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37 Sales Leadership Stats to Know in 2020

Hubspot Sales

Sales leaders who did not invest in remote selling fell behind — 50% of this subgroup did not hit their sales targets this year. After a significant dip in March 2020, American businesses experienced a 45% increase in deals won in September 2020. 51% of sales leaders rely on data to measure sales rep performance.

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Sales Managers: The Key to Getting Your Sellers to Love Your Tech Stack

Miller Heiman Group

Our 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study linked technology adoption to sales success. Yet, although most organizations have deployed at least 10 sales technology tools—with four more on the way , seller efficiency and effectiveness have not improved. Lack of seller adoption of the sales technology stack.

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Four Keys to Evolving Sales Management at Your Company

Miller Heiman Group

It’s hard out there for your average sales manager. Sales trends like ever-expanding buyer expectations, changing sales methodologies and nonstop transformation initiatives have coalesced to make their role more challenging than ever. Implement a Rigorous Hiring Process for Sales Managers and Leaders.

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Three Major Changes Challenging Today’s Sales Leadership

Miller Heiman Group

It’s challenging to work in sales management today. Sales managers often resemble Atlas, tasked with holding up the world as their areas of responsibility are ever-increasing: managing their team and market. delivering stronger sales results. Sales Organizations Continuously Reinvent Themselves.

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A Look Back at the Top 15 Sales Stories from 2019

Miller Heiman Group

2020 starts tomorrow—and that’s got us feeling reflective. Over the course of this year, our blog took sales and services on a journey, with stories about practical challenges in growing prospects, advice for sales leaders anticipating a recession, conversations with major sales influencers like Neil Rackham and much more.

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What You Missed at Elevate 2019

Miller Heiman Group

Hamerschlag talked about how sales technology removes administrative tasks and increases the importance of having a structured, consistent sales process. Today’s technology systems track calendars, emails, phone calls, content and research on buyers so that sellers can provide the right guidance to buyers at the right time.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Existing Technology Stack

Miller Heiman Group

The CSO Insights 2018 Sales Operations Optimization Study showed that companies actively invest in 25 different types of sales technologies, and the average sales organization uses 10 tools and plans to add four more in 2019. Take the Sales Performance Meter. Planning Your Technology Budget for 2020.