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5 Questions to Ask Yourself When a Salesperson is Underperforming

The Center for Sales Strategy

One of your most important jobs as a leader is to mentor and coach, but it can be one of the most difficult parts of your job if you have an underperforming seller on your team. Before you take drastic measures and place the blame on your underperformer, here are five questions to ask yourself.

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7 Outdated Sales Closing Tactics That Are Flat Out Terrible

Hubspot Sales

In Glengarry Glen Ross , Alec Baldwin plays Blake, a belligerent trainer sent to shake up a tired, underperforming sales team. Even in the age of Glengarry Glen Ross , when "Always Be Closing" was the mantra echoing in sales reps’ heads, he was wrong. Reps will ask prospects things like, “So what day should we get started?”

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7 Reasons Sales is Still a Great Career (& 7 Reasons Why Not)

Hubspot Sales

Every person who has considered a career in sales has asked the following question: Is sales a good career? Clear Career Path : As an entry-level salesperson, you’ll be able to move into management roles or shift laterally into business development. You can bring in well over $100K/year in the right sales role.

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Sales Compensation: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

When to pay commission. Time yourself explaining the plan to a salesperson (or the mirror). And next year, when your priorities have probably changed, you can create a new sales comp plan. Sales compensation is one of the trickiest aspects of the sales organization to get right. How to create a good sales comp plan.

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Rethink Sales Podcast: Return on Sales Investment – Part 2

SalesGlobe

Mark Donnolo Welcome to The Rethink Sales Podcast, I’m Mark Donnolo. Michelle Seger And I’m Michelle Seger. Mark Donnolo And Michelle, today we’re going to be talking about a really cool topic, one of my favorites, which is ROSI Return On Sales Investment. Michelle Seger Yeah, I’m very excited about our podcast today.

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Sales Coaching: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

When coaching skills exceed expectations, 94.8% When coaching skills need improvement, only 84.5% When you notice one rep is using a strategy to great success, you can immediately teach the rest of your team to do the same thing, similar to how a HubSpot sales rep's success with video prospecting spread throughout his team.

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Everything You Ever Wondered About Hiring a Virtual Assistant (And More)

Hubspot Sales

When was the last time you took stock of your productivity? This gets a little fuzzy when you consider what an “administrative task” is. An administrative task for a salesperson is different than that of a real estate agent or graphic designer. They clutter up our days and keep us under water and sometimes underperforming.