Louise Collins Associates

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

My observation across multiple organisations is that KAM often lacks the leadership required to make it work. In most organisations KAM sits within the sales directorate and the responsibility for leading key account teams sits with the first line sales manager. This is not the role of the first line sales manager.

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Brooks Group

JULY 15, 2022

We talk a lot about this in our Sales Leadership Accelerator , which is our sales management program. Learn More About The Sales Leadership Accelerator. This term, recession resilience, was one that was used quite a bit yesterday. Setting effective KPIs, and measuring and coaching back to those KPIs.

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Engage Selling

MARCH 11, 2017

This is the fifth of a six article series on the future of sales that I wrote for the Adobe Document Cloud Blog. You can check it out there along with content from other great authors… In this six-part series … Read More »

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Engage Selling

AUGUST 26, 2017

When you’re part of an organization whose sales team is spread out over a large territory, it’s easy to lose touch with what’s happening on the front lines, where staff work directly with prospects and customers. Your sales managers are … Read More »

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. That's why we put together a list of some key tips aspiring sales leaders can refer to as they find their footing as managers. Let's dive in. Set SMART goals.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 11, 2022

In my experience, the potential for improvement in most sales organizations is significant. Will an approach limited to sales force effectiveness (SFE) maximize that potential? That depends on a variety of factors, which I will share in this article. Sales Manager Enablement. The Sales Management System.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Obviously, this can be broken down into monthly or annual goals and can be applied to an individual sales rep, sales manager, regional manager, or the company as a whole. For our purposes, we will be discussing sales goals as they relate to the sales manager. All calls are not created equal.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2019

A sales process is consultative when the stages and actions align with the customer’s buying experience and are defined in terms of the customer relationship. It's only successful when sales leadership and the sales force execute with dedication and competence. Let's dig into each. And don't forget about video.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, you’ll learn some positions you can consider in SaaS sales, expert tips for getting into the industry, and how to succeed in your first sales role. Table of Contents Is SaaS sales a good career? In fact, at the time of writing this article, there are over 100,000 open SaaS sales roles on LinkedIn.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Each of these articles focuses on your sales reps. Effective ways to enable your sales reps to make the number. Today’s post focuses on the missing link: Enabling your front-line sales managers. Without strong front-line sales managers, your chances of making the number are low. Sales Process.

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Mercuri International

JUNE 10, 2020

It’s still too early to choose the precise term for the predicted economic environment of Q3 and Q4 2020 – many people are arguing the semantics of slowdown, downturn, recession, or depression – but one thing is certain: it’s going to be a challenging year for sales. Go for the no”. John Greathouse.

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SBI

APRIL 10, 2012

Tweet To stimulate your ongoing and by now thoroughly ravenous appetite for more delectable sales leadership fare, the name hovering up in the article heading will surely set this particular table in fine culinary style. If your sales are not where they should be, consider the three main lessons of Kitchen Nightmares.

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Mike Kunkle

JULY 2, 2022

Sales training and supporting materials and elements. Sales technology and tools. Supporting effective sales coaching and sales management. Taking on the Managers’ Role: The use of sales enablement to “cover” aspects of the front-line sales managers’ role.

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Revenue Storm

MARCH 23, 2023

What new sales manager competency is creeping onto the scene? The competency is leading sales technology adoption. This responsibility was floating around and has now found its home with sales leaders. So, if your sales athlete has better equipment, why is it still sitting in the locker room?

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QYMATIX

MAY 18, 2021

A successful S&OP starts with a deterministic approach to sales planning. In this article, we present you with the five most important Qymatix’s principles for successful S&OP – known as the SALSA principles for Sales & Operations Planning: Simplicity, Analytical, Loved, Standardized, Action-Oriented.

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Revenue Storm

JUNE 15, 2021

The sales venue has changed… a lot. In the pre-pandemic environment, selling and sales leadership were comfortable and relatively predictable. In other words, sales leaders simply embraced a technology fix and married it to skills that may not be appropriate or effective in the new reality.

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Engage Selling

APRIL 2, 2021

Your greatest sales success will come when you stop using seller-focused pipelines in your sales process. As I explained in the previous article in this series, that old approach—while still common—is mired in assumptions that simply aren’t true anymore.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 18, 2017

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Nutshell

AUGUST 4, 2020

Is committed to sharing “the best in sales and sales-related content and thought leadership to readers across the globe.” ” Check out this channel for unique insights into sales management, motivation, and other business related topics. The Brutal Truth About Sales. XANT Sales Blog.

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Insightly

AUGUST 28, 2023

In this article, we’ll explore CRM reporting and dig into some of the most important CRM reports for your organization. That said, sales teams are among the most avid consumers of CRM reports (more on that later), so many key reports target this audience. What is a CRM report? Is there a limit on how many custom reports you can create?

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

Role-specific sales training considers the different types of sellers on your team. In this article, we will discuss the benefits of role-specific sales training and how it can help your organization. We will also discuss how it can be a valuable investment and how you can make the most of role-specific sales training.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 30, 2013

Tweet It occurred to me that most people who write about leadership are no longer leaders. I just read an article in a business magazine written by a well-known “former leader.” The post Define leadership. appeared first on Jeffrey Gitomer’s Sales Blog. ” I was horrified. Now redefine it in terms of you.

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Revenue Storm

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You are probably wondering now which of the five sales leadership types are best suited to drive results. The risk here is your team may feel you are disconnected from reality and do not truly understand the pressures and challenges of selling in today’s environment. The answer is all of them, and it depends.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, the term "sales executive" refers to sales professionals working at the director level or higher — employees with significant influence over the general structure and trajectory of a company's sales efforts and strategy.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 6, 2017

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Revenue Storm

AUGUST 17, 2021

So, what has any of this got to do with sales or sales leadership? (I must say, it pains me terribly as an England supporter to accept that we lost to Italy on penalties in the final…”Bravi Azzuri!” Well done, Italy!) And of course, the marvel of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics! Quite a lot, actually.

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Revenue Storm

AUGUST 17, 2021

So, what has any of this got to do with sales or sales leadership? (I must say, it pains me terribly as an England supporter to accept that we lost to Italy on penalties in the final…”Bravi Azzuri!” Well done, Italy!) And of course, the marvel of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics! Quite a lot, actually.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Editor’s note: Sales managers and leaders are often faced with creating a sales playbook from scratch. Over the past quarter, Lessonly's SDR team -- led by Sales Development Manager Kyle Roach -- used this playbook to improve their call-to-demo rate by 25% and closed-won ARR by 63%. Sales Team. Connect Call.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 16, 2011

Mail a new article about your product from a third party. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. The customer likes me, loves me product, has used my company before and enjoyed our service…but I am in danger of losing his business due to a competitor undercutting me on price. What’s my next move?

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 6, 2012

Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Categories. Select Category. Select Category. Customer Loyalty. Generating Referrals. Jeffrey Webinar. Networking. Overcoming Objections. Presenting. Social Media. Uncategorized. Jeffrey Recommends.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Customer Loyalty , General , Sales Tagged With: attitude training , corporate sales training , customer service training , gitomer , how to sell , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , professional sales training , sales article , sales leadership , sales management training , sales skills , selling skills.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 3, 2011

Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Kevin Gomes says: March 3, 2011 at 6:21 pm. I also like to ask, Where they went to school. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Select Category. Customer Loyalty. Generating Referrals. Jeffrey Webinar. Networking. Overcoming Objections. Presenting. Social Media. Uncategorized.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 12, 2011

nice article thanks for the post. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Ron Harvey says: May 14, 2011 at 12:16 am. Love your books and am motivated by your teaching…Keep up the great work. uswah says: June 19, 2011 at 3:51 pm. post free classified. Categories. Networking.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 23, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Generating Referrals , My Books , Sales , Sales Management , Success Tagged With: attitude training , book on attitude , gitomer , how to sell , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , professional sales training , sales , sales leadership , sales skills , success principles.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It’s critical to foster a company culture where your sales force interacts and freely shares insights and strategies; unfortunately, this is easier said than done. One of the most prevalent hurdles to a good sales culture is a lack of communication, not just between sales leadership and reps, but among the base team as well.

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Revenue Storm

MAY 24, 2022

Having talked to sales leaders of late, I was surprised to see how many common themes have emerged. Staff management issues! I have always said that Sales Leadership is the toughest job in leadership. You have sales targets that must be hit regardless of the situation and typically stretch targets at that.

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SBI

MARCH 29, 2018

Lastly, we prefer to train anyone who will be a Node user: typically sales leadership, sales managers, business/revenue operations, and sales reps. There are articles that cater to both sales and marketing. Nancy: How have companies determined the ROI of your solution?

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