Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back when our sales training and coaching is specific to RFPs. When training and coaching salespeople, the theory of how to sell to companies that buy via the RFP process is not enough.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). When you're creating a new-hire training plan, remember a few things : Keep your training plan personalized, because no two reps are the same. Pre-week training. Product Training.

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LeadFuze

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Navigate these waters with ease – join us as we chart out a course through the vast ocean of best sales training podcasts. Welcome aboard as we chart out a course through the vast ocean of best sails training podcasts. What is the podcast about sales prospecting? Ready to set sail? How do I start a sales podcast?

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

and free up time for managers to coach the reps on how to add more value in their territory for better outcomes.” Paul : I think generally AI is going to be applied first where there’s a lot of sales-related data…where you have lots of prospects or lots of accounts, or you do lots of deals. Companies want “one throat to choke!”

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. FinancialServices. Insurance. ITServices.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Free Resources. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Demand Generation , Lead Management , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , Video , execution. In the pas I have posted about leads being a renewable resource.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 21, 2013

He gets protective of “gray area prospects” who stretch across several regions. Every time there’s a territory rezoning he bellyaches. Or If you chop up my territory, I’ll look somewhere else. Because of this, prospects and existing customers don’t get the same level of service. The Resource Pig. The Lone Wolf.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They’re trained to sell to anyone who wants to buy and facilitate a quick buying process — but as inbound salespeople, we know who our products are made for, and we should only be selling to customers who are going to leverage value over time. The prospect is not in your sales territory. Their vertical market (i.e.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Free Resources. Successful Strategies for Prospecting – Roundtable. Stored in Attitude , Buying Process , Cold calling , Communication Strategy , EDGE Selling , Gap Selling , Interactive Selling , Planning , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Tip , Success. Prospecting. Home About The Pipeline.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

Free Resources. Prospecting – When Is The Best Time? Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Proactivity , Productivity , Prospecting , Time Allocation , Video , execution. Last week I talked about prospecting, why some like it when most don’t, rejection, and managing them. Prospecting.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In the HubSpot Blog's recent survey of over 500 sales professionals, we tried to see what sales leaders hope to achieve when training reps and the top sales coaching tactics they use to get there — and our survey produced some interesting insight on both fronts. Internal Training Sessions and Coaching. And finally, 37.8%

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

These cover things like comp/metrics, training, forecasts, hiring, sometimes even coaching. There are surveys for sellers covering things like prospecting, pipeline management, closing, sales process. As sellers, we have to manage our territories and accounts. We have to do the whole job.

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The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

Free Resources. Prospecting With E-Mail. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication Strategy , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Tool , Sell Better , Success , Video , e-mail , execution. Last week we looked at means of leveraging voice mail in prospecting. Home About The Pipeline. 0 Subscribers.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Most sales managers will tell you it involves three fundamental steps: Hire the best-qualified candidates; train them; and compensate for results. Deploying Sales Resources 2. Let’s take a closer look: Deploying sales resources: Should the sales team be deployed by geographical territories? Coaching & Counseling.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Free Resources. The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. It seems that every week we are being told that sales training is not working in a very high percentage of cases – 85-90% was one statistic I read just yesterday.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The more mature a business gets, and the more complex the prospective customer’s needs are, the more challenging it is to maintain that speedy response and personalized touch. Lead routing helps make sure the right prospects reach the right people, and at the right time, saving your business time and resources.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Training: Have you given your team the right training? Some people just need the right information and training to become more productive. If budgets are tight, have your superstars conduct mini trainings. Don’t do a territory redesign project without knowing exactly who you’re targeting.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Free Resources. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Metrics , Productivity , Sales Success , Territory Alignment , execution. By shrinking your territories, strategically where it make sense. logically shrink territories. logically shrink territories. Home About The Pipeline.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Free Resources. 25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Some aspects of sales training are easy to measure others not so, but it is a fair question when I am asked what they can expect from an ROI standpoint. Companies have shown selectivity with other training or development programs. 0 Subscribers.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

There is training, enhancing their skills in engaging customers. There are meetings to develop and execute strategies to respond to specific customer and prospect issues. Look at typical pipeline, deal, prospecting, territory, account reviews. Perhaps in developing a proposal, getting resources or support.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

Free Resources. 5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate. Prospecting via email can be wildly rewarding, or incredibly frustrating. In fact, we’ve coached clients through a number of simple steps that have helped them double or triple their prospecting email response rates virtually overnight. 0 Subscribers.

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Sales Hacker Training

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve been professionally selling for about 20 years and delivering formal sales training for approximately 8 of them. I’ve bought and sold a lot of training over the years and have seen it have a significant impact on results and I have seen it fall completely flat. Old School vs. New School. The Old School or Traditional Approach.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Many companies tend to underestimate the importance of guidance, training, and support for their new hires, and that tends to be detrimental. Best Practices During the Sales Onboarding Process 1) Invest time and effort into training This is probably the most obvious aspect of onboarding, but also arguably the most important one.

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 25, 2022

Typically, companies provide comprehensive training for their new representatives on how to acquire the initial sale, but omit building client loyalty and revenue. The essential yet overlooked part of sales training raises the question, ‘Are you building client loyalty? T oday may be the day to revamp training.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

It’s also reported that, when a person suffers from stress, they’re unable to access previous knowledge or training and instead resort to an automatic response—typically shutting down, quitting, or losing confidence. If prospecting becomes part of your day-to-day routine, each call becomes less stressful and the stakes are lowered.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 10, 2023

There are lots of great books (including Sales Manager Survival Guide), there are a lot of great training programs (including those we offer), but somehow managers continue to struggle in both finding the time to coach and coaching in high impact ways. Their own managers aren’t great role models, as coaches.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 24, 2022

With training and coaching to support the development of critical sales skills, organizations can equip their sellers to close more and bigger deals, all while ensuring time with buyers is well-spent. Prospecting. Territory Management. Prospecting. Unfortunately, we’ve all experienced poor sales prospecting.

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Mindtickle

JULY 31, 2023

In the highly competitive financial services industry, effective sales training is a game-changer. To achieve success in this field, a well-trained salesforce that can communicate the value and benefits of the products they represent is essential.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 2, 2024

For example, McKinsey’s Future of B2B sales: The big reframe lists the following: More hybrid sales roles with a focus on business development in outperforming organizations Customer preference, including remote human interactions or digital self-service These changes can determine your approach, resource allocation, and competitiveness.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 6, 2021

You know how the typical prospect goes from an email address in your CRM to a paying customer. You've trained your salespeople on the key actions required to move prospects from stage to stage. If your opportunity to close rate is extremely low, your salespeople might require more training. The problem with this?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

High-performing sales teams are twice as likely to provide ongoing training to reps than low performing teams. A sales performance management plan adds structure and accountability to your training process. To measure sales productivity, look at the following metrics: Percentage of total hours spent prospecting.

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The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

Free Resources. 10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Prospecting is a term that’s been around for a long time. There are steps to follow that can make prospecting easy and effective. Let’s take a look at 10 fail-proof tasks to help turn prospects into buyers: Before the Call. 0 Subscribers.

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HeavyHitter Sales

AUGUST 12, 2012

Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles titled “What’s Wrong With Your Sales Training Program.”.   Somehow, “successful” sales training has become associated with a thick binder of material the salesperson lugs home from the class (never to open again). It’s Not Based Upon Win-Loss Customer Interviewing.

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Smooth Sale

MAY 23, 2023

Although his pain point, the title applies directly to the sales profession and still holds today as we need to connect with prospective clients as we develop our audience. Standing out from the crowd left a mark of interest on my prospects, who welcomed me and directed me to the CEO’s office. But for most, that did not occur.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Prospecting Attention Deficit Disorder: How to Avoid the Shiny Object Syndrome. It’s not that you can actually execute hundreds of tasks in a day’s agenda, but if sales is your passion and profession, you are undeniably an expert at managing the precise allocation of time and resources across that number of tasks.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This ultimately allows for better sales, territory, and compensation planning; thus, a stronger sales organization as a whole. . The amount of time it takes your reps to get up and running is a reflection of their training. Companies need the right amount of resources to meet their sales and revenue goals.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Resource Allocation. Those reps were covering an extensive territory and large customer base. The tools and resources in your organization play a large part in future success. Expensive sellers should not be handcuffed by second rate resources. As your products become more advanced, ensure your resources are keeping pace.

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