Tue.Jul 12, 2016

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“We’re Happy With Our Current Supplier”…What Now?

MTD Sales Training

This is an interesting and, for some salespeople, a ‘killer’ response from a prospect when you are presenting your solutions. Your product may be the best in the market…you may have all the. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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10 Ways to Overcome a Sales Slump

The Sales Hunter

It’s the middle of July, and it seems as if everyone is either on vacation, about to go on vacation or just got back from vacation. All of the talk about vacations makes it seem as if nobody is working, and as a result, it’s easy to fall into a summer sales slump. Here […].

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Speed kills… cold calls, that is

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2016-07-13. Author: Patrick Morrissey. Teaser: Speaking quickly on a cold call activates a prospect's "fight or flight" instinct. Slow and steady may not always win the sale, but it usually does buy you more time to make your pitch. Speaking quickly on a cold call activates a prospect's "fight or flight" instinct.

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Is Your Marketing Strategy Broken?

SBI Growth

Is your marketing strategy broken? And if it is, how can it be fixed? Watch here as my colleague, Ryan Tognazzini, Principal at SBI, and I discuss marketing strategy. We’ll help you first determine if your strategy is broken, and.

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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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Value Articulation Maybe Your Only Sales Obstacle

Increase Sales

Simplicity for top sales performers is to remove every sales obstacle before it becomes an impediment to a successful sale. So, I was not surprised of these findings regarding this sales obstacle of value articulation: For the last four years, sales leaders agreed the number one barrier preventing sales quota achievement is the inability for salespeople to articulate value.

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All Aboard the Sales Development Onboarding Train

SalesLoft

Congratulations! You’ve decided to take your sales organization to the next level and build a sales development team. We’re excited to have you on board, because we believe that the sales development process is the biggest innovation to happen to sales in the last decade. So, you’re in a great starting place with sales development onboarding. But before we get started with the background and daily processes you’ll need to equip your team, there’s something you should know….

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How to Network Above Your Pay Grade and Move Up the Ladder Yourself

Hyper-Connected Selling

You might feel comfortable networking with your peers, but what about networking with professionals who are more senior in age, experience, job title, or reputation? It’s easy to think of networking as “peer-to-peer”, but the real world is rarely that simple. Learning how to interact and engage with people who are more established in their careers is a key skill.

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The Best Way to Lose More Sales

Engage Selling

How long do you typically take to get back to a prospect upon receiving an inquiry from them? Anything longer than 24 hours is too long.

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Successful Leaders Are Not Afraid to Leave Their Comfort Zone

Jonathan Farrington

“Prince Rabadash’s army lay close behind them, Anvard ahead. If they did not reach Anvard before Rabadash and his horde, their journey, their entire lives, would have been wasted. The horses, Bree and Hwin (both of whom could, of course, talk) galloped. Certainly both horses were doing, if not all they could, all they thought […].

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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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Challenge the Status Quo & Create Value With Insight-Based Directed Questions

Insight Demand

When customers understand their problems, it’s easy for salespeople to lead them through discovery, because customers don’t need salespeople to shine the light of insight on visible problems. A salesperson can simply confirm the value of their product by asking generic questions. So these customers don’t need to be challenged, because they’re already sold on change. .

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How To Deliver Insight & Challenge The Status Quo With Questions

Insight Demand

When customers understand their problems, it’s easy for salespeople to lead them through discovery, because customers don’t need salespeople to shine the light of insight on visible problems. A salesperson can simply confirm the value of their product by asking generic questions. So these customers don’t need to be challenged, because they’re already sold on change. .

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