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Sales Training Tips: What Makes a Good Salesperson Great?

Brooks Group

Sales leaders and managers seek individuals who can not only meet targets but exceed them consistently. When you focus your sales training on the right skills, you ensure your team is equipped for any selling situation. Focusing on the Right Things – Customer Needs and Wants The art of discovery is at the heart of great sales.

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Book review: All you need to know about commercial awareness by Christopher Stoakes

Red Star Kim

And for those starting work as a professional adviser, there’s insight into obtaining work through delegation and guidance on meeting your first client. Marketing The author clarifies the difference between business development, marketing and sales. And touches on segmentation and sales force automation.

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Are You a Good Sales Coach? [How to Know + Quiz]

Hubspot Sales

Having talented sales reps is often a result of investing in effective sales coaching. According to research conducted by ValueSelling Associates , over half of high-performing businesses that have had sales coaching programs in place for three years or more experience high growth. A stellar sales coach must be results-oriented.

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What is Key Account Management? (It’s Not What You Think)

Account Manager Tips

Key account management origin story Once upon a time, not only did sales reps win the client, they also supported them long after the deal was done. Sales people won the clients. More resources and attention on the needs of existing customers changed client relationships. But that's not all. Undifferentiated.

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Why agency account managers struggle to think ahead

Account Management Skills

For example, to have time to: Think about their client’s business commercially e.g. download the client’s annual report or download their quarterly investor relations meeting transcript to hear the CEO talk about company performance and pipeline. Account managers generally want to be more informed.

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How to engage fee-earners in the M&BD planning process?

Red Star Kim

In professional services we need the engagement, buy-in and time of fee-earners because they are fundamental to preparing content, interacting with prospects and converting leads into clients. And yet their priority is serving existing clients and earning fees. At their regular team meetings. Plan with a dual horizon.

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How Much Money Does a Key Account Manager Really Make?

Account Manager Tips

Here are some things you'll do as a key account manager: Deliver your company's strategy and vision Manage client risk (defection, competitor threats, issue resolution) Gather market intelligence and evaluate emerging trends Drive client development Provide data and insights to help your clients make better decisions.