Order taker, order maker, hunter, farmer? Sales managers today need to be more astute and aggressive because the competition is getting tougher. This is a market share gain game and those that claim share win. The technology savvy manager has a greater chance to succeed now more so than ever before because technology aggregates information…
Details
The talent acquisition strategy for many Electrical manufacturers and distributor companies has changed dramatically as business itself becomes more complex. Today’s executives need to have an entire new toolset to compete for today’s top positions and command top salaries. The process The hiring process itself has changed. Many companies have their own talent acquisition teams…
Details
GRN Coastal takes great pride in ensuring a crisp level of feedback to our clients and candidates. This document outlines a few thoughts that we have received from multiple candidates that have interviewed with multiple clients of ours. We conduct post interview sessions with each candidate after they interview, whether the interview with the client…
Details
Having been a senior sales executive, and a sales manager, for many years, I’ve noticed a challenge for most companies … it’s basic sales management execution. Certainly no one is perfect, but from my experience, sales managers, regardless of what level of experience they have, are always in need of coaching. Just because the sales…
Details
Part 1: The role of the Senior Sales Executive in coaching their sales managers Having been a senior sales executive, and a sales manager, for many years, I’ve noticed a challenge for most companies … it’s sales management. Now I understand I wasn’t perfect, according to some of my salespeople, but I hope I was…
Details
Is there a difference between managing and leading? Most companies have Sales Managers by title and not Sales Leader. Today, some companies have Chief Sales Officers. Regardless of the title, what do top sales executives try to accomplish? Top sales executives are people who can find the balance between both managing and leading. As a…
Details
Sales managers, especially new sales managers, need consistent attention from their Senior level Sales Exec. BUT any sales manager new or old needs to be constantly coaching their individual sales teams. Open dialogue is vital to team success. Sales managers need to make consistent sales calls with their sales reps and make sure that they…
Details
All sales managers have different styles and beliefs. You hear the words coach and quarterback used in many different sales cultures. By definition a coach is: In sports, a coach is a person involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople. A coach may also…
Details
This is always an engaging discussion because in the end the joint sales call is either a high impact event or a waste of mutual time. For a distributor sales rep to arrange a day of joint sales calls with a Manufacturer or their rep, takes a lot of time and planning to orchestrate an…
Details
Things to consider in the interview process GRN Coastal takes great pride in ensuring a crisp level of feedback to our clients and candidates. This document outlines a few thoughts that we have received from multiple candidates that have interviewed with multiple clients of ours. We conduct post interview sessions with each candidate after they…
Details