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The use of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to measure a sales team’s growth or contraction have been used for many years. Some examples include gross sales, net revenue, products sold, and others that demonstrate how a company has succeeded (or not) through a particular period (quarter or year). But these particular KPIs are actually lagging ...

The use of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to measure a sales team’s growth or contraction have been used for many years. Some examples include gross sales, net revenue, products sold, and others that demonstrate how a company has succeeded (or not) through a particular period (quarter or year). But these particular KPIs are actually lagging ...

A key factor in a sales manager’s approach is technology. Without the right technology, the sales manager isn’t going to even have the data to view, let alone interpret, and make decisions with. A sales manager can make vital changes and decisions when he or she is first on the job in relation to technology, ...

In dealing with people—something a sales manager certainly must do—the first thing you must admit is just how difficult it is to change people. Ask yourself: Have you ever tried to really change someone? Then ask yourself: Did you succeed? If you answered “Yes,” great! But the vast majority would answer “no” to this second ...

In this article, I would like to discuss a very fundamental quality for someone’s successful conduct in life—that of virtues. Perhaps more than other more average fields, you really need virtues in sales management. The bottom line: if you don’t clearly understand how a sales manager needs to be poised for the future, you reduce ...

It might seem to be a self-contradictory statement: “The first thing a sales manager really needs to know is management.” But a closer look will show this to be the truth. Often a sales manager becomes a sales manager by being promoted out of the salesperson position. A salesperson was a top producer on a ...

Of all the essentials for a sales manager—and our research has turned up dozens—the first and foremost of these is the sales manager’s very own mindset. With it, the sales manager is capable of changing or worsening their team and their performance. Let’s take a closer look. The Big Sales Manager Complaint In research for ...

One route into the position of a sales manager is promotion from having been a highly successful salesperson. They are suddenly saddled with the responsibility of the entire sales team. It is a tough position to be in—kind of like a newly elected politician in their first 90 days. All eyes are on this individual ...