Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Sales Training. It is not a career risk to be out front advocating your company place a priority on sales training. However, has some solid research been done on what constitutes sales success? Business Case for Sales Training. said their training exceeded expectations. The answer is – Yes!

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A few years ago, I interviewed Brent for a B2B sales rep job. This post is for HR and Sales Leaders who are seeking to hire the next Brent. It’s also for those who aspire to become top sales reps. This post includes a link to a valuable tool – the Top Sales Rep''s Satisfaction Index. Within a year, he exceeded his quota.

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Hiring Social Media Compensation Buyer Persona 314

Customer Centric Selling

JULY 2, 2014

Sales Tips: How to Boost the Remainder of Your 2014. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Early in my sales management career, I was astounded by how hopeful salespeople were that had achieved 35% of their annual quota going into the fourth quarter.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 17, 2013

With 2014 on the horizon, new sales targets will soon be set. Your 2014 number will inform decisions about the makeup of your team next year. Many sales leaders think an increase in revenue targets translates to an increase in headcount. Learn how to achieve this with the Sales Rep Productivity Guide.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Revenue growth is a requirement, and the primary strategy Sales Execs are executing to grow in 2014 is to add more sales reps. New research from Qvidian indicates that 2/3rds of companies surveyed expect to grow their sales teams in 2014, with most indicating headcount growth between 10-30% next year.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 2, 2014

As you’re planning for 2014, forget resolutions. As you’re planning for 2014 , don’t just give your sales team an annual quota and expect them to make it rain. When looking for new business, many sales organizations shake the trees and see what falls off. That’s not a dependable or prudent sales strategy.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 7, 2014

Sales Planning: Sales Leadership and Sales Execution. This forecast maybe created by product type/vertical/geographic market along with a high, most likely and minimum sales values. In addition this plan should include personal training requirements, selected activity goals and personalized marketing programs.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In your 2014 plans, you likely have some significant revenue growth targets for the New Year. The #1 reason sales reps do not achieve quota goals is not a lack of leads, products, CRM or training – but a failure to effectively communicate value to today’s more frugal / skeptical prospect. Why is this?

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Hiring Revenue Lead Rank Lead Scoring 67

SBI Growth

JUNE 30, 2013

In B2B sales, activity leads to results. The correct time to add sales people is when business is soft. More sales people means more sales calls. This means your sales force will be in more deals. You reduce the number of sales reps to cut costs. Training organized in “sprints”. Allow me to explain.

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Hiring Oracle Lead Rank Lead Scoring 308

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 21, 2013

As you plan for 2014, are you investing enough in both? Sales Operations is responsible for creating that winning environment. Performance culture is studied in depth in our 2014 Research Tour. 80% of its sales team was outside sales reps. The Sales Operations team moved to reorganize the group.

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 10, 2017

” For those in sales leadership including sales management roles, results happen through consistent goal achievement. Yet sales research continues to reveal consistently achieving quotas is not the current reality. Back in 2011, Inc magazine suggested 50% of salespeople miss their sales goals.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 4, 2013

Most HR and Sales leaders who just completed this mid-year chore would agree. It does not answer the question that is top of mind with Sales and HR leaders, “How can we improve the performance of our sales team?” A more Agile way of assessing sales talent has emerged. Sales contests and bonuses.

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Territories Lead Rank Lead Scoring Demand Generation Targets 282

SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2013

You have to make the rest of 2013 with the sales heads you have.” Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." In the guide you will learn: Make the number with the remaining sales people you have. Sales people like to be included in a team environment.

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Hiring Top of Funnel How To Social Selling 325

SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2013

Q1 quota seemed to be a walk in the park. There is a better way to differentiate your sales force from the competition. There is a better way to differentiate your sales force from the competition. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute."

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Top of Funnel Competition Buyer Sales Methodology 276

Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 29, 2014

Sales managers – roadblock removers. Sales managers – how does your sales team spend its time? You can’t sell if you are not selling and most sales reps spend too much time not selling. . Simply put, there are roadblocks that every sales rep faces that are time-sinks. Sound familiar?

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Sales Management Top of Funnel Face-to-face Funnel 131

Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Sales Training Article: Reducing Year-end Stress. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net One definition of skill mastery is technique under pressure. Finishing years in this manner creates problems: 1.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 19, 2013

As you finalise your 2014 sales plans, it is good idea to review and commit to some of the basics. Some of these may not be fashionable, on the other hand nothing is more fashionable in sales than exceeding quota. Volume of Sales. Size of Sale – Refers to the specific size of the order, specifically in two forms.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 4, 2013

For example, how long is your sales cycle? For many of our clients, the average sales cycle exceeds 6 months. In this situation, the sales leader better be evaluating net new leads NOW. Your 2014 revenue number is already on the line. Why does everyone evaluate sales comp at the end of Q4? Compensation Planning.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Demand Generation Targets 308

Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 20, 2014

Sales managers – setting expectations and accountability. Too often sales managers – and for that matter other managers – think what needs to be done is intuitive – so of course everyone on their team understands what is to be done and why. It is particularly important that sales managers set clear expectations.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 27, 2013

Sales VPs are asking a similar question this time of year: " What can we do with my reps to get a quick revenue lift? Can I make up the deficit and make my quota? ". There are certain trainings that can produce these results. Register now for our How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Execute.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. This is the 10th article in a January series on the Architecture of the Sales Force. Here are the others: Organic Sales Growth and Its Impact on Sales Architecture. Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Who are they? Where can they be found?

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Lead Rank Sales Methodology Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 240

Pointclear

JUNE 4, 2013

You can read more from Jonathan over at his award winning blog The JF Blogit , which attracts thousands of visitors every day, and of course you will constantly find fresh resources on Top Sales World. Jonathan is Senior Partner for Jonathan Farrington Associates and CEO of Top Sales World, based in Paris and London. So a lot going on!

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Call-back Retention 214

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

I would work with small-to-medium companies to craft their sales strategy. As I reflected on my career in sales and sales management, I realized my best business had come from referrals. I did my “feet on the street” research and interviewed sales leaders and salespeople. So, in 2014, I published Pick Up the Damn Phone!

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Referrals Cold Calling Survey Scale 291

Customer Centric Selling

APRIL 2, 2014

Sales Training Article: 2014 - So Far, So Good? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. As sellers go through a year, it’s important that they temper optimism with a realistic view of where they stand against quota. Here''s Your Post-Q1 Wakeup Call.

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 9, 2014

Developing sales talent. Sales managers, like many other managers, have a tendency not to focus on their top performers. There are many reasons – from top sales performers not demanding as much from their sales managers, to sales managers believing their superstars can handle whatever on their own, to if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

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MEDDIC

MARCH 11, 2022

I have always been fascinated by the magic of LEVERAGE and want to share my view about how leverage applies to learning, particularly to MEDDPICC ® sales training. The MEDDPICC leverage is about using the MEDDPICC ® Sales Methodology and Training to achieve extraordinary results in a sales team, often unimaginable.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Quota Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 52

Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Sales Tips: How to Setup Your 2015 for Success. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. If you were thinking you were going to rely on 2014 carryover, then it''s the end of January and nothing has closed, you are late to the party.

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Hoovers Jigsaw Webinar Metrics InsideView 94

A Sales Guy

APRIL 29, 2014

Yesterday, I talked about why sales people fail themselves. Today, I’m breaking down why sales people fail because of the company. Sales people fail because their company fails them. Sales people are only part of a two part system to drive sales. They aren’t providing solid sales support (enablement).

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 21, 2015

Set metrics around sales activities you can measure and coach. Sure, revenue is our goal in sales. We can, however, measure and manage the key sales activities and behaviors that drive revenue. Some execs promote giving reps a quota and letting them figure out the activities that will help them meet it.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 120

Customer Centric Selling

AUGUST 5, 2013

Sales Training Article: "When Is This Deal Going to Close?". By Scott Gruher, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) Image courtesy of imagerymajestic at FreeDigitalPhotos.net "When Is This Deal Going to Close?" The worst question a sales leader can ask a rep. You are thinking solely of your own quota. This is a mistake.

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Training Sales Management Forecasting Coaching 63

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 18, 2015

Max was her top sales rep—the one with the best customer relationships, the most closed business, and the largest pipeline. She did her best to smooth the way through internal politics, and she supported him on executive sales calls if he asked. Maybe she didn’t know how to coach such a stellar sales rep.

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Hiring Scale Cold Calling Compensation 120

Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Sales Training Article: Creating Social Debt on LinkedIn to Make Your Number. By Tony Albachiara, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) In my previous blog, I wrote about obtaining LinkedIn referrals. Follow these tips and you''ll be swimming in referrals for 2014. This goal may be a revenue quota, or something else entirely.

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Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Sales Training Article: 11 Traits of a High Performing Sales Culture. By Steve Loftness, Sales Benchmark Index How do you know if your sales force is a high-performing one? This post lists some attributes of high-performance sales cultures. It lists 11 traits of high performance sales cultures.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 29, 2018

In this blueprint, we provide insights on how to structure your sales organization. The changes in SaaS require that we no longer look at salespeople as individual contributors, but rather a team that crosses disciplines, not just within sales but also across other parts of the organization such as marketing and product.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2020

Every sales team needs sales strategies, and a strong sales strategy plan builds the foundation for a cohesive, successful sales team and organization. Sales strategies also align salespeople on shared goals and empower them to do their best work — keeping them happy and successful, too. Organizational Goals.

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Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Sales Training Article: Is"Sales Manager" An Oxymoron? Frank Visgatis, President & Chief Operating Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Image courtesy of Ambro at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Are you doing more selling than managing? However, it was my internal system.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

So, you think you want to be a sales manager? If you’re an individual top-performing contributor in your sales organization and you’re thinking of applying for a sales manager role, let me give you a bit of a reality check first. Check out my book on running a human-centric sales process that'll win more customers.

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