Partners in Excellence

MARCH 22, 2024

His final sentence sums things up: “Call it sales if you want, but to me, it is connecting, understanding, educating, and solving problems. ” How I Ended Up in Sales – And Why it Worked I never wanted to be in sales. Sales was not a career that was discussed in our house, let alone promoted. I loved it.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. Why sales training is important. or a 353% ROI.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 1, 2018

Davis In a SMMConnect webinar I delivered to over 100 sales managers recently, I talked about eight instincts they developed as salespeople that are now harming their effectiveness as team leaders. Interestingly, about 30 percent of the participants said that the sales instinct they struggle with the most is “avoiding conflict.”.

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Force Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This post is an extension of the Ten Reasons Why Our Sales Training Is Different. The impacts of the pandemic have left many sales leaders to shift priorities and find new ways to equip their sales teams to succeed. Like many companies, we’ve had to refine our sales engagement and delivery process. Read it here.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 24, 2018

Author: Tim Riesterer Most training and learning efforts are based on clusters of competencies, supported by a curriculum or catalog that gets scheduled on interest and availability. And then think about how well your training program can or can’t respond to them. In the old days, training was primarily an offline activity.

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Mindtickle

JULY 10, 2020

Leaders in sales enablement and marketing have a big role to play here, aligning all remote team members on messaging, sales processes and requirements. Once determined, reps should be aligned on how to approach each cohort. Sales processes they go through. Field requirements for collateral. Common buyer objections.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Shelly King, Manager, Sales Force Development, CooperVision, faced a challenge. Her team supports a multi-generational sales force, dispersed across the U.S. As her team began planning the company’s annual sales conference, King knew they needed to rethink the meeting to prepare reps better. The group includes 200 U.S.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 10, 2016

The dust had just begun to settle at the end of Rainmaker 2016, the largest sales development conference in the world. To satisfy this hunger, Ralph Barsi and Jacco van der Kooij led a tactical workshop for those champion attendees. Attendees walked away from the workshop with a ton of ABSD action items. To serve your customers.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

My employer gave me two weeks to get my accounts in order. 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. Of course, the silver lining wasn’t immediately apparent. The Answer: No.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Are you a CEO, VP of Sales, or Chief Revenue Officer feeling pressured because your company missed its numbers last quarter? If your company needs to find new sales this quarter, this article is for you. It explores the current sales environment and what companies can do to increase their win rates in the next 90 days.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Trying to build a high-impact sales team? In fact, a reported 69% of sellers who exceed annual quota consider their sales managers as being “above average” at their jobs. But here’s the problem: A good candidate for sales management is hard to find. Unless you invest in a good training program (and your people).

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Mindtickle

JULY 31, 2023

In the highly competitive financial services industry, effective sales training is a game-changer. Sales reps are crucial in promoting and selling financial products and services to a diverse customer base. Let’s consider some stats.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2023

The intricacies of pharmaceutical products, stringent regulatory guidelines, and the critical role healthcare professionals play in decision-making create a complex environment for sales reps. With those unique circumstances in mind, the importance of effective sales training cannot be overstated.

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Autoklose

MARCH 11, 2024

Prospecting is a high-stakes game, so many sales reps make the mistake of being too pushy in an attempt to quickly convert leads into sales. Hey Adrian, From what I learned from your LinkedIn account, you’re a sales rep. It’s essential to weigh the effort invested against the potential outcome.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 24, 2014

Chances are you have just returned from your annual Sales Kickoff (SKO). SKO’s are great to re-energize and learn about sales direction for the upcoming year. But what about that sales training you received? Companies invest a lot of money and resources in sales training. Having a solid plan.

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Mindtickle

JULY 10, 2020

Leaders in sales enablement and marketing have a big role to play here, aligning all remote team members on messaging, sales processes and requirements. Once determined, reps should be aligned on how to approach each cohort. Sales processes they go through. Field requirements for collateral. Common buyer objections.

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Collateral Face-to-face Sales Enablement Objections 52

Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2022

In this article, I’ll outline the principles of compensation design , how to build sales compensation plans , and include resources to set OTEs and quotas that keep your reps happy and hungry for more. Why Sales Comp Planning is Key to Rep Retention. Reward performance fairly, and your reps feel valued and stay longer.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

Sales training program expert tips for anyone involved in sales management or sales enablement some insight into planning any form of sales training. It sounds simplistic to say that sales training is the act of training salespeople or the sales team on the product and sales process.

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 14, 2021

That's why we're re-sharing a story from 2019 about building a Sales PlayBook with one of our clients. Read on learn about how we first made contact, began our partnership, and together developed a Sales PlayBook. Why develop a Sales PlayBook? It’s no secret that Sales PlayBooks are sales success tools.

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John Barrows

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

We will call the sales rep who sent them, Rob from ABC. If you’re a sales rep and need to get your numbers up, please don’t send generic templates. Do the Tailored approach to at least a few accounts every week. Subject: These apps can add value to your training services. Respectfully, Robert.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 29, 2020

Sales being the hyper-competitive place that it is, a business can potentially live or die by its ability to bring sales professionals up to speed. As a result, coaching and the steady production of fresh, new sales training ideas can be major stressors for sales managers, particularly on SaaS sales teams.

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Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Sales Training & Management Workshops | 302-478-4443. Our Training Approach. Corporate Sales Training. The SalesBridge™ Training Options. → On-Site Sales Training. → One-on-One Sales Coaching. Sales Management Training. Sales Store.

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Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Sales Training & Management Workshops | 302-478-4443. Our Training Approach. Corporate Sales Training. The SalesBridge™ Training Options. → On-Site Sales Training. → One-on-One Sales Coaching. Sales Management Training. Sales Store.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 19, 2013

Sales “ problems ” make it on to your agenda in many ways. As CEO, sometimes the board feels there is a sales problem that needs attention. The competition is a source of sales problems. It is not uncommon for customers to be a source of sales problems. You could spend all of your time reacting to your sales team.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 11, 2023

Your sales team plays an essential role in driving revenue and reaching goals that stretch across the organization. Your seasoned, super-star reps lead the way. So should you be worried about churn in your sales department? Sales teams have higher-than-average turnover rates than other business units. In short, yes.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 16, 2012

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success?

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Crunchbase

MARCH 1, 2023

The Crunchbase 2023 Influential Women in Sales List is a submission-based list. They’re launching sales podcasts, YouTube channels and startups of their own. They’re creating safe spaces to empower female professionals and championing diversity in sales, both inside and outside their organizations.

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Allego

APRIL 21, 2022

Not only that, but for B2B sales, the desire for virtual communications extends to buyers. And even after months of adjusting, you might still be struggling to adapt to this digital transformation and lead your sales team into a tech-driven new world. Coaching distributed sales teams and providing feedback. You aren’t alone.

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

September 1, 2020 – Seattle, WA – Highspot, the sales enablement platform that makes every customer conversation count, announced that the company’s inaugural global user conference, Highspot Spark 2020 , will take place on October 7-8. “Spark 2020 is built by and for our customers. “Highspot is giving us an exciting forum.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Sales Tips: How a Simple Gesture Can Sway the Buyer Decision in Your Favor. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. I had gotten into the account with disk drives about 6 months prior, the first non-IBM devices in their data center. Image courtesy of Felixco, Inc.

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Pointclear

APRIL 19, 2017

One of the presenters, Mike Weinberg, summed up the sentiment in the room: “Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 These false pronouncements are having a severe negative impact on sales performance,” he said. Morning sessions set-up workshops in the afternoon. Prospecting sets you up for everything else in sales.”.

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Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

MARCH 2, 2010

Sales Training & Management Workshops | 302-478-4443. Our Training Approach. Corporate Sales Training. The SalesBridge™ Training Options. → On-Site Sales Training. → One-on-One Sales Coaching. Sales Management Training. Sales Store.

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Carew International

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Carew International has an inside look at how sales professionals have changed their ways throughout 2020. On average, the Carew team interacts with several hundred sales leaders, sales managers, and sales representatives (account managers, new business development representatives) on a monthly basis.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 16, 2011

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success?

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Allego

AUGUST 4, 2019

When the sales training team at one medical device maker was facing budget cuts, they decided to move forward instead of scaling back. By adopting sales learning and enablement technology , they were able to dramatically improve the company’s sales enablement program with fewer resources. New Product Launches.

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Customer Centric Selling

JULY 26, 2013

Sales Training Article: Building Valuable Allies within Your Accounts. By Dan Bernoske, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) You are managing a current account or a new opportunity. But identifying the key players is only the beginning of your sales strategy. Every account has at least one.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success?

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