SBI

MARCH 19, 2013

So it’s not surprising that each time I talk with my friends on the sales training front, they tell me that the path to increasing sales is to improve selling skills. Of course, my retort is that you won’t increase sales if you don’t have the right tools to compete more efficiently and effectively.

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 25, 2018

You’d be hard-pressed to find a sales training program that didn’t reinforce the importance of active listening as a skill for sales success. Most sales professionals know it’s important to listen more than they talk during meetings. 61% want salespeople to be ‘less pushy’ during sales calls.

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SBI Growth

MAY 4, 2013

Every year, Sales Reps are forced into mandatory training. As expected, the Sales Reps complain and resist. The question Reps want answered: how does this training help me make more money? My advice to Sales Reps: stop complaining and do something about it. 4 Attributes of a Quality Training Program.

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Allego

JANUARY 24, 2023

Two-thirds of your sellers’ time is spent doing manual tasks, including record keeping, data entry, lead management, searching for sales collateral and content, and tool management. Lundy and Olcay identified four strategies companies can employ to help their sales reps increase their selling time and improve productivity.

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SalesProInsider

JULY 6, 2017

Whatever you want to “get done” will be easier if you have the right tools. From closing a sale, creating a lead gen campaign, sending a proposal…or even painting a room,; anything you need to get done is easier when you have the right tools…and use them correctly. But which tool is the right tool?

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SBI

APRIL 6, 2021

Sales Training: Why You May be Struggling to Deliver. Are you struggling to deliver training that leads to positive, measurable outcomes? Most training fails to deliver long-term impact. As long ago as the 1870s, there was formal sales training.” It began more as sales coaching than training.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 15, 2023

AI can be good for the buyer too If AI tools are used thoughtfully to prepare for all calls with prospects or buyers, this could actually be good for buyers too. If a salesperson can now do this type of research in a short period of time, they will be able to speak to you more intelligently on your call. Sign up for the Sales 2.0

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Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Sales Training Article: Top Sales Tool for 2014. By John Kearney, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) Image courtesy of FrameAngel at FreeDigitalPhotos.net As a Sales Operations leader, you have 3 major challenges heading into 2014. This tool has been around for a few years now.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

We recently asked the developer of a very successful ROI/TCO tool what it took to get the tool to have such a big impact on driving incremental business, increasing competitive win rates and reduced discounting. So what did Mark and his team do to get this TCO sales tool well adopted and used so effectively? Consulting.

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Allego

APRIL 18, 2024

In fact, consulting firm McKinsey & Company says, “AI is poised to disrupt marketing and sales in every sector.” Their research also shows that “90% of commercial leaders expect to utilize gen AI solutions ‘often’ over the next two years.” To help you, I dug deeper to see how sales teams can use AI. Listen to the interview.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 12, 2013

You’ve worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. And you are not alone, as SiriusDecisions reports that the average company now spends a whopping $43K on marketing content and sales tools per salesperson per year.

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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). But the payoff is salespeople who understand your business, your customer, and your sales methodology -- a wicked combination that leads to bigger returns, faster. Pre-week training.

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Showpad

APRIL 15, 2020

There are endless avenues to win new business and with that comes new technology to make your sales strategy smarter. One of the most popular tools used by cutting-edge sales teams today are sales enablement tools. Not all sales enablement tools are created equal. Ease of use. Content management.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 3, 2012

I n 2011 you worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. So how do you get the much needed sales tool adoption to occur in 20012. Is there a way to get sales to overcome this status-quo bias?

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LeadBoxer

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Equipping your department with tools driven by artificial intelligence (AI). This guide takes a deep dive into what sales AI is, how it aids your team’s success and 10 of the best software options for the job. Read on or jump ahead to these sections: What is Sales AI? 3 Ways AI Improves Sales Enablement. HubSpot Sales.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 1, 2023

Embarking on the journey of SaaS Sales Training can feel like navigating a labyrinth. The truth is, without proper SaaS sales training, scaling your software company becomes an uphill battle. This tool served not just as a game-changer but also provided momentum for change within Vengreso’s operational model.

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SBI

JULY 9, 2019

The3 C’s Needed to Achieve Your Sales Training Goals. We like sharing our wins and cursing our losses, but we also enjoy discussing big-picture issues, like the challenges we face, where the sales industry is as a whole, and where it’s going. Of course, training for training’s sake can be ineffective.

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LeadBoxer

AUGUST 1, 2020

Sales intelligence tools automatically find and interpret this data so your reps don’t have to. With the right sales intelligence tools, your reps can focus more on delivering a better sales experience to prospective customers and less on data entry. That’s where sales intelligence tools come in.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 17, 2019

I hate to break it to you, but when it comes to inside side sales training, you’re going to spend less time reading and more time interacting with people. Investing in an effective inside sales training system within your company can pay amazing dividends. What is inside sales? So, what is inside sales training?

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Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2023

“Best in Breed” vs “all in one” The sales tool market will likely follow the same pattern that has played out in the marketing tech market. The key problem with the “best of breed” approach is integrating all the tools, so they communicate to each other. Do we need more tools in certain areas and fewer in others?

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Today’s buyers are a lot more sales savvy; they conduct research online about your products and services, your company and your competitors all with a few clicks of a mouse. Here are some scary facts and figures for you: 90% of buying decisions are based on internet research – Gartner research. MTD Sales Training.

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The Digital Sales Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

What are the benefits of undertaking a social selling training course and what can a salesperson expect to learn? The impact of social selling on the sales process is something salespeople and especially sales management can struggle with. As we enter the Sales 3.0 The Social Selling Training Course.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 12, 2018

In fact, according to Aberdeen Research, companies with a sales enablement tool had a 13% revenue growth rate, 3x that of companies without this technology. The challenge businesses face when implementing these tools, is how to effectively proceed so their salesforce will actually use it. Train each role separately.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2020

AI for sales is nothing new. Sales tools using machine learning and deep learning are already widespread in the market today. In a nutshell, AI is generally good at solving problems where large sets of training data exist. Predicting sales velocity for similar types of products. Content search.

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Allego

JANUARY 11, 2024

Perhaps only music-sharing site Napster created as much of a frenzy when it arrived on the scene in 1999 as gen AI tool ChatGPT did 23 years later. Millions of people flocked to each of those tools when they launched. Say Hello to Custom GPTs for Sales Gen AI creators aren’t resting on their laurels. Create a sales sequence.

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Fill the Funnel

MARCH 11, 2014

Selecting a new sales tool for your team can be a daunting task. Whether it’s a web-based solution or a new app, it’s important to do your due diligence before overwhelming your sales team. Sales Tool consultancies such as Fill The Funnel and Smart Selling Tools have documented over 3,000 such tools currently available.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 15, 2024

Sales enablement and sales operations explained Before we dive into the key differences between sales enablement and sales operations, let’s take a step back to define each of these terms. What is sales enablement? 0 % of organizations invest in a sales enablement department.

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 28, 2024

It focuses on small and local businesses, where the process involves building relationships, offering effective solutions, and ultimately closing sales to secure clients. This initial step requires extensive market research to understand potential customer needs and challenges.

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Smooth Sale

JULY 25, 2023

In a McKinsey report about the future of AI in the workplace, one of their top recommendations to sales professionals is to get their team trained on generative AI basics immediately. Their research indicated that companies investing in AI have already seen a 10 to 20 percent sales ROI increase.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

We’ve been compiling this sales automation tools list for a while, trying to figure out the best way to get the information out there. There are a number of existing resources available on sales automation, but they don’t offer use cases and examples of how to put the tools to action. What Is Sales Automation?

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 17, 2011

Online Training. This takes time, research, and creativity, but it will get you in the door, and keep you there. CAUTION: One of the biggest and most fatal mistakes that salespeople make is “waiting” for someone else to give you sales tools. NO, that’s not how great sales are made. Hire Jeffrey.

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SBI

JUNE 15, 2021

In the less-than-ideal world we live in, enterprises get frustrated with their sales coaching attempts. It’s no surprise that some people wonder whether sales coaching is really worth the hassle. Just like everything, ramping up sales coaching is easier said than done. The bigger the company, the bigger the problem.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

Based on my experience with thousands of solution selling training program participants, here are a few signs that your B2B sales strategy needs a review and re-work: Lagging Growth: You are not growing as fast as your competitors or your industry. As a sales leader, make sure you get your arms around: 1.

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Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

Sales is a field that relies heavily on human interaction, but technology has always played a significant role in enhancing its efficiency and effectiveness. AI is one of the latest technologies that’s making a big impact on the world of sales. Explore Features Watch the Workshop How can sales teams use AI?

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CloserIQ

JANUARY 28, 2019

Introduce them to the right tools. One LinkedIn study suggests that the performance of top sales representatives is correlated to the set of tools they use. 82% of top-performing sales reps say that tools are “critical” to their ability to close deals. Of course, tools encompass a lot of different things.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. The REAL Problem with Sales Training [link] #news #sales. This post has 1 comments.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

It is very easy for us to continue to evolve and maintain the content, configurations and pricing, value propositions and calculations, default metrics and more within the ROI / TCO Calculators / Sales Tools.

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