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Sales Management | Motivational | leadership
Almost all sales managers are now expected to transform their respective teams in order to succeed in a rapidly changing market environment. But how? The harsh reality is that it's not easy to get people to change and a lot of change initiatives fail. But why? In most cases, organizational-change failures are driven by … negative employee attitudes and unproductive management behavior. Driving change begins with you, the sales manager, and your mindset.
The right sales training for your employees is integral to the success of your business. Before you invest, make sure you have all of the information you need to make a smart decision.
Sales Training | Sales Management
Let’s start by admitting the enormity of the challenge - onboarding and getting sellers up to speed is a huge task. On average, new sales hires spend 10 weeks in training and development and only become productive after nine months or longer. And guess what? Even after you find and develop these new sales hires into great professionals, they are hard to keep. The annual sales force turnover rate is 20% according to CSO Insights. If that wasn’t enough, turnover is exceedingly expensive. According to a study from DePaul University, it costs organizations $97,960 to replace the average sales rep. That’s a lot of wasted time, money, and resources, which means developing an effective sales onboarding program is critical to the success and retention of your sales force. Your new hire training and sales onboarding process shouldn’t be thought of as a one-time event. It should be thought of as an ongoing process and journey that will continually evolve and develop over time. In each wave of new hires, you’ll deal with different personalities, experiences, preferences, and perspectives. Your onboarding and development process must be flexible and adapt to these factors. Here are 7 ideas for every sales manager to get the training and development process started:
Sales Management | Sales Meetings
All management roles are stressful to some degree, but managing a sales force is arguably one of the toughest jobs out there. With so many competing priorities and interests, pressures from key stakeholders across the organization, and not to mention the burden of the company’s financial success on your shoulders. And that’s just the beginning.
Digital Media Landscape | Sales Management | Social Selling
According to Salesforce, 61% of organizations engaged in social selling report a positive impact on revenue growth. Increasingly, B2B customers want to gather information online about potential partners before making a buying decision. Business leaders agree that digital can provide the opportunity for disruption as sellers are able to reach customers directly, but knowing how to drive digital growth remains a challenge for many businesses.
Sales Training | Sales Management | Sales Meetings
Have you ever been in a situation where a customer has said to you, “I like what you’re selling, I like the product or service, and I’m all in favor of it. I’m going to talk to my boss, and I’m going to tell her that I think this would be a valuable investment. Let’s see where that goes.” So often, we hear these kinds of things and we assess how much potential this new opportunity has, how much time we should be spending on it, and how many resources should be applied towards it.
