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Sales Management

How to Motivate Your Sales Team

Salespeople tend to have a reputation for being confident and bold, with big personalities. Managers sometimes approach sales teams with apprehension because they assume people with big personalities will be difficult to work with, but that is not usually the case. While it is true that many salespeople tend to be bold and confident, it is important to recognize that the characteristics necessary for success in sales can appear on sales aptitude test results for introverted candidates as well as extroverted candidates. From a management perspective, there is not one perfect formula for motivating sales teams, but there are several
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Sales Management

How to Keep Sales Team Morale Up While Working Remotely

Keeping sales team morale high is crucial for any business, whether the team works remotely, on the road or on-site. The truth is, most people are not happy with their jobs. On top of that sobering fact, sales jobs are tough. It takes thick skin and dogged perseverance to succeed. Keeping sales team morale high is one of the most profitable pursuits you can undertake for your organization, but boosting morale for remote workers presents its own unique set of challenges. The first half of this article will cover the fundamentals of sales team motivation. Properly set up systems can
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Sales Management

5 Challenges Your Sales Team May Be Facing While Working Remotely

Working remotely might sound like an ideal situation for most people. However, anyone who has had the privilege of working from home knows that it comes with its own set of challenges. There is the issue of remote colleagues and co-working spaces. Most remote workers find a way to make it work, but all agree there are steep learning and adjustment curves. As a sales manager, it is your job to uncover problems before they negatively impact your sales team’s performance. A few common problems and situations will undoubtedly crop up among your sales team. Make sure you nip them
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Habits of Highly Successful Sales Managers to Adopt Today
Sales Management

12 Habits of Highly Successful Sales Managers To Adopt Today

A sales manager is a person with the unique position of empowering and influencing the sales reps in a company. Turning around an entire team and increasing sales is a must if you want the company to succeed, but many managers fail to acknowledge this and allow even the smallest barriers to turn into big issues. Fortunately, it does not take a lot to increase the positive impact a sales manager makes on the team. According to Jessica Jang, a content manager at Bestessays, ”there are three key points a sales manager must pay attention to: motivation, alignment and performance.”
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Ways to Become an Effective Sales Manager
Sales Management

5 Ways to Become an Effective Sales Manager Today

Succeeding as a sales manager is no easy task. Not only do you have your own duties to handle, you also have an entire sales team to keep track of. With the success of your sales team largely depending on you, it can easily become overwhelming. Yet, there are some sales managers that somehow make managing a sales team look like a seamless part of their day-to-day routines. So how do they do it? They have mastered the art of becoming effective sales managers. How to Become an Effective Sales Manager 1. Interview Salespeople Properly The success of your sales
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Sales Management

7 Tips to Keep Your Sales Team Happy and Productive

It is a top priority of successful sales managers, directors and VPs to make sure their sales teams are happy. Why is that? Because a happy sales team is a productive sales team, and the success of your business often hinges on your team’s productivity. With that in mind, let’s go over a few tips that will help you keep your salespeople happy and ready to crush their sales goals. How to Ensure Your Sales Team is Happy 1. Use an effective onboarding process A salesperson’s first impression of your company often becomes their lasting impression. In other words, if
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