Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 22, 2024

Over the past thirty-nine years, I have seen this at so many companies and with executives who believed they could apply DIY to any or all of the following ten functions: Evaluating their sales team – it is usually biased and limited to what they recognize as good.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 20, 2024

Although this is an article about sales process, the first two paragraphs have more to do with religion than sales. I’m sure by now you’re thinking, but Dave, what the heck does that have to do with sales process? Most of that group believes that a sales process is helpful. It will be worth it!

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Klozers

MARCH 30, 2022

Consultative Sales Training – Top question from Google What is a Consultative Sales Approach? Instead it focuses on building relationships with customers, listening to their problems and only then offering them solutions to their problems.

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SMEI

APRIL 23, 2024

In the world of sales, it’s a common misconception that a great product is enough to guarantee success. As the excerpt from “Open the Mind and Close the Sale: The secret to success in Selling!” Their training, knowledge, and spirit of service are what set one company apart from another.

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Lessonly

MARCH 23, 2020

How could a customer service team benefit from sales training software? Sales training software allows reps to engage with self-guided learning, practice, role play, quality assurance, and more, all of which are beneficial skills to hone for customer service teams, too. Self-Guided Training.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 17, 2024

We are trying to get our customers to change from the current products or services they are using, to our products and services. We want the customer to change how they are approaching a certain function in their business–so they can buy our solutions. But how many sellers have been trained on “change?”

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Allego

APRIL 25, 2024

In sales, for example, surpassing targets largely depends on the quality of training provided. In fact, companies that have dynamic and adaptable sales training strategies see an average of 10% more salespeople meet their quotas compared to those with rigid approaches, according to CSO Insights.

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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. They can be instrumental in accelerating revenue generation and fostering customer relationships. 76% percent of BDRs report to sales over marketing. This also ensures sales resources are allocated efficiently.

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Carew International

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

What exactly does it mean to be connected to your customers? It isn’t usually a lack of preparation that undermines these customer meetings (what sales professional doesn’t prepare for a sales call with his or her boss?); Connectedness is defined a multitude of ways.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You can, most of the time, accomplish what you need via research, experience, and speaking to your team and customers. Reducing Human Error Photo by George Becker Train Your Team Mistakes happen when people have clear instructions on what to do or take shortcuts because it’s easier, and they need proper training.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 16, 2024

As a sales manager, you may feel this pressure more than other department heads. You can increase team productivity by personalizing coaching and improving efficiency in sales team processes. They may have recognized that their reps face bigger challenges in guiding leads through the B2B sales funnel.

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Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Sales Training Article: 3 Keys to Great Customer Relationships By Geoffrey James, Inc. Sales Source Customer relationships are all about emotions rather than features and functions. For example, suppose you're frustrated and angry that an important customer stood you up. After all, it's not your problem.)

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Force Management

JANUARY 25, 2024

A sales training initiative is a big investment - one you want to ensure provides a long-term return. The key to ensuring a return on the investment is increasing the breadth and depth of your engagement, ensuring long-term adoption and extending training to all customer-facing professionals, not just the direct sales team.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The commonality between the two of us is the obsession around helping customers solve complex problems and create great value. My obsession to provide Customer Value Written by Christian Maure r Dave, thank you very much for picking up the challenge. To answer even your first question:” Are you interested in Sales?”

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 18, 2013

Sales Training Article: How to Enhance Your Credibility By Geoffrey James, Inc. Sales Source You won't succeed in business if nobody believes in you. Your success in business is directly proportional to how quickly (and how well) you can establish credibility with your customers, investors, and colleagues.

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Customer Centric Selling

JUNE 28, 2013

Sales Training Article: How to Engage Customers with Two Sentences. By Geoffrey James, INC - Sales Source To get customers interested in what you''re selling, make your sales message about your customers. Customers don''t care about your company. What customers care about is. themselves.

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Customer Centric Selling

AUGUST 9, 2013

Sales Training Article: How to Get Your Customers Excited. By Geoffrey James, INC - Sales Source Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Customers get excited when you show them something to get excited about. Therefore, every sales claim must pass three hurdles: 1. Is it credible?

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 4, 2013

Sales Training Article: The Secret Needs of Customers By Geoffrey James, Inc. Sales Source Customers will seldom tell you what's really important to them, but new research reveals their base desires. Everybody knows that selling entails meeting your customers' needs. Customers hate "hit and run" sales.

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Customer Centric Selling

AUGUST 16, 2013

Sales Training Article: How to Get Customer Referrals. By Geoffrey James, INC - Sales Source To get referrals that turn into new customers you''ve got ask the right way at the right time. Asking for a referral when you''ve just made the sale is asking too much. Ask for an introduction.

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Customer Centric Selling

JULY 17, 2013

Sales Training Article: Prospects within Your Customer Base By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Most everyone in sales appreciates how difficult it is to secure new clients. Need some help with your sales performance? Prove your capabilities.

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Customer Centric Selling

AUGUST 12, 2013

Sales Training Article: Tell Your Customer''s Story, Not Yours. By Geoffrey James, INC - Sales Source Image courtesy of Ambro at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Why are you wasting everyone''s time telling your company''s story? It''s always about the customer. The point is: Tell the customer''s story not your story.

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Customer Centric Selling

MAY 27, 2013

Sales Training Article: 8 Lies Customers Tell and How You Can Use Them to Your Advantage. By Geoffrey James, INC - Sales Source Customers lie because they secretly hope that you''ll sell them something. Customers are human, which means that they sometimes bend the truth. We don''t have the budget."

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 7, 2013

Sales Training Article: How to Build Customer Loyalty in the New Year By Geoffrey James, Inc. Sales Source You can be successful in sales next year, regardless of the economy. Regardless of what happens, your key to success will lie in one thing: customer loyalty. How do you keep customers loyal?

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Customer Centric Selling

MAY 24, 2013

Sales Training Article: 8 Types of Customers to Avoid. By Geoffrey James, INC - Sales Source These irritating customers are usually more bother than they''re worth. Most of the time, customers (and prospective customers) are great. The customer will respect you for holding firm.

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Allego

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re involved in sales training , you know creating a training program is a multi-step and multi-person effort. Create Engaging Content: Your sales training content must be engaging, relevant, and effective. It should also be practical and directly applicable to their daily sales activities. It’s a lot.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Provide Excellent Service Making your customers a top priority is vital for your business to thrive. Utilize CRM software to keep track of your customers’ essential communications, stay on top of target dates, and maintain all the critical information in one place.

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 25, 2013

Sales Training Article: Reasons Why Customers Won't Trust You By Geoffrey James, Inc. Sales Source These four common (but easily-correctable) errors tell your customers you can't be trusted. As a general rule, customers won't buy from you unless they trust you. Customers aren't stupid. And rightly so.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 4, 2024

Doing so is easier said than done, as customers expect specific requirements when purchasing from a company in the contemporary world. Whether your goal is to improve productivity or ensure that you deliver exemplary service to your customers and clients, we guarantee a piece of software for you to explore that can apply to every industry.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 10, 2024

Photo by Andrea Schit z via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Know How To Increase B2B Sales? Intense competition in the business-to-business (B2B) landscape often makes it challenging for brands to win potential customers. Poor sales rep interactions are one habit that ruins potential leads.

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Shari Levitin

AUGUST 23, 2023

Your junk drawer, like your sales and sales training process, undergoes a natural sort of entropy. Managers: Declutter Your Sales Training Approach According to neuroscientist Daniel Levitin: “Our phones and computers are just like our junk drawers, but thousands of times more disorganized. I think not).

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