7 Secrets to Motivating Your Salespeople20160426025928
7 Secrets to Motivating Your Salespeople
What does it really take to have a team of passionate sales reps driven to perform? Take a look at these 7 things successful Sales Managers do. Ultima...
5 Things to Eliminate from Your Sales Meetings Right Now20160419123650
5 Things to Eliminate from Your Sales Meetings Right Now
xPotential Selling12:36 pmcoaching, Management, sales, sales manager, sales meetings, sales process, salespeople0 comments
Just because you call it a sales meeting, doesn’t mean it is. Most sales managers don’t actually hold sales meetings… but they think they do. Sure, th...
5 Questions to Ask When Designing Your Sales Role20160324001402
5 Questions to Ask When Designing Your Sales Role
xPotential Selling12:14 amhiring, Management, recruiting, sales, sales manager, salespeople0 comments
Successful selling starts with properly defining the sales role. Answer these 5 questions to get you started. One of the most important steps in the ...
5 Essentials of a Great Pay Plan for Sales Reps20160323234601
5 Essentials of a Great Pay Plan for Sales Reps
xPotential Selling11:46 pmcompensation, Management, Motivation, sales, sales manager, salespeople0 comments
Want to incentivize your reps to earn more? Follow these 5 guidelines to create a robust pay plan for your sales team. One of the most frequent topics...
How Long Should We Cling to Our Sales Process?20160321204125
How Long Should We Cling to Our Sales Process?
xPotential Selling8:41 pmManagement, sales, sales manager, sales process, sales training, salespeople0 comments
It’s a loaded question, but the answer is deceptively simple. Whenever a salesperson or sales leader asks this question, it sends up a red flag that s...
How Skipping One Step Derailed an Entire Sales Team20160321203052
How Skipping One Step Derailed an Entire Sales Team
xPotential Selling8:30 pmcoaching, Management, sales, sales manager, sales process, sales training, salespeople0 comments
Every step of the sales process is important, even if the sale cycle is short. Be wary of skipping steps. That can lead to unintended consequences for...
The Final Word on Sales Manager Success20160321202009
The Final Word on Sales Manager Success
xPotential Selling8:20 pmcoaching, growth, Management, sales manager, sales training, salespeople0 comments
You cannot achieve sales manager success if you don’t know what it is. Sales managers need a clear picture in their mind of ideal sales performance an...
3 Reasons Why A Sales Manager Returns to Selling20160321190110
3 Reasons Why A Sales Manager Returns to Selling
xPotential Selling7:01 pmcareer, growth, leadership, Management, sales, sales manager, salespeople0 comments
The allure of a management title, executive perks and authority can be very tempting to a successful salesperson. This is what can happen when their c...
7 Things You Should Not Do on a “Ride Along” with Your Sales Rep20160318190424
7 Things You Should Not Do on a “Ride Along” with Your Sales Rep
xPotential Selling7:04 pmcoaching, leadership, Management, sales, sales manager, salespeople0 comments
Most sales managers make at least one of these mistakes when they do a ride along with their sales reps out in the field. See if you do some of these....
This One Word Costs Sales Managers Massive Sales20160315232142
This One Word Costs Sales Managers Massive Sales
xPotential Selling11:21 pmcoaching, hiring, Management, recruiting, sales, sales manager, salespeople0 comments
As Sales Managers, we must develop clear job expectations. Then evaluate your salespeople and candidates against those expectations. Put SuperBowl-win...