Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Author: Tom Pisello Due to COVID-19 and the current economic downturn, sales reps are facing a new set of challenges due to uncertainty. A recent LinkedIn survey of more than 500 sales professionals indicates: 51% of customers are experiencing budget cuts. Consider value-based or ROI selling.

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Vengreso

MAY 28, 2020

Think about this scenario: Your organization is ready to invest (or renew) hundreds of thousands of dollars (or perhaps millions) in your sales technology stack and tools for your team, but the executives and the finance department want you to calculate the ROI to justify the expense of each tool. How quickly will the company see ROI?

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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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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2013

If you can’t prove your product gets results, you won’t get the sale. Welcome to the new world of sales. You have to prove it—not by talking about benefits or features, but by justifying ROI. They don’t wait for their customers to ask about ROI. Ensure that you can justify your ROI. Keep Talking ROI.

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Allego

AUGUST 2, 2022

Is your sales team operating at its best? You can with sales enablement intelligence—a data-driven approach to learning, coaching, and content to maximize revenue per rep. Why is sales enablement intelligence important? Yet a surprising number of sales teams operate that way. Sales analytics can remedy that.

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Braveheart Sales

OCTOBER 22, 2020

It shouldn’t be surprising that we spend a lot of time training sales teams and coaching the sales team leaders. Here are five elements that must be considered before any money is spent on sales training. Can sales training be embedded into a repeatable selling system and process within your CRM?

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Showpad

APRIL 29, 2020

Maximizing return on investment isn’t just important to a Chief Sales Officer – it’s foundational to their role. While individual sales representatives are tasked with hitting quotas, growing customer bases and increasing contract values, CSOs are ultimately held responsible for showing return on investment. Sales cycle lengths.

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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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The Sales Readiness Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

Do you wonder why the most successful sales leaders in your organization reach their goals every quarter? They focus on ROI when engaging with customers and prospects.

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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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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 3, 2020

The realities of COVID-19, coupled with legacy sales issues, are making it more difficult for sellers to set appointments with new business prospects. Simply put, helping sellers develop expertise in the Identify and Connect steps of the sales process is needed and will provide a high ROI on training time.

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Cincom Smart Selling

AUGUST 18, 2020

In this article, we’ll extend that conversation to include a more quantitative approach to CPQ ROI. In any case, if the customer selected the wrong solution this will considerably limit the ROI they can achieve. From their customers and prospects, they know that the average time for their competitors to issue a quote is five days.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Having been in the sales and marketing industry for 28 years, Peter has helped thousands of SME’s increase their presence through exhibitions and display solutions – which makes him somewhat of an authority figure on the subject of exhibiting at key events. . How To Maximize Your ROI At An Exhibition. MTD Sales Training.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MARCH 29, 2021

Now more than ever it is important to have some sales training ideas to engage the remote or home based salesperson. Salespeople now have to figure out how they can adapt to rapidly changing selling conditions, and sales training must match those challenges. The Importance of Sales Training.

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Pipeliner

MAY 7, 2021

The current sales consulting model focuses more on delivery than how it impacts a company. Thus, in this Expert Insight Interview, Ken Lundin discusses why sales training cannot fix your salesforce. Ken Lundin is the President of Ken Lundin and Associates, providing sales consulting to B2B companies. The Current Model.

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SalesFuel

MAY 6, 2024

Specifically, large language models will automate much of the work performed by highly trained professionals. AI and the Sales Profession AI is already impacting jobs in the sales profession. In the past, your reps may have spent significant time on sales research.

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Pointclear

MAY 23, 2018

By nurturing leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales, an organization can eliminate wasted marketing spend and increase sales results. What types of prospects need to be nurtured? There are three types of prospects to nurture: Pipeline. Lead nurture can triple the return on most marketing campaigns. True Nurture.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. This equips them with vital skills to engage with prospects on their preferred social media platforms, building meaningful relationships that lead to increased revenue. Tips for adoption of social selling training.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Train cleaning teams. Panels are easily damaged and often difficult to get to, so there is opportunity to train cleaning teams who want to enter the business. by 2030, with eco-friendly, biodegradable options driving sales. If you can send them clients or prospects, they’ll pay you. Or, recruit the robots.

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Allego

MAY 7, 2024

Do your sales and marketing teams have a hard time communicating? According to a poll from SMM Connect and Training Magazine Network, 68% of sales and marketing leaders said “sales and marketing don’t communicate effectively.” And that leads to multiple issues, including: Misalignment on sales and marketing strategies.

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Sales Hacker Training

JULY 24, 2020

I’m sure you’ve heard this before, and it’s as true in Sales as anywhere else. That’s why ongoing product knowledge training needs to be a priority in every sales team. The Pitfalls of Poor (or no) Product Knowledge Training. Product knowledge may seem like something that shouldn’t need formal training.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 20, 2014

Think sales training is unnecessary? Sales execs expect to hire the best, brightest, and most connected salespeople they can find—reps who will hit the ground running and bring in big deals in record time. The idea is that companies can increase sales effectiveness by simply hiring the right people in the first place.

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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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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

If you want your sales team to efficiently and consistently close deals, you need to arm them with the resources and materials they need to be successful. Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key.

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

If you want your sales team to efficiently and consistently close deals, you need to arm them with the resources and materials they need to be successful. Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. Why sales training is important. or a 353% ROI.

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BrainShark

MAY 2, 2022

Virtual sales training is any synchronous or asynchronous learning provided online or via a digitalized experience. This means training can be delivered across multiple locations simultaneously and, in the case of asynchronous learning, at any time that’s convenient for the trainee. Assessing whether reps are ready to sell.

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The Brooks Group

JANUARY 27, 2020

Effective sales training is a critical component of sales success, whether your team is full of seasoned professionals, brand new graduates, or a diverse mix of skills and experience levels. When it comes to training new employees, the Sales Training 101 course may be one of the most important investments you make.

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Allego

APRIL 30, 2024

This article originally appeared in Training Industry. In the competitive landscape of modern business, staying ahead requires more than just traditional sales tactics. According to McKinsey & Company , “Players that invest in AI are seeing a revenue uplift of 3 to 15% and a sales ROI uplift of 10 to 20%.”

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you consider sales training to be the first of several steps toward boosting profits, it’s easy to see why it’s such a crucial investment. Sales training lays the foundation for future revenues by increasing your team’s satisfaction, loyalty and competence, all of which improve their interaction with the customer.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

So how do you maximize the investment you’re making in sales new hires? Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). Onboarding Checklist for Sales New Hires. Pre-week training. Product Training. Product or service training.

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Engage Selling

APRIL 18, 2019

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The Pipeline

MARCH 31, 2020

Today, it’s by George Brontén , CEO of Membrain, and a long time sales friend. George shines a light on the assumptions that hold your sales organization back As soon as you see the title you know why it caught my eye. Heal your organization and give your team what they need with sales enablement. The Question.

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BrainShark

MAY 3, 2022

Building and maintaining an effective sales training program is a difficult and continuous process. Brainshark , a Bigtincan company, is a sales enablement solution that: Makes creating training content easy. Helps you track sales reps’ learning progress. How long will your training materials be?

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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. For sellers, context is everything.

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Alice Heiman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If you could read their minds, or if you asked, what would your sales leaders say it is and what would your sellers say? Spencer Wixom from The Brooks Group says that his research shows the answer you likely will get if you ask is prospecting and discovery calls. Wouldn’t you love to know what they are struggling with most?

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