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

MAY 24, 2022

In this day of supply chain issues and extended delivery times, their sales teams are struggling to stay motivated. What’s a sales manager to do? We’ve heard from a few salespeople where the manager has pushed back and “shouted down” the concern, fueling a new job search by their team. The post Thoughts From The Top:

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Brooks Group

JUNE 13, 2024

Even the most cohesive organizations can experience sales team issues. Sales professionals (in general) tend to be confident, extraverted, and opinionated. Although some of these subjects might seem mundane to those who aren’t in a sales career , there are several topics sales professionals often have strong opinions about.

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Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ramping new sales reps quickly is a pivotal factor separating successful sales organizations from those that underperform. Data from our 2024 Sales Leader Trend Report shows that 87% of successful teams have extensive, structured onboarding. Here are 4 ways a common language helps get new sales reps up to speed quickly.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 31, 2024

You’ve decided to choose a sales training provider to help upskill your sales team. Some sales leaders are simply unwilling to devote the time and resources necessary to get to the heart of sales self-improvement. You’ve crossed the first hurdle. Now, it’s time to consider who will be your training partner.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Why Is Sales Coaching Important for Revenue Growth? Sales coaching gives sales professionals the mentoring they need to resolve critical skills competency gaps and be more productive. 3 Types Of Sales Coaching Sales coaching generally falls into one of three main categories: tactical, strategic, and personal.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 9, 2022

That's why leaders need to leverage effective sales training techniques to set reps on the right course and facilitate their professional growth. When we reached out to Sunny Sandhu — Director of Sales Development at Guru — for his insight, he stressed the importance of covering the "why" behind a topic. Start with "why.".

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A sales training initiative can be one of the most impactful things you can do to improve your organization’s success. The question is, will the training program result in permanent behavior change and lasting sales performance improvement, or will it be a “flavor of the month” that your sales team abandons a few weeks after the experience?

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Brooks Group

JULY 7, 2023

Sales training can be one of the most critical investments you make for your team. In fact, according to Training Industry , more than a quarter of salespeople feel that their sales training is ineffective. To make matters worse, most training is disconnected from the sales team’s daily life and unique needs.

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is good news for B2B sales teams that have faced economic headwinds, shrinking customer budgets, and delayed or canceled purchasing decisions. But even throughout this tough period, some sales organizations have found a way to meet or exceed targets—and feel confident in their ability to do it again this year.

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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

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Sales training is essential to your company’s success. It’s a powerful tool for developing the full potential of every sales professional on your team. The Brooks Group’s training programs are led by expert sales trainers (aka facilitators) with real sales experience.

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Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sales team management software is being used widely by many companies to boost their revenues. What Is Sales Management? A sales management process involves working together towards a common goal to increase profit and revenue targets by implementing strategies to help the sales team hit set targets.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Effective sales funnel management is important for optimizing your sales team’s performance. A well-managed sales funnel will move prospects through the sales process faster, reduce stalled opportunities, and help your team win more business. What Is a Sales Funnel?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2017

How Do I Get Promoted to Sales Manager? But sales is a labor-intensive job. 5 Ways to Get Promoted to Sales Manager. Former HubSpot Director of Sales and current Director of Product Michael Pici shares his path to leadership in a great post here. Ask your manager for suggestions. Help others.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 4, 2023

Sales Leadership: Qualities Of A Sales Leader To be an effective leader, you need to make appropriate strategic decisions that fit within your organization’s vision and goals. What Are The Qualities of Successful Sales Leaders? An excellent candidate must be able to lead a team and manage multiple aspects of the business.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This post is about how CEOs should invest in sales managers to improve revenue growth in 2013. As part of our annual Q3 Research Tour, SBI surveyed over 10,000 sales reps. People who attend seminars and training events retain less than 20% of the information after just 30 days. Develop a custom sales management program.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 26, 2024

A consistent sales process is the hallmark of successful sales teams. Data from our research report, Best Practices of High-Performing Sales Teams , shows that 95% of sales teams that meet or exceed revenue goals follow their sales process all or most of the time—but only 69% of underperforming teams do.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the dynamic world of sales, where every decision can make or break a deal, harnessing the power of data is critical. As a sales leader or sales manager, your ability to navigate the complex terrain of market trends, team performance, and individual contributions hinges on a crucial tool—sales metrics.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Planning your sales kickoff or national sales meeting? Your sales keynote speaker will set the tone for the rest of the event. A great speaker can help motivate your sales team, elevate your mission, and drive results. Step 1: Ask Your Sales Team The ultimate goal of a sales kickoff is to improve sales performance.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech. That said, with companies spending $2,020 per sales rep on average, sales training can be expensive.

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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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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Sales team training is an essential investment for any organization. But not every sales leader knows how to make the most of their team’s sales training. Reinforce Your Sales Training Learning shouldn’t end after your training sessions are over. The same can be said about sales training. Monitor sales performance.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2024

Sales effectiveness is your sales professionals’ ability to achieve their goals and objectives efficiently and successfully. Sales effectiveness also corresponds with the return your organization gets from its sales investment. But improving sales effectiveness is a complex task that few organizations do well.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 2, 2023

Action Plan for Sales Target Achievement – 4 Steps As we round out the first half of the year, it’s a great time to regroup, recalibrate, and prepare our sales teams to hit the year-end sales goals we’ve set for them. Maybe your sales team has veered slightly off track since the target was set?

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Brooks Group

MARCH 21, 2023

The success stories in sales are certainly no different. Emotional maturity and accountability are essential for success in any career, especially in sales. And that is doubly true for a sales team, which is sometimes a challenge for a sales leader. How well do you work with other members of your sales and support team?

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The success of any substantive change to your sales approach relies on company-wide buy-in. The same is true for implementing a new strategic account management plan. This is the type of change that can potentially lengthen the sales cycle and confuse your consultative sales professionals. This was a red flag for me.

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Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A sales strategy is the answer to a simple question: ‘Why am I doing the things I’m doing?’ In sales, your goal may be to own a certain share of the market. To do that, the company needs to win a set percent of deals in the sales pipeline. Your sales strategy is a long-range plan for reaching your goal.

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Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What is a sales strategy? Every sales leader understands there are pitfalls to building a sales strategy. Many sales teams engage in activities that are working against them, without even realizing it. This post walks you through the four pitfalls of sales strategy and provides best practices to avoid them.

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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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Upland

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sales leaders often find that commitment to change is the single most important ingredient in a successful account planning practice. A lthough change can be scary, difficult and potentially costly if not managed correctly, it is ultimately the key to achieving higher win rates, championing large buying groups, and growing revenue.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

What Is Sales Coaching? Sales coaching is the practice of evaluating and instructing salespeople one-on-one to improve productivity and ensure strong success through coaching sessions. Why Is Sales Coaching Important For The Growth Of Business? Strategic Coaching Deals made by your sales reps contain hazards.

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 5, 2021

As a sales leader, it’s never been more critical to be on the ball. Though a vaccine for COVID-19 is slowly being administered, you cannot wait to inoculate your sales team against the lingering effects that the pandemic had on your sales methodology. Make the quota discussion a collaborative effort.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 1, 2022

Sales training that sticks, however, results in behavior change because it’s reinforced. That requires involvement and buy-in from both sales leaders and salespeople. For example, if sales don’t improve by next quarter, a company may be considering layoffs. . Sales are down, people are stressed, and struggling to meet goals.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Sales training typically accomplishes one of two things. . This becomes increasingly important for companies who rely on the joint efforts of Marketing, Sales, Account Managers, and Customer Service, not to mention all the people managing all those departments, to reach their goals. Sales Manager.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 10, 2022

Importance of Sales Goals. This article aims to focus some of that information through the lens of setting sales goals, how to set sales goals, and what to do if you’re missing your sales goals. Sales managers would do well to accept the fact that not everyone on their team wants to be the best.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2021

This might not be all that mind-blowing to point out, but not all sales orgs are comfortably confined to their companies' corporate headquarters — operating under a group of managers that can come together to share stories over lunch every day. What does a territory sales manager do?

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