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8 KPIs Every Sales Manager Should Measure in 2018

Hubspot Sales

KPIs for Sales Managers. Sales Volume by Location. Sales managers -- and particularly field sales managers -- can often feel like they are trapped in a fog. The most qualified leads in your CRM? New Leads/Opportunities. Client Acquisition Rates. Competitor Pricing. Existing Client Engagement.

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15 Job Interview Questions to Ask a Sales Manager Candidate in 2018

Hubspot Sales

Questions for Interviewing a Sales Manager. Why do you want to be a sales manager? Pretend I'm a sales rep who has missed quota three months in a row. Not to mention those chosen to lead the sales team actually take a pay cut -- often earning less than their direct reports. Tell me about yourself.

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The 8 Skills Salespeople Will Need to Be Successful in 2018

Hubspot Sales

Selling Skills 2018. Your job title hasn’t changed -- you’re still a salesperson, sales manager, sales director, etc. -- but of course, everything else has. 2017 was a huge year: It brought us AI sales tools, machine learning, account-based selling, increasing sales automation, and hyper-targeting.

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Is Your CRM Data-Driven or a Data Dump?

Miller Heiman Group

Ostensibly designed to help sellers close more deals, in many organizations, the CRM is just another administrative task on a salesperson’s already crowded plate. It’s a way for sales managers to monitor deal status that adds little, if any, value to their selling activities. But this approach to CRM is changing.

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The Missing Link Between Your CRM Investment and Sales Performance

Miller Heiman Group

How satisfied are you with the rollout and adoption of your CRM system? When we ask sales leaders this question, answers often range from “not very” to “not at all.” In our 2018 Sales Operations Optimization Study conducted by CSO Insights, only 47 percent of respondents reported adoption rates of greater than 90 percent.

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Three Key Skills to Distinguish Sellers from Sales Managers

Miller Heiman Group

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. Conclusion.

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The Biggest Threat to Sales Teams in 2018 Isn't Losing Clients

Hubspot Sales

What if we spent less time learning about how to interview the perfect sales rep and more time on developing and investing in the reps we have? What if the biggest threat to sales teams isn't losing clients, but losing our teammates themselves? How Fast Are Salespeople Churning in 2018? Why Are Reps Actually Leaving?

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