Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

No one said sales was fair. Because the questions sales leaders had all-but-written-off as impossible to answer. And some sales leaders (1000 of them, give or take) are already getting ahead. That spells the end of improvised sales processes. That means turning your teams into a sales powerhouse. . What didn’t. .

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 1, 2020

— we were seeing a steady, rapid increase in sales teams who were transitioning to remote work. Employees, especially millennials , appreciate the flexibility to work from anywhere, and sales orgs open themselves up to a much larger pool of talent when they’re not limited to hiring locally. And for good reason: It can benefit everyone.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

It’s common knowledge that working in sales is hard. Yet—what most people don’t understand is the extent to which sales pressure can negatively impact an organization. In today’s post we explain the effects of sales pressure and provide ways to mitigate this stress productively. ” ( source ). ” ( source ).

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Sales Management Thought Leadership: efficient effectiveness. The good news was I found a parking spot in the first ramp I drove into, arriving at 2:30pm allowed my friends and I to casually walk thru Market Square, stop for refreshments and sushi and then walk the 10 blocks to the river walk and boat launch.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 16, 2020

Read on to find out 10 reasons how they can benefit your sales team. 10 Reasons Why You Need A Call Recording System For Your Sales Team. Improve Sales Training. Sales managers can utilize various tech tools for training. In the sales world, you should always be able to teach an old dog new tricks.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Creating a structured sales process is one of the most effective ways to boost your sales teams’ efficiency and results. With a formal sales process in place, your sales team has a framework to follow, and it’s much easier to stay on the same page, track results, and onboard new team members.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s true that most sales professionals improve with experience, but if you can provide feedback and personalized goals, it’s possible to accelerate the learning process and get your sellers engaging with prospects faster. This is the time-tested practice of sales coaching. What is Sales Coaching?

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Pipeliner

MARCH 21, 2018

Sales managers and leaders can impact the quality of the sales conversation and win ratios by asking the right questions at the right time. Successful sales leaders have a solid deal review guide as part of their Sales Leadership Playbook. They also add rigor to sales forecasting. How do you know?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. There is no room for failure in today’s competitive sales landscape. It can also offer insight into automating sales processes to free up more of your team’s time.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 21, 2018

Sales managers and leaders can impact the quality of the sales conversation and win ratios by asking the right questions at the right time. Successful sales leaders have a solid deal review guide as part of their Sales Leadership Playbook. They also add rigor to sales forecasting. How do you know?

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Vendor Neutral

MAY 7, 2021

5 Impactful Sales Enablement Technology Solutions in 2021. Sales enablement and content management solutions help you communicate and engage with prospects, and the value of leveraging content within these solutions has vastly increased. 5 Sales Enablement Technology Solutions to Consider in 2021.

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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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Sales Training Connection

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Sales Coaching and Trigger Events. People who are knowledgeable and experienced in sales excellence know sales coaching is worthwhile; it can make a difference; and it needs to be a priority. Sales pros agree sales coaching is a necessity if you want a world-class sales team.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Which is why today’s winning leaders implement strategies that accelerate pipeline and empower their reps to find success, no matter where the sale occurs. In this article, I’ll unpack the playbook for winning in the new world of hybrid sales. For more on the new world of work, check out my last Sales Hacker article: Is Rapport Dead?

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SalesLoft

APRIL 18, 2019

Isn’t this a sales blog? Here’s how this translates to sales. If sales is your chosen profession, you already have that dose of “nature.” How can you leverage those to be exceptional in sales? Try sparring with your teammates or sales leaders. This can be a fun activity; salespeople are naturally competitive.

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Anthony Iannarino

APRIL 23, 2020

The more specific you are about what you need to do and block the time to do it, the more effective you will be at creating new opportunities, building your pipeline, and winning big deals. Win customers away from your competition. Over time in B2B sales, you tend to know who spends in your category. You need to make sales.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

It’s common knowledge that working in sales is hard. Yet—what most people don’t understand is the extent to which sales pressure can negatively impact an organization. ” ( source ) In today’s post we explain the effects of sales pressure and provide ways to mitigate this stress productively. Keep reading!

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Sales Hacker

MAY 6, 2020

If you’re an office-goer, the thought of managing or being part of a remote sales team might seem like a no-go. But my sales team has always worked this way. Exposure Ninja’s sales team is tight-knit. We have five people in total, all working from different parts of the UK to make big waves (and big sales, of course).

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DocSend

MAY 17, 2022

What is sales enablement? At a high-level, a sales enablement tool can do two things: help teach your sales team how to sell and enable their ability to sell by providing training, documents, and guidance. A lot of what a sales enablement tool does is teach reps how to sell or store information they need to sell.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 27, 2023

This is a significant drop from just a year before when sales success reached around 26%. Many companies are now facing slimmer budgets and higher competition. They need to achieve more with less, making sales enablement more important than ever. Companies have access to AI tools to support their sales efforts.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 19, 2018

It’s certainly no surprise that the landscape of sales is changing dramatically. Neil Rackham of SPIN selling talks about the new landscape for sales and the outlook is not pretty. This approach is going to shed light on the skills – or lack thereof – of today’s sales professionals. Step 3: Conducting the Value Assessment.

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Hyper-Connected Selling

MARCH 17, 2020

How do you coach a salesperson to improve their sales results using digital tools like LinkedIn? All you need to do is present it at a sales meeting, maybe send a few articles you found, and that should be it. So let’s look at some ways you can leverage sales coaching to drive online selling skills in your team.

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Velocify

APRIL 22, 2013

We’ve blogged recently about the importance of leveraging the skills of your inside sales team and playing to each reps strengths like a good coach. In fact, our research shows that after implementing a skill-based routing program, skilled sales reps more than double their conversion. But the science is only part of the equation.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 24, 2023

Have things changed that substantially since we started (some, thought not all of us have been around the block more than a few times)? My friend leads one of the highest performing sales organizations I’ve experienced. They run very large sales organizations. We wonder, “Do we have unrealistic expectations?

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Gong.io

AUGUST 20, 2018

Every product category out there is exploding in competition. The same explosion of choice and competition is happening among every B2B product category. This is “Killing Off” the Sales Leaders Who Fail to Adapt. This trend is racking up casualties among sales leaders. Here’s why…. But it’s not all bleak.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Building a top-notch sales force is a dynamic endeavor. It requires a solid foundation of leadership, market focus, sales process and ongoing management. Is your sales force ‘fit’? Are your sales people thriving or just surviving? How would your sales organization measure up against the best in the business?

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Building a top-notch sales force is a dynamic endeavor. It requires a solid foundation of leadership, market focus, sales process and ongoing management. Is your sales force ‘fit’? Are your sales people thriving or just surviving? Are your sales people thriving or just surviving? Sales Fitness Assessment.

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Pipeliner

JUNE 13, 2018

He is the Managing Director of Specialized Sales Systems and founder of United Sales Resources. s origins, in 2014 when he wrote Simple Rules for Leading Sales Teams in the Social Selling Era , which garnered a significant amount of views considering the magazine’s infancy. His contributions date back to SalesPOP!’s

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Allego

MARCH 1, 2019

Your smartphone captures good audio so make sure the little audio receiver next to your camera lens isn’t blocked or dirty. Mobile videos don’t have to be perfect to make an outsized impact on sales performance. But if you want to splurge, you could purchase a $10 table tripod. Don’t muffle the audio. Stay close.

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John Barrows

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

In this episode, Scott brings amazing insight into how he dealt with serious health issues and used his motivation to climb the ladder in his sales career, as well as how you can replicate his process. How do I get through the next a block of time before I can have my next dose of medicine or whatever. I am more competitive than he is.

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Pointclear

JANUARY 31, 2012

Tony also served in the role of Vice President in Sales and Marketing capacities for TRW, Knight-Ridder, and Compaq (HP). in Marketing Management. Read Tony’s blog Buyerology Now for insightful commentary on the impact of changing buyer behaviors related to sales and marketing today. He holds a B.S.

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Sell Integrity

MAY 13, 2021

Many sales leaders are grappling with this question as they navigate today’s rapidly evolving selling landscape. Coming into the year, only 6% of Chief Sales Officers said they were extremely confident about their team’s ability to meet or exceed revenue goals. Best Practices of World Class Sales Organizations.

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Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Sales coaching. People who are knowledgeable and experienced in sales excellence know sales coaching is worthwhile; it can make a difference; and it needs to be a priority. Sales pros agree sales coaching is a necessity if you want a world-class sales team. Sales excellence is more difficult to achieve.

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Crunchbase

MAY 19, 2020

You know, the one refreshing the activity dashboard every 15 minutes and sending screenshots to reps about their sales key performance indicators. To be clear, sales KPIs are super important. Let’s break it down by role: Sales Leaders . Sales Accepted conversions, and so forth. . Sales Development Reps.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Of the many sales metrics that businesses track, none is scrutinized more closely than the prized win rate. Companies use win rate to determine which time periods, sales reps, and win/loss reasons produce the strongest likelihood that a prospect will become a customer for the business. How to Calculate Your Sales Win Rate.

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Have you ever wondered why there seems to be such a large gap between the top sales performers and the bottom ones? Why do some sales reps hit their quotas effortlessly while others struggle and lag behind? Being good at sales is a skill. Here are five ways your sales reps can start doing things differently and become winners.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The Only Sales Guide You’ll Ever Need! -a And what a perfect time to up the performance of your entire sales organization. Anthony Iannarino has brought together the ideal sales guide and without question this book qualifies for the Acumen Sales Book Club. KEN HINT: This is a lost art in most sales teams.

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