Wed.Nov 19, 2014

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Top 5 Sales Issues Leaders Should Not Focus On

Understanding the Sales Force

'Did you ever watch Peyton Manning, Tom Brady or Aaron Rogers have a bad day at Quarterback? Did you notice that the following day, everyone was saying that he sucked? While it''s possible that these three Quarterbacks could have a bad day, most of their bad days are less about them and more about whether or not their offensive lines gave them the time and protection they needed to find an open man and make a good pass.

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How To Deal With A Stall In Negotiations

MTD Sales Training

'When you get to a point in the conversation with a customer where you have to negotiate on price or some other issue, remember one thing: the vast majority of negotiations occur because you haven’t. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Sales Cheers and Self Evaluation

Score More Sales

'I spoke this week to a group of sales professionals at the new monthly Sales Accelerators event at Hubspot in Cambridge, MA. It is a new event here in the Boston area for sales reps to network, meet and mingle with others. Hubspot is a great host, and I was thrilled to be invited to have a Q&A at the front of the room to discuss prospecting issues and ideas.

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Take a Few Minutes to Dramatically Increase Sales Opportunities

Increase Sales

'“You won’t believe this, I couldn’t wait to tell you,” excitedly exclaimed my executive coaching client in a recent phone call. She did not even allow me the opportunity to ask how she was before she started sharing how a few minutes provided a dramatic opportunity to increase sales. She continued “We just had a meeting with an ideal customer who has the potential to become our largest client.

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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The Goldilocks Principle for Sales Leads

SBI

'Everyone surely knows of the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, written over 175 years ago by British author and poet Robert Southey,back in 1837. By the way, a man named Joseph Cundall transformed the original antagonist from an ugly old woman to the pretty little girl we have come to know as Goldilocks in 1849. As the story unfolds, our willful heroine Goldilocks sets out for a walk deep in the forest.

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Hiring Your Competitors

Engage Selling

'Everyone wants to hire the best sellers from their competitors. But it’s not always the best strategy. Listen to this podcast to find out why. Everyone wants to hire the best sellers from their competitors. But it’s not always the best strategy. Listen to this podcast to find out why. Podcast Series: The Sales Leader 3D Sales Training System Colleen Francis Engage Selling Solutions Lead Up!

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Sales Tips: Who Is REALLY the Decision Maker?

Customer Centric Selling

'Sales Tips: Who Is REALLY the Decision Maker? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Shortly after launching the company we had an opportunity with a large account that ultimately narrowed their short list to CustomerCentric Selling® and another competitor. The two most influential members of the buying committee were the SVP of WW Sales and the Manager of Sales Training.

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5 Tips for Crafting Provocative E-Mails That Work!

The ROI Guy

'D id you know that: Your prospects receive 32% more marketing campaigns and emails than just two years ago. 94% of customers have disengaged w/ a vendor because they received irrelevant or poorly crafted email messages / marketing campaigns. You want to connect and engage with new prospects, especially earlier in their decision making process, so you are using emails / LinkedIn in-mails to reach out.

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How I Built Rapport with Members of Hell’s Angels

Tom Hopkins

'I think most salespeople will agree that building rapport is one of the most critical skills a sales pro can develop. Since we work with many different types of clients, we have to think on the run, including the time I built rapport with members of Hell’s Angels. Don’t you wish we could know about […]. The post How I Built Rapport with Members of Hell’s Angels appeared first on How to Selling Skills.

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Supercharge Your Sales: 5 Steps to Effortless Selling

Sales teams often lose precious time hunting for updated sales materials, while marketing struggles to keep these assets accessible and current. It's not just about managing; it's about seamlessly finding, presenting, and sharing critical sales content. All of this takes place within an intuitive, unified platform. Dive into Showell's groundbreaking content management realm.

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What A Successful Salesperson Looks Like

Sales Gravy

If you’ve got your sights set on becoming the best salesperson in your company, take a few pointers from people who are already doing it. Create a consistent schedule and stick to it.

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2014 State of Sales Training Report: What?s Trending with B2Bs?

BrainShark

Sales training plays an important role in any B2

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How to Be a Top Sales Performer

Sales Gravy

It’s about what they want to know and how your product can get them from point A to point B. Focus on the customer first and the sale second. In doing so, you will close more sales as you build stronger relationships through likability and trust.

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Are You Wasting Time Researching Your Prospects?

Sales Gravy

I would find it hard to come up with an outbound sales call scenario where research shouldn’t be done. But is over research happening? I’d say yes. In epidemic proportions.

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3 Sizzling Ways to Warm up Cold Calls

Even in today’s data-driven sales world, cold calling remains a fact of life for many go-to-market professionals. Fortunately, today’s sales leaders have a crucial advantage over their predecessors: market intelligence and outreach platforms that can warm up virtually any introduction.