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Effective Communication in Sales Management

Do you want to motivate your sales team to close more deals and work better together? It is every sales team’s dream to break sales records and increase company revenue. It’s also part of the sales manager job description. It is not impossible to get this done, but it comes down to effective sales management and more specifically, effective communication in sales management. Effective communication is crucial to successful sales management. Increasing sales and achieving targets within a time frame requires that salespeople connect with customers better. Better connections stem from better communication which improves client relationships, builds employee confidence, and

Sales Management

7 Daily Habits of Highly Effective Sales Managers

As a sales manager, you know that your job is not an easy one. What you may not realize is that your effectiveness as a leader can make or break your sales team. You face quite a bit of pressure every day to perform, but you must still come in to work ready to lead your sales team to success. Otherwise, their results may suffer, high turnover in the sales department is likely and your job and reputation as a sales manager could be in danger. Do not let that happen. Instead, ask yourself: How can I be a better

Insider Secrets to Help Your Salespeople Sell Faster

Sales Management

5 Insider Secrets to Help Your New Salespeople Sell Faster

The success of your salespeople is rooted in one major thing: motivation. Without motivation, your hopes and dreams of your sales team achieving sales goals and bringing success to your company will forever remain hopes and dreams, and never transform into reality. But, as you likely already know, motivation is not as simple as it may seem. In fact, according to a recent Gallup poll, 51% of the workforce in the United States is disengaged from their job. Sure, a brand new salesperson fresh off of training may not be quite as jaded as some senior sales reps, and may

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5 Types of Difficult Salespeople and How To Deal With Them [Guest Post]

Every sales organization is bound to have a few team members that can only be described as difficult. While everyone on the team may have their own unique personality and attitude, it may take a lot of adjustment and patience to deal with certain people on any given day. As a sales manager, it’s important to know that just because one of your top sales representatives is consistently closing business doesn’t mean that they are untouchable. This person has to be a good employee, with a great attitude and loyalty to the organization. Some managers would rather turn a blind

Sales Management

4 Eye-Opening Reasons Your Sales Team Is Failing

You are facing an unwanted reality: sales for your company are just not where they should be. Nearly all sales managers have found themselves in this position at one point or another − it is almost like a rite of passage before you really get the hang of managing sales. However, the key to getting your sales back on track is to determine the root cause of your sales slump. Is it your sales team? Is it the market? Is it a lack of understanding of the market? Is it your managing style? There are a number of factors that could

Sales Management

The Magic in Managing a Multigenerational Sales Team [Guest Post]

Many Sales Managers describe themselves as leaders, motivators, coaches, mentors, perhaps even friends of the people whom they manage. At the end of the day, the job is straightforward: focus time and attention on optimizing the performance of each member of the team. Managing sales people can be difficult. If a “team” is a group of individuals aligned for a common goal, why does the concept seem to break down in the context of sales? Why does it feel like sales professionals so often operate autonomously, more focused on their own performance instead of the overall performance of the team?

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Effective Communication in Sales Management

7 Daily Habits of Highly Effective Sales Managers

5 Insider Secrets to Help Your New Salespeople Sell Faster

5 Types of Difficult Salespeople and How To Deal With Them [Guest Post]

4 Eye-Opening Reasons Your Sales Team Is Failing

The Magic in Managing a Multigenerational Sales Team [Guest Post]

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