SBI

OCTOBER 25, 2017

We don’t mean memorizing a script, or the “sales theater” involved in most canned demos and sales presentations. We’re talking about your reps’ ability to add real value during the customer’s buying process, and the sales cycle itself – from first meeting all the way to close. Why is that?

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Needs Evaluation Evaluate the selling skills and competencies your sales team currently has versus what they need to excel. This process ensures the training program is laser-focused on bridging these skill gaps. Market Research: Provide insights into the target market and customer personas for the new product.

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Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

Sales readiness is the enablement domain that connects the dots to engage and empower your sales force. This domain covers impactful knowledge transfer and effective skill development, and is supported by targeted coaching across the entire sales cycle.

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MEDDIC

MARCH 11, 2022

I have always been fascinated by the magic of LEVERAGE and want to share my view about how leverage applies to learning, particularly to MEDDPICC ® sales training. The MEDDPICC leverage is about using the MEDDPICC ® Sales Methodology and Training to achieve extraordinary results in a sales team, often unimaginable.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Besides purchasing in-person or online sales programs, you can take free certification courses through vendors like HubSpot Academy or Sales Engine. Courses or certifications can specialize in sales skills such as sales presentations, sales methodology, social selling, or sales coaching.

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

Because of this, it’s important to focus your efforts on building a learning management system (LMS) in a sales enablement platform to help your sales team connect with buyers in a way that will help them close deals. A problem many businesses face today is that the approach to sales training is stuck in the past.

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

Because of this, it’s important to focus your efforts on building a learning management system (LMS) in a sales enablement platform to help your sales team connect with buyers in a way that will help them close deals. A problem many businesses face today is that the approach to sales training is stuck in the past.

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Vengreso

APRIL 10, 2022

Are your sellers using a sales methodology to guide them, step-by-step, in their daily prospecting and closing sales activities? However, most sales methodologies and most sales teams do not subscribe to a sales method that covers prospecting. What is a Sales Methodology? SPIN Selling.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Value-based selling sees your sales reps putting buyers first, focusing on their needs at every sales funnel stage. In doing so, buyers see your reps as trusted advisors who cut through all of the information in the market to help them find the best solution. What is value selling? Ask questions and listen.

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Vengreso

JUNE 12, 2023

These barriers hurt the long-term success of sales teams because of one truth: the modern buyer has changed their decision-making process. They engage less frequently with sellers and when they do, it is much later in the sales cycle. Is your team leveraging modern selling techniques? Prospects do not want to be sold to.

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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.

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Crunchbase

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This article will discuss the changing nature of solution selling and how you can adapt it to modern consumers and the current sales process. We’ll go over what solution selling is, when to use it, and the psychology of today’s buyer. What is solution selling? Image Source.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

It may not reflect immediately on top line figures, but their follow through moves the needle on other metrics — productivity, discovery of new tools or techniques, and sharpened selling skills — any one of which will eventually translate to higher performance and attained goals. Our marketing team sucks.

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BrainShark

MAY 3, 2022

Brainshark, on the other hand, makes it easy for anyone to create training content in less than 10 minutes, without any advanced technical skills. Most organizations have many different go-to-market teams such as sales, marketing, customer success, etc. region-specific or product-specific sales teams).

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The Digital Sales Institute

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We all accept that the digital era has demanded a shift in the way salespeople sell. Even a small SaaS monthly subscription can have multiple decision makers and extended sales cycle. Sales leaders today seem to have more questions than answers. The question is, do your sales team understand this?

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Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

It isn’t and shouldn’t just be up to the Sales organization. Product Development, Product Marketing, Marketing and Sales all play a role in the overall result. The closer Product Development can be to having offerings that address buyer and market needs, the easier it is for top-line revenue objectives to be achieved.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 15, 2017

As we documented in our latest book, Rethinking The Sales Cycle (McGraw-Hill, 2010) , buyers are leveraging the vast resources of the internet BEFORE they ever engage with a salesperson or vendor. If you're not on the first page of Google search results when someone searches for what it is you do, you may as well not be listed at all.

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Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. Although cold calling, inbound marketing, inside sales and field sales still have a place in the sales planning of many companies, the modern B2B buyer is looking for a different type of interaction with B2B sellers.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

Intended audience: Are you in the relevant industry, market, or role? On-Site Sales Training Programs. Focus: Prospecting, negotiating and closing, social selling, and sales management. Intended audience: Sales reps and managers. Richardson’s Consultative Selling Skills. Vendor: MTD Sales Training.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

This is one of the principal lessons we teach on how to start a conversation on our Selling with LinkedIn course. In a remote selling environment, omnichannel prospecting is even more important. Here’s some data about what’s happened since March 2020: Marketing emails increased by 62%. Sales calls by 28%. Ad spend by 22%.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 15, 2017

Sales Tips: Can You Make It Through the “Dip?”. By Frank Visgatis, President & Chief Operating Officer of CustomerCentric Selling®.

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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.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Though a consultative sales process isn’t always easy to adopt, it can most often lead to a better bottom line. So, while sales reps typically focus on pulling decision-makers to a product, consultative sellers are obliged to dole out advice that guides buyers toward a final decision. Schedule a demo with us today to learn more.

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InsightSquared

JULY 21, 2020

Successful sales reps should know as much as they possibly can about the product or service she sells. This mastery comes from extensive studying of the product via product marketing collateral, training courses, and most importantly, asking questions to other reps and product experts. Communication Up.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 15, 2017

Sales Tips: Uncover the True Value of Financial Benefits. By Jim Naro, CustomerCentric Selling® Certified Business Partner.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

This book is particularly well-designed for sales leaders, managers, and even founder/CEOs — really anyone who owns the responsibility of building a sales organization. It’s definitely not a selling skills book. It’s more of a sales management book (and one of the best ones out there, in my opinion).

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LeveragePoint

APRIL 12, 2019

The internet has changed the fundamentals of B2B sales. The tectonic plates have shifted between buyer and seller: Skilled sales teams are no longer necessary to provide product or solution information, except when online marketing content is inadequate. Best Practices for B2B Sales.

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Imagine an email subject line that said: “Win the unfair share of your market”. There are dozens of sales methodologies , but in general, your questions are best pointed toward business problems or opportunities: (To learn more about this data, read this post on discovery calls ). Market dynamics and market share.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 5, 2021

One of the top destinations on the web for all sales subject matter. How to Make Sales and Marketing Meetings More Effective and Impactful. Blogger Blurb: Max Altschuler and Gaetano DiNardi put out some amazing content over at Sales Hacker. Leah Bell is the Content Marketing Specialist for SalesLoft. WoodPecker.

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