The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Buyers take advantage of salespeople. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with a number of buying departments, many times as part of the sales training I’m doing for their salespeople. There are six confessions professional buyers have shared with me regarding how […].

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The most successful sales reps help buyers redefine their needs. Top performers not only get to the root of a buyer’s problem, but they also address the buyer’s goals and aspirations to uncover possibilities the buyer doesn’t even know exist. A capabilities battle between you and your competitors.

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Buyer Scale Groups Sales Methodology 241

MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 20, 2018

So much so, we’ve put together out most viewed blogs by YOU. 3) The 4 Most Common Buyer Types (And How To Sell To Them!). 10) 3 Buying Motives Of The Modern-Day Buyer. 10) 3 Buying Motives Of The Modern-Day Buyer. From all of us at MTD Sales Training, we hope you have a Merry Christmas! Sean McPheat.

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Cold Calling Call-back Motivation Buyer 120

MTD Sales Training

APRIL 16, 2019

They can be known as ‘buyer types’. Some buyer types make purchases on impulse; other buyer types take their time and try to avoid risk. Some buyer types are very loyal; other buyer types will automatically choose the cheapest option. The analytical buyer distrusts salespeople because they lack precision.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 28, 2021

More importantly, content, such as blogs, white papers, and case studies, helps buyers see sales reps and their organizations as trustful advisors at the forefront of their industry. In fact, this year alone, we published more than 110 blogs. As we close out 2021, here are our top five blogs of the year: How to Sell Virtually.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 118

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Here are five questions that will allow you to really understand your buyer and build that longer term relationship with them: 1) What do you put your past successes down to? The answer will help you see what direction the buyer is coming from, and accentuate any positives they have experienced in the past. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 28, 2017

It can differentiate you, your services and your products because it offers a perspective that few buyers may be able to see themselves. That outsider viewpoint can make a big difference to the buyer, as they can often be immersed in the minutia of everyday business and miss the big picture. Past Mistakes. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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Buyer Negotiation Influencer B2B 181

MTD Sales Training

MAY 10, 2013

I am sure you have come across this many of times, going through all the details with a potential buyer and finding out they need to get approval from someone else or a committee. Sales Tips buyer decissions non authority buyers sales techniques' We refer to these. [[ This is a content summary only.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

As a sales enablement leader, you had probably developed buyer personas years ago. There was a big announcement and possibly some training sessions, but then everyone forgot about them, and the sales reps almost certainly stopped using them. Slowly but.

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Zoominfo

JULY 1, 2018

In fact, a recent study suggests that 91% of B2B buyers are active and involved in social media, while 75% are significantly influenced by social content when forming their buying decisions ( source ). 69% of sales professionals are self-taught and have no active social selling training program in place ( source ).

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Zoominfo

JUNE 28, 2018

As a busy recruiter, you don’t have much time in your day to spend reading articles and recruiting blogs. Here are our ten recruiting blogs to bookmark today. The SHRM blog is arguably the most well-respected, comprehensive, useful resources on this list. Visit their blog and see for yourself! We get that. Go take a look!

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Sure, you can ask to be part of the discussion with the new buyer. If you missed the first parts of this “How Can I Tell If I Have Qualified Prospects” series, be sure to check out the blog posts and videos below: Blog Post and Video : Week 1: How Can I Tell If I Have Qualified Prospects or Just Bad Leads?

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Buyer Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face 160

MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

It has to do with the way that the buyer has changed their modus operandi. But the evolution of the buyer has been exponentially faster. Here are five up-to-date ways to sell to the modern-day buyer : 1) Be social-media savvy. Here are five up-to-date ways to sell to the modern-day buyer : 1) Be social-media savvy.

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Score More Sales

JULY 15, 2014

We talk to sellers all the time that assume a buyer is thinking in the same ways that they are. You know the old saying, “never assume… ” To build business you cannot afford to assume what’s in my head is the same thought that is in my buyer’s head instead think like your buyer. Close More Deals.

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Buyer Lead Rank Lead Scoring Call-back 223

Sandler Training

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Within the professional buyer/seller environment, preferences and practices have altered dramatically since the spring of 2020. The post Sandler Research Center Report: What Buyers Want Now appeared first on Sandler Training.

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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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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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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Buyers don't want to be prospected, or demoed, or closed. These steps add zero value to the buyer. Buyers are looking for additional information about your product that can't be found online. As a salesperson, you can personalize your sales process to the buyer's context by understanding the buyer's journey.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Your buyers know you’re scrambling and to them the end of year is like shooting fish in a barrel. Buyers and purchasing agents know all they have to do is give the salesperson any sense of a hesitation in being willing to buy and they’ll get a deal. In fact, it goes to how the buyer wants to ultimately craft a deal.

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Buyer Negotiation Account Motivation 200

Score More Sales

APRIL 28, 2014

What totally HIT me during the presentation was when Sean talked about how WE as sellers have helped create all the tools on the web that now help our BUYERS without us – that isn’t new. What IS new is the idea that WE as sellers can do a number of things to anticipate what our buyers want and need. If so, HOW?

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Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

Engaging buyers in an effective way requires sales professionals having access to the right content and messaging for their targeted buyer roles and their business challenges. Additionally, it’s crucial that they can tailor their approach and their messages in each buyer interaction in a valuable, relevant and differentiating way.

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Buyer Face-to-face Churn Analytics 59

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 20, 2014

Think sales training is unnecessary? Many sales organizations bristle at the idea of spending money on sales training programs. But recent research from CSO Insights shows a direct correlation between the quality of a company’s sales training and quota attainment. Think about it as if you were the buyer.

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Training Hiring Referrals Enterprise 248

Zoominfo

JULY 5, 2018

Welcome—or, welcome back—to our monthly blog post round-up. Our round-up blog posts are a series in which we highlight the best work our writers have contributed to outside publications. We cover topics related to sales, marketing, recruiting, and business—just as we do on our own B2B blog. Continue reading. Let’s get into it.

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Score More Sales

JULY 28, 2014

One of the worst things that can happen is that you don’t keep an eye on your “more probable” buyers – those buyers who seem close to making a decision, have an eminent need, and are qualified buyers. List all the objections that can come up when speaking with buyers. (it’s Close More Deals.

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Buyer How To Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 207

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 26, 2018

Before that happens, though, the AI has to be trained?—? The first step toward sales AI success will be taken not by salespeople, but rather by sales ops and the IT pros determining the right data to train the system. This creates a new challenge for sales management: how do you train your sales team?—?including

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Training Penetration Government CRM 206

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Gain control of these feeble buyers, right? Don’t let that title fool you – control in a buyer and seller relationship is not a one-way thing. Guide your buyers by creating value for them. Guide your buyers by teaching them why your product or service helps them. What control do you have now?

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Buyer Inside Sales Exercises Outbound 222

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

You can waste literally days out of every month looking for the wrong buyers. Outbound prospecting does work and it works well when you know who your target market is, what your buyers are looking for, and you have a compelling message to offer that extols value for those buyer. Keep Your Eye on the Right Buyers.

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Inside Sales Buyer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 232

LeadFuze

AUGUST 7, 2021

Salespeople sometimes find the buying patterns of buyers to be quite baffling. For many years, I’ve spent a good part of my career in purchasing and in sales, I’ve learned that buyers do not think the same way salespeople think. And, just as good salespeople have a system for selling, good buyers have buying patterns.

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Buyer Vendor Consumer Negotiation 98

Awarathon

AUGUST 24, 2023

Elevate Your Sales Team with AI-based sales training software! A cutting-edge solution offers realistic training scenarios that refine skills, ensure consistency, and provide instant feedback to scale your training efforts, boost confidence, and drive sales success ultimately leading to improved sales performance and business success.

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Software Software Training Lead Rank 52

Score More Sales

JUNE 23, 2014

Use buyer insight to grow sales). To do this you need to really be clear on what is information and what is insight – and then which will most benefit the buyers interested in potentially working with you. “b2b sales insights” buyer - About 58,800 results. Buyers have problems.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 11, 2014

When things seem too complicated, buyers hold off. It is no different for buyers – you have to make it easy for buyers to want to do business with you. So how to make it easy for your buyers? Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Listen to customers.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

This brings me to the question – Are you studying your buyers to even KNOW what they like and don’t like? Understand the business your perfect buyers are in. Joining a LinkedIn group or other community where your buyers are can be a great start. Where else can you find information out about your buyer?

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Allego

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This blog post originally appeared on the Training Industry website. Poorly trained sales reps hurt an organization’s bottom line with inefficient processes, difficulties connecting with prospects and challenges in closing deals. Engage resident subject matter experts to create materials such as videos or training sessions.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 25, 2021

Newsflash: buyer personas are useless. Or any of the other buyer personas you so carefully put together? Now that we’ve got your attention, we can come clean: buyer personas aren’t really useless. A buyer persona is one of the best tools your sales reps can use to close a deal. Your buyer personas are inauthentic.

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Buyer Persona Top of Funnel Buyer Outsourcing Services 112

Sandler Training

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The global pandemic forced the buyer/seller relationship online, dramatically accelerating a trend toward digitization of the buying process that was already in place. The post What Do Larger Buyers Want? The Sandler Research Center Report Offers Key Insights appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 19, 2018

So, I’ve put together a carefully curated list of the best real estate blogs to follow in 2018. Real Estate Blogs Every Realtor Should Read in 2018. CRE Online Blog. Gathering leads, real estate marketing and personal branding, and even training opportunities -- Keller Williams’ Blog has it all. Redfin Blog.

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Real Estate Lead Rank Lead Scoring Trends 128

Showpad

JUNE 15, 2020

And today’s sophisticated buyers expect salespeople to understand their businesses and needs before interacting with them. Sales training programs offer your reps the opportunity to develop their sales skills and connect with customers more meaningfully — when set up and executed properly. Benefits of sales training.

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