Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. There, we looked at key indicators to assess before passing prospects to sales. Now, we’ll go further and explore strategies and best practices for improving prospect qualification. And, if so, is the prospect worth your time and effort?

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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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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

People are quick to point out the number of new sales tools created by advances in technology; however, all of this is just noise. This is where prospecting has to come in. I want you to be successful, so my last 10 truths are to help you have success in your prospecting. Truths 11-20: Your Prospecting Plan.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Every winning sales team has an excellent coach guiding them. According to a study from Second Nature Sales Coaching , 96% of respondents agree or strongly agree that effective sales coaching positively impacts sales reps’ performance. This is no different in sales. Source Chorus.ai

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

But more often than not, the salesperson doesn’t walk away with the information (or tools) needed to improve. Let’s be honest: Reaching positive results while coaching salespeople isn’t instantly gratifying or easy. Instead, over time, coaching builds a stronger sales team of people equipped and motivated to achieve their potential.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Bob has developed a prospecting app that is based on science and driven by numbers. Over the years we have shared close views on the fundamentals of prospecting. Now we bring together skills, processes, and front-line coaching, in “Pipeline = Ability X Execution X Leadership: The Complete Prospecting System.”.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 4, 2020

Ahhhh, objections. For sales teams, there’s simply nothing worse than progressing a deal through the pipeline only to have a no-go objection come up at the 11th hour. For sales teams, there’s simply nothing worse than progressing a deal through the pipeline only to have a no-go objection come up at the 11th hour.

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SBI

JANUARY 24, 2021

Bigtincan Acquires VoiceVibes AI-Powered Coaching Platform. in speech, acoustic psychology and data science, and supported by US Government funding programs to create the future of voice analytics for coaching and engagement analysis. Waltham, MA – January 15, 2021. built by a team of experts and Ph.Ds

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SBI

MAY 20, 2020

The Top Sales Tools of 2020. I don’t advocate for spending on shiny objects, but those of you who haven’t opened your eyes beyond the narrow squint of CRM… you’re missing out. Nancy Nardin Founder, Smart Selling Tools. Now is a great time to invest in technology for sales. Take the First Step.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 7, 2023

Step One: Take time to carefully script out word-for-word rebuttals to the common objections you get repeatedly. Don Shula – the famous Miami Dolphin coach – once said that his players practiced, drilled and rehearsed their plays and techniques over and over again so they could internalize them and act automatically when they needed to.

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BrainShark

JULY 9, 2023

If you’re trying to maximize sales rep performance and drive results, coaching should be an essential part of your strategy. CSO Insights reported that sales coaching has had the greatest impact on win rates and quota attainment over the span of five years. Let’s not think that coaching is a natural skill for our managers.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

Common Sales Objections. Every prospect you speak to has sales objections, or reasons they’re hesitant to buy your product. Why are sales objections unavoidable? To be successful, reps must learn how to both discover and resolve these objections. What Is Objection Handling? It's too expensive.".

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SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

That means sales reps must make the most of every chance they get to interact with a prospect. Sales enablement, and sales enablement tools, help them do just that. Skill development – how do we make sure sales reps and their managers get the coaching they need to improve their skills consistently? Shayne Jackson, Sr.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A good place to start is to set the right sales objectives. In this article, we’ll explain what sales objectives are and why they’re critical to business growth. We’ll also look at examples of sales objectives that you can set for your sales team. What is a sales objective? How to set sales objectives. Measurable.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 11, 2023

One way to reverse this trend is through life coaching in the workplace. In this article, we’ll define life coaching and its benefits for both employees and companies. We’ll also discuss how to implement life coaching programs in your organization and highlight the advantages of profession-specific coaching.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

Add in an emphasis on skills improvement through ongoing coaching, and you’ll see how a sales coach can positively impact a company’s bottom line. A good coach knows how to communicate, motivate and personalize each sales associate’s training, so the sales team repeatedly delivers results. What is a sales coach?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 24, 2023

Throughout my inside sales career, as both a sales rep and as a sales coach, I have always stressed the importance of those two words, “Thank you” and “Please.” Nothing gets you further with a gatekeeper than using those magic words, and being polite and professional always helps you with both prospects and clients.

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Awarathon

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Getting the most out of every coaching and training session is key to increasing sales velocity and conversion rate. The objective of every sales representative and team should revolve around these aspects. The bottom line to this question is how much sales revenue your company is generating post-sales coaching.

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BrainShark

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

That’s why most sales reps shy away from video coaching assessments — despite its potential to help grow their careers and client portfolios. Our own data pulled from a survey of 133,442 responses shows prospects are 13 times more likely to want to buy from a rep when they sounded extremely confident versus not confident at all. .

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 25, 2022

There are several ways to slice this, but it needs to be surfaced in coaching and quota discussions more often. How are they selling and negotiating with prospects? How deep are they going in discovery in helping prospects understand the full impact on their business? Too many tools without reason leads to sales disablement.

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Emissary

AUGUST 16, 2022

Sales enablement functions can serve organizations in multiple ways, from helping to craft the content sales teams need at each point in the funnel to training and coaching individuals. Depending on your objectives, there are some excellent tools and services to help you get there. 1 – Highspot . 2 – Seismic .

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Vengreso

MAY 28, 2020

Think about this scenario: Your organization is ready to invest (or renew) hundreds of thousands of dollars (or perhaps millions) in your sales technology stack and tools for your team, but the executives and the finance department want you to calculate the ROI to justify the expense of each tool. How quickly will the company see ROI?

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Allego

MARCH 17, 2022

Increasingly, software includes artificial intelligence (AI) , and sales tools are right along with them. There’s more coaching, increased focus on methodology, and more use of conversational intelligence,” Lundy said. And sales teams must use these tools to succeed. 3 Ways Conversation Intelligence Improves Sales Coaching.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In this blog, we discuss why prospects object when it comes down to buying time, and why we can't always blame the prospects in these situations. Overall, salespeople must ask better questions to help increase sales, build better relationships, and help uncover their prospect's compelling reasons to buy.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The reality is, deal coaching is probably happening pretty regularly at your organization. But, the same can’t typically be said for skill coaching across the board. That’s because skill coaching traditionally takes more prep, data, and tracking to be effective. What is skill coaching?

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 18, 2022

Do your sales managers have the tools and processes to systematically identify top sales performers from those who are pretenders? is a normative psychometric tool that helps an organization conduct better online recruiting, selection, succession planning and coaching. Assesses prospecting potential and closing style.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

Typically, these professionals are tasked with identifying and qualifying potential leads and initiating contact with prospects. Some of the top include: Lead Generation and Qualification Prospect identification Lead qualification Effective BDRs excel at identifying potential leads within target markets or industries.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 15, 2024

Thoughtfully calculated, well-executed prospecting is central to virtually every successful sales engagement. But as with any other skill, some salespeople have a better grip on prospecting than others — and we, here at the HubSpot Sales Blog, want to do our part to make sure you prospect as effectively as possible.

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

Why sales coaching matters — a few key points Knowledge retention Sales coaching activities add an interactive element to learning and are an excellent way to ensure knowledge retention and evaluate whether reps can “play back” what they learned in their training. Revenue At the end of the day sales coaching delivers ROI.

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Allego

JANUARY 11, 2024

Perhaps only music-sharing site Napster created as much of a frenzy when it arrived on the scene in 1999 as gen AI tool ChatGPT did 23 years later. Millions of people flocked to each of those tools when they launched. Below you’ll find GPTs for sales coaching, sales content, sales leadership, sales management, and sales strategy.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 25, 2022

I have listened to thousands of sales calls over the years, and I spend the majority of my coaching and training hours listening to sales calls even today. Instead, you should ask the prospect when a good time to follow up is. And I still hear the same mistakes…. AND, make this ask assumptive. Get Access Today.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 8, 2023

While we have tools and AI to help us refine the scripting, better targeting our scripts to the groups we seek to engage, this scripting reduces our capability to adapt in the real conversation. But our conversations are a disaster if we are reading from different scripts, or if all parties don’t have the same script or objectives.

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Allego

APRIL 22, 2020

We’re like a football coach who gets his team ready for the big game, only to miss out on actually seeing the players on the field. Managers can’t review the play to know whether salespeople are getting the messaging right or missing opportunities to nurture prospects or close deals, nevermind coach them to refine or improve their approach.

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Close.io

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Prospects are now in control of their buying process, as they have the resources to make decisions right at their fingers. It is up to you to take advantage of it and one great way to improve is by adding technology to your sales coaching playbook. Sales coaching can dramatically win rates by as much as 25%. Huge, right?!

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Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

What skills and tools do reps need for success? Inside sales teams leverage technology to connect and engage with prospects. Some methods inside sales reps use to engage with prospects include: Phone calls Video conferencing Email Social media Other online channels Conversely, outside sales reps rely on face-to-face conversations.

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Allego

APRIL 30, 2024

In addition, McKinsey analysts say, “AI can boost sales effectiveness and performance by offloading and automating many mundane sales activities, freeing up capacity to spend more time with customers and prospective customers (while reducing cost to serve).” 5 Ways AI Is Transforming Sales Enablement 1.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 1, 2021

football coach. Before I went to sleep, I focused my subconscious on closing the leads I had laid out, and I went over perfect rebuttals to objections or stalls I’d hear. “It’s not the will to win. that matters – everyone. It’s the will. to prepare to win. that matters.”. –Paul “Bear” Bryant. Get Access Today.

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