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A Great Sales Pitch Hinges on the Right Story
May 21, 2024 · The story the sales team told focused entirely on why a better shelf space would benefit the company and their customers. It focused on what they believed set their product apart, but did …
What Salespeople Need from Leaders—at Each Stage of Their Careers
Apr 24, 2025 · Leading a high-performing sales team requires a personalized talent management approach. Salespeople’s needs evolve throughout their careers, and while sales managers often …
A New Way to Compensate Sales Teams - Harvard Business Review
Mar 15, 2024 · Managing sales teams has never been easy. It involves dealing with independent personalities, frequent turnover, training challenges, and disappointing pipelines. New layers of …
Companies Are Using AI to Make Faster Decisions in Sales and Marketing
Jun 6, 2025 · In today’s dynamic business environment, decision-making in sales and marketing is shifting from reflective to reflexive, leveraging real-time data and AI to enable immediate, context …
Can AI Assistants Add Value to Your Sales Team?
Sep 3, 2024 · AI assistants are transforming sales by acting as digital coaches, analysts, and advisors to salespeople. They analyze sales pitches and provide personalized feedback, helping salespeople …
How Successful Sales Teams Are Embracing Agentic AI
Sep 15, 2025 · Agentic AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling autonomous personal agents to work alongside human sales reps, identifying, nurturing, and closing deals across channels. This …
5 Skills Every Salesperson Needs to Succeed
Sep 19, 2022 · A sales leader at an asset management firm reflected: “Our inside salespeople are doing a better job than our field salespeople. And they make one third as much.” In the pharmaceutical ...
Avoid These 3 Pitfalls When Giving a Sales Presentation
Jul 23, 2024 · A study examined the habits of almost 5,000 sales professionals whose livelihoods depend on their ability to build and deliver persuasive presentations. The findings revealed 12 …
The Harvard Business Review Sales Management Handbook: How to …
Sales leadership essentials for an era of rapidly advancing digital technology. Managing an effective sales organization is key to revenue generation, customer satisfaction, and business results. But …