Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, I sit down with Mike Weinberg for Part One of our conversation on the state of the Sales Profession, sales leadership, and getting started as a new sales manager. This shift requires not only a change in skills but also a fundamental shift in mindset.

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Account Manager Tips

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Transparent Sales Leader: How The Power of Sincerity, Science & Structure Can Transform Your Sales Team’s Results Why this book? Sales training and enablement is focused on the sales team, not the leaders. It’s the age-old issue facing sales organizations. Sales leadership doesn’t have to be that hard.

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Is your team getting virtual communication right? Communication in 2019 meant something different than it does in 2020. While email, text and instant messages, and virtual meetings weren’t exactly unpopular by any means, they’ve all exploded even more so and … Read More »

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ProlifIQ

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The same can be said about sales leaders , where you don’t typically have quotas but specific KPIs that must be hit to also be rewarded a commission or bonus. This should include a customer relationship management (CRM) system, an account planning tool , sales engagement software, or a marketing automation tool.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Sales training is essential to your company’s success. It’s a powerful tool for developing the full potential of every sales professional on your team. The Brooks Group’s training programs are led by expert sales trainers (aka facilitators) with real sales experience.

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Facilitation Sales Training Sales Decision-making 94

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Any company's sales leadership needs to keep a pulse on how its salespeople are performing, both individually and on a broader organizational level — getting there often starts by understanding the degree of effort reps are putting in. That's where performance indicators known as sales productivity metrics come in. Calls Made.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 13, 2023

AI is increasingly becoming a natural addition to daily workflows across sales and revenue departments. 79% of sales professionals who use AI say AI tools are an important addition to their overall sales strategy, according to our State of AI survey. But what brings about these AI concerns in sales?

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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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Sales Readiness Group

MARCH 2, 2022

One key takeaway from the pandemic is the heightened importance of how sales managers communicate with their teams. This was especially true with sales professionals who realized that they had many more employment options given the robust labor market (i.e., power had shifted from the company to the individual).

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 14, 2022

Sales orgs stand to gain a lot from incorporating project management principles into their operations. While sales project management is loosely defined and often overlooked, sales leadership should at least consider folding the core tenets behind it into their broader objectives and sales reps' day-to-days.

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Planview

JUNE 6, 2022

Our goal is not only to empower our customers to focus on the work that matters most, but also our own teams and there is no denying that when working within a sales organization, collaboration, focus, and communication is crucial to success. Today we are learning more about Dave Frechette, a Senior Vice President of Sales at Planview.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 10, 2020

What does it really take to be successful in sales? Though one’s idea of success can vary from person to person, there are some core proficiencies top reps and sales organizations have in common. Core Competencies in Sales. At a high level, there are core skills that are a must for a career in sales. Communication Skills.

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SalesPop

MAY 4, 2021

Having ‘line of sight’ is the skill that will set you apart from every other sales leader. This is a failure of leadership. Leadership tends to place more focus on direction-setting rather than on determining how the strategy will be executed. What specifically should inside sales do differently? The sales analyst?

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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

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. Open and thorough communication is key here. Let's dive in.

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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. How good are you at this competency?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Do you think top sales leaders are just good sales reps who got promoted? While a successful track record driving sales can be a qualifier, being a high-performing sales rep does not necessarily equate to being an effective sales leader. A lot has changed in the time I’ve been working with sales leaders.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2020

How has your sales leadership style changed this year? As companies are facing uncertainty with their ability to operate and sell their products, effective leadership may have a whole new set of requirements. It’s time to rewrite the sales leadership rulebook. Sales Leader Priorities for 2021.

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Showpad

MARCH 7, 2022

Go ahead and picture a B2B sales leader in your head. This person crushes their quota every quarter, always ranks at the top of their company’s sales leaderboards, and was seemingly born to sell. . And when it comes to sales leadership, teams led by women typically have higher win and attainment rates than teams led by men.

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Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

Sales readiness is the enablement domain that connects the dots to engage and empower your sales force. This domain covers impactful knowledge transfer and effective skill development, and is supported by targeted coaching across the entire sales cycle. This domain should also be closely connected to sales effectiveness.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

No one knows what it’s like to work in sales better than those in the trenches of the day-to-day — salespeople trying to hit their numbers while battling the ups and downs of the job. If you’re thinking about a career in sales, you probably want to hear the cold, hard truths about sales and what it entails.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 2, 2023

As we round out the dog days of summer, most of us have two things on our minds: Getting our sales force back on track from the summertime lull, and The start of the football season These two things might seem unrelated at first glance. We can go on the joint sales calls, give the correct feedback, and coach until we’re blue in the face.

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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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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Exceptional sales management is key to an organization’s success—yet the role of a sales manager is one of the most challenging. Leading a sales team has become more difficult due to an evolving business landscape, technological advancements, changing customer expectations, and a host of other factors.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2020

For many leaders, when we hear the term remote sales management, our blood pressure starts to rise. Sales teams are hard enough to manage already, let alone remotely.". Let’s explore some crucial components you can keep in mind when constructing your own sales enablement strategy. There is no need to fear.

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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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Sales Account Management Communication Sales Management 109

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 10, 2020

As your startup grows, you’ll want to build a stellar leadership team to usher in your company’s next level of success. Enter: the Chief Sales Officer. Enter: the Chief Sales Officer. Ultimately, the Chief Sales Officer is in charge of all sales-related activities for your company.

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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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SalesGlobe

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

And it’s the same for sales. As I was preparing to speak at a conference on “Building a Modern Sales Structure, from KPIs and What Matters Most” I kept shifting my thinking to “what matters most”. I continue to engage with our clients, who are mostly focused on solving their greatest sales challenges centered around growth.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 21, 2021

It’s one of the most important components of sustained sales success over time. As a sales manager or director, you can only influence your team’s sales performance in two dimensions: Their skill set (what they can do) and their motivation (how repeatedly or passionately they do it). But motivation is far harder.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 18, 2013

This is a self-evaluation of the basic elements of leadership. I communicate to be understood. 1 2 3 4 5. Leadership Scorecard. you assume any more leadership responsibilities. The post Self-Evaluation of the Basic Elements of Leadership appeared first on Jeffrey Gitomer’s Sales Blog.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2021

If you hear "ABC" and "Always be closing" pops into your mind, a sales career may be the perfect match for you. You've come to the right place to learn what it's like to have a career in sales, and it's about much more than the close. Sales seems like a fast-paced, hardball kind of career. What's a typical sales career path?

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Zendesk

OCTOBER 4, 2021

During the company’s all-hands meeting, you find out a sales manager role has opened up. As a seasoned sales rep, you naturally get excited—until you realize that you don’t know how to transition from a sales agent to a sales manager. What is a sales manager? What does a sales manager do?

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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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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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Insightly

JANUARY 4, 2024

In B2B sales, the role of a sales leader is both exhilarating and challenging. Ask yourself the question “Does your sales leader love your CRM?” The webinar, entitled “7 Ways a CRM helps your sales leader stay sane” was a lively conversation among these exceptional professionals. Here are the 7 ways with detail on each.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 26, 2023

The profession of sales is changing rapidly. More than ever, sales professionals need sales training programs that can help them keep pace with the demands of the modern sales process. Sales training pays off in many ways. Sales training pays off in many ways. What is Sales Training?

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