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Amanda Meade

Amanda Meade

Recent Posts by Amanda Meade:

Celebrating Women In Sales Month with Guest Kim Guthrie

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Women in sales have achieved great things for themselves and their organizations over the last decade. To celebrate Women in Sales Month, we’re talking with some amazing women sales leaders who share their unique insights, from offering advice for sales managers, new or more experience to discussing the anticipated landscape of sales and years ahead when it comes to improving sales performance.

In this episode of Improving Sales Performance, Kim Guthrie, Division President for iHeart Media, Florida, joins host Matt Sunshine and co-host Stephanie Downs to discuss the importance of forming developmental relationships with clients, the importance of building trust, being a sustaining resource for your team, and how it's necessary to always be recruiting new talent.

Tune in now or keep reading for a brief overview.

Topics: women in sales

Celebrating Women In Sales Month with Guest Katie Reid

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We’re honored to celebrate Women in Sales Month all October long by talking with some amazing women sales pros. In this episode, Katie Reid, SVP/Market Manager Bonneville, joins host Matt Sunshine and co-host Stephanie Downs to share unique insights and offer advice for both new and veteran sales managers.

Katie makes so many awesome points, such as avoiding surprises by keeping a watchful eye on your entire sales funnel, maintaining and fostering organic growth, communication, and coaching in a hybrid work environment.

Tune in now or keep reading for a brief overview.

Topics: women in sales

Celebrating Women In Sales Month with Guests Jenn Scilabro and Traci Wilkinson

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Joining host Matt Sunshine and co-host Stephanie Downs in this episode of Improving Sales Performance are Jenn Scilabro, Senior Vice President of Local Digital Sales for Nexstar Digital, and Traci Wilkinson, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

As female thought leaders, experts, and industry gurus, Jenn and Traci share their insights, tips, and knowledge on various topics that help companies improve sales performance.

Tune in now or keep reading for a brief overview.

Topics: women in sales

Celebrating Women In Sales Month with Guest Nicki Harkrider-Probey

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The Center for Sales Strategy is excited to announce the premier of Improving Sales Performance, a podcast highlighting tips and insights that help sales organizations realize and maybe even exceed goals.

This season, host Matt Sunshine and co-host Stephanie Downs celebrate Women in Sales Month by talking to some amazing women sales pros.

When it comes to improving sales performance, these ladies know how it’s done. Tune in now or keep reading for a brief overview.

Topics: women in sales

Weekly Roundup: Remote Management, Beating Gatekeepers + More

Remote Management

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"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit."

 

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15 Remote Management Best Practices For 2022 – Yesware

Although we’re finally moving out of the pandemic, remote work is here to stay. Global Analytics reports that 25 – 30% of employees will continue to work from home even after the last reminders of the Coronavirus pandemic are long behind us.

That means that those in the remote management role need to find ways to make their role productive, sustainable, and valuable to their organizations.

In this article, we’ll go over everything you need to know about remote management, including the pros and cons of the role, traits of successful managers, and 15 best practices to help remote managers be the best they can be. >>> READ MORE

Topics: Wrap-up

Weekly Roundup: Deal Velocity, Developmental Goals For Leaders + More

Deal Velocity, Developmental Goals For Leaders

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"Where there is no vision, the people perish."

 

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Use These 5 Unconventional Sales Signals to Create Stickier Deal Cycles – Sales Hacker

We obsess over deal velocity. How quickly can I find deals, close them, and move on to the next one? It infects the rest of our work: BDRs batch and blast outreach to book more meetings. Reps fill out their calendars only half-prepared for the meetings. Managers ask weekly, “When’s this deal coming in?”  >>> READ MORE

Topics: Wrap-up

Weekly Roundup: Sales Forecasting, Inflation + More

Sales Forecasting, Inflation

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"There are four ingredients in true leadership: brains, soul, heart, and good nerves."

 

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Quantitative vs. Qualitative Sales Forecasting: Which Is Best For You? – LinkedIn 

Forecasts are infamously difficult to trust. 

Does your weather app say it’s going to be sunny on Saturday? You still might want to have a backup plan for your picnic.

In sales, forecasting is a practice that’s been around for a long time, but its accuracy has often failed to escape the realm of long-range temperature predictions. >>> READ MORE

Topics: Wrap-up

Weekly Roundup: Returning To The Office, Culture + More

Returning To The Office Not So Fast

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"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."

 

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Returning To The Office? Not So Fast. The Case For Remote Sales– Gong

Your team has been working remotely for 2+ years, and you are ready to bring them back to the office.

But are they ready? Do you have a plan? Do you know what your staff is really thinking? Do they want to come back in person? And if so, every day or more of a flex/hybrid? >>> READ MORE

Topics: Wrap-up

Weekly Roundup: Upcoming Leaders, Sales Prospecting Tips + More

Upcoming leaders

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"If you are not willing to learn, then no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you."

 

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Who Are The Upcoming Leaders In Your Company?– The Great Game of Business

Most companies spend countless hours working on strategy, sales and growth plans, financial plans, and 5-year forecasts, also known as HIP (High-Involvement Planning™). They have numerous spreadsheets, presentations, and market data to support their plan. They bring in macro and micro-financial gurus to validate their information. The board approves the plan, and everything is ready to go.  

Wait a minute. The company forgot to answer the most important question. Who will be responsible/accountable for making sure this gets accomplished? Do we have enough capable and available leaders to grow the top and bottom line 10%? Who is going to open and manage the new locations or the acquisition? Who is going to lead the new product launch?

Good question/s. >>> READ MORE

Topics: Wrap-up

Weekly Roundup: 2030s Great Depression, Sales Lessons + More

2030s Great Depression

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"80% of success is showing up."

 

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The 2030s Great Depression: You Can Prosper in the Age of Decline– The Great Game of Business

Have you found yourself talking about inflation or labor issues lately?

They were discussing these issues long before you or I started having dinner conversations about them.

However, ITR Economics' perspective isn’t the doom and gloom one might expect. The firm is adamantly teaching its clients how to prosper in what it has coined “the Age of Decline.”

But before we jump into a few of ITR's recommendations on what to do now to prepare for the future, let’s address the elephant in the room. >>> READ MORE

Topics: Wrap-up