Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Buyer beware.” We’ve all heard that expression before, and unfortunately, it’s because buyer-seller relationships haven’t traditionally been great. The prospect is not in your sales territory.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Today’s decision makers in the B2B industries and even now extending into the B2C markets are becoming far better educated buyers. This change in education is starting to sprout the opportunity by decision makers to ask more sales sucker questions. He was not prepared for today’s educated buyers.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 26, 2024

In sales, a business development strategy is central to understanding and engaging with your customers. Among the myriad of tools and strategies available, one aspect stands out: buyer personas. Crafting detailed buyer personas allows organizations to humanize their target audience.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 7, 2024

But when an inside sales professional wants to establish their authority over the phone, they need to use their voice tone and pacing to get the point across. Sales reps who use these words sound like hesitant amateurs, so be very careful to avoid them. It’s not easy to build authority, especially if your prospects can’t see you.

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Increase Sales

JULY 16, 2016

Sustainable sales success tips are all through the Internet. Yet in my sales training research very few sales programs to even books on selling recognize this important key fact – The Educated Buyer. Real Life Sales Experience. My goal is to have sustainable sales success. Let me explain.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2020

In recent years, the job of a sales representative has developed into something similar to this type of role. Reps have transitioned from simply being providers of information to providers of information and educators. How to Use a Teacher-Approved Framework for Your Sales Plan. Sales reps should use the same technique.

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John Barrows

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Successful sales processes usually have a ton of “yes”. You might be thinking that I’m referring to your sales process. That’s one reason it’s crucial to educate your buyers on how the buying process works at your organization. Some shoppers only shop for discounts, or buy what’s on sale. That’s the question.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 5, 2013

This post is written to help educate CEOs on why the number got missed. Your background is in operations, not sales and marketing. When you ask why the number is getting missed: Sales tells you they aren’t getting enough leads from marketing. Marketing says sales can’t convert leads to orders. How to Spot Issues.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 29, 2013

Two weeks ago, Sales Benchmark Index interviewed a very successful SVP of Sales. We asked him what kind of events caused him to consider sales and marketing help. What I need from you is to teach me how to educate my CEO. ”. What I need from you is to teach me how to educate my CEO. ”. His answer was interesting.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 11, 2023

But these tools are not just for us in sales, marketing, customer experience? Think of the power available to buyers in leveraging these tools to help them think about their buying process. Think about how this tool might displace the need for sellers trying to sell, enabling more buyers to choose rep free buying experiences.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 10, 2016

A pitch by any other name is still a pitch, and no matter that wrapping, the intent still come through, and buyers still step back or away. Almost as popular, recriminate the buyer by pointing out how things have changed, and they are missing the point, “and let me tell you why…”, dragging out a horde of self-serving stats.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 19, 2018

The buyer didn’t have the ability to go online and conduct independent research; an important aspect of the sales process was the buyer’s education by the seller. Now, your salespeople should assume that they are the last place a buyer goes, not the first. Facilitate the sale, don’t control the information.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 18, 2022

Are you order, seller, or buyer centric? In this world, the ideal thing is the customer has educated themselves, is knowledgeable, may have a few final questions and issues (price is always the key one), and the customer makes a buying decision. Increasingly, buyers are choosing rep-free buying experiences.

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SBI

AUGUST 17, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? So those are the metrics we advise customers to measure.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Understanding the nature of the buyer's journey is central to conducting sound marketing and sales efforts. What the Buyer's Journey Looks Like for Consumers in 2022. What the Buyer's Journey Looks Like for Consumers in 2022. That's not to say that more conventional media has no place in the modern buyer's journey.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 27, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a new weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Sales is an increasingly consultative profession. The sales rep-prospect relationship cuts both ways — as your prospects qualify you, you need to qualify them back. Keep this question vague.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

There is one factor that is extremely limiting to sales processes worldwide. Most do not accurately follow the ebb and flow of buyers. A customized sales process is an excellent tool. Instead, you must account for the fluidity in the buyer’s journey. How often do we see the buyer take one step forward and two steps back?

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 8, 2013

The traditional role of the sales person in “teaching” the customer about solutions and products is much less important. Buyers are self educating on the web. Depending on which research you read, as much as 70% of the buying process is completed before sales people are even engaged. Buying has changed.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Know The Prospective Buyer. Buyer Traits. However, you will find that they provide a good overall view of commonalities in the different types of buyers. Some of these tips will also suggest that in some cases and at some point, you should terminate the sales process. Different Prospective Buyer Types. The Timid.

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Braveheart Sales

MARCH 10, 2022

Yes, it was an educated guess based on customer-driven, value-based inquiry, further narrowed by complementary, competitive, and alternative offerings. A one-two punch of education and promotion : Education. If sales are sluggish, the discount can quietly become rolled into the permanent price.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 28, 2018

Author: Glenton Davis Today’s consumer has access to more knowledge than ever before, adding a burden to businesses to provide truly innovative products and services — and for sales teams to understand their companies’ offerings in a deep and informed way. More than ever, understanding one’s field is critical to sales success.

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 22, 2014

Sales Training Article: Teacher or Salesperson? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Image courtesy of Scott Chan at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Do you think something is awry when people say that a seller''s job is educating buyers? Does everyone get the same education?

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Do a quick Google search on the topic and you will find list upon list of tricks, hacks and sales “secrets” to closing deals and making millions. A trusted advisor is a salesperson buyers want to keep around. A trusted advisor knows their buyer – their personal and professional pains. Know Your Customer's Industry.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As sales people, we know what our job is. We are constantly working with people in various stages of their buying journey, preparing for meetings, educating customers, conducting demonstrations, doing research, developing and presenting proposals. The consequences for sales people to not winning a deal are small.

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Revegy

APRIL 23, 2024

Sales leaders have seen massive transformations over the last couple of years. Limited budgets…more educated and demanding buyers…hybrid and remote reps…digital buying…personalized sales approaches…partner ecosystem shifts…and don’t get us started on introducing AI!

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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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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 ). But—as B2B marketers and sales professionals—we have a lot to learn about social selling. Adopt an “everyone’s in sales” mentality.

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 11, 2016

Yet having read this social media marketing post on LinkedIn Pulse , much of what the writer states is just as true for basic education based marketing. Product based or traditional marketing is when the sales pitches came fast and furious does not work. They do not want sales pitches! Proven research through statistics.

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Allego

JANUARY 25, 2022

Terry Coutsolioutsos leads the marketing, sales operations, and communications function at Siemens Healthineers North America , a $5 billion North American enterprise. Previously at Abbott Vascular, Coutsolioutsos held a long and successful career in sales, marketing, and corporate account positions of increasing responsibility.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 8, 2020

To navigate these murky waters, salespeople are increasingly relying on the concept of buyer enablement – a sales approach that makes it easier than ever for buyers to champion your product, so reps can close new business. What are the four types of buyers. How do you engage a B2B buyer? What Is Buyer Enablement?

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 11, 2018

There is a lot discussed about how sales and selling has changed over the years, be it the tech around sales, social attitudes changing what is acceptable and what no longer works due to many factors. Continuing professional education is not a foreign concept to most trades/professions, but it is in sales.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2023

The software buyer's journey has shifted dramatically over the past few years. As G2's Director of SMBs, Mike Buscemi , puts it: "Software buyers today act like B2C consumers because they have so many options. Buyers have an abundance to pick and choose from.". In 2022, many buyers don't trust sales.

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Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

And what better way to accomplish this believability or trust factor than through education based marketing? What this data suggests is to build believability, to build trust works far better from an education based marketing approach than the traditional sales based or product based approach. 36% require 3 hearing exposures.

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The Digital Sales Institute

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

How to sell and engage buyers in the digital, remote, and noisy world is definitely a challenge we all face. Without a learning pathway, very few of us salespeople will ever get to master the sales skills to be truly successful. The modern buyer demands more and expects a more personalized, tailored experience.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 21, 2023

Salespeople need to be able to neutralize and move past buyer objections to be successful, but there's a distinction between objections and brush-offs. If you offer up a traditional, more passive response, your buyer will continue on autopilot — not even giving you a second thought when the call ends. Dare to be different.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 20, 2020

Or worse, could you lose your sales job altogether? You could be vulnerable if you’re not sharpening your sales skills and honing the tactics that will help you succeed in 2020. Forrester analyst Andy Hoar didn’t mince words when he spoke at the 2015 Forrester Sales Enablement Forum. Adapt to the Digital Business Environment.

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