Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We expect the sales game to change every year, but 2023 has stood out as a uniquely transformative one. But salespeople also had to work against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, which will likely carry into 2024. On top of that, shifts in buyer expectations continue to redefine our strategies year after year.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 6, 2024

Further, these not only help shape the culture of sales teams but also the outcomes they achieve. In a LinkedIn/Forrester study, 60 percent said their sales team’s diversity contributed to their success. And organizations in the top quartile for gender diversity are 25 percent more likely to perform better. percent white.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

I have a good camera, but I don’t like the way I look. I got to know people professionally, as well as personally. If virtual sales training was ever needed, this was the time. The importance of eye contact in sales (even virtual sales) can’t be overstated. Virtual sales is not going away, so I’d better up my game.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

In our recent white paper The Ultimate Guide to Sales Negotiations , we discuss how negotiations improve with consultative selling. By stressing long-term relationships over short-term sales, sellers should form partnerships and work with buyers to achieve the best outcomes. This gives them a competitive advantage.

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Sales Gravy

JULY 21, 2023

Great Sales Messaging Isn't Rocket Science On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jim Karrh, Ph.D. You’ll learn how to translate marketing messages into effective sales conversations, whether in person, virtually, or over the phone. teaches coursework around innovative marketing and sales messaging.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 11, 2019

We assume you have an old copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People in your bookcase, and certainly Dale Carnegie’s book is a must-read for anyone in customer-facing roles. We have mad respect for the classics – but we’ve updated the sales reading list for 2019. Watch it: 8 TED Talks All Salespeople Must Watch.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Today, most salespeople would bristle at these characterizations. Here, let’s examine five sales stereotypes, where they come from, and how to overcome them. Before this, we must first understand how a changing sales environment affected sellers. This approach placed products at the center of the sales process.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Of course, when we talk about the future of sales, it's less about the products we might sell (flying cars, anyone?) This is largely influenced by the changing expectations of buyers, which have seen considerable shifts in the past few years. Sales professionals need to become influencers — kind of. Let's dive in.

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The Pipeline

MAY 22, 2018

If you want a safe bet, always bet against the clowns who prophesy the coming decline in the ranks of salespeople, professional, or the usual types that call on you. To add greater credence to their word, they pointed to the fact that sellers now have to deal with a more discerning and informed buyer. Time Reveals All.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Most sales professionals recommend using a sales methodology that involves uncovering a buyer’s biggest problem or pain point. While this is essential for sales success, it’s also only half of the story. Sellers hear a buyer’s complaint and often jump to problem-solving far too quickly.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 20, 2018

But the first step to harnessing this power is understanding just what referral selling is and how it feeds your sales machine. Sales is hard enough. Those were the exact words of a sales executive when asked about the top business development activities for sales reps. We’ve all met B2B salespeople like that.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In a perfect world , the B2B buyer-vendor relationship is mutually beneficial – and most of the time, it is. So why don’t buyers like salespeople? Get the entire FREE study: 30 Ways to Get Inside the Mind of Your Target Buyer. Differences in communication style and personality alienate buyers.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MARCH 12, 2024

A guide to closing sales with ABC, or “Always Be Closing,” is a learning journey for salespeople looking to improve their sales performance, or “Return on Sales Effort (ROSE). Closing sales is about consistently moving customers towards a desired action or outcome. Points to consider to close more sales.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

My client, Sue, identified a colleague on LinkedIn who knew her prospect, George—a high-profile, very senior buyer. She learned what George valued, the best way to communicate with him, key topics to probe, insights to share, and most importantly, what he was like. It’s not only presumptuous; it’s rude—and a big sales mistake.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

In our digital sales age, we’re seeing increasing attention paid to the idea of personal branding. Although the idea itself is by no means new (a brief history is below), awareness of its importance and value in business – including for sales reps – is now reaching a critical mass of awareness. There’s a problem, however.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For sales professionals experiencing a dip in their sales momentum, there could be an opportunity to reassess strategies beyond external factors like product quality, market competition, or economic conditions. Sales strategies need to shift to focus on the art of initiating and nurturing relationships.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 15, 2020

We’re all looking for the silver bullet technique when it comes to increasing our sales but we can also learn a great deal from those salespeople who make the most mistakes! ” Here’s 18 sales mistakes that poor salespeople make. Sales Mistakes To Avoid. Lack of sales preparation. or even worse.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 30, 2017

Here are five rules of megavalue selling: Verify value drivers – Accurately identifying each customer's value drivers is the chief priority for sales professionals. Most buyers feel like salespeople bring little or no value to the purchase decision. What makes them miss annual sales targets?"

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Pipeliner

MAY 20, 2023

Our last article introduced a new series on mega-threats to the sales industry, inspired by the fascinating bestselling book by Nouriel Roubini entitled MegaThtreats: 10 Dangerous Trends that Imperil Our Future, and How to Survive Them. Now, let’s look at the first mega-threat—which deals with the salespeople themselves. Is that good?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 11, 2017

The number of factors at play in purchasing decisions are too numerous to count – ranging from pricing, to product features, to reputation of the vendor, to the sales experience and so forth.n But what about B2B buyers? We partnered with sales linguist Steve W. Download the free B2B Buyer Persona study in full.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Every business needs to fill its sales funnel with qualified leads, convert those leads into customers, and retain paying customers for the long term. What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion? Awareness Stage 2. Interest Stage 3.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Prospecting, seeking new opportunities and clients, is an integral part of sales. However, when it comes to prospecting, many salespeople experience fear. A driver of performance anxiety, it can lead to sales slumps, missed quota, and restricted pipelines. Of course, this is not what professional salespeople do.

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Crunchbase

JULY 21, 2020

COVID-19 has shined a very bright light on the single biggest reason most salespeople are failing. . A big part of your future success in sales will now hinge on your ability to establish trust online. Yep–buyers tuned out and started blocking these old-fashioned and impersonal outreach methods. Those days are over.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 24, 2021

With the internet and social media, buyers are better informed than ever. While this can present challenges for sellers, it also presents opportunity for consultative sales pros to achieve more than a mere short-term sale. As buyers gain access and options, today’s sellers must offer more value. Active Listening.

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Janek Performance Group

JUNE 27, 2023

Have you ever been on a sales call where you were convinced that your prospect was using an inadequate product or solution, yet they seemed to dismiss every argument you presented? At that moment, you likely wished you had a wider range of skills to deconstruct their flawed reasoning and effectively deliver an opposing viewpoint.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 23, 2023

We’ve all seen the late-night TV commercials with demonstrative salespeople urging us to ACT NOW! Like it or not, even skeptics listen. No one wants to miss a deal, and, in sales, time counts. Most buyers cannot afford to be impulsive. Most buyers cannot afford to be impulsive. Of course, B2B selling is different.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Without question, gatekeeper is the most intimidating designation in sales. But they are the frontline against salespeople and others who seek a decision maker’s time. Often, if the gatekeeper doesn’t like you, you’re not meeting the VIP you need, let alone presenting a pitch. As such, you must win their favor.

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Vengreso

JULY 20, 2023

Being a sales superstar requires more than just knowing the key benefits and features of the product or services that you’re selling. Research has found that a successful salesperson has to do at least 8 outreach attempts before a prospect will book a sales call. Why Is it Good To Have A Positive Mindset in #Sales?

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SugarCRM

APRIL 23, 2024

Jill is a trailblazer in social selling and digital sales transformation, renowned for her dynamic approach to reshaping the role of sales and companies around the world. You must ask yourself who is in your ideal customer’s inner circle. Jill echoed this when she said, “Like salespeople, [social selling] is about a network.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

From subject to signature, top salespeople know the importance of crafting great prospecting emails. Also, too many sales pros think they just need the basic idea, and the prospect will do the rest. Avoid words that convey too much excitement, like “Great deal!” “One-Time Don’t use clickbait. One-Time Offer!” “Act

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 31, 2023

Buyers were dependent on sellers to explain their products. These days, buyers are better informed. Sellers must prove themselves more than order takers. They must be trusted advisors with specific plans to achieve results. When it comes to sales training , however, sellers become clients.

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Highspot

JANUARY 28, 2024

A significant 71% of B2B buyers say they download and consume multiple assets to help with the decision-making process and an equal number said they share such content with their team members. This guide shares the importance of sales collateral, who is responsible, and how to use it to seal the deal. What Is a Sales Collateral?

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At Janek, we help many sales leaders plan and forecast. While no one predicted a global health emergency, sales trends did anticipate future needs. Those organizations and salespeople adept at virtual adapted, recovered, and thrived quicker. In the absence of foolproof magic, sales trends reveal what’s coming and how to prepare.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

One certainty for salespeople is that, at some point, they will handle objections. With the number of decision makers continuing to rise, sellers know they will likely encounter the sticky cog in the wheel, the lone holdout to a solution, even after everyone else gets on board. Therefore, it is the seller’s job to generate demand.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 19, 2018

New research from Richardson Sales Training reveals the biggest focus for sales professionals in 2018 should be articulating value. This stems from strong competition and an increasing number of decision makers on the buyer’s side. Understanding how buyers make decisions. Building the right sales skills.

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SugarCRM

APRIL 23, 2024

Jill is a trailblazer in social selling and digital sales transformation, renowned for her dynamic approach to reshaping the role of sales and companies around the world. You must ask yourself who is in your ideal customer’s inner circle. Jill echoed this when she said, “Like salespeople, [social selling] is about a network.

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