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We hear this question more than ever, "What makes a good leader?"

In the first 2022 episode of Improving Sales Performance, Stephanie Downs joins Matt Sunshine and guests Maryann Balbo and Fran Mallace of Cox Media.

Maryann and Fran are both Group Vice Presidents at Cox Media, and throughout the show, they discuss qualities of a good leader, leading in a 'people-first' company, and offer advice for sales leaders on company culture, sales management in 2022, and looking forward.

Tune in now or keep reading for a brief overview.

It’s often said that an organization’s most valuable resource is its people.

An increasing number of leaders are turning these words into action by investing in training and skill development for their workforce.

In fact, employee development is quickly becoming one of the biggest trends in the workplace for 2022. Companies who make it a cornerstone of their culture will be well positioned to hire and retain top talent in a competitive job market.

The pandemic has brought about numerous changes in the way we work and interact within our organizations, and it has also affected the way we develop, deliver, and assess employee training.

There has long been a push to incorporate more technology into training programs and the last two years have acted as the accelerant needed to push learning and development to new levels. Coupled with the new technologies is a shift away from more formal learning delivery and methods.

While many of these ideas were already in play, they have emerged as best practices in the virtual and work-from-home environment.

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All sales managers know that it’s important to have a full staff of salespeople in order to hit your goals. But you know how risky and ineffective it is simply to hire anyone who can fog a mirror. It’s essential to hire only the right people. 

When searching for the right talents, skills, and experience, strong sales managers recognize that talent is primary.

In his book The Goal—author and business management guru Eli Goldratt—focuses on a concept called the theory of constraints.

This theory states organizations have constraints (or bottlenecks) that negatively impact performance. The process of identifying the most significant constraint and utilizing resources to eliminate the constraint is part of the process to improve performance.

Sometimes, showing, more than telling, is a better way to pitch ideas and new products to potential customers and investors. This way, you can give them graphic images and pictorial representations of your pitch, which is a more engaging way to sell yourself.

One of the ways to do this is through a sales presentation. It presents your product or service to clients professionally, informing, educating, inspiring, and motivating the customer or investor to take action in favor of your product. 

However, poorly-delivered sales presentations can defeat the purpose, sometimes even turning the client off from doing business with you. A sales presentation is carefully prepared by taking time, energy, dedication to create the perfect pitch. 

If you’ve ever wondered what makes pitching the perfect sales presentation to customers and investors so important, this article will tell you. We’ll also share tips to help you deliver the perfect sales pitch and wow your clients.

With the new year here,  many sales managers and executives are planning to make certain they have a plan in place to equip and prepare their sales teams for a good year.  

Certainly the changes in the selling environment we have all experienced in the last 20 months or so have exposed some areas for improvement as well added new expectations for how business is done. 

So, how can we best identify the needs of the sales team?  Here are two methods to consider.

As we get closer to the New Year, we're taking some time to reflect on 2021 and the success we've seen our clients achieve. While many are enjoying this special holiday with family and friends, we're bringing you a recap of the most popular posts we've published in 2021. 

Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is a goal of ours, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.

We've searched for the most popular blogs of 2021, and we've curated these lists that will publish each day this week to bring you some of the most informative content from the year. Check out these top blogs on sales leadership from 2021.

Exceeding revenue goals is linked to developing new customers as well as increasing revenue from existing clients, today we are bringing you a recap of the most popular posts we've published in 2021 on key accounts and account list management.

Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is a goal of ours, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.

We've searched for the most popular blogs of 2021, and we've curated these lists that will publish each day this week to bring you some of the most informative content from the year.

Check out these top blog posts on key accounts and account list management from 2021, and let them kickstart your 2022 sales strategy.