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Advice for Sales Managers
Picture your average college basketball player. He’s in the gym doing extra work, and while his intent is great, the maximum effort just isn’t there. A few minutes later his head coach strolls in. The player begins to work a little harder, focus a little more and increase his overall efforts. He wants to impress...
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By now you know that conversations are essential to your sales team’s performance. (If you don’t know this, go back and read this post.) Conversations — which we at LevelEleven define as calls with prospects or customers where we learn something that helps us advance the relationship — are controllable, measurable and vital. Last time...
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I’ve spoken with hundreds of sales leaders over the last few years, and have come to spot a trend: There are sales leaders that do things the old way – it’s hard to describe exactly, but you can just feel it. Selling and management is mostly about industry relationships, big Rolodex’s of contacts, and the...
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Many organizations are focusing on building metrics-driven sales environments today. And with so many types of key performance indicators (KPIs) out there for sales teams, everyone has their own playbook. Me, I’m a conversational kind of sales KPI guy. Let’s dive right in then, shall we? I believe there are two types of sales KPIs:...
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Many organizations are focusing on building metrics-driven sales environments today. And with so many types of key performance indicators (KPIs) out there for sales teams, everyone has their own playbook. Me, I’m a conversational kind of sales KPI guy. Let’s dive right in then, shall we? I believe there are two types of sales KPIs:...
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There has been lots written and studied about the changing buying process, and how that affects the type of salespeople you need to adapt and match the times. What’s not talked about is the changing role of the sales leader. The modern sales leader has a whole different profile than the sales leader of the...
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