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Why You Should Outsource Your Sales Training

Janek Performance Group

Sales executives and sales managers would agree that their sales teams need ongoing training, coaching and support to get to the top of the game and stay there. In a fiercely-competitive market, your sales reps should challenge themselves to learn more, achieve greater results and embrace new strategies.

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Apple Fritters and the 10 Keys to a Successful Sales Transformation

Understanding the Sales Force

I would have been better off to outsource which, in the apple fritter world, would have meant a trip to Dunkin or Starbucks and the ten-minute round trip would have not only been faster, it would have been perfect! The reality is that most of the account managers are glorified customer service reps who provide quotes and proposals.

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Inbound Sales: How to Sell the Way Prospects Buy

Hubspot Sales

That’s because inbound sales transforms selling to match today’s empowered buyer -- so sales reps can sell the way people buy. What is inbound sales? Inbound sales is a personalized, helpful, modern sales methodology. Here's how to understand the difference between inbound and outbound sales.

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Founders: Before You Hire a Sales Team, Consider These Options

Sales Hacker

In addition, approximately 35% of startups fail because there is no market need for their products or services. I’ll talk you through figuring out if you’re ready to hire salespeople, and make my pitch for why a founder-led sales strategy makes sense for early B2B startups. How do you know you’re ready to hire a sales team?

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20 Secrets to Sales Onboarding Success (Worth Up To $2M Annually)

Sales Hacker Training

Sales leaders have a bad habit of dumping people into a new job without properly preparing them to succeed. When I landed my first “big girl job” 20 years ago as an Inside Sales Manager , I was underqualified, overambitious, and soon underwater. It’s not about learning the features and benefits of the product or service itself.

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How to Start More Sales Conversations

Vengreso

What is a Sales Conversation? A sales conversation is simply a conversation between a potential buyer and a seller that has the objective of leading the prospect to purchase a product or service down the line. You just need to use the PVC sales methodology and include Personalization, Value, and a relevant Call-to-action.

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A Conversation With Eric Pratt: Why Sales Playbooks are a Necessary Complement to Inbound Marketing Plans

Costello

Eric Pratt, Author and Managing Partner at Revenue River. For Eric Pratt, more than thirteen years in the sales and marketing industry taught him a few things about how these teams can work together. This understanding led him to found Revenue River in 2009, a digital marketing and sales innovation agency.