Are Sales Managers Necessary?

Are Sales Managers Necessary? Marketing & Sales | October 07, 2008 View on Mobile | Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters Are Sales Managers Necessary? BNET's Geoffrey James on whether or not a good sales team needs a manager to succeed. Sponsored Hosted CRM buyer's guide Learn how hosted CRM solutions compare to on-premise CRMs and find out what features to look for in a hosted CRM solution. (InsideCRM) How to Manage Your Boss's Expectations Four steps to set yourself up for success. Dilbert Cartoonist Forecasts the Future BNET asks Scott Adams about business, the future, and mastering technology (before it masters you). PR Strategy Getting Media Coverage the Easy Way How to pitch journalists with minimal effort. Email Pitching Mistakes to Avoid Four tips for more successful outreach. Even Pirates Have PR Flacks Brand management according to a band of Somali pirates. Advertising News Consumers Spending Less on Nonessentials Note to advertisers: "Affordability" is your new slogan. Sharpen Those Pitches - Google Wants an Agency Despite having eschewed offline advertising for most of its existence, Google is in the market for a little branding help. Live BNET Webcast: Results Driven: Dispelling the Myth of the 80 Hour Work Week Wed., Oct. 8th @ 2pm ET / 11am PT / 18:00 GMT See why research shows those working long office hours don't produce more results, and how flexible workers can create better results in less time in this live BNET Webcast, with speaker Jim Claitor of Momentum2Execution.com. Join our live Webcast and Q&A, sponsored by Citrix Online, to learn about critical tools for flex workers and how leveraging Web-based remote access empowers employees! Register NOW! How Managers Become Leaders Antidote for Toxic Bosses How to Present Like Steve Debunking the Myths of Social Networking The Everyday-Is-a-Saturday Workplace Big Think Do You Want a CEO Like McCain or Obama? Go with your gut, or analyze every possibility These are the two main modes of decision-making. I've posted on whether one is better than the other, and had vocal input from BNET readers. Jonah Lehrer, in "The Next Decider," looks at the "decider-in-chief," discussing whether we'd be better off with... Food Safeway Eeks Out a Decent Quarter Safeway in recent years has zigged where (at least in retrospect) it should have zagged. It tried going upscale, offering more and better fresh produce, and gourmet selections. In essence, it tried to be the middle-class-man's Whole Foods. Nobody could have known that the recession would hit consumers so hard... Retail Retail Roundup: Tyco Acquires Vue, Shops Experiment with Sales, and More Tyco buys Vue -- Tyco International announced the $43 million acquisition of Vue Technology, "a provider of radio-frequency identification technology," on Oct. 7. The purchase will help Tyco, which outfits retailers with security services, improve the technology portfolio offered through its Sensormatic business. Vue Technology allows retailers to track individual items through the... More Daily Insights... Premier Sponsor Dell: Built to fit your business needs. Thought Leadership Sponsors The all-new Infiniti FX. Stereotype resistant. Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from BNET! To manage your account settings, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is khalifasoft.blog@blogger.com Unsubscribe from this newsletter | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy © 2008 CNET Networks, Inc., a CBS Company. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use BNET is a registered service mark of CNET Networks, Inc. CNET Networks, Inc. 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.