Mike Kunkle

JUNE 12, 2022

If you absolutely can’t avoid it and find yourself needing to resize and retool your sales force again at this time, I have some advice that I hope might help. Sometimes, it seems to me as if critical thinking is at an all-time low right now, especially in the sales profession. Reengineering Sales Performance.

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Sales Outcomes

JANUARY 24, 2022

Start by segmenting salespeople into one of the following sales performance groups: The Top 20. Sales leaders have the desire to coach all their salespeople to optimize sales performance. There is a better approach to prioritizing sales coaching efforts. The Messy Middle. The Frustrated Lower 20. The Bottom Rung .

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2021

business-to-business senior sales leaders to identify the mindsets, attributes, and behaviors of top-performing salespeople. The findings revealed there are seven actionable habits of top sales performers ; these habits are a combination of learned skills and inherent traits and set the best salespeople apart from the middle-of-the-pack reps.

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Arpedio

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Sales MBA at a glance – How to Educate B2B Sales Reps for Maximum Success. ? In today’s modern economy, we see a great demand for highly skilled sales professionals – and knowing how to influence key decision makers can determine whether you make it or break it. B2B Sales: A Combination of Psychology and Strategy.

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Arpedio

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Sales MBA at a glance – How to Educate B2B Sales Reps for Maximum Success. ? In today’s modern economy, we see a great demand for highly skilled sales professionals – and knowing how to influence key decision makers can determine whether you make it or break it. B2B Sales: A Combination of Psychology and Strategy.

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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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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 16, 2023

Account executives work a fast-paced job that requires talent and discipline. They have to find sales opportunities, negotiate with customers, track multiple customers, and work to deliver on relevant KPIs every day. What drew you to the sales industry? What does your current sales process look like?

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Where will your sales be? Goal achievement is up to you.your self talk, self visualization and self determination are 90% of the achievement process. Visually discipline yourself – Write down your goals and post them up where you can see them daily. Satisfy yourself – Achieving a goal is incredibly self satisfying.

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Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 16, 2023

And the problem was compounded with extraordinarily long lead times for sales through complex decision-making processes in professional services. Some looked to LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator to drive data and process. Another area for discussion was sales training and sales process management.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

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. 5 Characteristics of Successful Sales Reps. Suppose instead you tell your sales manager about your objective. And it's a lagging indicator that they’re going to be successful in sales.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 23, 2021

Discipline is not a dirty word. There is far more freedom and opportunity for creativity and success in enjoying discipline. Walker Manufacturing Company, First American Female Self-Made Millionaire. If I have accomplished anything in life, it is because I have been willing to work hard." — Madam C. Walker, Founder, Madam C.

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SBI

AUGUST 1, 2019

Sales Enablement: Marketing and Sales Alignment by Design. Marketing and sales both work to drive demand and grow revenues. They do so in silos, guided by a linear process that dictates marketing works on the first part and sales works on the second. This self-education also introduces friction and uncertainty.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Is your sales income what it should be? Are you a Sales Crusader? Sales is not a religion, but it is a way of life. Sales enhances life and embraces the philosophy for living it – to it's maximum potential. principles to lead your own Sales Crusade: Get a positive attitude and keep it. Want to double it?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2018

What sets sales leaders apart from everyday reps? In today’s hyper-connected world, the “lone-gunslinger” model of sales is no longer effective. Vision and Discipline. Long-term vision and discipline. It’s the practice of good judgement and the capacity to consider a holistic, long-term view of organizational needs.

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Jermaine Edwards

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Emotional empathy makes someone well-attuned to another person’s inner emotional world, a plus in any of a wide range of callings, from sales to nursing empathic concern – With this kind of empathy we not only understand a person’s predicament and feel with them, but are spontaneously moved to help, if needed. This isn’t easy.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 8, 2019

To be highly successful in sales, one has to have a series of beliefs that support their thought processes, irrespective of whether they can be scientifically proved. Failure destroys morale , confidence and discipline. If the sale didn’t go according to plan, top salespeople ask themselves ‘what can I learn from this?’

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Account Manager Tips

AUGUST 14, 2022

Sales Find the course that's right for you How to identify your skill gaps Define success What goals do you need to achieve? Learn the importance of self-efficacy, social capital, and leadership style. Sales People think that key account management is more like farming than hunting. Creativity 2. Persuasion 3. Collaboration 4.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2017

In other words, you can rely solely on first-hand experiences to gain sales knowledge -- but it might be painful. To dramatically cut down on your learning curve, pick up some sales books. We've curated the top-ranked books from Amazon's sales best-sellers. The Best Sales Books for Salespeople and Sales Managers.

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 10, 2018

As more consumers make purchases without the help of salespeople (think of either online purchases or walking out of a physical Amazon Go store without talking to a cashier), it’s no surprise to see the self-serve experience continue to replace traditional interactions in the B2B buying space. Here’s a preview of her session.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 14, 2019

If the company's compensation plan structure includes a commission or offers employees a percentage of monthly sales, then the base salary might be lower than the expected average for a business development manager. And their ultimate goal is to grow the company by qualifying sales leads and expanding the business' reach into new markets.

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Miller Heiman Group

JUNE 4, 2020

Over the last five years, sales organizations have hit their revenue targets, even though individual sellers’ metrics declined. Our 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study showed that lead conversion and quota attainment were both down by double digits (13% and 10%, respectively).

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Red Star Kim

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Client service and sales opportunities for professionals in the digital age” some key issues emerged: Telephone skills: Anxiety, voice, etiquette and the client experience. This article explores confidence and self-confidence Be more confident and convey confidence – top tips (kimtasso.com). Anxiety around picking up the phone.

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Openview

MAY 22, 2018

The world of sales is full of dangerous villains – time-consuming administrative tasks , inefficient internal processes, lack of proper tools and resources, etc. And to top it all off, there is an even greater foe – the leaking of your valuable sales knowledge. Sales Knowledge Management to the rescue! Efficiency.

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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. In a world of self-help gurus and LinkedIn selling “evangelists,” it’s easy to focus on what you as a seller or leader need to be doing for yourself each day to improve.

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Red Star Kim

JANUARY 8, 2024

Since then I have qualified in a variety of psychological disciplines including psychometrics and professional coach/mentoring. Topics include: conscious self, theory of trauma, mind-body healing practices, inner child, boundaries, reparenting and emotional maturity. Review of a book to support psychoeducation.

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Passion Will Take You Only So Far Self-discipline is a powerful, potent and priceless trait of successful people. Your ability to develop self-discipline will contribute more to your suc It’s a quality people admire and secretly wish they possessed.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

At some point in the sales process we need to make our pitch. Most people in sales present a standard pitch that all their customers get to hear. There are many safety features that could be integrated to form a sales pitch to a safety minded Mercedes customer. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Dollarphotoclub.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Many years ago, David Sandler -- a sales training and personal development pioneer -- summarized the inalienable rights all salespeople hold. This powerful list has made a big difference in my life, and recently I’ve noticed its principles are relevant to the emerging discipline of social selling. 4) You have the right to change.

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 16, 2019

In 2018, companies reported that 32 percent of forecasted opportunities resulted in competitive losses, with another 21 percent resulting in no decision, according to CSO Insights’ 2018-2019 Sales Performance Report. To effectively prepare a sales presentation for a C-level executive, you must understand what makes this executive tick.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 18, 2017

At some point in the sales process we need to make our pitch. Most people in sales present a standard pitch that all their customers get to hear. There are many safety features that could be integrated to form a sales pitch to a safety minded Mercedes customer. 70% of sales people don’t ask because they fear rejection.

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Zendesk

OCTOBER 4, 2023

BPM is a discipline that relies on various software and processes to manage a business’s operations, including modeling, analysis, optimization, and automation. This also increases productivity by tackling time-consuming sales, support, IT, and marketing tasks. See some examples of these applications below.

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CMOE

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

This process uses past data to predict future sales or trends using both primary and secondary resources and gives companies the ability to manage unpredictability as best they can. Planning out your personal finances and sticking to that plan demonstrates discipline and self-control that can carry over into your career.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The term “sales culture” is a bit of a fuzzy concept. All of those elements and several others are influenced by your company’s sales culture. Here, we’ll discuss several aspects of sales culture, what a good one looks like, how to improve yours, and how to scale it as your company grows. Conclusion.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Covey is a self-improvement book. That's where the seven habits of highly effective people come in: Habits 1, 2, and 3 are focused on self-mastery and moving from dependence to independence. Use this self-awareness to be proactive and take responsibility for your choices. HABIT 1: Be Proactive. Quick Summary: We’re in charge.

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Zendesk

AUGUST 4, 2021

Pickens writes, “Scaling requires a very different kind of organization–— one with structure, process, and discipline. Zendesk Support came recommended to her, and she recalls it was “an easy sale. Work with automation and self-service at any stage. Informal communication and decision-making processes are no longer effective.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 18, 2013

As a VP of Sales, you keep asking yourself “how do I get more leads for my team?” As a sales leader, you need a richer pipeline. You will instill a new discipline to ensure the ''14 number gets made. Forward thinking companies decided that they needed a sales methodology. The white shows where sales is typically engaged.

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