Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 20, 2021

Here’s a mistake I hear over and over again when listening to sales reps pitching or presenting their services over the phone: when they hear a possible objection or something negative from their prospect, they go into pitch mode. So, if you’re talking over or past objections, then you aren’t learning how to deal with them.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2018

Selling Skills. In order to answer these questions and find out what separates sales winners from second-place finishers, RAIN Group, a sales training company , studied over 700 B2B purchases from the buyer’s perspective to find out what really happened in their buying experiences. Top 10 Sales Representative Skills.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The moment a customer voices a sales objection, it’s tempting to do two things. Hearing sales objections make a rep want to: Say these words: “I’ve got the perfect solution for you!”. Handling sales objections well is a skill that separates good reps from their top-performing peers.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Yesterday, I received two assessments for the same candidate: one from Objective Management Group (OMG) and one from Caliper. Caliper's is a personality test adapted for sales. Caliper's is a personality test adapted for sales. The candidate scored 60% on Caliper and 92 on OMG.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

DECEMBER 28, 2011

It’s that time of year: “Call me back after the holidays.” Tweet Share Call me after the holidays is not an objection. Stalls are twice as bad as objections. Get Sales Blog Updates. Overcoming Objections. Sales Management. Sales Videos. The Little Red Book of Selling.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2021

Mindset determines the actions you take, how you deal with adversity, how much you use good selling skills (and how much you invest in them), and how you adapt to the changing conditions around you. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 20, 2020

In my continuing blog series on how to handle the stalls, objections, and real-world situations in sales caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, below you’ll find some suggested email responses to situations you may be running into. Response: “Thanks for getting back to me during these rough times! Until then, be well!”.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 30, 2013

Two days after the customer makes their purchase, reach out to them with a phone call thanking them for buying and making sure they received what they wanted with regard to the benefits they were looking to fill. Use the call to help identify another need with which you might be able to help them, either now or in the future.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

One of the easiest things sales managers and senior management can do is to call every person they know at a client company. Sooner you make the calls, the better. Objective of the calls is three-fold. Third objective is being able to get a meeting during difficult periods. Start making calls this week!

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 28, 2017

If you practice something wrong – a golf swing, a sales rebuttal, etc. Unfortunately, whenever I go into a company and listen to their pitch, or the way they handle objections, or open their calls, I hear it. Many sales teams, and sales reps, are practicing poor selling techniques over and over again.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 11, 2012

All companies want to win more sales. More sales equals greater profits. So why has winning more sales become the. The first place to start is by looking at your sales people and discerning why they are not performing. You have been sold that the initiatives listed below, will help you win more sales. I say NOT!

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Yet, neglecting it might be what’s holding your team back. A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

My trips were all scheduled around sales call and client update meetings, as well as a board meeting and a networking breakfast. Sandwiched in between these meetings and flights were a number of scheduled conference calls. Irony of the cancelled flights is yes stuff got pushed back, rearranged, etc., Things do come up.

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Gong.io

APRIL 27, 2018

Objection handling techniques, tips, and tricks for sales are all over the Internet. So what makes this the BEST post about objection handling you’ll ever read? studied 67,149 sales call recordings from our database of over 1,000,000 recorded calls. It’s as if objections trigger them into slow motion.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

That we stop our mindless, unconscious execution of selling tasks. That we actually start thinking about what we are doing, that we go back to basics of how we and our customers can accomplish more. We make 1000s of sales calls, we sit in 100s of meetings… why are you wasting our time?” Who is the meeting for?

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Gong.io

MARCH 19, 2020

New sales model? Sales team temporarily grounded? Here’s what you – aka sales professionals – need to know to make the switch. . It’s the ultimate test to becoming a world-class inside sales rep. . It’s the ultimate test to becoming a world-class inside sales rep. . seconds before responding to an objection.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

If your sales organization hasn’t felt the impact, you’re probably on edge, hoping to get through this economic crunch unscathed. Competition is greater than ever, buyers are cautious, your industry is constantly changing, and sales managers have little time to ensure their reps get the coaching they need. Selling today is hybrid.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Schedule a meeting or minimally a phone call with each of your existing customers, with one very upfront objective and that is to get more volume now. Don’t hold back. Reach out and call them. I’m very much against using price to close year-end sales for two simple reasons.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 27, 2013

Sales VPs are asking a similar question this time of year: " What can we do with my reps to get a quick revenue lift? Register now for our How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Execute. Register now for our How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Execute. I am behind in my numbers for the year.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The global pandemic forced sales teams to change their processes and go digital. Organizations must adapt their sales strategies post COVID-19 to meet customer expectations. Whether you’re looking to implement a remote sales strategy or improve your current strategy, keep reading. What is remote sales? Image Source ).

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Salesmate

AUGUST 18, 2020

The sales podcast offers a wealth of information that can help you level up your sales game. These podcasts can help you in improving your sales approach and conversion rate. All you need to do is invest a little time listening to sales podcasts by various experts. The best sales podcasts you shouldn’t miss.

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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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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Selling is knowledge combined with experience. The knowledge you gain about your product, your selling skills, and your attitude. Someone will say none, someone else wrote a book called hardball selling – it comes with a bat. The hidden objection. They will lead you to the sale. Want to sell them all?

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Salespeople always want a higher price and don’t want to offer a discount to close the sale. In fact I’ll say it is as powerful of an attribute in the selling process as anything else. To achieve this, we also need to ask what is the level of confidence we have in ourselves in the sales process?

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. Yesterday I received two assessments for the same candidate; one from Objective Management Group (OMG) and one from Caliper. First, it's important to know that OMG's assessment is sales specific - built for sales. Selling in a competitive environment. Selling value.

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Gong.io

MAY 12, 2019

Google sales tactics and you’ll get plenty of articles with solid offerings. And a massive YES to specific sales tactics backed by data. They have precise sales tactics , right down to the words you should (and shouldn’t) use at each stage of your sales process. How did it get a toehold in sales?

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Mindtickle

JUNE 28, 2021

As a sales leader, you know the impact of effective sales coaching — it’s the key to maximizing your team’s potential. The problem is that for too long, sales managers have relied on a one-size-fits-all coaching playbook and hoped for the best. But with sellers entering more competitive markets, it’s time to hit reset.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Gone are the days of cold calls and one-size-fits-all pitches. What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 21, 2018

That’s when active selling skills get put on ice and reps have to flex their follow-up email or phone call muscles instead. We asked five sales experts for their most effective follow-up email templates. You tried calling, but your prospect didn’t pick up. I was calling because [explain your purpose].

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SBI Growth

MARCH 29, 2013

B2B Sales Reps compete with their peers for sales support resources. Good Sales Reps consistently secure these resources and create their own virtual teams. When you give, others are more inclined to give back. This Social Selling skill works with your customers and prospects. Social Debt Economics.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. Retail Sales Trends. STOP Letting Customers Control Sales Negotiations. Negotiation.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 19, 2011

It remains an enigma to me that more salespeople don’t use it to replace the cold call (which ain’t no fun). If you network smart, it’s the easiest way to make sales contacts. Hot sales contacts. Categorize them on the back of their card as soon as you get it. (A. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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BrainShark

MAY 2, 2022

Virtual sales training is any synchronous or asynchronous learning provided online or via a digitalized experience. Additional benefits of virtual sales training include: The ability to quickly refer back to a specific training as a refresher before sales calls or to answer specific customer questions.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2018

“I’m running out of sales training ideas ,” the director of sales told me, a bit embarrassed. “My My job is to upskill the sales team ,” he said. But keeping a calendar of sales training topics has been tough to juggle with everything else I have to do.”. This story is more common than many sales managers care to admit.

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The Brooks Group

MARCH 12, 2019

Rejection in sales is a fact of life, but can feel demoralizing for reps. Fear of rejection is a major cause of sales call reluctance, and frequent rejection is one of the biggest reasons otherwise promising sales professionals abandon the career altogether. In a sales call, “no” doesn’t always mean “no.”

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 25, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Debunking the Myth of “Inside Sales” Jan 26, 2012. FREE Resources. Negotiation.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The 100-year path to a sale is over: Road Closed. Tweet Share We are in the year 2011 and it’s amazing to me that people are still cold calling, leaving voicemails, asking for appointments, and, in general, trying to pull out their Felix the Cat tricks that were dead and gone the moment the Internet reached awareness. Categories.

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