Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

So, you think you want to be a sales manager? If you’re an individual top-performing contributor in your sales organization and you’re thinking of applying for a sales manager role, let me give you a bit of a reality check first. Check out my book on running a human-centric sales process that'll win more customers.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 11, 2022

Sales Transformation. I’ve been involved in sales transformations that were entirely focused on getting the best-possible performance out of the sales force (ranging from a 30 to 600 percent increase in sales), independent of retooling the rest of the organization. The Elements of Sales Force Effectiveness.

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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? SaaS Sales Positions How to Get into SaaS Sales How to Succeed in SaaS Sales Is SaaS sales a good career?

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Louise Collins Associates

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

It is not enough to have sales graphs and market share predictions when introducing change to an organisation. My observation across multiple organisations is that KAM often lacks the leadership required to make it work. Effective Key Account Management (KAM) requires organisational leadership and specific coaching.

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Mike Kunkle

JULY 2, 2022

Senior sales leaders and C-suite execs, this one’s for you. In an expanding number of vertical industries (but not yet everywhere), the concept of “enabling the sales force” has exploded. Way back in 2003, I worked in a department called Performance Development and led the Sales Performance Development team.

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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. To find out how well you are doing, just look at your sales team and you will know. This is bad business.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Even the most seasoned, effective salespeople can struggle when hashing out how to lead a sales team. 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. Sales is an inherently competitive field. Let's dive in.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 27, 2022

What Are Sales Goals? While there may be more elegant and creative definitions for a sales goal, let us define a sales goal as the total number of sales your team is responsible for obtaining within a fiscal period. For our purposes, we will be discussing sales goals as they relate to the sales manager.

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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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Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2019

We know that best-in-class sales organizations use a consultative sales process. 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. Consultative Sales Process. But what does that really look like?

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Brooks Group

JULY 15, 2022

What do we, as business leaders and sales leaders, need to be thinking about to combat these macro headwinds we’re facing and really these rapidly changing times? . The first of these is to focus on revenue, not just sales. We talk a lot about this in our Sales Leadership Accelerator , which is our sales management program.

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QYMATIX

MAY 18, 2021

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is probably the most important planning process of any company. Sales & Operations Planning has two primaries, close-related elements: sales planning (related to sales and marketing) and operations planning (related to order-fulfilment, stock and logistics).

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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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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. As sales leaders quickly adapted their selling approach to virtual, they worked to leverage the technology, but missed several strategic points.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 18, 2013

If you’ve read our blog lately, you’ve noticed sales execution is a popular subject. 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. Why Sales Managers Fail.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

There are no one-fits-all solutions for sales training. The best programs are the ones tailored to your organization and sales force. That is where role-specific sales training comes in. For a program to be effective, it must be tailored to the needs of your sales force; otherwise, it can be counterproductive.

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Revenue Storm

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The pandemic has tested the capabilities of practically every leader on the planet, but perhaps none greater than Sales Leaders. With selling and working mostly virtual now, Sales Leaders have been forced to step up and adopt new behaviors, both for themselves and for their teams. The answer is all of them, and it depends.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Finding effective leadership in sales is every bit as difficult as it is vital. You need someone with the authority and experience to set and maintain an effective course for your sales efforts. The term that best captures the nature of a sales executive's responsibilities is guidance.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 4, 2020

The best sales educators helps you take tried-and-true selling principles and modify them to current selling environments. Below are the 30 best online resources for sales professionals to sharpen their fundamental skills and learn some new tricks. Sales Podcasts. The Sales Hacker Podcast. Sales Gravy.

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Mercuri International

JUNE 10, 2020

It’s no surprise that sales strategies are having to pivot to meet the changing demands and context of the current market. This is nothing new – adaptability and flexibility have always been key to sales success. Remote selling and remote leadership came in a close 4th and 5th. 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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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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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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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 Process.

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Insightly

AUGUST 28, 2023

With the right CRM reporting functionality, you can turn your CRM database into a valuable resource for monitoring sales performance, identifying trends, streamlining processes, and much more. In this article, we’ll explore CRM reporting and dig into some of the most important CRM reports for your organization.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The term “sales culture” is a bit of a fuzzy concept. All of those elements and several others are influenced by your company’s sales culture. Here, we’ll discuss several aspects of sales culture, what a good one looks like, how to improve yours, and how to scale it as your company grows. Conclusion.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 16, 2011

Eight Personal Barriers to a Sale | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Tweet Share There are eight personal barriers to a sale. These barriers are caused by YOU either before, during, or after the sale. When a sale is stalled or lost, it may be that the reason is below. •

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SBI Growth

APRIL 18, 2017

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Every single conversation we have with a customer revolves in some shape or form around the idea of finding effective ways to help their team boost sales. There is no magic formula or silver bullet to solving sales challenges. Sales managers have to know their people. There is, however, a starting point.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 3, 2011

Relate | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! The Sales Bible. Little Red Book of Sales Answers. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live!

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Revenue Storm

AUGUST 17, 2021

So, what has any of this got to do with sales or sales leadership? In our world, sales teams and individuals need a coach too. As sales leaders, our primary responsibility is delivering the numbers each quarter for our company. At worse, these reviews can become counter-productive to sales performance.

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Revenue Storm

AUGUST 17, 2021

So, what has any of this got to do with sales or sales leadership? In our world, sales teams and individuals need a coach too. As sales leaders, our primary responsibility is delivering the numbers each quarter for our company. At worse, these reviews can become counter-productive to sales performance.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 6, 2017

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2012

." - Jack Welch Are you questioning the ability of your sales leader to take your revenue performance to the next level? If replacing your sales leader is on top of the list, question #2 will be: How do you know the new one will be better? of years in sales management. Old school management isn’t cutting it.

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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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Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 6, 2012

Actually I started studying sales in 1972. And made sales for 35 years. I just loved sales and wanted to be the best salesman in the world. When the opportunity to write about sales appeared, I jumped on it. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Categories.

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SBI

MARCH 29, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? Build data-driven sales territories.

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