Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Even concepts of insight based selling are repackaging of consultative, solution, customer focused selling programs of the 60s, 70s, 90s. And, there’s always endless product training (actually most of sales training ends up not being selling skills, but instead product training.). What do you think?

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Selling Skills Face-to-face Banking Scale 91

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You can read more about Dinger and his great listening skills here. Those options work more effectively when attempting to get a prospect to the phone than when trying to get them to buy, but you won’t even get an opportunity to help buy them buy if you are unable to speak or meet with them. Women play golf!! Women play golf!!

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Sales Cycle Engineering Selling Skills Meeting 203

Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

As you speak with your clients and prospects this week, realize that they are all feeling the same stress as well. While this may seem like a bad thing, it actually presents a great opening for you. The point is to ask questions and LISTEN to your prospect’s needs. Qualifying prospects. Identifying decision makers.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 223

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 25, 2018

Advanced Selling Skills. Question every piece of information you receive from a prospect, and benefit from unexpected insights that set you apart and make you a top salesperson. You never really know which information, perspective, or action might best present an opportunity for disruption.

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Selling Skills Face-to-face Call-back Commission 112

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

It takes roughly eight touches for sales reps to reach cold prospects. The #1 challenge salespeople face is reaching decision-makers quickly, but getting prospects to call you back is deceptively simple with a referral program. Yes, your most predictable and measurable prospecting tool is your very own sales team, asking for referrals.

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Referrals Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Call-back 373

Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 20, 2021

Here’s a mistake I hear over and over again when listening to sales reps pitching or presenting their services over the phone: when they hear a possible objection or something negative from their prospect, they go into pitch mode. Here’s the thing: the average closing rate is two or three deals out of ten prospects pitched.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 217

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 26, 2018

Yet the CEO and many participants in the discussion were convince, all they needed to do was improve their selling skills. Great selling skills are meaningless if you aren’t really clear about the problems you solve for these ideal customers and why solving these problems is important to them.

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Selling Skills Customer Enterprise Enterprise 68

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 26, 2015

Do you want to know what it takes to identify the prospects who will dramatically impact your bottom line? I will be presenting on this topic in the Washington, DC, area on February 27, for the Institute for Excellence in Sales & Business Development (IES&BD). Accelerating the Prospecting Process: Isolating […].

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Prospecting Selling Skills How To Course 100

Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Ways To Win Prospects And Contacts At A Networking Event. ways to win prospects and contacts at a networking event: 1. Write the commitment made on the back of your card — the one that you give the prospect. The paradox is that at a networking event everyone wants to sell. Presenting. Online Training.

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Networking Hiring Prospecting Social Media 314

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

MDM and the Rapid Learning Institute collaborated on a survey that offers keen insights into how wholesale distributors structure their sales teams, what they want to change, and which skills are mission critical to succeeding in the marketplace. Most Critical Skill Gaps. That requires superior presentation skills.

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Distribution Selling Skills Lead Rank Lead Scoring 45

Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 21, 2022

Why not use them to upgrade your team’s selling skills so they can hit the third and fourth quarter hard? And until you find out what’s really holding your prospect back, you’ll just go around and around in circles. And only when I understood what was really holding my prospect back did I begin to close more sales.

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Closing Training Gatekeeper Face-to-face 156

The Sales Hunter

APRIL 15, 2014

Blog Closing a Sale Consultative Selling Customer Service Professional Selling Skills Prospecting questions sales presentations selling skills' Oh, when I say “naked,” what I mean is going into a customer call with zero sales materials. Excuse me, […].

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Customer Consultative Selling Selling Skills Customer Service 239

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 10, 2015

I know it sounds harsh, but your sales presentation sucks — if you are relying on it so heavily that it is a roadblock to authentic dialogue. What happens when you come into a meeting with the customer or prospect and you are determined to stick to the presentation is you may actually shut down any […].

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Video Sales Meeting Prospecting 100

Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. And this is what this prospecting guide is all about.

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 145

Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

If it’s not perfect selling skills, then help them upgrade those skills today! Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? And that means more money, more sales, more confidence, more success, etc. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Get Access Today.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 156

criteria for success

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

One of the most foundational consultative selling skills happens at the very beginning of an opportunity. Many people interpret this skill as becoming friends with the prospect, but that isn’t necessary or even always appropriate. Consultative Selling Step 2: Understanding Your Prospect’s Problems.

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Consultative Selling Selling Skills Up-Sell Buyer 105

Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 20, 2013

A thought, an idea, an article, a brochure, a sales presentation, a customer testimonial, or a little kid sliding down a slide. The post Jeffrey Answers a Question about Overwhelming Prospects with Data | Real World Sales Wisdom appeared first on Jeffrey Gitomer’s Sales Blog. Take video of something every day. I don’t care what it is.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 9, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Selling a Price Increase. Stage Fright: Don’t Let It Kill Your Presentation. Whether it is your first presentation, or number 100, almost everyone suffers from some level of stage fright or performance anxiety. Client List.

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Motivation Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring 167

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Use this to your advantage by making it a technique you use during a sales presentation. One way to do this is by taking your presentation materials and highlight one key point you typically use in your presentation. Using it later in the presentation can help you set up a trial close.

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Customer Follow-up Closing Exact 191

The Sales Hunter

APRIL 20, 2012

Yes, there are a lot of reasons why this can be the case, but one problem that gets overlooked too often is the source of the sales prospects. Doesn’t it make sense that cheap prospects would naturally become cheap customers? Obviously, I don’t recommend being blunt and asking the prospect right away if they’re cheap.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The number one part left off a sales presentation is the close. . In fact, many times they will move rapidly in a sales presentation to the point where the customer may tell them “no.” Second, it allows the great salesperson to determine if the customer/prospect is worth the salesperson’s time.

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Customer Selling Skills Proposal Intent 196

Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Increasingly, top sellers are adopting a more effective approach: solution selling. Those who do are able to present bespoke solutions that solve their customers’ unique challenges. In this post, we’ll explore what solution selling is, when it’s used, and how it differs from other selling approaches. The result?

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Solutions Selling Ideal Customer Profile Sales Methodology Consultative Selling 59

Tom Hopkins

JUNE 22, 2015

When presenting products to prospective clients, think of yourself as a match maker. Granted, when presenting products, they rarely have opinions about where they end up […]. Granted, when presenting products, they rarely have opinions about where they end up […]. Related posts: Selling Value vs Price.

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Selling Skills Up-Sell Relationals Prospecting 40

Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2021

Mindset determines the actions you take, how you deal with adversity, how much you use good selling skills (and how much you invest in them), and how you adapt to the changing conditions around you. Think carefully, because nothing (in my experience) is more predictive of results than mindset. And a lot more! Get Access Today.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 178

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 5, 2013

If, on the other hand, they’re doing it after they’ve met with you, then this may indicate the information you’re sharing in your sales presentation is not answering their questions. In your sales presentation, are you sharing the same information that is on your company’s website? ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Customer Direct Response Selling Skills Motivation 250

The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

If you need to have sales materials to deliver a presentation, then you don’t know what you’re doing. . I’ve been a strong believer for a long time that the best sales presentations made are those that do not rely on any sales materials. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Consultative Selling Face-to-face Selling Skills Motivation 201

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 17, 2015

Your prospect doesn’t care about you or your sales presentation or what you have to offer. … you show you care about them. That’s right! They FIRST need to see that you have genuine interest in their needs and desired outcomes. Check out the below video to see what I mean: Copyright […].

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Video Prospecting Sales Selling Skills 100

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

You must master the traditional selling basics, all the stuff like building relationships/trust, prospecting, pipeline management, deal/opportunity strategy, sales call planning/execution, questioning, qualifying, probing, presenting, objection handling, closing, oral/written presentation skills, and the myriad of foundation skills.

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Selling Skills Face-to-face Relationals Training 48

Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

A brilliant sales presentation has a lot going for it. studied 67,149 recordings of sales presentations from our database of over 1,000,000 sales calls. We only included sales presentations from screen-sharing platforms like Webex, GoToMeeting, and Zoom. Your prospects don’t care about you. Our data team at Gong.io

Lead Rank 48

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Data Buyer 48

Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

A brilliant sales presentation has a lot going for it. studied 67,149 recordings of sales presentations from our database of over 1,000,000 sales calls. We only included sales presentations from screen-sharing platforms like Webex, GoToMeeting, and Zoom. Your prospects don’t care about you. Our data team at Gong.io

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Data Buyer 48

criteria for success

MARCH 17, 2021

This way, new hires need to indicate a certain level of knowledge before they are able to engage with prospects and clients. By this point, your new hire should be actively prospecting and selling, and it’s important to make sure they haven't fallen into any old habits, but are instead sticking to your process. Listen Now.

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Hiring Training Selling Skills Lead Qualification 97

The Digital Sales Institute

MARCH 29, 2021

So, they need training that develops not only a salespersons hard selling skills, but their soft selling skills, digital engagement, and the more emotional skills. The delivery of sales training will help to: Develop a wide range of hard and soft sales skills. Build credibility with prospects and customers.

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Training Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Selling Skills 98

Klozers

APRIL 11, 2016

In the world of sales; Selling Skills can make the difference between a Rainmaker and a Bank breaker for most businesses. Analysing and testing these skills in sales people is difficult, as often they can appear pitch perfect in the office but never quite seem to get matching results in the field. 2) Closing New Business.

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Selling Skills Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face 20

Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2018

And if you’d like to make more sales, then you need to upgrade your selling skills. Scripts to help you handle ALL the selling situations you face over the phone: In Power Phone Scripts, you’ll learn how to: Cold call and Prospect over the phone better and with more confidence. It’s that simple, isn’t it?

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Face-to-face Cold Calling Inside Sales Selling Skills 138

MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 6, 2020

What can I do to make my products more attractive to prospects?’. Being needy puts more pressure on yourself and the prospects you talk to. Look at the logical and emotional reasons why it is doing well in one area, and see what needs to be repeated for it to sell as well in other markets. 3) Focus on HELPING your prospect.

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How To Commission Sales ACT 188

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 31, 2022

There are several reasons, I think this is a critical selling skill and responsibility. While others can do the research, presenting the seller the data, the reality is that too often, we lose context, we don’t understand what the data means.

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Research Outsourcing Services Ideal Customer Profile Data 62

Allego

DECEMBER 21, 2022

With 92% of buyers preferring virtual sales interactions, according to Bain and Company, it’s imperative that your sellers perfect their virtual selling skills. Everything from prospecting calls and emails to post-meeting communications must be customized to the buyer. Deliver a Dazzling Presentation. Be collaborative.

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