Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Some are written by marketing experts. There seems to be a blurring of the lines between sales and marketing and that’s not useful to anyone. Should marketing understand what salespeople really do? Should salespeople understand what marketing does? Some are written by sales experts. Absolutely.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you want to put the finishing touch on your custom sales process, it should include a sales-specific (not marketing) scorecard that objectively scores every opportunity for the likelihood that it will be won. Image copyright 123RF The post Sales Process for the Anti-Sales Process Crowd appeared first on Kurlan & Associates, Inc.

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Allego

JULY 20, 2022

A sales rep schedules a meeting with a prospect, but then they receive a request to attend a training session for the exact same time. Sales training is critical. The best solution: Implement a sales training program that allows for both. In addition, the training must be worth it for sales reps to attend, Dulany said.

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Mindtickle

MAY 21, 2021

Your sales managers need the ability to identify why deals are lost and how they can train and coach reps to win today’s deal — and every deal in the future. These solutions record, transcribe and score customer calls, serving them back to sales managers to use as fuel for more effective coaching conversations.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

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? Many organizations’ sales training has grown stale by relying on old-school tactics, like on-site boot camps and long-winded presentations, causing information overload for new reps.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. A well-designed program, paired with a robust training software , will empower your sales reps with the knowledge they need to deliver value and close more deals. What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training? The decision cycle is often longer.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

Sales training program expert tips for anyone involved in sales management or sales enablement some insight into planning any form of sales training. It sounds simplistic to say that sales training is the act of training salespeople or the sales team on the product and sales process.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Sales training can be like sailing the high seas – an always-on adventure where focus, navigation, and teamwork are vital. We’ve curated a collection of the best sales training tips so you can build a program that will put wind in your team’s sails to navigate an uncertain selling landscape and outperform every quarter.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. Tips for adoption of social selling training. Digital marketing can leverage this skill to establish lasting customer loyalty and improved brand awareness. Why some companies, teams and individuals resist it.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. In this guide, we’ll dive deep into sales training and give you the information you need to choose an impactful course for your team, including: What is sales training?

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Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Read on to discover how reps can confidently approach each closing conversation with closing sales training that works. Sales leaders and reps can efficiently navigate this crucial stage of the sales process with ongoing coaching and training. With the proper training, salespeople can turn objections into opportunities.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 20, 2024

Our feeds are filled with hacks, prompts, “cheat sheets” offering things like, “What are key decision maker roles for this… ? I refine them, suggesting a certain industry or market. I test across different roles, markets, different issues. What are qualifying questions… ?

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 12, 2021

Not involving the decision-maker. Recent research indicates that at smaller sales organizations, the inability to identify decision-makers is still a major deal killer. Deals are 80% less likely to close when a decision-maker isn’t directly involved in the experience.?So How to prep and empower your team.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 2, 2020

With the average sales manager devoting just 9% of his or her time developing direct reports, there is a tendency for sales coaches to focus on training sellers on the ins and outs of the products or services they are selling. Coach Your Reports on Benefits of Account Planning. Mentor Others to Share Experiences and Knowledge.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Are they coachable, and do they implement the coaching? Are you speaking to decision makers or gatekeepers or influencers? For example, how many calls your sellers make each day is important, but won’t tell you how many of those dials led to decision-maker conversations. Are they disciplined and responsive?

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2021

Example: I’m working with a coaching/consulting organization right now that has many related companies in their portfolio. They have specific, aggressive goals for the acquisition of business (and I mean, really big target revenue goals); They invest in sales training for their team. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2023

By analyzing sales reports and identifying potential obstacles, sales directors can engage in coaching conversations with individual sales reps. Enablement & Coaching You’ve created your sales strategy and identified the tools and tactics you’ll be using. Enabling reps is also all about proper coaching.

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BrainShark

MARCH 3, 2024

Whether sales enablement technology is a new initiative for your organization, or your current solution isn’t getting the job done, you need key decision makers on board with your vision for success. You can counter this by presenting a well-informed proposal to your decision-makers. for Training and Knowledge Retention.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 15, 2023

Now that many sales organizations are permanently adopting hybrid and remote work, there’s been a shift from in-person to virtual coaching sessions. Sales readiness platforms with video coaching capabilities , as well as video conferencing and collaboration tools , can ensure there’s no interruption to facilitating effective role plays.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

And unlike other elements of sales success, you will indeed have to have done it to train and lead it. Managers lack the experience, coaching skills, or prowess to lead their teams to learn and do new uncomfortable things. The three must-have elements: Efficiency – Generating more conversations with a Decision Maker – More At-Bats.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 1, 2021

Cespedes, Yuchun Lee and Mark Magnacca A lot of sales training misunderstands how salespeople learn. They pick up lessons about how to pitch, answer objections, use marketing collateral and other aspects of selling for that product in that market, while gaining confidence in their abilities. Author: Frank V.

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Chorus.ai

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If there’s one thing of value that hasn’t been changed due to the current market downturn, it’s data. That’s why making full use of data via a high-functioning sales analytics program is vital to ensure your business’s safe passage through an uncertain market.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 21, 2022

I contacted him and offered to do a complimentary coaching session with him to help correct this fundamental error. If you could wave a magic wand and change two things about your online marketing, what would they be?”. After our coaching session, I received an email the next day from guy. This is the best practice approach.

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Shari Levitin

AUGUST 23, 2023

Did I strategically plan to stockpile various tape brands in the kitchen… or use Thomas Goetz’s decision-making tree in deciding to place the Nyquil next to the wrench? (I Your junk drawer, like your sales and sales training process, undergoes a natural sort of entropy. ” Unfortunately, most training programs are no different.

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Mindtickle

MAY 21, 2021

Your sales managers need the ability to identify why deals are lost and how they can train and coach reps to win today’s deal — and every deal in the future. These solutions record, transcribe and score customer calls, serving them back to sales managers to use as fuel for more effective coaching conversations.

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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. Continue coaching far beyond their first day.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

What this means is that sales, marketing, and service processes need to be based on the needs, wants, and expectations of customers. In particular, consideration needs to be given to how customers make their decisions, how they can utilize the products or services sold to them, and specific obstacles. Training, training, training.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 2, 2023

We’re all familiar with economic fluctuations, emerging markets, new products and technology, and organizational turnover. Uncertainty brings skepticism, tighter budgets, and more decision makers—for new and existing customers. Regular customers still buy, but it’s often prolonged sales cycles with more decision makers.

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Vengreso

APRIL 4, 2022

This on-demand LinkedIn training for sales professionals program teaches you how to leverage the site to create more sales conversations and build your book of business. If you have any questions or doubts about using your LinkedIn profile as part of your marketing strategy – we’re here to help!

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 10, 2023

Stock Market down. Even more intriguing is the fact that the current economic conditions have flipped the sales candidate market on its head. All the requirements have been met. We have already seen these factors occur across the board: Low QoQ GDP. High interest rates. Massive layoffs. Cost-cutting. Closing delays.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 29, 2020

Here at Chorus, there are few things we’re more passionate about than a robust, well-conceived, properly executed coaching strategy. As a result, coaching and the steady production of fresh, new sales training ideas can be major stressors for sales managers, particularly on SaaS sales teams.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 24, 2024

All prospects and customers are unique, as are their individual needs and market dynamics. The Pitfalls of Micromanagement in B2B Sales A top responsibility of effective sales managers is coaching. Proposal software provider Qwilr shows the benefit of effective coaching. Quality coaching increases sales rep job satisfaction 19%.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Think of it as a seamless hand-off between a person in the seller’s network and a decision maker at a company. These discussions should carry over into training and enablement. And practice, whether with a seller’s manager or a professional coach, helps sellers to develop confidence in a safe environment.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Some of the more forward thinking business leaders continually seek small business sales training to improve their business results. Many of these learning engagements are based upon objectives that have evolved from much larger organizations where marketing and selling are handled by two different departments. People buy from people.

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Corporate Visions

AUGUST 2, 2019

The post Can Online Sales Training Be Better Than the Classroom? When it comes to creating lasting behavior change, most sales leaders assume that online sales training is just a pale imitation of the in-person classroom. So, what are the pros and cons of online training versus classroom training? Not anymore.

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

In this guest blog post, Tim Conroy, one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons , learning and development director with Applied Materials and an expert on sales coaching strategies, shares how he drives sales managers to perform their best. Why Sales Management Coaching Matters. This is a concept I call “coaching in the flow.”.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Dave Kurlan Inbound Marketing sales methodology closing sales performance sales selelction' I''m sure I''ve missed a few but you get the gist.

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