Brooks Group

JULY 27, 2022

As we pass the half-way point of the year, sales managers may start to hear a few grumblings that quotas are too high. While it’s wise to reassess sales targets to make sure they are realistic, assuming they are too high might be a mistake. Forbes reported that in 2017 that 57% of sales reps failed to meet quota.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 2, 2023

As we round out the dog days of summer, most of us have two things on our minds: Getting our sales force back on track from the summertime lull, and The start of the football season These two things might seem unrelated at first glance. We can go on the joint sales calls, give the correct feedback, and coach until we’re blue in the face.

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Account Manager Tips

AUGUST 9, 2022

What to do when a sales deal stalls? Sales process checklist Establish the next commitment The Thermometer Technique Favourite podcast: How to Succeed Just for fun Quote of the week. What to do when a sales deal stalls? For me, sales is most successful when you follow a process. Let me share those steps with you now.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 14, 2022

“The secret to selling is to be in front of qualified prospects when they’re ready to buy, not when you need to make a sale.”. Bill Brooks, Sales Techniques. That makes right now the perfect time for managers to evaluate their sales funnel. Your CRM should be an easy-to-use tool that mirrors your sales process.

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Brooks Group

MAY 17, 2022

Any one of these events would be difficult to manage on its own, but since they’re all happening simultaneously, sales leaders are feeling like they were two years ago: isolated, unsure of what to do and how to direct their teams. Michelle and Russ created a “sentiment survey” that was distributed weekly to sales leaders.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 24, 2011

My Last Public Seminars of 2011 | Don’t Miss Out! Tweet Share I want to make sure you know about my last three LIVE public seminars of 2011: If you live in or close to San Diego, Dallas, or San Marcos, I want you to join me for my events. See Jeffrey Gitomer’s Public Seminar Schedule For 2012. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Exceptional sales management is key to an organization’s success—yet the role of a sales manager is one of the most challenging. Leading a sales team has become more difficult due to an evolving business landscape, technological advancements, changing customer expectations, and a host of other factors.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Your sales kickoff – that annual team get-together that is equal parts goal-setting and pep-rally – remains critical and relevant in an uncertain sales climate. There are two main reasons a sales kickoff is more important in 2024 than ever: changing buyer behavior and a tightening economy.

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Brooks Group

JULY 13, 2023

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of blog posts about the most important sales manager skills. Still more provide readers with tips and tricks for getting sales teams to take action toward desired outcomes. As any good sales manager will tell you, a skill is an ability that can be learned and improved through practice.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I continue to read in surveys from The Wall Street Journal and other places, that companies are still struggling with sales. One is that sales teams need to be agile – not fragile. They often feel like they’re your foe because you feel like they’re creating drag in the sales process. I love that term.

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Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

few months ago, I was privileged to be invited to a seminar hosted by Gartner featuring a small group of top level thought leaders in sales. ????????????????????????????????? A There were about six of us around the table and we … Read More »

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 19, 2021

Your sales kickoff – that annual team get-together that usually is equal parts goal-setting and pep-rally – remains supremely critical and relevant, particularly in the time of COVID-19. Here are some tips that you can use to reimagine your sales kickoff, while still making it meaningful and impactful… 1.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Nothing comes easy in sales -- it’s always earned. But I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon: even the most seasoned and confident account executives can flinch when it comes to securing budget from their head of sales. However, with 850+ sales tools and 5000+ marketing technologies, it’s easy to get distracted by the new and shiny.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 27, 2022

What Are Sales Goals? While there may be more elegant and creative definitions for a sales goal, let us define a sales goal as the total number of sales your team is responsible for obtaining within a fiscal period. For our purposes, we will be discussing sales goals as they relate to the sales manager.

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Brooks Group

JULY 15, 2022

What do we, as business leaders and sales leaders, need to be thinking about to combat these macro headwinds we’re facing and really these rapidly changing times? . The first of these is to focus on revenue, not just sales. We talk a lot about this in our Sales Leadership Accelerator , which is our sales management program.

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Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As technology changes, so must our sales approach and related sales technologies. The standards of the sales industry changes rapidly, and it can be challenging to keep ahead in the face of these alterations. The benefits of having a skilled sales team leader are nothing to scoff at. Be A Good Listener.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 17, 2023

What is a Sales Enablement Manager? If you’re looking to optimize the sales and marketing in your company, consider a sales enablement manager. Not all companies have them, but those that do can make more effective sales. This guide will cover what a sales enablement manager is and does.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 26, 2023

The profession of sales is changing rapidly. More than ever, sales professionals need sales training programs that can help them keep pace with the demands of the modern sales process. Sales training pays off in many ways. Sales training pays off in many ways. What is Sales Training?

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Brooks Group

JUNE 7, 2022

In my new book Agile & Resilient: Sales Leadership for the New Normal, my co-author Russ Sharer and I discuss The Value Formula. If you have great relationships with customers but are still losing business, something is missing in your sales process. You don’t need to be liked, you need to be trusted.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 25, 2022

So, it’s a really interesting time for salespeople and sales leaders. Russ Sharer and Michelle Richardson talk about this in their book, Agile & Resilient: Sales Leadership for the New Normal. It can be marketing and making sure your sales team and your marketing team are aligned. Acknowledge where you are.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 16, 2022

There are some critical things that companies and sales leaders can be doing right now to position their sales team for success on the back half of this year. Let’s talk about five ways that the current events are driving behavior or things our sales teams need to be doing moving forward to be successful. . Resources:

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

There are no one-fits-all solutions for sales training. The best programs are the ones tailored to your organization and sales force. That is where role-specific sales training comes in. For a program to be effective, it must be tailored to the needs of your sales force; otherwise, it can be counterproductive.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 22, 2011

Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Tweet Share There’s a fine line between should I ask for the sale or not ask for the sale? Great salespeople always ask for the sale, and NEVER leave without confirming the next step in the sales cycle. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 3, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Customer Loyalty , Generating Referrals , Sales Tagged With: attitude training , building trust , establishing trust , gitomer , how to sell , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , sales leadership , sales skills. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Categories.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Sign up for my upcoming seminar. Filed Under: Attitude , Customer Loyalty , General , Leadership , My Books , Sales Tagged With: attitude training , book on attitude , corporate sales training , customer service , gitomer , Jeffrey gitomer , professional sales training , sales leadership , sales presentations , success principles.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Every single conversation we have with a customer revolves in some shape or form around the idea of finding effective ways to help their team boost sales. There is no magic formula or silver bullet to solving sales challenges. Sales managers have to know their people. There is, however, a starting point.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 9, 2022

Sales teams are different than they were two years ago. Sales leadership may have changed, so it’s possible that the whole dynamic within the team has changed. Every organization needs to have a sales process. This allows sales leaders to coach to a standard, and it allows you to monitor progress towards the end goal.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 18, 2022

It’s a tool that we use in our training programs, and I think it could add value to your sales initiatives. . Retention is an issue, and so talent management really seems to be bubbling up in the sales world as an important issue, as well as just the general business world, I think. .

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 8, 2011

Things Sales Professionals Whine About | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. things that sales professionals whine about? Are your sales people whiners? Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Upcoming Seminars.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 31, 2022

Today, I’m going to be talking about leadership. I’m going to bring it back to sales leadership, but I’m going to start with some broader topics. David was an adviser to four presidents from Nixon to Obama, and really got to see leadership – the good, the bad, and the ugly – up close and personal.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Percentage of sales success. ” “Because we’re trying to make new contacts and more new sales.” ” The cold call is THE lowest percentage sales call. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck!

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

What does it take to be a successful salesperson and to have a successful sales organization during these times? I am going to talk about Chapter 9 in a book that we recently published, Agile & Resilient: Sales Leadership for the New Normal by Michelle Richardson and Russ Sharer (it’s a wonderful read). .

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 3, 2011

Relate | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Public Seminars – See Jeffrey Live! Upcoming Seminars. The Sales Bible. Hire Jeffrey.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 11, 2022

A link to a book, Agile & Resilient: Sales Leadership . The reason I mentioned those upfront is, over the last two weeks, I’ve had a series of discussions and have been exposed to these articles and more things that created an “a-ha” for me – I keep hearing about some sales basics not being in place.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 16, 2021

In fact, “space” is the essence of our latest innovation, Brooks(OS) – a sales training program that uses space as an ally, rather than a hindrance, to reinforce sales training lessons. Thus, we had no choice but to divide our IMPACT Learning Sales Training into shorter, and more digestible, chunks.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 16, 2011

Eight Personal Barriers to a Sale | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Tweet Share There are eight personal barriers to a sale. These barriers are caused by YOU either before, during, or after the sale. When a sale is stalled or lost, it may be that the reason is below. •

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Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Public Seminars – See Jeffrey Live! Deepen your understanding of how to attract, engage, and connect with value and create your own leadership philosophy. Upcoming Seminars.

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