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How to Manage a Sales Pipeline for a Manufacturing Company

Nutshell

Every business’s sales pipeline is different, but one thing they all have in common is that they take people from prospective leads to paying customers. As a manufacturing company, a steady customer base is key to your business’s growth, and the best way to maintain that customer base is through sales pipeline management.

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Hiring a Sales Manager - External or Internal?

SBI Growth

"Should we hire an external Sales Manager or promote from within?". Open Sales Management positions are bad for sales organizations. Having the wrong Sales Manager (SM) is worse. This post helps you decide between hiring an internal or external Sales Manager. It depends. Next Steps.

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Five Ways to Overcome Complexity in Manufacturing Sales

Showpad

The manufacturing sector is growing increasingly complex, so it’s no surprise that the buying process has become more complicated as well, lasting longer and with more stakeholders involved. At the same time, manufacturing product portfolios are growing broader. The changing landscape of decision making in manufacturing.

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Are you a sales manager with Big Data? Here are three Predictive Analytics examples for B2B

QYMATIX

With predictive analytics, big data becomes a big opportunity for B2B sales managers. This significant opportunity requires, however, a profound understanding of the sales situation, coupled with an understanding of big data mining models available. How to improve sales forecast based on customer behaviour?

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Five Skills to Help New Sales Managers Succeed

Miller Heiman Group

In this guest blog post from one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons , Kevin Lewis, Global Sales Excellence Leader at Milliken Chemical and an authority on developing sales managers, recommends five ways to get new sales managers off to a great start. Great sales leaders aren’t born: they’re made.

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The Time is Now for Manufacturers to Invest in Sales Transformation

Miller Heiman Group

American manufacturers face a shifting landscape between unpredictable geopolitical struggles, overseas competition, a looming talent crisis and radically changed expectations from their buyers. Buyers Expect More From Manufacturing Sellers. How Manufacturing Sellers Stack Up Against World-Class Sellers. Download the Report.

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How to Define and Leverage Indirect Channels to Maximize Manufacturing Sales

Miller Heiman Group

Channel sales present a challenge for several industries, but it’s a particular concern for manufacturers. Furthermore, some manufacturers fail to nurture relationships with indirect channel sellers to provide the skills and resources they need to effectively sell your solution. Clearly Define Your Channels.