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Hiring from Within: The Smart Way to Build an All-Star Sales Bench

Sales Hacker

On top of that, your salespeople need to be extremely well-versed in a company’s platforms, products, and services. That’s why, when hiring the next member of your sales team, you should look within. Hiring sales team members from within isn’t just something we preach at my company, Influence & Co.

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Beware Complexity Bias: Stop Overcomplicating Your Sales Process

Sales Hacker

It’s a simple process shift, but it gets your most dreaded tasks out of the way and opens the door for you to be more productive. It can feel easier (and still productive) to fill a day with busy work and avoid the money-making work they should be doing.

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PODCAST 94: Expert Management of a Remote Sales Team w/ Ellie Tamari

Sales Hacker

I got my first role doing enterprise sales for Clicktale. Sam Jacobs: Now you’re running a team, and you are the person that joined without any software sales experience. Is experience a big part of what you’re looking for when you’re hiring? RELATED: 3 Steps to Drive Productivity for Remote Reps.

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The 3 Stages of Denial When Graduating Beyond Founder Led Sales with Mixmax (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Typically founders are the first sales people. After all it’s likely they know the product the best, and they can use customer feedback to measure market fit. However, at some point a founder needs to hire a sales team. However, at some point, you do need to hire a sales team as a founder or else I’d be out of a job.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Sales Leadership in 2022

Highspot

Here are some of the differences between sales leaders and sales managers: Sales Leaders. Sales Managers. Set inspirational SMART goals and spark intrinsic motivation in their sales reps to achieve those goals. Decide how to allocate the budget to get the sales performance they want. Does it Work?