The Digital Sales Institute

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Sales training topics that actually get results can be challenging to nail down. When planning out sales training, consider what customers are looking for, what they are trying to avoid, and what tips the scale in favor of the winning supplier. Training that gets salespeople to effectively solve the customers challenge at hand.

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Training Ideal Customer Profile Exercises Scale 52

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

So the real question then is how do you use LinkedIn to prospect and connect to potential leads? The first thing you need to do is compile a list of keywords related to both your business and the people you are looking to connect with. You can search on keywords related to an industry or job titles. Prospecting On LinkedIn.

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LinkedIn Prospecting Social Media Decision Maker 223

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

To become a "trusted advisor" — as so many thought leaders advocate — a rep must first gain their prospects' trust. Prospects coming to you cold might warm up to you a bit after reading a few glowing endorsements (especially if they know or share common connections with your referrer). Establish Your Credibility. Look Them in the Eye.

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Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Cold Calling 128

Anne Miller

JULY 15, 2023

The bad news is your team doesn’t see how to approach or easily present it to prospects. They are also reluctant to call on old prospects who have previously said “no,” because those prospects saw “no need” for the original product. No one could relate to “automobiles,” but everyone knew what carriages were.

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Up-Sell Relationals Prospecting Energy 117

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I was, once again, whining about how poorly people prospect. As usual, it generated a lot of conversation about how widespread truly ineffective prospecting is. They don’t care, they haven’t been trained how to do this. They simply don’t look for the cues for engaging prospects.

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Prospecting Guarantee Face-to-face Ideal Customer Profile 52

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Your prospects face this conundrum all the time. That’s why buyers who lack a strong desire to change ultimately decide not to act. Use these seven questions to identify unmotivated prospects so you can incite the appropriate urgency. Prospects will often try internal or moderate measures before looking externally for help.

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Prospecting Scale Buyer Energy 124

Allego

APRIL 16, 2024

Increasingly, sales teams use it to personalize content, enhance sales training , improve onboarding, conduct competitive analysis, streamline sales communication, and more. This technology acts like a personal assistant for each person, not as a replacement for a human,” he told me during a recent episode of The Adapter’s Advantage podcast.

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Hiring Scale Proposal Analysis 62

Smooth Sale

MARCH 19, 2024

Finding the better way includes increasing our motivation to right a wrong by: Asking questions Realizing disturbing news Witnessing a population at risk Speaking up regarding concerns Creating or joining a significant group to contribute by acting specifically to correct wrongs. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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Lead Rank Face-to-face Hiring ACT 108

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The other piece of bad news relates to my award-winning sales training company, Kurlan & Associates. I reviewed 5 years worth of statistics on opportunities that we did not close and it seems that prospects were 6 times more likely to do nothing than to do business with a competitor. But these statistics are very misleading.

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ACT Relationals Opportunity Closing 178

Vengreso

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Leveraging technology, social selling , and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone pursuing a career in sales. Buyer behavior and selling motion are completely in sync and it is through correct B2B prospecting that we can succeed in this always-evolving field. What is Sales Prospecting? Click To Tweet.

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Tools Prospecting Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 132

The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 4, 2021

What are sales skills training and techniques as they apply in the modern sales process? The important thing to note is that with sales skills training and techniques you can be learn and developed a whole range of selling ability. Sales Skills Training and Techniques – Listening Skills. Self-Motivation Skills.

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Training Top of Funnel Customer Service Motivation 52

The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 20, 2021

Soft skills sales training is becoming just as important as the hard skills training, we are most familiar with in the world of training. Salespeople may have the technical knowledge, the hard sales training, the product knowledge, the sales presentation skills plus the functional skills to work through the entire sales process.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 21, 2019

He poses the premise they should do this by answering every prospecting call they get–since sales people presenting their solutions will give the customer insights and ideas to improve their business. He goes further to imply execs are being irresponsible in not answering every prospecting call. They waste my time.”

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Prospecting Customer Channels Survey 85

The Digital Sales Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Sales training courses for beginners is normally focused on all the general selling skills a new salesperson will need to acquire over a relatively short time period. Sales training courses for beginners should be separated into two different types of sales training. Sales Training Courses For Beginners Learning Path.

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Marc Wayshak

MAY 25, 2022

In this video, I’m going to show you some top sales management training tips on this concept. One of the most important sales management training ideas is the concept of putting a product in place that essentially sells itself in some ways. Aligning incentives is the backbone of any successful sales management training initiative.

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Hiring Sales Management Training Lead Gen 62

Allego

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Specific benefits include: Continuous learning: Ongoing training opportunities empower employees, fostering skill development and growth. Include items that are personal to them and relate to your company. Master Skills and New Information Customize skills training according to the new hire’s proficiency.

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Hiring Strategy Buyer Persona Retention 71

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 4, 2019

Summary: One of the earliest steps in my professional journey — a stint as an SAT and ACT preparation instructor for college-bound students — has unexpectedly prepared me for training sales talent. As a college freshman, choosing to teach SAT and ACT test preparation courses to high schoolers was pretty much a no-brainer.

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Training Hiring Face-to-face Lead Rank 73

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

billion on training and development, including external providers, internal expenses and tuition reimbursement, according to The American Society for Training and Development. in 2013 on hiring sales training companies, one of the top five outsourced training expenditures, according to Training Industry.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Prospecting is, probably, the most difficult part of selling. I’m not sure we do ourselves any favors by separating prospecting responsibility from the rest of deal management. I’m not sure we do ourselves any favors by separating prospecting responsibility from the rest of deal management.

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Hiring Face-to-face B2B Cold Calling 122

Gong.io

JULY 7, 2022

He believed he was: Wasting time on inappropriate prospects. By building relationships with buyers and offering advice on how to help them overcome pain points, Sandler realized that prospects were no longer hesitant to close the deal. In order to act as a consultant, you need to position yourself as a trusted authority.

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Decision Maker System Sales Methodology ACT 118

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For marketers, generative AI can analyze complex datasets and extract insights that teams can act on to inform their marketing strategy, engage new customers, and create messaging relevant to each of their key personas. “The way you should be going to market is by leveraging signals and then taking action against those signals,” Schuck says.

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Data Scale Lead Rank Marketing 130

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. 1. Jeb Blount (Sales Gravy). We strongly recommend you go check it out!

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Channels Face-to-face Video Hubspot 187

Vengreso

JUNE 6, 2023

He is the creator of the Top 1% Academy, where he trains on how to sell to buyers, whether they be CEOs, business owners, or entrepreneurs, and how to be in the top 1% of sales earners doing so. Consistently Prospect for New Opportunities Use social media, industry events, email campaigns, cold calling, and referrals to find new prospects.

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Hiring Strategy Referrals Sales Qualified Lead 90

MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 8, 2011

While you always need to infuse a strong sense of urgency in your sales interaction and during the entire sales process , during this time of year, it is imperative that you overwhelm the prospect with the need to act today. You should be able to show the prospect that they are losing or suffering in some way. Prospect: “Yeah.”.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. Now, you don’t have to call cold prospects to bug them.

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 269

Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

Train your reps to understand a lead’s challenge and offer solutions accordingly. As it brings prospects already interested in your product, the chances of conversions are much higher than outbound leads. Related: How To Write Sales Emails With AI In Sales CRM Software 5. It’ll serve as the foundation of your outreach efforts.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Pipeline Sales Qualified Lead 52

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 5, 2017

The techniques involve listening to the problem identified by your prospect and preparing for a series of calls. It’s all about actions like preparing for your calls, setting a tailored agenda for each interaction with the prospect, and mapping actions to your sales process. 4: High ROI sales training. That’s per rep.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 12, 2020

If they haven’t already, your sales team is likely to hear some version of the following from customers: “We’re putting that purchase decision on hold because of restrictions related to the coronavirus.”. Train your salespeople to address the topic and any related fears directly. Teach salespeople to be proactive.

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Customer How To Objections Cancellation 150

The Digital Sales Institute

DECEMBER 3, 2020

By constantly reviewing which steps in the sales cycle lead to a sales and which steps when skipped don’t, a business can finetune their methods and sales training to improve conversion rates. Training new staff. Research Prospecting. Research and Prospecting. Why should you have one? Reduces unnecessary sales activity.

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Sales Cycle Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 96

BrainShark

OCTOBER 25, 2022

They can act as a “go-between” by getting messaging and product updates from product marketing and delivering those to the sales team or by bringing insights from the sales team to marketing. In this, they help build trust, act as revenue leaders, and develop deep understanding. Related: What is sales enablement and how does it work?

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Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Revenue Marketing 62

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The sales professional tells their prospect that after all of their discussion, even though they had initially appeared to be a great fit, the salesperson might have misread and seem to be speaking two different languages. “If If you’ve done your job well, the prospect knows they are a good fit. Question 2: Act surprised.

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Closing B2B Scale Decision Maker 191

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 12, 2018

If the impact of your sales enablement initiative seems disappointing or misunderstood, it could be because of your organization’s (all too common) mistake of confusing sales training with sales enablement. Sales enablement is not – or more accurately, is not only – about training and onboarding. What sales enablement isn’t.

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Sales Enablement Training Hiring Remedy 76

John Barrows

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

This doesn’t just relate to after someone purchases the product. The longer it takes for the prospect to realize value at any stage, the less likely they are to continue. Time to Value in Prospecting and Cold Calling. If I can tell the e-mail isn’t directly related to me, I’ll most likely delete it before I even open it.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In today’s world of e-prospecting, social media marketing, texting and sophisticated electronic communication, it seems picking up the telephone is becoming a lost art. The fact is that while the sales call paradigm has changed, as did the prospective buyer, so has the meaning and stronghold of Phone Phobia. MTD Sales Training.

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Cold Calling Telemarketing Face-to-face Social Media 291

Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Regular Learning: Dedicate time daily to learn something new related to sales techniques, industry updates, or personal development. Disconnect Time: Make time to disconnect and unwind so you can recharge from sales-related stress. For many of us, this is prospecting. It will help manage stress and improve focus.

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Energy Intent Exercises Journal 77

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. Now, you don’t have to call cold prospects to bug them.

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 209

SBI

JUNE 16, 2020

Great sellers act as a trusted consultant to help diagnose problems, solve pains and guide purchasers to the product or solution that best fits their needs. For example, you should have an intelligent process set up for your website AI chatbot that seamlessly transitions qualified prospects to an appropriate sales rep.

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Scale Education Sales Enablement Inbound 120