Smooth Sale

MARCH 10, 2024

Photo by Andrea Schit z via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Know How To Increase B2B Sales? Intense competition in the business-to-business (B2B) landscape often makes it challenging for brands to win potential customers. Doing this every step of your B2B sales funnel is a superior hack to gain customers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

And this dynamic has merely accelerated a long-term trend of B2B companies shifting their sales capacity from field-based to virtual models. One major telecommunications provider in Scandinavia, for example, has migrated B2B sales to virtual channels, using marketing automation to create leads and installing an online self-service portal.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Author: Jeff Kalter When it comes to building a winning B2B sales strategy, forget about business as usual. In today’s crowded and highly competitive sales environment, your reps need all the insight they can get if they’re going to close sales, meet quota and grow the business. So how can data power up your B2B sales strategy?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 9, 2019

When it comes to B2B sales calls, the primary goal of the sales rep is to extract valuable information from the other person on the line. So keep reading as we provide you with our top 12 B2B sales questions to close deals faster. For more information, check out: 3 Ways to Set Prospect Expectations During the Sales Process.

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Vengreso

APRIL 4, 2022

The platform has quickly become a vitally important resource for B2B sales professionals too! If you’re not making the most out of the #1 social media platform for B2B sellers, we created LinkedIn Sales Mastery just for you! As a B2B seller, your online presence is an important part of how you sell.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: TIM RIESTERER Sales training and enablement leaders, it’s time to level up. There are four forever changes transforming sales training and enablement from here on out: Marketing is the sales development team. The B2B buying process isn’t as linear or predictable as most companies assume. All selling is inside selling.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

> Does Your Sales Team Have Enough Pipeline to Make Quota? Sales managers, there’s no way to sugar coat this: Most B2B sales leaders (69%) reported that their teams did not have enough pipeline to hit quota. A strategic prospecting strategy that enables you to separate the shoppers from the buyers. . - Drew Houston.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

More often defined by a B2B buyer’s view of ‘“Do’s” and “Done’s”’ Question Of Timing. By the time they implement, train, another 12 months; to see a positive impact, you’re looking 18 months minimum. Even if you give them a year to match their quota, it will be out of sync with the buyers’ timeline perceptions.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 2, 2024

of BDR professionals received a quota increase, reports 6sense research. To maintain team dynamics and deal flow, managers must actively help BDRs succeed in the new B2B marketplace. Increasing Visibility at the Right Time Your BDRs need data and content to share with prospects as they continue their outreach. In 2024, 39.3%

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The role of prospecting in a world without SDRs. Why prospecting sits apart from sales [6:59]. Make prospecting videos, follow-ups, product demos, and other communications that drive virtual selling. Nelson Gilliat: The premise behind the book is that the go to market model for most B2B companies nowadays is outdated.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 27, 2023

They weren’t even close to making quota. He complained that his prospect in Paris had arranged a meeting with all the key decision-makers, but the prospect had only given him four days’ notice. My colleague thought it was rather presumptuous of the prospect to ask him to drop everything and hop on a plane.

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MEDDIC

MARCH 28, 2024

If you are an enterprise B2B account executive, the beginning of a quarter is a critical time to set the stage for success and to crush your goals. More prospect feedback : Gather feedback from lost clients. Hit your quota? Here are our top 5 actionable strategies: 1. What were the top 3 differentiators that they perceived?

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Highspot

JANUARY 14, 2024

Why Virtual Sales Skills Training Matters The shift from in-person to remote work demands new skills. With only 33% of salespeople effective in virtual environments , training in virtual sales skills, emphasizing digital communication and platform proficiency, is crucial to adapting to customer needs in a virtual setting.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Despite booming times, there seems to be a cloud over B2B sales. Maybe it is the shadow cast by almost half of reps who fail to make quota? I often see it in a different form while training, people who put in just enough. What’s in their core, amore importantly, what’s at the core for the prospect. By Tibor Shanto.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

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. I thought it would be lower.

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Zoominfo

MAY 20, 2018

Reps attaining quota: 51% vs. 47%. Lost prospects and new customers will be more comfortable sharing their unfiltered opinions with a third-party. The interviewer will be a well-trained professional. Focusing on one group of prospects over the other will give you skewed results. Lead conversion rate: 23% vs. 17%.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

The B2B selling process is slow but steady. Prospecting. Make meeting scheduling easier for prospects. Help build email sequences for lead nurturing — the ones that don’t respond to initial prospecting. It’s when prospects should be convinced that your product or service will resolve their challenges.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Today’s sellers are dealing with the high expectations of savvy B2B buyers, decision-by-committee, disruptive technology, M&A, product innovations… and more. 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? What about sales training programs?

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We all know the Kardashian’s can sell their products directly to consumers on social media, but what are the best B2B sales organizations and their sales reps doing with social midway through 2022? B2B Social Selling. The term “social selling” in the B2B sales process is a misleading term.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 8, 2017

Instead of kicking sales personnel when they’re down, we need to effectively strategize how to train and guide them during those occasional, inevitable failures. Training Your Sellers to Win Through Failure. Oracle, for example, created a streamlined sales training system that can take years to complete. Education in Action.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 9, 2019

When it comes to B2B sales calls, the primary goal of the sales rep is to extract valuable information from the other person on the line. It provides insight into where your leads are coming from and what channels are providing you with the most sales-ready prospects. B2B purchase decisions have many moving parts.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 6, 2021

Most salespeople are way over reliant on their product while prospecting or selling, continuing to lead with and hype features/benefits. If you want to be successful in B2B sales, you gotta stop selling like you’re in Stockholm. But as Mike Tyson said, the best made plans are laid out by the first punch or prospect objection.

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Vengreso

JUNE 16, 2020

Without a robust pipeline your team cannot make their quota and your job is ultimately at risk. In simple terms, pipeline means viable opportunities with qualified prospects. According to Technology Advice , only 27% of B2B leads are sales-ready. For example, after a discovery call the deal may still be a “prospect.”

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The truth is, most sales reps haven’t received any formal training in this area. 93% of sales executives have not received any formal training on social selling ( source ). B2B Social Selling with Twitter. 74% of B2B marketing companies use Twitter to distribute content ( source ). B2B Social Selling with LinkedIn.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). When you're creating a new-hire training plan, remember a few things : Keep your training plan personalized, because no two reps are the same. Pre-week training. Product Training.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

It’s also reported that, when a person suffers from stress, they’re unable to access previous knowledge or training and instead resort to an automatic response—typically shutting down, quitting, or losing confidence. While this advice may sound cliché, it really is important for sales reps to approach their quota one day at a time.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 16, 2018

The best prospecting strategies require a human touch. None of that would be bad, if reps were hitting quota. But most likely 57 percent of reps won’t make quota this year. B2B sales leaders using digital effectively enjoy five times the growth of their peers who are not at the cutting edge of digital adoption.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

In the past, most B2B sales were conducted face-to-face – perhaps in a prospect’s conference room or at a golf course. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 80% of B2B sales interactions will occur via digital channels. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 80% of B2B sales interactions will occur via digital channels.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 2, 2018

Are your sales reps relying on headquarter phone numbers every time they reach out to a prospect? A sales rep using a direct dial is 46% likelier to reach a prospect at the director level than a rep who is not using a direct dial. Studies show that sales reps forget 84% of all sales training content after 90 days ( source ).

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Mindtickle

APRIL 30, 2020

A sales training program teaches sales reps the skills needed for every step of the sales journey—from first contact through the close of a sale. While many businesses employ sales training, the most successful programs are tailored to reps’ individual needs. Why One-Size-Fits-All Training Won’t Work.

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key. To do this, you need to have a high-impact and effective sales training program to help your salespeople excel.

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key. To do this, you need to have a high-impact and effective sales training program to help your salespeople excel.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. It seems that every week we are being told that sales training is not working in a very high percentage of cases – 85-90% was one statistic I read just yesterday. JF Corporation.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Most of us in selling do not spend enough talk time with prospective buyers. The studies we have seen show that sellers spend, on average, 35% of their time actually selling – having conversations with prospective buyers. Ask anyone who has regular prospecting hours in their calendar because it really works.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The very moment deal-seekers everywhere shoot their shot, turn prospects into buyers, and score buzzer-beating slam dunks that accelerate the business to record-breaking sales. FastSpring reviewed 30 randomly selected businesses serving B2C and B2B markets across the globe and found a noticeable increase in Q4 sales.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 20, 2018

Find out how they know your prospects, what’s important to the prospects, what their challenges are, what they value, how they communicate, and what might get in the way of your sales success. Or, would you rather spend your time on a cold outreach and try a dozen touches to reach your prospect? Not if you’re in B2B sales.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Social Media B2C 288

Mindtickle

MAY 10, 2022

Sales training and coaching are often reserved for new hires and low performers, with the rest of your team getting a brief refresher during your annual sales kickoff. But according to the Sales Management Association, only 30% of sales managers rate their sales training as “effective” for improving low performers.

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