Smooth Sale

APRIL 22, 2024

Whether you’re operating out of a chic downtown office or a bustling workshop on the outskirts of town, this insurance isn’t just important—it’s a must. Train your team on security protocols; often, humans are the weakest link. Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale! Take Your Leap Today!

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Group Cooking Or DIY Workshops Getting hands-on can always be a fun activity for all, and it helps to get out of the “we need to bond” office mindset. Group cooking lessons can be a great place to begin, and DIY workshops or pottery crafting sessions can be fun, too. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 26, 2024

Worse, some names are up for sale at very steep prices. Sales Tips: Choose An Impactful Small Business Name Know the needs and desires of your audience, including your next new employer, in detail. Develop related branding strategies such as public speaking, class workshops, and social media to create an extensive reach.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 10, 2018

A salesperson on one of our workshops was bemoaning the fact that he had to make between 100 and 150 cold calls a week. You just need to put it together in a way that is customer-centric. When you’ve created a portfolio of valuable information, place them where people look. LinkedIn groups would be a fine place to start.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Business acumen training can help your team build this tool kit. In this article, we’ll explore the fundamentals of business acumen training. That includes who should participate in this training, the benefits of these programs, and the different types of courses available. The Benefits of Business Acumen Training.

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Allego

APRIL 16, 2024

Generative AI has changed the game in sales. Increasingly, sales teams use it to personalize content, enhance sales training , improve onboarding, conduct competitive analysis, streamline sales communication, and more. The results you get from genAI are only as good as the information you put into it.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 4, 2024

He just wanted to build a business and help his customers. Unlike a love-at-first-sight experience, my affection for selling developed over time, leading me to embrace the role of a salesperson and integrate coaching skills to enhance not just my sales, but also to help others sell more effectively. Enjoy this fascinating story!

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The concept of customer service has evolved from a post-sale afterthought to a key driver of business success. Today, it’s not just about solving customer problems but creating an experience that resonates with them at every touchpoint. This brings us to the core concept of holistic customer service.

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Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Retreats can include team-building activities, workshops, or meditation sessions to help employees relax and recharge. These programs can include activities like yoga or fitness classes, nutrition workshops, and even mental health support sessions. Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale!

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Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

You might be wondering, can you use AI for sales? Sales is a field that relies heavily on human interaction, but technology has always played a significant role in enhancing its efficiency and effectiveness. AI is one of the latest technologies that’s making a big impact on the world of sales. How can sales teams use AI?

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Julie Hanson

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Surely you can find the occasional reason to smile in a sales conversation! I’m not advocating you paste on a phony smile – your customer can read that – especially on-camera. Saving your customer time or money? For workshops, keynotes, and events, get in touch with us here. *For For example, are you: Solving a problem?

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Julie Hanson

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Here is a common example of customer body language that is widely (mis)read on video: Resting Business Face. Resting Business Face” (noun) – informal. PRO TIP: Don’t let your customers be passive! For more information on how to improve customer interaction on virtual sales calls, click here.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

What Happened at the End of the Sales Leadership Training Workshop? It was an interesting out come at the end of the two day Sales Management Training Workshop last week… We discussed the Role of Sales Management, what Strategies face sales managers and focused on the Execution of sales management tactics.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Training your team requires providing them with more than a manual and a few workshops before sending them out into the field. In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. Start a free trial 3.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. Why sales training is important. or a 353% ROI.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Not only do you need a unified sales enablement platform to equip, train, and coach your sales reps on making effective use of this content—you also need to consciously structure your site to be intuitive and aligned with your business objectives. What information, training, and coaching do they need to win?

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 20, 2018

It’s a question I’ve asked a couple of times in workshops and online, and it’s a question that was triggered by a few ‘posts’ I read, stating that. And as would have it on social, there was a plethora of responses, from which I randomly collected this bakers dozen: 1. Understand your customer’s business issues and what they want.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 4, 2017

Author: Matt Brown, Senior Vice President of Sales, Lawson Products Salespeople are often described as extroverted with good social and communication skills. This means sales teams need more than a website to gather product and pricing information. Here are some tips for communicating effectively with sales teams.

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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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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Train AI in sales, and you’ll join 81% of salespeople surveyed who agree that AI significantly reduces their manual tasks and data entry workload. Plus, insights from sales experts who are knowledgeable and passionate about using AI in sales ethically. Thoughtful execution ensures AI can be trained correctly.

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Many sales reps feel this way, constantly racing to adapt to the unpredictable. Keeping up with new products, trends, and customer expectations can feel like navigating a maze without a map. Fortunately, if you’re aiming for peak sales performance in an uncertain world, you’re in the right place. What Is Sales Readiness?

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It’s common for someone to attend countless workshops on inclusive leadership and return to the workplace armed with certificates and tools, yet still need help implementing what they’ve learned. Ask your employees about their experiences in informal discussions. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 6, 2024

Further, these not only help shape the culture of sales teams but also the outcomes they achieve. In a LinkedIn/Forrester study, 60 percent said their sales team’s diversity contributed to their success. Here, we’ll examine the multifaceted importance of diversity and inclusion in sales. percent white.

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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. Keep your source informed.

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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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SalesProInsider

MARCH 25, 2020

Conversations with buyers convert leads to clients easily when you focus on the information exchange needed to gain confident decisions… You learn about their problems, opportunities, wants, and needs (POWNs). And with that discovery, trust, the right price point in place, they get a solution and you get a new customer or client!

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Mindtickle

JULY 31, 2023

In the highly competitive financial services industry, effective sales training is a game-changer. Sales reps are crucial in promoting and selling financial products and services to a diverse customer base. Let’s consider some stats.

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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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Carew International

APRIL 1, 2021

How Top-Management Involvement Impacts the Sales Process. One of the most interesting and conflicting circumstances sales managers, leaders and executives find themselves in is whether to get involved in the sales process with one of their sales professional’s customers. The Five Types of Involvement.

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The Digital Sales Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Free sales training can be a step in the right direction for those of you who may be new or newer to sales. Selling is changing rapidly and having a longer term career as a salesperson now depends on having a far wider of value added sales skills than even five years ago.

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Babette Ten Haken

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

How are your best value added customer experience efforts sabotaged, both pre- and post-sale? What you do, when you are not actively selling, engineering, coding and serving, adds value to each customer’s experience of how it is to work with you. Instead, value added customer experience becomes your responsibility. .

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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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SalesFolk

MARCH 2, 2021

How specific is your “buyer persona,” or “Ideal Customer Profile” (ICP)? . In other words, how do you define your target audience or ideal customer when doing sales outreach? Too often I see sales and marketing leaders defining their buyer personas as “Marketing” or “C-Suite.” Here’s what you can do…??.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 1, 2018

Davis In a SMMConnect webinar I delivered to over 100 sales managers recently, I talked about eight instincts they developed as salespeople that are now harming their effectiveness as team leaders. Interestingly, about 30 percent of the participants said that the sales instinct they struggle with the most is “avoiding conflict.”.

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Highspot

JANUARY 29, 2024

Sales negotiations can be tense and anxiety-ridden. Sales negotiation is a skill that can be learned which is great news, because let’s be honest, not all of us are born sellers. There are certain strategies that many successful salespeople use to move the sales process forward and close more deals.

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SalesProInsider

MARCH 16, 2020

To make sure you “speak the language” of your buyers, we’re hosting a free (and virtual) live, virtual training workshop on Thursday, March 19th at 2:00 pm Central: How to Talk with Upset, Confused, Fearful, or Difficult Clients and Prospects. Not available at this time?

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Perhaps the most important part of onboarding, often done informally, is understanding what it means to be part of the company/organization. How do we hold each other and our customers? This seldom happens in training workshops, but happens in the “spaces in between.” What About Sales Person Retention?

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