Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 2, 2017

Looking back, about the only selling skill that I really excelled at was product knowledge and I could give one hell of a good demo. Despite my shortcomings, in less that two years I was promoted to sales manager and until twelve years ago, all I did was manage sales reps. I do none of this.

Epiphany 48

Epiphany Real Estate Construction Cold Calling 48

Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2022

A sales QBR: isn’t a status update meeting. isn’t fact-checking data in sales reports. QBR goals: Sales managers could use these meetings to show the last quarter’s results of their team to leadership, project the forecasts, plan for future quarters and gain critical leadership buy-in. isn’t criticism. isn’t ad-hoc.

Top of Funnel 90

Top of Funnel Hiring Forecasting Quota 90

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 1, 2014

I wrote, How Can We Deliver Insights Without Critical Thinking Skills? Along with Mike Kunkle’s 22nd Century Selling Skills presentation, it’s stirred up some interesting discussions. The alternatives are going out of business–being lost because we became irrelevant to our customers and markets.

ROI 96

ROI Lead Rank Segment Analysis 96

Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Now that more sales teams are working remotely, more sales conversations are happening online via video chat, email, and social media. The market is evolving faster than ever, and sales reps need high-quality ongoing training to keep up. The Different Types of Sales Training Programs.

Training 92

Training Lead Rank Hiring Course 92

Mindtickle

JUNE 21, 2023

Business Development Representative (BDR) A Business Development Representative (BDR) is a sales professional responsible for prospecting, qualifying, and generating new business opportunities for a company. BANT BANT is an acronym commonly used in sales to qualify and assess potential leads or prospects.

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 52

Gong.io

AUGUST 8, 2022

But this creates an overly crowded market that exhausts potential buyers with product placements, ads, and DMs. But when done right, social media can still be a great tool in your sales arsenal. Social selling is a more convenient option for most buyers, and outreach doesn’t feel like an abrupt interruption.

Social Selling 62

Social Selling Social Media Ideal Customer Profile LinkedIn 62

DialSource

JANUARY 16, 2020

For example, companies can now use marketing automation software to schedule and manage marketing tasks from a single hub. Through intelligent data leveraging, companies can assess what the market is yearning for. Success in business used to rely on achieving production efficiency to secure a dominant market share.

Ideal Customer Profile 41

Ideal Customer Profile Consumer Face-to-face Objections 41

Allego

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Winning sales professionals have tactical skills that help them win business. They know how to develop and nurture client relationships, stay up to date on products and the market, add value and differentiate from competitors, and handle objections—to name just a few things. Markets don’t stand still. Things happen.

Face-to-face 103

Face-to-face Pivotal Licensing Selling Skills 103