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The 13 Best Sales Management Books Every Sales Manager Should Read

Hubspot Sales

You were an outstanding sales rep -- and now, as a sales manager, you’re eager to cultivate the same performance from your team members. Thousands of newly minted sales managers have been in your exact position, and many of them have written top-notch guides to thriving in this role. Best Sales Management Books.

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The Enablement Profession at a Crossroads

Mike Kunkle

To firmly establish the function as required and themselves as integral players in their companies, enablement experts must be equipped to prove their worth by improving sales results and bolstering profitability. And we can garner support across functions to better support the sales force, as they support their buyers and customers.

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37 Sales Leadership Stats to Know in 2020

Hubspot Sales

Inclusive organizations report 28% higher revenue, 2x net income, and 30% better economic performance on profit margin. Sales leaders who did not invest in remote selling fell behind — 50% of this subgroup did not hit their sales targets this year. 51% of sales leaders rely on data to measure sales rep performance.

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The Deal Desk: Sourcing Internal Expertise to Close Complex Deals

Hubspot Sales

Again, you might include stakeholders from departments like sales, legal, product, and finance. Profit can tell you whether the data and insight from the stakeholders at your deal desk are actually paying off. A well-constructed, active deal desk can be a major asset to your sales org. Who do you want to involve?

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21 Free Courses for Key Account Managers to Boost Your Skills Now

Account Manager Tips

Related courses: Customer Relationship Management. Understand relationship management strategies and best practices to win and retain profitable customers. Strategic Account Management. Sales People think that key account management is more like farming than hunting. Related courses: Enterprise Selling.

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Account Planning Tools

ProlifIQ

Account Planning Tools For B2B Sales Teams Is your sales team building plans in slide decks, or spreadsheets, or storing key information about your stakeholders and accounts that isn’t easy to find? This makes it easier to collaborate and take action on specific stakeholders and accounts.

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Measuring Sales Performance – By Revenue or Margin?

Sales Management Matters

For this article’s purposes, we will define revenue as total sales volume or price and margin as the total profit from the sale (revenue minus cost of sale). Delivery of revenue growth without margin will not help the company achieve its forecasted profit objectives. How are customers acquired?