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Essential People Management Skills for Sales Leaders

The Center for Sales Strategy

Sales leadership is not just about driving numbers and closing deals; it's fundamentally about people management. The success of any sales team hinges on the ability of its leader to manage, motivate, and mentor their team effectively. Although many things contribute to your team’s overall success, there are five essential people management skills every sales leader must master to build a successful and motivated sales team.

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KPIs vs Metrics – Tips & Tricks to Performance Measures

OnStrategyHQ

Understanding how you’ll measure success in strategic planning is one of the most pivotal elements of a successful and actionable strategic plan. But, we’re going to let you in on a little trade secret – measuring the right performance metrics and KPIs can be downright tricky, especially if you’ve been using them interchangeably without realizing they are different tools.

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Maximize ROI in Finance Operation

Aepiphanni

To capture a positive ROI in their finance operations, growth stage companies must address both compliance and strategic financial considerations

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Be Ready: How do you secure the first executive sales meeting?

FinListics Solutions

One of the questions—if not THE question—keeping sales teams and leaders awake at night is how to secure the first meeting in today’s challenging business environment.

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2024, The Year of the Customer

2023's struggles fueled a shift: companies are ditching wasteful strategies in favor of data and AI-powered growth. Enter 2024, the year GTC takes center stage. Discover 5 ways a customer-centric approach unlocks new revenue and delivers lasting success.

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Mastering the Art of Closing Deals—Strategies and Best Practices

Nutshell

Closing is the main goal of every sales department. Most of the time, salespeople can close more deals by asking good questions, listening to their prospects, and understanding how their solutions solve real-world problems. But sales is as much psychology as it is good old-fashioned business dealing. Effective salespeople know how to build rapport with prospects, handle objections effectively, and create urgency when closing to move prospects toward becoming customers.

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Driving Product-Led Growth with a Value Framework

Force Management

The product-led growth (PLG) era marks a disruption in how SaaS companies interact with customers. A good working definition of PLG is that the product itself is the vehicle for acquiring, retaining, and expanding customer accounts. PLG companies share some characteristics. First, their solution is a significant upgrade from the previous status quo.

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Logistics & Transportation Value Chain: Deep Dive

Flevy

The Logistics & Transportation industry is the backbone of global trade and commerce , encompassing a vast network of services that facilitate the movement of goods across regions and countries. This sector includes freight transportation, warehousing, distribution, and supply chain management, all of which are critical for ensuring that products reach their destinations efficiently and on time.

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The World’s Best Note-Taking Apps to Maximize Productivity

Nutshell

Without note-taking apps and tools, there’s a good chance we’d forget important details and that many of the world’s most brilliant ideas would simply vanish. Thankfully, no such dystopia exists, and note-taking software is very much alive and thriving. In fact, there are so many note-taking apps on the market today that dating a Kardashian may seem more achievable than testing them all to find the perfect one for your needs.

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Sales order vs invoice – a simple comparison guide with key differences and examples

PandaDoc

Sales order vs invoice? That is the question. If you’re in an organization that buys or sells things regularly, you’re probably familiar with the terms “sales orders” and “invoices. ” Knowing the difference between these two terms is crucial if you want to make sure your business runs smoothly. That’s why we’ve put together this comparison guide, including invoice and sales order definitions, examples, types of sales orders vs invoices, and tips for creating sales orders and invoices.

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Why do clients ditch agencies?

Account Management Skills

Is the agency business model holding account managers back? Question: Why did you ditch your agency? Clients: “Because they never gave us anything we didn’t ask for” This finding stuck out from a large scale agency-client survey conducted in 2018 sponsored by the AAAA and ANA. Even though I read this years ago, the same sentiment is reflected in every similar survey I’ve read ever since.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Chatbots vs. Conversational AI: Understanding the Difference

Help Scout

Chatbots and conversational AI are terms that are sometimes used interchangeably, but they aren't the same thing. Learn the difference and find the right solution for you.

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