Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

They share how organizations can align learning goals with sales goals and invest in training and resources to support their salespeople. They share how organizations can align learning goals with sales goals and invest in training and resources to support their salespeople.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back on our sales training and coaching when it comes to dealing with RFPs. ” When training and coaching salespeople, theory is not enough. What should a company do with those salespeople? Replace them!

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back when our sales training and coaching is specific to RFPs. That a company would prioritize price over mission critical components or kits is disgraceful, but what if it wasn’t company policy?

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Even worse, some of these ineffective salespeople lead their sales teams in revenue because they inherited the biggest and best accounts, well-established large territories, have years in their industry and/or territory and are viewed as an expert. But what about the companies they work for?

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 4, 2021

The days of adding sales forces are dead, and companies are struggling to find ways to deliver value to their customers. Many companies have realized that to understand better and meet customer needs they have had to evolve from a centralized/marketing focus to a customer-centric model. Without training? The survey says….

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Bigtincan

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Traditional product training for enterprise sales organizations and retail employees often includes hour-long training videos, reviewing lengthy recorded calls, reading through documentation, and a bunch of other time-intensive training processes that require your sales reps to absorb and, hopefully, retain product information.

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Fashion Software Software Training 105

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

That’s a lot of lost revenue for your company. 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.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Check out the top 100 companies at the end of this post. For sellers, context is everything. Bank of America.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2014

Has it been clearly defined at your company? Step 2: Identify Training Needs and the Training Program. Your training program should incorporate different modalities, topics and methods. The days of spending countless hours learning about company history/culture are behind us. Step 1: Define Productivity.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Paul has a great perspective on all things sales as he’s had many roles associated with the function, including running sales enablement, carrying a bag, managing sales teams, running his own sales consultancy, and starting his own sales enablement SaaS company. Companies want “one throat to choke!” Do you agree with that?

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Before we discuss how to improve sales training, a quick promo for the latest and greatest taking place over at the ever improving Top Sales World. If we translate all of that baseball to selling, the only two things that change are the activity and the age of the people being coached and trained.

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LeadFuze

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Navigate these waters with ease – join us as we chart out a course through the vast ocean of best sales training podcasts. Welcome aboard as we chart out a course through the vast ocean of best sails training podcasts. In fact, sales training podcasts are emerging as a preferred learning tool for many professionals in the field.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 27, 2016

All companies are seeking the perfect combination of elements to deliver the highest salesforce effectiveness. A critical element that is relatively new is territory optimization and we will examine the case for this in this article. Poor or excessive customer coverage if territories are too small, leading to missed revenue.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Salespeople must demonstrate that they have the support of their company and can deliver on their promises. She underscores the importance of team collaboration, highlighting its necessity for the overall success of the company. She states, “Selling is a team sport.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 25, 2022

The driving question being how do I take a territory from a 20% margin base, to 25%? When given clear attributes of value, defined here, and trained and led to only hunt certain species, you can upgrade. Which means companies also have to put skin in the game. You should be upgrading your base as often as your phone.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 31, 2021

Like most companies, some kind of process exists in-house that is sort of known and sort of used. Systematic: Companies/sales managers that have well-defined steps to follow when choosing candidates will get better results. Some companies also may conduct additional interviews by other managers and HR during this step.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2021

Skill level of the sales rep is the most important thing; however, there are other variables like the type of lead—inbound versus outbound; the territory; existing client or new prospect; the marketing and/or branding of the company, etc., ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Corporate Visions

JULY 2, 2020

You can think of training and enablement programs as similar waves along a continuum. The first wave in training and enablement is represented by traditional Learning Paths , the original development programs. And, it made those companies a magnet for top talent. The Second Wave: Territory Plans.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 15, 2021

The company’s business planning processes require sales reps to build annual business plans. To have an effective business planning process, companies must build in proper follow-up and follow through to ensure execution and establish accountability to the business planning process. I believe that this is a lost opportunity.

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Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Believe it or not, expanding within your existing customer base can yield better returns than braving new territories. CEOs should focus on insightful data interpretation, emphasizing process-oriented coaching, adept tech use, and consistent training. Furthermore, while data is crucial, it’s quality over quantity.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Market Insights and Feedback Customer intelligence Feedback loop BDRs serve as frontline ambassadors for the company. These include sales techniques, product training, and communication skills.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Territory turnover for this new sales manager isn’t unusual, but the solution can be evasive, expensive and humbling. He had 10 sales territories in his domestic North American sales force. Add in another rep who took maternity leave and then resigned after a leave of absence, and his company was hurting. The Situation.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 24, 2018

Author: Tim Riesterer Most training and learning efforts are based on clusters of competencies, supported by a curriculum or catalog that gets scheduled on interest and availability. And then think about how well your training program can or can’t respond to them. In the old days, training was primarily an offline activity.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. It seems that every week we are being told that sales training is not working in a very high percentage of cases – 85-90% was one statistic I read just yesterday. JF Corporation.

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Showpad

JANUARY 12, 2021

Companies around the world are majorly shifting their approach to onboarding to accommodate new remote hires and, in the process, are realizing that that their onboarding program could use some work. . This helps us hear how their onboarding journey is going and allows us to get feedback on the training content itself.”.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Some aspects of sales training are easy to measure others not so, but it is a fair question when I am asked what they can expect from an ROI standpoint. Companies have shown selectivity with other training or development programs. Given that, why train them?

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A Sales Guy

APRIL 29, 2014

Today, I’m breaking down why sales people fail because of the company. Sales people fail because their company fails them. The only difference between when sales people fail themselves vs when sales people fail because of their company — the company rarely gets blamed. Shitty territory development.

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Hiring Company Quota Social Media 121

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Every new customer you bring on who isn’t the right fit presents a churn risk — and if they don’t follow through, take direction when it comes to implementation, or see value from the product, their bad customer experience reflects poorly on you and your company. Their company's revenue is much higher or lower than your typical customer.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Many companies tend to underestimate the importance of guidance, training, and support for their new hires, and that tends to be detrimental. If they’re an amazing candidate in every other respect, at least take the time to uncover the reasons for the short-lived positions with other companies. Avoid bringing bad hires on board.

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Sales Hacker Training

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve been professionally selling for about 20 years and delivering formal sales training for approximately 8 of them. I’ve bought and sold a lot of training over the years and have seen it have a significant impact on results and I have seen it fall completely flat. How to Approach Sales Training. Old School vs. New School.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 16, 2020

We’re all in unchartered territory now. Some of you reading this are working from home—a whole new challenge—some stores and companies are closing for now, and freeways as clear as they were in 1965 (see, it isn’t all doom and gloom.). In the meantime, let me tell you what other companies I’m speaking with are doing.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Within each of these groups, there is often further segmentation – based on account size, industry, and territory. While most companies do this and it is commonly accepted, one important element seems to ignore the different segments – sales training. New technologies are more convenient for training.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Within each of these groups, there is often further segmentation – based on account size, industry, and territory. While most companies do this and it is commonly accepted, one important element seems to ignore the different segments – sales training. New technologies are more convenient for training.

Hiring 52

Hiring Training Scale Segment 52

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

You know if the company will make or miss the number. If company goals weren’t reached this year, what might you have done differently? Training: Have you given your team the right training? Some people just need the right information and training to become more productive. How has Sales Operations done this year?

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Allego

JULY 14, 2022

After that, they are released to their territories and don’t receive any further systematic training until the next national sales meeting six to 12 months later. Formal training is one-size-fits-all and does not account for individual competencies. Agile Training Gives Veritas a Competitive Advantage.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2020

At its most fundamental, lead routing is the process of automatically assigning leads across a sales team, or through the proper sales model if your company has more than one sales approach, like self-serve, transactional, and enterprise. Lead Routing by Territory or Geography. Lead Routing by Value.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

To win in sales you, and your company, need a recipe for success. Complicated commission plans or unwieldy territory rules and exceptions cause a half-baked sales team. Keep it Nimble – as a mid-market company, are you getting so big that you can’t be flexible? Don’t act like an enterprise company that is immovable.

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