Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Handling Upsets Diplomatically Can Convert Into Opportunity. Upon seeing our effort to respond to a calamity calmly and find a better way to proceed, we learn that handling upsets diplomatically can convert into opportunity. Your Story: Handling Upsets Diplomatically Can Convert Into Opportunity.

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Allego

JUNE 14, 2023

This article originally appeared in Talent Management. Sales reps forget 70% of training within a week and 87% within a month, Gartner research found — a concerning statistic for companies trying to train employees. Everboarding” should be the training practice of the future. Managers must set an example.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This article originally appeared on Training Industry. A fully enabled sales team remains one of the best ways to adapt to a changing environment and increase win rates when there are fewer opportunities available. Sales reps need to be equipped with the training and resources to navigate change and tackle the future with ease.

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The Digital Sales Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Free sales training can be a step in the right direction for those of you who may be new or newer to sales. To thrive in the digitally driven sales environment, access to sales training and learning are essential. A training resource worth looking at to help improve your sales ability is free sales training.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 19, 2014

Sales Training Article: Opportunities or Pipe(line) Dreams? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. I quickly discovered I had a fairly inexperienced team and that things would go much better when they worked on qualified opportunities.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 28, 2023

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Will You Grasp the Opportunity to Live Your Calling? He provides our guest post, ‘Will You Grasp the Opportunity to Live Your Calling?’ Grasp the Opportunity to Live Your Calling Living Our Calling Today, I am living out my calling.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The train is in the station. So while I say train… it’s not a one-off, it has many trips. Ecosystem-led growth is on the rise in 2024, opening up exciting opportunities for marketing. Read more in Forbes’ article or watch the video on their website. The tracks are laid. All aboard! But don’t worry, it’s not leaving.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 29, 2022

Can Lead to Opportunities. No one strategy is guaranteed to work 100% of the time, but diplomatic responses to annoyances often lead to opportunities. Ongoing issues include: No familiarity with my work, yet they want to train me on how to improve. ” Learn more to train teams, and join the advocacy program.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

One of their issues was their 20% win rate was much lower than they thought it should be and they believed their salespeople needed some refresher training on closing. They also had a large number of opportunities stalled in the pipeline and they believed that training on more effective techniques to conduct follow up calls would help.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 15, 2022

“We don’t have problems, we have opportunities.” But before a problem can become an opportunity, you’ll need to find or create a solution to the problem. If you’re unable to follow through on that notion, you’re not going to end up with an opportunity, but with a problem. Skills are also measured by performance.

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Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, implementing new sales strategies, or upskilling your team, sales training and coaching will always be of utmost importance. However, traditional coaching and training methods tend to fall flat because they take a one-size fits all approach that doesn’t fit the needs of each individual rep.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. A well-designed program, paired with a robust training software , will empower your sales reps with the knowledge they need to deliver value and close more deals. What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training? What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like?

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Smooth Sale

JUNE 5, 2023

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: What Your Business Needs for A Smoother Training Experience What Your Business Needs for A Smoother Training Experience Training employees is a crucial part of running a business. The easiest way to do all this is to choose an LMS (learning management system).

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Crunchbase

JUNE 28, 2021

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. . Investing in team training is a critical part of business success and growth.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MARCH 29, 2021

Now more than ever it is important to have some sales training ideas to engage the remote or home based salesperson. Salespeople now have to figure out how they can adapt to rapidly changing selling conditions, and sales training must match those challenges. The Importance of Sales Training. Sales Training Ideas to Try.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

Her pipeline was full of opportunities likely to close this quarter. Training dollars are being misallocated. Convert more leads into opportunities. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. The Need-Payoff that she had been trained on was thrown out the window. The Old Model.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I receive calls and emails that begin with things like "My salespeople are complacent" or "My salespeople need some training on closing" or "My salespeople aren't bringing in enough new business" or "My salespeople need help with negotiating" or "Our team has a lot of stalled opportunities." Bob strikes again!

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criteria for success

MAY 24, 2022

Looking for sales training ideas to implement during your next team meeting? When you read “sales training ,” you probably think of an offsite retreat. This type of sales training does have its time and place as it provides an opportunity for breakthroughs, and the shared experience helps foster a healthy team culture.

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Force Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This post is an extension of the Ten Reasons Why Our Sales Training Is Different. Read the original article to learn more about why our process equips our customers to achieve lasting results. Leverage virtual executive meetings to ensure managers and team leaders are equipped to make an impact before, during and after training.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We wrote this article to help you gain a better understanding of why training your reps in social selling is so important and how to go about doing so. Social selling is the process of using social media platforms and their networks to add more prospects, opportunities, and information to your pipeline. What is social selling?

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? Many organizations’ sales training has grown stale by relying on old-school tactics, like on-site boot camps and long-winded presentations, causing information overload for new reps.

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MEDDIC

APRIL 7, 2023

Sales leaders are usually very aware of the benefits of sales training and coaching in general. Sales leaders should not sacrifice the Sales Training & Coaching budget. Maintaining or increasing your investment in coaching and training during a downturn can pay dividends. They need to analyze their opportunities.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 19, 2023

In this blog article, we discuss the best advice sales managers can give their salespeople, and that is to "keep moving." If you want to increase sales within your organization, you must keep moving throughout the ups and downs, the missed opportunities, the clients who "ghost" you, and more.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 23, 2015

Today I will explore the least-read articles I have ever written. It''s very fashionable - and a best practice - to continue promoting the most-read, most-liked, most-favorited, most-shared, most-tweeted and most-commented articles; but I don''t think anyone has gathered up their worst work and said, "Look at this!" That''s right.

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criteria for success

MARCH 30, 2022

As a sales coach, you have an opportunity to give and receive support and grow as an individual. Use this outline to help you get good coaching training. As a coach, you build relationships with your team and a big part of your coaching training is learning when to challenge and when to support others. The Coaching Process.

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Sales Hacker Training

AUGUST 25, 2021

We increased the average number of qualified opportunities per SDR by 92% that year. Plus, who wouldn’t choose a badass nickname over a bureaucratic training program? These reps haven’t had the full training or hands-on coaching yet, but that’s okay. An original version of this article appeared on Outreach.io.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Train AI in sales, and you’ll join 81% of salespeople surveyed who agree that AI significantly reduces their manual tasks and data entry workload. In this article, find the ethical concerns and best practices for using AI. Thoughtful execution ensures AI can be trained correctly. But how do you do that ethically?

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 20, 2024

She also emphasizes encouraging employees to explore various facets of the business, fostering inclusivity and a culture of opportunity. Organizations should encourage employees to explore different parts of the business, fostering a sense of belonging and creating a culture of opportunity.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

They also highlight the importance of self-awareness and reframing challenges as opportunities for growth. Summary Video Article: Title: “Building an Execution Framework for Sales Success.” Many companies struggle with executing their plans and strategies, leading to missed opportunities and underperformance.

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Allego

JULY 25, 2019

This article is a recap of a presentation by Frank Cespedes , Strategy Expert and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, at Allego’s 2019 customer conference. Once senior management has established and communicated strategic goals, these goals should inform opportunity management – a.k.a., Smarter Hiring and Training.

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Pointclear

MAY 15, 2013

This article was originally published by Bob Apollo on his blog Accelerating Revenue Growth: the Inflexion-Point Blog. Their pipeline is jammed full of late stage opportunities that their sales people just can’t get over the goal line. Well, if it was that simple, sales training courses would offer money back guarantees.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 3, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I've written 930 articles for this Blog. I present to you the 10 best/most important articles from the last 3 months that you probably didn't read: Are Your Salespeople Receiving Welfare? Getting What You Want - What Happens When Your Salespeople Have Too Many Opportunities.

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Allego

MAY 24, 2023

This article originally appeared on Training Industry. Effective new hire training is critical to business success. These standardized structures often involve giving out handbooks and orientation on company policies, employee expectations and technology training. Store all training content in one place.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

The individual and the manager jointly own training. ARTICLE In the world of sales leadership, one fundamental truth cannot be ignored: the people who make or break a team’s success. ARTICLE In the world of sales leadership, one fundamental truth cannot be ignored: the people who make or break a team’s success.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

The individual and the manager jointly own training. ARTICLE In the world of sales leadership, one fundamental truth cannot be ignored: the people who make or break a team’s success. ARTICLE In the world of sales leadership, one fundamental truth cannot be ignored: the people who make or break a team’s success.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 13, 2022

No doubt the question, ‘How do you see effective sales training?’ raises memories of poor experiences with previous training. Those who apply the technique are the ones who can provide concrete answers for effective sales training. Steps for Effective Sales Training. One lesson is we are never alone. Claim Our Identity.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 5, 2021

No, it takes thorough, thoughtful training to get there, and that process is rarely self-explanatory. So to help make the process a little smoother for anyone struggling to translate a rep's management potential into legitimate management acumen, we asked some experts for their tips on how to train sales managers.

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