The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 11, 2019

> The Top 27 Sales Blogs Every Sales Professional Should Read — Hubspot. As a busy sales professional intent on meeting your objectives and lead your team, you might wonder if you can afford to consistently read sales blogs. But the real question is: Can you afford not to read sales blogs?

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In this guest blog post from one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons , Kevin Lewis, Global Sales Excellence Leader at Milliken Chemical and an authority on developing sales managers, recommends five ways to get new sales managers off to a great start. Great sales leaders aren’t born: they’re made.

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Distribution sales teams are under a lot of pressure to produce results. To meet their quotas and goals, they need access to the right data. Sales managers can use data to help them make informed decisions about how to lead their sales teams. Use data to identify areas where your team needs improvement.

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Chally

MARCH 5, 2020

All too often, new sales managers land in a leadership role based on their ability to sell. Because of this, many don’t know the first thing about sales talent management. Failing to Establish a Repeatable Sales Processes. Most sales managers want salespeople to be happy and independent.

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Nutshell

MAY 16, 2019

Do you dream of leaving your sales associate desk behind and stepping up to a sales management position? The arrangements may vary from company to company, but in general, most sales professionals would jump at the chance to assume a leadership role. Are you Sure You Want to Become a Sales Manager?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Instead of focusing on assigned reading and sporadic training sessions, concentrate on effective sales training techniques that stick. The best sales training can make a big difference to morale and performance, and motivate sales leaders and sales professionals on the frontline alike to move out of their comfort zones.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 19, 2018

Even though they have to juggle a lot of responsibilities in the way of meetings and reporting, the best sales leaders spend most of their time working with their salespeople, training, teaching, and coaching. They know that their success as a manager requires that they develop their salespeople to be their very best.

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Brooks Group

MAY 24, 2022

What’s a sales manager to do? We’ve heard from a few salespeople where the manager has pushed back and “shouted down” the concern, fueling a new job search by their team. In a time of allocation, a trusted advisor can help a customer steer into the right product that meets all requirements – including the best delivery time.

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Meet Jaclyn D’Arcy, Director of Revenue Enablement at GHX. The support we provide can be solidified into three functions: GTM training strategy, Showpad Management, and onboarding/upboarding. What’s one of the biggest shifts sales management needs to be thinking about now that we’re in this hybrid world of selling?

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SalesGlobe

DECEMBER 5, 2021

For sales management what we tend to see are a less than effective methods that drive the quotas with less than effective results. Sales management must expand their approach by assessing market opportunity, evaluating revenue sources, gauging sales capacity, and gaining a bottom-up view. Contact Us.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Every sales manager is time starved. INTERNAL MEETINGS. Sales Managers should be spending 75% of their time coaching their team. POST-SALES SUPPORT.

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Arpedio

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Key account management vs. traditional sales ← Back to blog The game of sales and customer relations has changed – staying competitive is no longer just about making the sale; it’s about nurturing valuable, long-lasting relationships with your top-tier clients.

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Sandler Training

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Mike Montague interviews Kevin Kemerer on How to Succeed at Sales Management Without Selling.In this episode: Attitudes to have and avoid as a sales manager Why coaching your salespeople is so important How often should you meet with your team and what should you discuss?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2017

How Do I Get Promoted to Sales Manager? But sales is a labor-intensive job. The day-to-day stress can be deflating, and most of the time, it takes everything you’ve got just to meet your goal. The day-to-day stress can be deflating, and most of the time, it takes everything you’ve got just to meet your goal.

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Showpad

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Meet Tom Carter , National Vice President, Business Marketing at Kaiser Permanente. In this interview, Tom shares how the partnership between marketing and sales made all the difference in rolling out a new digit al sales strategy. . “If For us, it was about embedding a sales process into the technology we chose to use.

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Showpad

JULY 25, 2019

A coach sets the tone for success, creates a strategy, and provides continuous sales training and support so the team can reach its full potential. In Sales, front line Sales managers take on the role of coaches, supporting and developing team members day in and day out in their sales execution.

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Scovel

JUNE 14, 2020

We have seen that we have been able to finish a successful meetings with clear outcomes that will take the meeting to a closure. Inside sales teams face the most rejections from their cold call and cold email initiatives than the outside sales teams. Managing the resistance from the sales reps.

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PandaDoc

MAY 7, 2024

An effective lead management process is one of the most critical factors driving sales through your funnel. Optimizing your lead management process , in other words making sure all leads, once hooked, have the maximum chance of converting to a sale, is vital to your business’s success. But not all leads are made equal.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

But meeting your goal is far harder. As a sales educator, I've watched a great number of salespeople set goals and succeed -- and an even greater number set goals and fail. Imagine you set a goal of getting five executive meetings this month. However, whether or not you meet an activity-based goal is completely up to you.

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Mike Kunkle

MARCH 31, 2023

Sales Methodology Sales methodology refers to the overall approach that sellers use to engage with potential customers, manage the sales process, close opportunities, and manage accounts. It includes frameworks, models, steps, and techniques that sellers use to open and win an opportunity or manage an account.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 13, 2020

That's why training is so important for your sales team. Below, let's learn HubSpot sales managers' top tips for training your SDR team. Use a sales training template. Brian Bennett, a sales manager at HubSpot, says, "Plan where you want to go and what you want to achieve, and then work backward.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The hiring manager said, “As soon as you get the orders, we can negotiate what type of development team you’ll have supporting you.” The same is true for implementing a new strategic account management plan. This is the type of change that can potentially lengthen the sales cycle and confuse your consultative sales professionals.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In 2016, I wrote a blog, " How to Get a Standing Ovation After Your Next Sales Meeting ," and I'm happy to say that I see way more productive sales meetings today than I did back then. So that made me think it might be an excellent time to share some tips on taking your next sales meeting from good to g reat !

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

Barrier 4: Resistance to Change (And Lack of Change Management) It’s human nature to resist change, and this resistance can be a formidable barrier to growth. So can the absence of purposeful change leadership and management. Have your sales managers assess the sellers on their teams.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 21, 2023

Before attempting to develop a key account management strategy, you must know how to identify these key accounts. Let’s examine what strategic account management is and the best ways to approach it. What is strategic account management? Key accounts are the 20% of accounts that generate 80% of your company revenue.

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Arpedio

MARCH 27, 2023

Sales Pipeline Management Software – Manage Your Opportunities With Ease ← Back to blog Sales pipeline management is an effective tool for converting leads into sales. This article will unpack everything sales leaders and sales reps need to know about sales pipeline management.

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Arpedio

MARCH 27, 2023

Sales Pipeline Management Software – Manage Your Opportunities With Ease ← Back to blog Sales pipeline management is an effective tool for converting leads into sales. This article will unpack everything sales leaders and sales reps need to know about sales pipeline management.

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Apptivo

JANUARY 31, 2023

How Contact Management software improves workflow 2. Why is Effective contact management for sales and marketing necessary? Why businesses miss out managing contacts effectively 4. Contact management is the backbone of a CRM that aids both facets of – Sales and marketing.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

Glassdoor estimates that inside sales reps often have a take-home pay of $70,000, including commission and bonuses. Outside sales representative positions include some travel time to meet with buyers and pitch products. Glassdoor predicts the average yearly salary of an outside sales rep to be $72,000.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Hey, Sales Operations leaders. Do you want to increase sales and meet your 2013 goals? Encourage sales and marketing to build personas and build a plan to operationalize them immediately. During project meetings focus your thoughts on how to operationalize the personas. interactions where decisions are made).

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Sandler Training

JUNE 1, 2020

That said, there are some important topics for sales leaders to cover during each weekly one-on-one meeting with any salesperson. The post 5 Things to Cover In Your Weekly One-On-One Meetings with Salespeople appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Agile CRM

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

What is a Lead Management Software? Lead management simply refers to all systems and activities revolving around acquiring and capturing leads, monitoring their activities and behavior, educating and engaging them, for the sole purpose of getting them sales-ready and converting them from leads to clients.

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is good news for B2B sales teams that have faced economic headwinds, shrinking customer budgets, and delayed or canceled purchasing decisions. But even throughout this tough period, some sales organizations have found a way to meet or exceed targets—and feel confident in their ability to do it again this year.

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Brooks Group

MAY 2, 2023

Opening the Meeting Is More Important Than You Know Our culture seems to underemphasize the importance of starting off strong. The process of tying up a sale doesn’t begin at the negotiation table after all the meetings have been had and solutions have been presented, but rather at the beginning of the sales process.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2024

But these measurements alone don’t give sales leaders enough information to make good decisions that improve performance. Effective performance management requires establishing KPIs, metrics, and performance tracking systems to monitor individual and team performance, identify areas for improvement, and drive accountability.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Planning your sales kickoff or national sales meeting? Your sales keynote speaker will set the tone for the rest of the event. A great speaker can help motivate your sales team, elevate your mission, and drive results. Contact us to find your best sales kickoff keynote presenter today!

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the dynamic world of sales, where every decision can make or break a deal, harnessing the power of data is critical. As a sales leader or sales manager, your ability to navigate the complex terrain of market trends, team performance, and individual contributions hinges on a crucial tool—sales metrics.

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