Red Star Kim

JANUARY 16, 2023

Increase profile through thought leadership. Client Experience (CX) and thought leadership remain top business development priorities. Creating thought leadership and insight campaigns. Providing training and support to fee-earners. Spend focused on BD technology, social media/web site and thought leadership.

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Sales Outcomes

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Effectively targeting and pursuing segments of customers or prospects is foundational to salesperson and sales organization success. Targeting is simple and based on equally simply “sales math” – focus selling efforts on the segments that will provide the best return on investment and opportunity for revenue and profit growth.

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Marketing B2B Construction Sales 52

Account Management Skills

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

So for this episode, I invited the leadership team of that agency, Free Partners, to talk to me about how they work and think. The leadership team at Free Partners are always keen to hear from prospective clients, or prospective colleagues, whether you are already an account manager or looking to get into account management.

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Nutshell

MARCH 31, 2023

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. In this post, we’ll share some of our favorite resources for sales managers. Here are some of our favorites.

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Upland

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Guided selling is a modern sales approach that combines technology, data analytics, and personalized interactions to assist customers in making well-informed purchasing decisions. It goes beyond profiling customers and is supported by tools such as interactive product recommendations, sales enablement resources, and data-driven insights.

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PartnerTap

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As outlined in The Sales Transformation Imperative in 2024 , companies realize they need a new sales playbook to support modern buyers and win deals with more complex dynamics. When done right, co-selling can source more pipeline for your direct sales teams and source more opportunities for your channel partners.

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Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This article “Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective” has just been published on Lexology. Its four categories were cognitive, digital, self-leadership and interpersonal. New soft skills for remote working. The shift to remote working during lockdown drove the need to develop several new soft skills.

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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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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. No train, no gain. However, it’s the speed of market change that is causing such a headache. Go for the no”.

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Arpedio

MARCH 20, 2024

Organizational change and stakeholder buy-in Implementing ABS often requires a cultural shift within the organization, moving away from a transactional sales approach towards a more strategic and collaborative mindset. Misaligned goals, conflicting metrics, and lack of communication can lead to inefficiencies and missed opportunities.

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Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 24, 2021

It’s a cruel twist of fate for senior sales and revenue leaders that as the year barrels toward a close with urgency to maximize the remaining time, that strategic and tactical planning for the next year must happen at the same time. And for sales enablement leaders who are integrated into the sales force they serve, it’s no different.

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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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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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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2017

So we’ve compiled a list (in chronological order) of the top sales conferences you should attend in 2017 and 2018. The Best Sales Conferences. Digital Sales Engine. Sales Acceleration Technology Summit. AA-ISP Digital Sales World 2018. Sandler Sales & Leadership Summit. TOPO Sales Summit.

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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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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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Sales Management Management Sales Artificial Intelligence 52

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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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In today’s fiercely competitive market, achieving sales excellence is paramount for business growth and success. One key aspect of this pursuit is understanding and effectively implementing sales methodologies that align with modern buyer behavior and preferences.

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Stakeholders Decision-making Value Proposition Sales 52

Brooks Group

DECEMBER 14, 2022

“The secret to selling is to be in front of qualified prospects when they’re ready to buy, not when you need to make a sale.”. Bill Brooks, Sales Techniques. That makes right now the perfect time for managers to evaluate their sales funnel. Your CRM should be an easy-to-use tool that mirrors your sales process.

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CRM Sales Sales Training Decision-making 88

Sales Outcomes

MARCH 8, 2021

Four Tips to Help Sales Teams Improve Target Market Penetration . The Sales Leadership Team Should Regularly View the Composition of the Sales Pipeline. Marketing typically leads the targeting effort by providing a technicolor view of the best customers or prospects where sales should focus their time.

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Marketing Leadership Sales Leadership Sales 52

Red Star Kim

JUNE 15, 2023

Includes IPOs, acquisitions, grants, accelerators and news. My KAM/relationship management experience (0=low, 10=expert): 0% 18% 18% 9% 9% 9% 18% 18% 0% 0% Have you had formal sales training? Evaluate a company in minutes with information on its financials, transaction history and employees.

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Key Account Management Account Management Management Client Relationships 130

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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DemandFarm

APRIL 11, 2023

It is essential for Sales Enablement , as it enables businesses to manage their key accounts more efficiently and effectively. Challenges in adopting Digital Key Account Management for Sales Enablement 1. Finding a solution that can integrate well into your existing sales tech stack is thus essential.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Among those are around 1,000 sales software solutions aimed at helping companies sell more, in less time, at the right price. Solutions that help sellers focus on the best prospects, engage more effectively, communicate value, close, and renew have led to more effective (and efficient) sales teams.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 13, 2021

I will always be a believer in sales mentorship programs. Early in my career, the hands-on training I received from my mentors taught me more than any other experience. Eventually, I took those learnings and taught them to sales reps I was mentoring. Sales Mentoring: What's in It for You (the Mentor)? Improved Morale.

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Openview

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Over the past few weeks, myself and Jeff Rosset have seen our fair share of sales trends for 2019. But, we’ve found that there are some trends that haven’t made headlines, but require the attention of tech sales leaders in the coming year. The Rise of Feedback. Importance of understanding decision science.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 14, 2020

In a recent webinar, Don’t Talk, Do: Creating a Racially Equitable Future As Inclusive Leaders , Korn Ferry brought together business leaders to discuss what inclusive leadership looks like and how businesses can take action to become champions of racial equity. Take a Stand.

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KAM With Passion

MARCH 17, 2022

Once this organisation will have progressed enough on complex sales and on basic account management, it be in a much stronger position to enhance and expand its KAM intiative. Complex Sales. The Complex Sales Capability. The leading contributing functions to this capability are marketing and sales. Key Account Management.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It involves the alignment and integration of sales, marketing, and customer success functions to drive efficiency, effectiveness, and ultimately, revenue growth. Key Components and Pillars Sales Operations : Sales operations encompass the processes, tools, and strategies that support the sales team in achieving their revenue targets.

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Acquisition Facilitation Artificial Intelligence Decision-making 52

Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s hard out there for your average sales manager. Sales trends like ever-expanding buyer expectations, changing sales methodologies and nonstop transformation initiatives have coalesced to make their role more challenging than ever. Sales managers now routinely navigate: Increased managerial expectations and responsibilities.

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Sales Management Management Artificial Intelligence Sales 96

Arpedio

MARCH 18, 2024

In the competitive world of B2B sales, leveraging precise and sophisticated sales strategies is not just an option but a necessity for success. Among these strategies, account mapping has emerged as a cornerstone methodology that fosters sales process optimization and drives sustainable growth.

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B2B Stakeholders Sales Decision-making 52

Nutshell

DECEMBER 5, 2019

There’s something special about attending a sales conference. Whatever it is that excites you the most about attending sales conferences, you’ll find it at the various events listed below. Keep reading for our list of the 14 must-attend sales conferences of 2020! BOUNDLESS 2020.

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Chally

APRIL 1, 2021

Hiring in the New Normal – Onboarding, coaching, and developing sales professionals in the new normal. Both salespeople and sales leaders are pushing to keep the sales environment virtual as things return to normal. Smart sales leaders leverage information from sales assessments to support onboarding and coaching.

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Cosawi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Clarifying the executive sponsor role, behaviors (internally and externally) and expectations is critical to leverage the role as an accelerator and create executive accountability within the account team. Participate in internal leadership and customer account meetings – and not only when “the house is on fire”.

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Leadership Co-Creation Account Management Decision-making 52

Cosawi

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

By providing this central leadership and process, they are using the Pareto principles of 80/20% by providing the 80% to enable the local affiliates to customize to their local needs but saving them from having to start from scratch and duplicate efforts.

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Account Management Leadership Account Planning Communication 52

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

So how do you maximize the investment you’re making in sales new hires? Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). Onboarding Checklist for Sales New Hires. Pre-week training. Product Training. It takes time.

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Zendesk

OCTOBER 13, 2022

That kind of customer experience is well within reach—and well worth the investment, according to fresh data from the 2022 Zendesk CX Accelerator report. The CX Accelerator report showcases insights from nearly 5,000 customer service professionals all over the world. 2022 Zendesk CX Accelerator report. Champions are also 1.4x

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