Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned sales manager or a frontline rep hustling for results, we get it – the struggle is real. Read on to discover how reps can confidently approach each closing conversation with closing sales training that works. What is Sales Closing and Why Is It Important How Does the Sales Closing Process Work?

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training?

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 10, 2018

A sales training initiative can be one of the most impactful things you can do to improve your organization’s success. In over 40 years in the industry, we’ve learned that the ROI for a sales training initiative is greatest when live instructor-led training is followed up by a strategic sales training reinforcement program.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 10, 2018

A sales training initiative can be one of the most impactful things you can do to improve your organization’s success. In over 40 years in the industry, we’ve learned that the ROI for a sales training initiative is greatest when live instructor-led training is followed up by a strategic sales training reinforcement program.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

Although factors like your product line, buyer personas, and brand awareness are important, sales managers are also critical to the success of any business as they have the potential to unlock huge returns that impact the business's bottom line. Set Goals and Quotas. Onboard and Train New Hires.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Mike shares the 12 building blocks, tied together with systems thinking and communication management, sitting on a base of (optional) sales support services. The challenge has been defining Sales Enablement, is it training, sales operations, strategic, tactical, or some other thing. A Managed Process.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Sales training can be like sailing the high seas – an always-on adventure where focus, navigation, and teamwork are vital. We’ve curated a collection of the best sales training tips so you can build a program that will put wind in your team’s sails to navigate an uncertain selling landscape and outperform every quarter.

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Miller Heiman Group

MARCH 11, 2019

The role of a sales manager may be the hardest job in sales. While coaching your team to sales success, your responsibilities include recruiting new talent and meeting the needs of key customers, all while collaborating with internal stakeholders such as marketing, product management and executives.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s no secret that salespeople often fail as sales managers. Nonetheless, many of the best reps within an organization often end up in management positions. Whether you’re actively seeking a role as a manager or have already gotten a promotion, you should understand the most difficult aspects of the transition.

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key. Why Sales Training Programs Fail Most organizations use some type of LMS for onboarding new hires or retraining current staff.

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key. Why Sales Training Programs Fail Most organizations use some type of LMS for onboarding new hires or retraining current staff.

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In this guest blog post from one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons , Kevin Lewis, Global Sales Excellence Leader at Milliken Chemical and an authority on developing sales managers, recommends five ways to get new sales managers off to a great start. Great sales leaders aren’t born: they’re made.

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SalesLatitude

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Why do sales managers spend so much time reviewing and analyzing sales forecasts yet sales people typically do not? Because the best way to get sales people to take forecast accuracy seriously is to train and coach them on best practices and why it is important to them. Accountability is key!

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 1, 2022

As leaders, a key element of our job is to maximize the performance of each person on our team. We do this through hiring the right people, training, giving them tools/processes/programs/systems to help them perform, providing the right support, eliminating barriers to their performance, and constantly coaching/developing them.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 27, 2017

Virtually everything one reads about driving sales performance and productivity focuses on the sales person. 1000’s of books and articles provide endless advise to help improve sales people skills. Billions are spent in training and skills development—all focused on the sales person.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 29, 2018

Monthly, I get into discussions with well intended sales managers–all are struggling, all are looking for help. ” Bob is a front line sales manager (FLSM) for a large technology company. They are doing the job of their sales people! The sales manager’s job is not “doing deals.”

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 15, 2024

The Pygmalion Effect in B2B Sales Of course, sales is a dynamic and competitive profession. With a never-ending cycle of goals and quotas, a salesperson’s performance often directly corresponds to income. Even more than mere belief, however, sales leaders must set high standards.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 12, 2012

Sharper decision-making and use of resources by both sales managers and salespeople will generate greater ROI. In this virtual training seminar, you’ll learn how to: Strategically evaluate your business. Create strategies that address customer segments and maximize your sales growth.

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A Sales Guy

APRIL 24, 2019

Sales is suffering from 9 brutal ills: The Bro Culture , . Not enough salespeople understand the game/rules of sales. Not enough training in the industry/space. Too much activity management. Coaching is the biggest, non-financial way for sales organizations to improve their number and grow. Lack of Coaching. .

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MEDDIC

JANUARY 30, 2024

A New Course Helping Sales Leaders Building Teams The Why of the Inifinite Sales Leadership training You may wonder why the Infinite Sales Leadership course. This belief drove me to create “Infinite Sales Leadership.” Click here to begin your transformation today!

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Sales organizations can analyze calls from different sales process stages to identify benchmarks for winning behaviors. Then, sales managers can deliver skills-centric coaching to help reps hone those behaviors. #3: One such strategy is flagging at-risk deals to sales managers. This approach isn’t effective.

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Showpad

APRIL 30, 2020

All professionals are under the gun to maximize return on investment, but arguably no one is more committed to boosting the ROI of sales enablement than the people responsible for implementing it. And this starts with onboarding and training. Time to ramping quota attainment. Time to full quota attainment.

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Mindtickle

MAY 20, 2021

Unlock the skills that drive successful sales interactions . According to McKinsey research, over 85% of B2B sales interactions happen on the phone or within web conferencing platforms, making it impossible for sales managers to shadow every interaction between sellers and buyers.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 3, 2020

Billions are spent on training of all sorts. Sales performance numbers continue to decline (for example % of sales people making quota). ” As sales leaders, it’s similar, “How am I helping my people maximize their performance?” Billions are spent on tools, content, consultants.

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BrainShark

MAY 31, 2023

In a webinar with former Bigtincan CMO Rusty Bishop, Forrester Principal Analyst Eric Zines explained why attrition is so bad for sales in particular. Because of quota attainment,” said Zines. “If If a seller leaves and there’s a spot open, that quota isn’t covered or it’s split up by others on the team halfheartedly.”

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 31, 2016

I recently read this in an article from a sales compensation expert, “In high performing sales organizations 50-70% of sales people achieve quota. If your team is significantly above this, it’s possible your quotas are too easy. ” I’m not a sales compensation expert.

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Highspot

AUGUST 2, 2022

When you work in sales, it’s not enough to just meet your goals. To truly maximize revenue, the sales team requires a style of management that uses collaboration, analysis, and a proactive approach. This is where sales performance management(SPM) comes in. Why is Sales Performance Management Important?

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Allego

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

What is Sales Enablement? At its core, sales enablement is the ongoing process of maximizing revenue per rep, by ensuring sellers convey the right concept using the right content throughout each stage of the buying process. Why Is Sales Enablement Important? The data is clear: sales enablement leads to better win rates.

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Troops

APRIL 18, 2018

A sales pipeline is a visual representation of where sales prospects are in the buying process. Sales pipeline stages represent the various points a buyer may be in the buying process. A C-suite executive, sales manager or sales director typically creates the sales stages. Perform sales call coaching.

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Highspot

JANUARY 31, 2020

Sales excellence is defined as the consistent outperformance of key growth objectives, achieved by strategic, cross-functional initiatives. These initiatives are key inputs of your revenue engine: your training, tools, enablement, and culture. Percentage of sales reps attaining 100% quota. Time to quota attainment.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 28, 2021

As a sales leader, you know the impact of effective sales coaching — it’s the key to maximizing your team’s potential. The problem is that for too long, sales managers have relied on a one-size-fits-all coaching playbook and hoped for the best. Technology skills : How well do your reps use sales tools?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 20, 2020

High-revenue growth companies are seeing the payoff; 54% of high-performing companies are using sales coaching more than in the past, and 60% use sales coaching as an integrated part of a sales training program. Plan to invest at least two to three years in a sales coaching program to get it off the ground.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 2, 2020

With the average sales manager devoting just 9% of his or her time developing direct reports, there is a tendency for sales coaches to focus on training sellers on the ins and outs of the products or services they are selling. Autodesk also found success in coaching by hiring two full-time sales coaches.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

What is Sales Enablement? At its core, sales enablement is the ongoing process of maximizing revenue per rep, by ensuring sellers convey the right concept using the right content throughout each stage of the buying process. Why Is Sales Enablement Important? The data is clear: sales enablement leads to better win rates.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2022

In this article, I’ll outline the principles of compensation design , how to build sales compensation plans , and include resources to set OTEs and quotas that keep your reps happy and hungry for more. Why Sales Comp Planning is Key to Rep Retention. And, quotas have gotten increasingly harder to hit.

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InsideSales.com

MARCH 22, 2020

Prioritize Prospecting and Qualifying to Increase Sales Productivity. Optimize Your Sales Productivity Tools. Maximize the Use of Your Sales Productivity Metrics. Sales Productivity: 7 Ways to Maximize Revenue. Synchronize with the Marketing Team to Improve Your Sales Productivity.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 29, 2021

It’s been reported by the Sales Management Association that the average sales new hire spends 10 weeks in training, only becoming productive after 11.2 Onboarding new sales talent is a huge investment for most organizations, and getting it right can be a make or break for your business.

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