Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Hiring the right salespeople is a huge challenge for sales leaders. This is why we developed the Sales Managers Ultimate Interview Guide. This FREE 25 page guide walks you through a step-by-step process for hiring your next sales superstar: [link] In today's world there are few barriers to career change.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Wouldn’t you love to have a team of awesome sales coaches? Sales coaching is the most important sales management activity for driving sales performance. Unfortunately, most managers haven’t been taught how to properly coach their staff. The problem is, coaching is a skill that takes time and practice to perfect.

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Anne Miller

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Thank you, ChatGPT) You are my beacon, guiding me through the darkest of nights. If love is a journey, with you, every step is an adventure. Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. If you are stuck for a fresh way to express your heartfelt feelings for someone, one of these may work for you. How Do I Love Thee? “How do I love thee?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2021

Cherilynn Castleman, a relationship sales expert, draws on her 25 years of experience to teach readers five core competencies salespeople need to leverage to strengthen their relationships with clients and achieve sales success. First-hand experience is helpful when it comes to improving your sales performance. What’s in the CARDS?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 10, 2024

But, do you ever ask yourself, “How can pipeline meetings be a coaching opportunity?” Similarly, if a sales manager is only spending 30 minutes a month coaching each of their reps, it’s unreasonable to think that manager is going to improve rep performance. Today, let’s review the best pipeline coaching strategies.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Self reflection is the gateway to learning from sales experience, for both sales professionals and the people responsible for coaching them. This is a model that salespeople and sales coaches can easily implement today, whether you’re using it by yourself or with those you manage. What’s not to like? Why were you there?

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But if you have the right sales coaching tactics and technology and your sales reps have a positive mindset, you can transform your fresh sales reps into prospecting powerhouses who thrive in the world of cold calling. That may seem like a daunting and time-consuming task. 1-2-1 Start with a mindset session Cold calling is really hard.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 1, 2021

We know how to lock down next steps or overcome the next objection. Here is the 7-step framework for crafting a bullet-proof sales strategy in 2021. Here is the 7-step framework for crafting a bullet-proof sales strategy in 2021. SALES STRATEGY STEP 1: BUILD AN IDEAL ACCOUNT PROFILE. Without accounts, there are no sales.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 24, 2024

The Sales Health Alliance notes micromanagement is the number one mental health concern for salespeople. Micromanagement, characterized by excessive control, close supervision, and intrusive oversight, is a counterproductive management approach. In B2B sales, autonomy, creativity, and adaptability are essential for success.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

It’s no surprise that 20% of salespeople say their training needs a complete overhaul. According to CSO Insights , the goal is typically “to kick off change… as an initial step to establish new skills and methodologies or to develop new behaviors.” The sales profession isn’t what it used to be. What about sales training programs?

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criteria for success

APRIL 13, 2022

We like to say that sales managers should focus less on developing sales and more on developing salespeople. For sales managers who started out as salespeople, though, this can be especially hard. It's tempting to guide your team to follow your example, and you might wonder why what worked for you isn't working for them.

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Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Salespeople who have a higher degree of optimism tend to become champions, and for good reason. Salespeople face a lot of defeat, a lot of rejection, and so many things can go wrong in sales that salespeople who wallow in that defeat have a tendency to crash and burn pretty quickly. So How Do You Find Salespeople Like That?

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 6, 2023

He discovered his entrepreneurial prowess after stepping away from Silicon Valley and launching his own business. I pointed out that salespeople often embody the entrepreneurial spirit within an organization, given their variable pay and the need to be innovative.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Knowing how important your salespeople are, you’ve put a great deal of effort, time, and money into hiring the best and training them. Knowing how important your salespeople are, you’ve put a great deal of effort, time, and money into hiring the best and training them. Your salespeople aren’t closing the number of deals you expect.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 1, 2019

Many great salespeople have an X factor, something that makes them unique. Accept coaching and criticism. Author: Chris Mason So many of us begin our sales careers as representatives of a company, product, service or all the above. Others opt for the management route, taking on leadership roles and overseeing teams of sales reps.

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Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Anthony @iannarino author of Leading Growth takes us through his three, non-negotiable, steps to hold #salespeople accountable on this episode of Sales Talk for #CEOs Click to tweet. Anthony takes us through his three, non-negotiable, steps to hold salespeople accountable. The hard part is unlearning.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Benefits of a Well-Defined Sales Process Essential Steps of the Sales Process How to Create a Sales Process How to Map the Sales Process to the Buyer Journey Sales Process vs. Sales Methodology Sales Process Examples Sales Process Mistakes to Avoid Mastering Your Sales Process With Highspot What is a Sales Process? What is a Sales Process?

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Highspot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

But there’s also a troubling trend on the rise: Salespeople often lack the tools, training, resources, and ongoing coaching they need to meet buyer demands in the field. Sales enablement can help bridge this coaching/performance divide. Sales is the engine that powers your company. But what’s powering your sales?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 17, 2019

In a previous post, A Step by Step Guide to Coaching Salespeople , I provided a guide on how to coach sellers. Some sellers find it a challenge to schedule quality appointments during their scheduled coaching days. Is the purpose of your in-field coaching plan clear?

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 16, 2023

Further, according to HubSpot : 76 percent of sales managers oversee their own accounts 38 percent see selling skills as their number one focus 96 percent agree sales coaching impacts performance Of course, many sales managers have been salespeople at one point in their careers. We all know the challenges of a sales career.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Digital sales transformation requires buy-in from not only the leadership team but the people on the front line – your salespeople. outlined the ten steps to launching a digital sales program that creates measurable results. The 10 Steps for Your Digital Sales Transformation. If you’d rather read, here’s a short recap.

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criteria for success

MAY 17, 2022

The Ultimate Guide to Creating & Managing a Sales PlayBook. The Ultimate Guide to Creating & Managing a Sales PlayBook. A step-by-step model for creating a Sales PlayBook for your business! If you’re in the process of building a winning sales training program for your team, you've come to the right place.

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SBI

MAY 20, 2020

CRM can’t help your sellers practice their sales techniques and get coaching from their managers and peers, but Skills Development solutions can. Today, we announced our annual Top Sales Tools of the Year awards presented in a beautifully crafted guide (thanks to Turtl one of our Top Tools). The Top Sales Tools of 2020.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Even though sales role-play within sales coaching is not a new concept, the way in which it’s often used in companies can be detrimental to the company and its salespeople. However, if used correctly, role-playing can be a vital part of sales training and coaching. Why is role-playing in sales training important?

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The Digital Sales Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sales scripts are a valuable tool that can help salespeople have meaningful conversations with customers or prospects. They usually refer to a prepared walk through of a sales conversation including talking points, value propositions, discovery questions and “asks” or “commitment” steps. What are Sales Scripts? How do Scripts Help?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For eons, salespeople have been told to make more calls, send more emails, and take more meetings. How do you go from putting out fires to running like a well-oiled machine? Well, the trick might be as simple as prioritizing quality over quantity. If you’re rolling your eyes at your screen right now, just hear us out. Including the selling.

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Julie Hanson

JANUARY 3, 2023

Sellers who skip this step are surprised to learn how they’ve been sabotaging their efforts connect with potential customers and damaging their credibility in the process. . Without this guide, it’s open season for your inner critic and too easy to give up. . How To Get Better On Camera By Watching Your Videos. You’re not alone.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 2, 2023

Many salespeople waste too much time on prospects with little to no chance of converting. Sales qualification is a key step in the sales process in which a salesperson determines whether a prospect is a good fit for a product or service. Meanwhile, the good prospects they should’ve focused on have already gone cold.

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Marc Wayshak

DECEMBER 14, 2022

When it comes to overcoming objections in sales, there are tactical, step-by-step measures you can take to avoid getting commonplace pushback from prospects. When it comes to overcoming objections in sales, there are tactical, step-by-step measures you can take to avoid getting commonplace pushback from prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 6, 2021

You've trained your salespeople on the key actions required to move prospects from stage to stage. Here, we'll go over what that means, how to most aptly measure it, some steps you can take to improve yours, and some of the best resources available to get the most out of your sales process. But how do you know if it's actually working?

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Crunchbase

APRIL 12, 2024

Sales teams are already seeing AI streamline workflows, coach reps, optimize prospecting strategies and more. In this guide, we explore the rapidly growing applications of AI for sales – including its benefits, use cases and popular tools. Second, sales AI provides insights and analysis on data and recommends strategic next steps.

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Alice Heiman

JULY 8, 2020

Below I’ve listed some books for leaders and some books for salespeople. This is despite salespeople and managers having access to more sales technolo gy tools, information, and education than ever. . It offers practical steps on how sales leaders can immediately improve their sales team’s emotional intelligence skills. .

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Secondly, it neglects coaching and training to boost performance. In sales management, a common saying is, “Hire slow and fire fast.” This reflects the dominant thinking of many organizations. On the surface, it makes sense. The more you vet a candidate, the surer they will work out. When it doesn’t—boom—there’s the door. It’s simple.

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Mike covers three crucial areas of sales leadership with real-life examples, ethnicity, and honesty- leading, managing, and coaching in this excellent sales management book. The Sales Manager’s Guide to Greatness. Davis, who has coached around 250 salespeople and even managed various sales teams as well as sales managers.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Guided selling. It tailors the buying experience using AI and extensive data, guiding customers as they compare products, understand pricing, and select add-ons while preventing the frustration and abandonment that often come from being overwhelmed by options. What is Guided Selling? How Does Guided Selling Work?

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Highspot

JANUARY 22, 2024

A successful GTM strategy involves a series of coordinated steps aimed at bringing a new product to market effectively. A successful GTM strategy involves a series of coordinated steps aimed at bringing a new product to market effectively. It’s a myriad of factors, but one of the most critical reasons being poor planning.

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Highspot

JANUARY 22, 2024

A successful GTM strategy involves a series of coordinated steps aimed at bringing a new product to market effectively. A successful GTM strategy involves a series of coordinated steps aimed at bringing a new product to market effectively. It’s a myriad of factors, but one of the most critical reasons being poor planning.

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