Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

My differentiator in corporate sales is to use a polite and inquisitive tone to bring negotiations to a successful conclusion. Moreover, our tone of voice encourages or discourages attempts to find an agreeable solution. Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Bring Negotiations to Successful Conclusions?

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Mindtickle

JUNE 22, 2023

Buyers are already short on time, and the last thing they want is to listen to another sales pitch. Research from our 2023 State of Sales Productivity Report found that during a call, buyers asked an average of 18 questions, a significant increase from 13 questions in the 2022 report. As sellers, you’re even more in the hot seat.

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Zoominfo

JULY 29, 2020

Sales professionals are always on the lookout for ways to step up their game. One of the best ways to improve sales numbers involves something everyone dreads — cold calling. To avoid monotony and disconnect, making your cold outreach data-driven puts more focus on customization and personalization. Cold calls?

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Score More Sales

MAY 29, 2013

With this being the end of the month and 2/3 through Q2, I thought it might be helpful to post a lot of ideas to help you or those on your sales team reach B2B decision makers, influencers, and strategic partners. Clearer voice-mail messages stating the purpose of your call. Does your messaging reflect that?

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Zoominfo

JULY 1, 2018

But—as B2B marketers and sales professionals—we have a lot to learn about social selling. Case in point: 72% of sales professionals feel that they are not proficient with social selling ( source ). 69% of sales professionals are self-taught and have no active social selling training program in place ( source ).

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SalesFuel

APRIL 1, 2024

When was the last time you brushed up on your sales basics? SalesFuel’s Voice of the Sales Rep study revealed that many reps continue to struggle with basic skills. Master These 3 Sales Basics Sellers ranked challenging misconceptions/budget concerns as their top weakness. But you must know your stuff.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Interview anxiety is real and can easily shake your confidence. To help you ace your interview, we’ve curated this massive list of interview tips to win over your interviewers with a smile and a stellar conversation. Learn more about the company’s offerings + values. Take the time to truly understand the role.

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LeadFuze

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Ever felt like you’re sailing in the rough seas of sales, struggling to keep your boat steady against unpredictable winds? Navigate these waters with ease – join us as we chart out a course through the vast ocean of best sales training podcasts. What is the podcast about sales prospecting? Ready to set sail?

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A Company That Will Thrive Geralt via Pixabay Have A Written Business Plan It’s in your best interest to have a written business plan. It can act as your roadmap as you get ahead and grow your company. It will also help you establish a business focus and increase your odds of finding long-term success.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 12, 2024

A recent conversation between Alice Heiman and Scott Gillum on the Sales Talk for CEOs podcast sheds light on this very issue, offering a blend of strategies, insights, and anecdotes that CEOs can’t afford to ignore. The focus should be on quality, relevance, and strategic timing, ensuring that each post adds value to the conversation.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Pexels – CC0 License Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Realize the Many Virtues Of Humanizing Your Brand? Accordingly, our collaborative blog offers insights into the question, Do you realize the many virtues of humanizing your brand? __ Humanizing Your Brand In 2023, humanizing your brand is likely the better method.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 22, 2016

Communication is central to sales success; we have all seen brilliant people with vast knowledge who are challenged in sharing their knowledge due to an inability to communicate. All the more reason why Jack Malcolm ’s new book Lean Communication for Sales , is a must read for sales people and their managers.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 19, 2023

Our collaborative blog offers suggestions for effective business communications, move through the varying phases, and enjoy your success. Our collaborative blog offers suggestions for effective business communications, move through the varying phases, and enjoy your success. You also want to apply the same policy to your employees.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Modern sales reps rely on a variety of tools and technologies to conduct their work—including email, social media, video chat tools and more. As a result, the traditional in-person sales meeting has become far less common than it once was. The Benefits of Face-to-Face Interaction in Sales. Present your product in person.

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Emissary

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In this guide, we provide actionable tips for setting (and defending) the budget and strategy that will power success next year: Set (and defend) the budget. Maximize coordination among your teams. By following the tips in this guide, you’ll be able to remain agile and adjust quickly to whatever comes your way.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In fact, designating a day belies appreciation—as if sellers do not value customers on other days. Is it free hot dogs and one-day-only sales? For buyers in a fast-changing sales landscape, appreciation is a seller who knows them better than they know themselves. Of course, all businesses and salespeople want to increase sales.

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As an incentive compensation manager, you hold a critical role that keeps your organization running. In this day and age, no one doubts the importance of sales compensation when it comes to driving growth for a business. As an incentive compensation manager, you manage or play a key role in the design of your sales commission plans.

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Sell Integrity

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Does communication style matter when it comes to sales? You may pride yourself in your quick decision-making and eagerness to jump in and solve problems, but your customer could feel like they’re being steamrolled. How To Identify Which Of the 4 Communication Styles Apply To Your Customer. More than you might expect.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Photo by AllClear55 Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Use Sales Secrets to Exceed Your Goals? Below, we share the sales secrets to exceed your goals. My newfound habit carried over exceptionally well to entrepreneurship, a sales profession, and my return to entrepreneurship.

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Rob Jolles

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Long ago, do you remember when you first heard your own voice? Here’s a bulletin: Nobody likes the way his or her own voice sounds! I remember the first time I heard my voice. I was merrily listening along until my voice showed itself off. Your voice sounds fine… it’s my voice that’s a trainwreck!”

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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. In addition, be alert to casually dropped names.

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Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

While our following is small compared to many out there, it consists of business professionals and people who tend to care about what we’re sharing and thinking. This means that regularly we get new sales opportunities through a combination of Twitter and LinkedIn. Try searching for topics and terms in your industry.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Virtual selling is a new way to sell—and it’s so much more than simply moving your meetings online. There are a lot of balls to keep in the air and the price of dropping any of them could be a lost sale. Now that 80% of sales engagements are digital, sellers must prepare before they go “on stage.”. GoToMeeting.

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Score More Sales

APRIL 21, 2014

Sales professionals in companies doing business with people in other companies should not minimize the power of the telephone and in many cases, use it MORE often. They will listen to your well-crafted voice mail message. Meet your buyers where they are and communicate in a way that makes them want to engage further.

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Autoklose

MARCH 11, 2024

Prospecting is a high-stakes game, so many sales reps make the mistake of being too pushy in an attempt to quickly convert leads into sales. This blog post will discuss some clever tactics for subtly engaging your leads and maintaining a persistent communication flow without overwhelming them. That’s right! Here’s how.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Finding new prospects to buy your products is surely a key factor of the entire sales process. In today’s post, I’m sharing several marketing tactics and tips that you can use to kick-start your sales skills and improve the outcomes of your actions. Know Your Customer Better than You Know Yourself.

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Pipeliner

MAY 29, 2020

Tips to prevent falling down on the follow-up: Avoid annoying prospects with daily follow-up! Consider how you would react to your messaging if you were the prospect. First, I would deliver the same message by voice mail and email. The messaging ended with; please choose your preferred method of communication.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Upon putting together a small business marketing strategy , you have to ensure that you are doing more than just thinking about which marketing methods and materials will help spread the word about your business among a robust audience. You first must ensure that your business brand identity will set itself apart from the other businesses.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

We either turn our clientele off, or we can intrigue them enough to advance the conversation(s) and conclude with our desired sale. Experience teaches that combining multiple personal and professional disciplines becomes our ‘wheel of fortune opportunity,’ enabling us to extend our reach and influence.

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Score More Sales

JULY 13, 2012

Before you get as mad as my colleague did, (which I don’t blame him for) – if you are a seller or other business professional making a living building relationships through communication, stop and think about a couple of things first. Your professional reputation is on the line. It is a MUST DO. or vice versa).

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 2, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Are You Building Professional Relationships? From day one on the job as an employee or upon approaching a prospective client, it is helpful and necessary to focus on building professional relationships with the people you meet. Yet, there is always room for improvement for most. Networking.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 18, 2014

It is human nature for sales professionals to say more than they need to when talking with clients and potential buyers. Consider instead, working to say more with less in your messaging. Cut your voice mail messages down to 25-30 seconds of customer-focused value. I look forward to your thoughts on this.”

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Score More Sales

JULY 7, 2014

You need to start planning during your prior work day for upcoming prospecting you’ll be doing on the next business day. Collegiate and professional athletes practice. You think this just comes up naturally in your thought process? Stop being haphazard about sales. Have you timed your message?

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Gong.io

MARCH 19, 2020

New sales model? Sales team temporarily grounded? Here’s what you – aka sales professionals – need to know to make the switch. . And keep knocking your number out of the park. #1 It’s the ultimate test to becoming a world-class inside sales rep. . And you don’t have a monopoly of your prospect’s attention.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2022

52% of sales leaders say conversations are one of the most important productivity metrics to track. So whether you're negotiating with a prospect or just having a quick chat with another professional — the way you keep that conversation going can be the difference between a lost opportunity or your next closed-won deal.

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Score More Sales

MAY 15, 2013

Remote professional selling requires a certain level of energy and enthusiasm that conveys confidence in yourself, your company, and your services or products. Remote professional sellers are not meeting buyers in person so there is less about body language and more about vocal and written cues. Expand Your Pipeline.

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LeadFuze

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Do you remember that moment, right before making a cold call , when your heart raced like a sprinter at the starting line? What if there were techniques to shift the odds in your favor? Get ready for some transformative cold calling tips and techniques. The world of sales is often perceived as a numbers game.

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