BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The sales profession isn’t what it used to be. 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? But before we dive into sales training ideas, let’s clarify what we mean when we talk about sales training.

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Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

Add cold calling to your sales outreach strategy. You can get up to 82% of buyers to accept a meeting by starting a series of communication with sales cold calls. Cold calling is an outbound sales tactic companies use to contact a potential customer who hasn’t shown explicit interest in the company’s services.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Value-based selling sees your sales reps putting buyers first, focusing on their needs at every sales funnel stage. Value-based selling sees your sales reps putting buyers first, focusing on their needs at every sales funnel stage. The difference is in how sales reps help them solve it.

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Sales Hacker Training

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It’s not the first time you’ll hear this, and it’s not the last: training new sales reps is crucial. Ongoing training and continuous development are crucial to a rep’s and an organization’s success. I’m the Director of Enablement at WorkRamp, with more than 12 years of experience in enablement, training, and sales operations.

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Vengreso

JUNE 9, 2022

If your team is having trouble prospecting and building the sales pipeline , because they are failing at starting sales conversations, then this article is for you. What is a Sales Conversation? Your sales team must be equipped with a sales strategy that prepares them step-by-step for daily prospecting activities.

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Pointclear

JANUARY 10, 2018

According to Wikipedia: “a reader service card or bingo card" was a reply card inserted in a magazine and used by readers to request free samples and literature from businesses who advertised in the issue. I recently wrote a blog called How Much Does a Lead Cost. This link takes to a blog on the topic that includes a video.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Modern sales reps rely on a variety of tools and technologies to conduct their work—including email, social media, video chat tools and more. As a result, the traditional in-person sales meeting has become far less common than it once was. The Benefits of Face-to-Face Interaction in Sales. Let’s get into it!

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2018

Optimizing prospecting and sales emails is something you could probably dedicate the rest of your life to. Because, if your sales team can’t stand out in the inbox, grab attention, and ignite a response from their prospects or accounts, how are they going to close a deal? We’ve seen that happen with video. I've got you covered.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2018

You’re not one of those people who blast me with a sales pitch after I accept your LinkedIn invitation, are you? I don’t think so, because you’ve been reading my blog, so you know by now that social selling is all about being social. Neither does pitching—which belongs in baseball and should stay there. Because we’re human!

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Customer lifecycle success hinges on making every customer a priority — from how soon your rep responds to a request to following up quickly after a demo. What is the Customer Lifecycle (and Why Every Sales Rep Should Care)? And 44% of millennials prefer no sales rep interaction at all in a B2B setting.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Customer lifecycle success hinges on making every customer a priority — from how soon your rep responds to a request to following up quickly after a demo. What is the Customer Lifecycle (and Why Every Sales Rep Should Care)? And 44% of millennials prefer no sales rep interaction at all in a B2B setting.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

As a video production company that sells to other businesses, we have been doing B2B outreach for almost a decade. The idea was simple enough: we sent 100 branded cookies featuring pictures of our office dog to 100 sales prospects. Video Distribution Guides. Personalized Video Cards. Keep reading! Organic Jam.

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Allego

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This blog post originally appeared on the Training Industry website. In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, learning should be an ongoing process that fits into our busy lives. This is especially true for sales teams dealing with evolving products, shifting markets and dynamic customer preferences.

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Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

Hard-hitting sales stats. ” Our product gives sales leaders data-backed insights into their sales team. And our Gong Labs team pores through stats from millions of sales interactions to uncover actionable sales tips. Sales Stats for Prospecting. Sales Stat #1: DON’T use ROI in cold emails.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Anthony is also the Managing Director of B2B Sales Coach & Consultancy, a boutique sales coaching and consulting company. In addition, he is author of The Sales Blog , where he writes about sales and selling, sales management, the sales process, and what it takes to succeed.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. There is no room for failure in today’s competitive sales landscape. With a defined and clear structure, staff can make useful decisions without the constant supervision of their manager.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

ABCs of sales lead management 3. Sales Lead Management Process 4. Implementing a Lead Management Strategies to increase sales 5. However, inbound sales teams need a well-defined lead management system and the right tools to get the most value out of those leads. Overview 2.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 22, 2018

The truth is, there are many reasons why your landing pages may be suffering from low conversion rates. In today’s blog post, we explore eight common issues plaguing your landing page conversion rates. Each landing page should include one direct call-to-action that tells visitors what to do next.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sales engagement is all about connecting with your potential customer or prospects to build a relationship and hopefully move them closer to wanting to buy from you. These days, a lot of sales engagement happens through social media, as more and more of your target audience is using social platforms in their everyday lives.

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Sales prospecting acts as the first stage in the sales process. B2B sales organizations may often find that this process is highly time-consuming and requires significant investments in manual labor. B2B sales prospecting in a nutshell. The more detailed and accurate your ICP is, the more resultative your sales will be.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As sales leaders barrel into what will likely be a challenging Q4, many do not like the look of their forecasts. Even before the rumblings of a recession, just 43% of reps in B2B tech sales were hitting their quota. With so much tough news, what can sales leaders do about this all? Practicing via AI video role-plays.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

But when he called that vendor to break the news, his account rep fought to keep the account. You could have saved this deal if you’d anticipated that your rival would fight back, and prepared your buyer using a technique known as the Post Close. I want to be sure you’re 100% comfortable with your decision to go with us.

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Gong.io

MARCH 12, 2020

60-something years ago, sales was a very different game. . Back then, salesmen – I mean sales people (glad that’s changed) – would button up their best suits, court prospective clients in-person with bone-in steaks, and discuss business over a handful of dirty martinis. . Sales pros aren’t just letting f-bombs fly, for fox sake.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 28, 2021

We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. Your sales team is the backbone of your company, and your employees are just as vital to business success as your customers. Sales is a dynamic area of business that’s constantly in flux.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Modern sales reps rely on a variety of tools and technologies to conduct their work—including email, social media, video chat tools and more. As a result, the traditional in-person sales meeting has become far less common than it once was. Let’s get into it! The close rate for in-person meetings is 40% ( source ).

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PandaDoc

APRIL 24, 2023

You’re probably here because you want to build a successful sales enablement strategy for your business. Read on to discover how to create effective sales strategies through the power of enablement and turn your team into an all-star performance machine. What is a sales enablement strategy? You’ve come to the right place!

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Having a bank of solid sales enablement content is more of a need-to-have than a nice-to-have for remote sales efforts. In HubSpot's recently published Sales Enablement Report , we explored the subject a bit further. In HubSpot's recently published Sales Enablement Report , we explored the subject a bit further.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For many sales organizations, coaching is a tricky subject. As an ongoing activity, it is sandwiched between more exciting events, like onboarding and sales training. But sales coaching also suffers from a secondary malady. As sales coaching and training experts, let us dispense with one persistent myth.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 20, 2022

Creating an effective outbound sales strategy for your team can be a tricky proposition. But just because the days of cold calling and big email blasts are mostly gone doesn’t mean that the outbound sales process is dead. Here are four great methods to boost your ROI when using outbound sales techniques.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Do you have a new class of sales development reps starting soon? That's why training is so important for your sales team. Below, let's learn HubSpot sales managers' top tips for training your SDR team. Below, let's learn HubSpot sales managers' top tips for training your SDR team. months to fully ramp ?

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 28, 2023

Building an outbound sales strategy can be challenging. Be aware, this tool isn’t just for your sales team. It’s useful for the product team for evaluating the features and add-ons customers are likely to want/need. Why is a customer profile important? Why is a customer profile important? The best place to start?

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Showpad

APRIL 9, 2020

Sales managers are tasked with not only leading their teams, but providing them with all the resources and support they need to develop trust with buyers and shorten sales cycles. Coaching is more of a challenge today, with sales reps often working remotely from their home offices. What is sales coaching?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Video prospecting. And from where I stand -- as the manager of an inside sales team -- one thing is clear. To be successful next year and beyond, sales development reps need to think outside the box. And if you’re a manager, here’s what you should be teaching to your team. 1) Video prospecting.

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SBI

MAY 10, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? This week I interview Jon Kondo , Co-Founder & CEO of OpsPanda.

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Alice Heiman

JULY 10, 2019

It is possible that your customers and prospects may be using social media platforms that your sales reps are not currently using for business. We want our sales reps to be in the path of our prospects, so they can see us when they need us. They feel it is more for personal use.

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Vengreso

MAY 17, 2022

Although most people – including those in sales – treat LinkedIn like an online resume, it is much more than that. I will also share whether a premium plan is worth the investment, as well as how modern sales professionals can take full advantage of its features. And then turn those connections into sales conversations.

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