can help you keep pace with your customers. A few months back I wrote a post about becoming an Agile Sales Leader. Now it is time to make the entire sales organization agile. Let’s start with the definition of agile sales.

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The Pipeline

MAY 22, 2013

In the past I have written about the propensity of sales leaders to accept and live with the Pareto Principle, the 80/20 rule. NOTE: this is once the sales rep has been on-boarded, trained on your systems, and integrated into the process. Any way you slice it, the majority of the sales team is missing quota.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Sales Force (Mis)Alignment. Stored in Business Acumen , Coaching , Demand Generation , Hiring Sales Talent , Planning , Sales Force Alignment , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Sales plays an outsized role in driving growth at many organizations. Yet despite its importance, recent data suggests that sales as a profession is facing a looming hiring crisis. Data from ZipRecruiter indicates that sales vacancy listings are reaching unprecedented highs , up 65 percent to more than 700,000 listings as of July 2021.

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 16, 2012

Noel Wagner , director of talent acquisition at the Achilles Group responded with a comment: "It is a manager's job to develop their team or manage them out if they're not capable after being trained.". When we assess the sales group we use the Objective Management Sales Talent Evaluation. Thank you Noel.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan My vision, of how the future of selling is shaping up, appears in today''s (the December 18, 2013) issue of Top Sales Magazine. This issue also features the 2013 Award Winners of the Top Sales & Marketing Awards in 18 Categories. We did pretty well this year!

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