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Sales Management

4 Sales Performance-Enhancing Hacks to Boost Your Business

With how fast the sales world is moving, sales performance hacks are more necessary than ever before. There are always new competitors popping up as well as new products similar to your own that are being marketed differently. And that is why it is so important to find and utilize any advantages that will help your team save time and become more efficient at their daily tasks. So to help your sales team continue to improve and evolve, here are 4 performance-enhancing hacks. Our Top Sales Performance Hacks 1.   Chew gum Sure, chewing gum is great for keeping your breath
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Sales Management

6 Common Pain Points for Salespeople and How to Solve Them

As a sales manager, director or VP, you may occasionally struggle to determine what is stopping your salespeople from meeting your standards. You want your sales team to succeed, but you might be wondering: “Is my team reaching their full potential?” “What is stopping them from being more productive or closing more sales?” With that in mind, let us talk about 6 common pain points for your salespeople, and along the way, we will also discuss tactics and sales training ideas you can use to help them overcome those pain points. Biggest Pain Points for Your Salespeople 1. Spending too
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Sales Management

3 Valuable Tips For Becoming an Inspiring Sales Training Manager

Did you know that less than one-third of employees feel engaged at work? That means the remaining (over) two-thirds do not feel engaged, enthusiastic and/or committed to the work they are doing. Thus, as a sales training manager, you have quite a challenge on your hands. Sales trainers are responsible for working closely with other sales managers as well as upper management in order to create an effective training strategy that will allow a company to improve. You also have a duty to help your sales reps learn the skills they need in order to grow your business. But have
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Sales Management

Psychology-Backed Tips and Hacks To Help Increase Sales

When you think of psychology, do you imagine someone sitting in a room with a psychologist, sharing his/her thoughts and worries? Well, while the practice of psychology does involve therapy sessions like the one mentioned, it can also apply to other areas in life—like sales. When it comes to making purchases, emotions play a much bigger role than you might realize. In fact, some experts believe that 90% of our purchasing decisions are made subconsciously. In other words, when it comes to selling, knowing how to appeal to your customers on an emotional level plays a big role in how
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Sales Management

3 Alarming Reasons Your Sales Team Is Losing Deals and How to Help Them

Your sales team has had its ups and downs, but lately…your salespeople’s performance is slipping. They are not as consistent as they used to be. And as a sales manager, you might be scratching your head and wondering: “Is my team growing complacent?” “Are they losing their competitive edge?” Whatever the case is, you want to lead your team to success, ensure that they feel motivated and you want them to reach their goals. But how can you do that when your team is struggling with closing sales? Well, as we have mentioned before, when a member of your sales
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How to Run an Effective Sales Meeting

Let’s face it: virtually no one looks forward to company meetings. This is especially true for your salespeople – meetings take away valuable time that they could be selling and most attendees leave those meetings without the feeling that they learned something new or that it was a productive use of their time. Even if you have been a sales manager for a while and perhaps even consider yourself an expert at holding productive sales meetings, chances are there is still a lot of room for improvement. So how can you improve your sales meetings to make them even more
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