Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 18, 2015

Sales Process isn't even the only thing that inbound marketers say is dead. They'll have you believing that salespeople are no longer needed, selling is dead, and a consultative approach is dead too. Let's start with my recent Google search for "Sales Process is Dead." How Dramatically Has Selling Changed?

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Inbound Inside Sales Sales Process Top of Funnel 120

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan When I first began to evangelize the importance of sales force evaluations and sales candidate assessments in the early 90's, no other assessment company was focused on the sales force or developing a sales specific (built for rather than modified for the sales force) assessment.

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Revenue Hiring Decision Maker Licensing 188

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Do you know what is the most important part of a sales presentation? It’s not the marketing materials or the PowerPoint presentation or the product samples. The most important part of the sales presentation is YOU! You must be able to deliver your entire sales presentation without any sales tools.

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Video Call-back Motivation Sales 203

Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2019

The sales methodology is like a set of rules for how you sell your products or services to customers. You need to define your methodology before anything else, including the sales process. Otherwise, your sales process will be applied differently by each rep on the team. What is a Sales Methodology? SPIN Selling.

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Sales Methodology Inbound Lead Rank Consultative Selling 79

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 9, 2012

Is there value in having a sales process? When I’m asked this question, I immediately ask the person if they have a sales process in place now. For an organization to achieve their profit and sales potential, they must have a sales process. Challenge of course is in defining the sales process.

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Sales Process Maximizer Campaigns Motivation 190

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 7, 2012

I run into people on nearly a daily basis who claim they are not in sales. It doesn’t matter if they work for a major company or are self-employed, they have this belief they’re not in sales. They say how what they do is not sales, yet when they tell me what they do, it’s obvious they are indeed selling!

Engineering 215

Engineering Small Business Small Business Motivation 215

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I still run into salespeople and business leaders who continue to believe their market is a very tight geographical area or a very targeted list of customers. Understanding your customer base and targeting your sales efforts is essential. We must take on a broad perspective when it comes to sales prospecting. November 21-22 .

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Conference Sales Leadership Motivation Sales 178

Sales Training Connection

MAY 14, 2012

Getting an appointment with a prospective customer is a necessary first step for sales success – but it’s only the first part of the challenge. Before conducting a call, successful sales reps spend time pre-call planning. These tricky situations are particularly tough for newer sales reps. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC.

Consultative Selling 118

Consultative Selling Analysis Training Conversion 118

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 1, 2012

This can many times take far too long and the result is the salesperson dies from a lack of sales. If you’re selling using this strategy, the challenge you have to overcome is to create a large enough of a market that is aware of you. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Strategy Advertising Advertising Benefit 176

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Again, this issue of confidence strikes both large and small companies, whether they have high market share or low market share. There are a number of things you can do to ensure success with a price increase, and I’ll unselfishly tout my book, High-Profit Selling: Win the Sale Without Compromising on Price.

Pipeline 161

Pipeline Motivation Up-Sell Prospecting 161

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Quit trying to worry about whether your marketing plan is getting drowned by the big boys. Advertising and marketing buzz creates awareness and serves to open up new markets. Use your competitors’ marketing to your advantage by being the one that is there to discuss with the consumer what is right for them.

Microsoft 161

Microsoft Advertising Advertising B2C 161

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Finally, it’s time to let Marketing really understand how smart you are. Be sure to share with them how they cost you serious money in lost bonus money over the year due to their pathetic marketing. ” Remember, it was your exemplary selling skills that saved the company on more than one occasion. Let them have it.

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Exercises Call-back ACT Selling Skills 185

LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

What are Sales Methodologies? Sales methodologies are guidelines that govern how your goods or services are sold to consumers. It is a selling strategy that is frequently founded on a particular understanding of client psychology. The approach that is most appropriate for you will vary according to your business market.

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Sales Methodology Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 52

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 22, 2012

Too many salespeople target their sales prospecting process toward customers who never will spend any significant sum of money. That being the case, the salesperson focuses their prospecting efforts only on the market that reflects their own attitude of cheapness. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

Customer 169

Customer B2C Intent Course 169

The Sales Hunter

MAY 29, 2012

He was getting sales, but there’s no way he is ever going to come close to getting all of the sales he could be getting or making the level of profit he could be making. There are industries where relationship selling can be more effective. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

Channels 201

Channels Up-Sell Motivation Prospecting 201

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 19, 2018

A couple weeks ago Zoominfo , a premiere B2B contact database, acquired Datanyze , a more recent pioneer that arms sales teams with technographics about their leads. The sales world is abuzz about these two joining forces! The sales tech stack arms race continues, but in a different way.

Industry 58

Industry Top of Funnel Channels Lead Rank 58

SBI

MARCH 1, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? That has all been upended now.

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Face-to-face Apparel Chemicals Call-back 94

Jonathan Farrington

MAY 23, 2013

Recently I have written several articles about “Strategic Selling”- a term which seems to have been lost amongst more modern terms such as “Consultative Selling” or “Collaborative Selling” and “Relationship Selling” even “Sales 2.0” Building Productivity : Sales productivity is a strategic issue.

Lead Rank 42

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Compensation Consultative Selling 42

Klozers

MAY 22, 2015

Furthermore with MS Exchange numbers worldwide exceeding 301 million as indicated by research group Radicati, there is still huge scope in the market for Microsoft and their channel partners to grow. Gartner analyst Tiffany Bova quoted back in 2012 that 41% of IT spend was coming from Line of Business and the trend was upwards.

Microsoft 24

Microsoft Licensing Hiring Salary 24

Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Marketing (6398). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Selling Skills (528). Outside Sales (81). Sales Process (1775). 2012 (9049). THE SALES HUNTER AUGUST 12, 2013 Is Your Sales Process Slow or Fast? Is your sales process slow or fast? Tools (2872).

Lead Rank 99

Lead Rank Leads360 Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 99

Klozers

JANUARY 18, 2015

Furthermore with MS Exchange numbers worldwide exceeding 301 million as indicated by research group Radicati, there is still huge scope in the market for Microsoft and their channel partners to grow. Gartner analyst Tiffany Bova quoted back in 2012 that 41% of IT spend was coming from Line of Business and the trend was upwards.

Microsoft 20

Microsoft Licensing Hiring Salary 20

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Copyright 2011, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Motivation Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring 190

Highspot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But to succeed, you’ll need your team to execute your go-to-market strategy in a single, unified motion. Enter sales methodologies. Businesses rely on sales methodologies to help their reps consistently deliver at every stage of the sales cycle. Why do I need a sales methodology? What Is a Sales Methodology?

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Sales Methodology Sales Qualified Lead Scale Top of Funnel 85

HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 29, 2011

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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Hiring How To Loyalty Penetration 107

Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 27, 2012

Pharma - new challenge, new sales strategy, new sales training. We’ve been in the consultative sales training business for more than 30 years. Over the last dozen or so years, we specialized in sales training for the health care market. The fundamentals of consultative selling did not make the top ten.

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Pharmaceuticals Training Strategy Health Care 94

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 31, 2017

With all of the advancements in sales and buyer side technology, now is the time to modernize your sales process or risk becoming irrelevant. Ignore one and you’ll relinquish potential market share to competitors. Disruptive technologies offer smarter ways of selling services and ideas. What is a Sales Process?

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Sales Process Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Sales Methodology 82

LeveragePoint

APRIL 12, 2019

The internet has changed the fundamentals of B2B sales. The tectonic plates have shifted between buyer and seller: Skilled sales teams are no longer necessary to provide product or solution information, except when online marketing content is inadequate. The Role of B2B Sales Teams. Sales training firms are thriving.

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Buyer Case Study Marketing B2B 22