The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Sales meetings should always include time for a personal growth or training activity. This is Secret #9 in my 10 Secrets to a Successful Sales Meeting. (Check out secrets 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 ). Use the time together as an opportunity to help people improve their selling skills.

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Sales Readiness Group

APRIL 22, 2019

Conducting sales training at a national sales meeting is a common practice but typically doesn't result in sustainable selling skills improvement. The key reason for this lack of effectiveness is that it's almost impossible to impact behavior change through a standalone training event.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I used to think it was just sales newbies who struggled with referral reluctance. I wondered about those in non-traditional sales roles like customer success, CPAs, attorneys, architects, engineers, and consultants—who are now being asked to sell. Sales Leadership Is Missing It Big (and Here’s the Proof).

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Gong.io

AUGUST 15, 2018

Having spent his career running sales teams at Salesforce.com, Paul Snelson now found himself leading the 70-rep sales organization at TouchBistro. Like many SaaS sales teams, Paul has a specialized sales model. Inbound leads were passed to his SDR team, responsible for scheduling a meeting with an account executive.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 14, 2024

The World Economic Forum and Jobs of the Future Report tells us CRITICAL THINKING is one of the key skills you need, regardless of whether you are in a sales-related role or a sales leadership role. Leaders hire me to get results within the sales function of their business. Take a punt and do the thing! Let’s Go!

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Meetings that are nothing more than tedious updates will be seen by salespeople as a waste of their time. That’s why Secret #7 in my 10 Secrets for a Successful Sales Meeting is keep to a minimum the time spent on such things as supply chain issues, volume updates, etc. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

If’ you’ve been following along, we’ve been going in-depth on my 10 Secrets of a Successful Sales Meeting. We ask salespeople to be accurate with how they close a sale to ensure the customer knows what they will and will not be receiving. The same thing goes for how we run a sales meeting.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 25, 2021

It’s now a given that more sales meetings will be virtual for the foreseeable future. While people may commit to attending a meeting but they don’t necessarily attend with purpose or feel energized when attending. Most people take their foot off the pedal once a meeting is scheduled. The perfect sales meeting.

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Corporate Visions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

What does the typical sales meeting look like today? million sales professionals in the U.S.—47% 47% are inside sales reps, while about 53% are outside. Of course, inside sellers handle all their meetings remotely. Of course, inside sellers handle all their meetings remotely.

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Lessonly

MARCH 1, 2021

Sales moves quickly. New sales trends emerge. Before you know it, you’re in the back of the race, losing sales and profits. Time to level up with online sales training! What is Online Sales Training? Overall, sales training programs help sales reps learn and improve their selling techniques, skills, and processes.

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 15, 2014

If you are in sales leadership or have any responsibility in choosing speakers for your company, this video is a MUST watch. Check out the video… Copyright 2014, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. Click on the below book cover for more info on boosting your profits!

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criteria for success

MARCH 17, 2021

Thinking of building a sales training program? Regardless of the size of your team (or your budget), it’s important to have a sales training program. But in the long term, a sales training program can save you time, make the most of your resources, and strengthen your sales team. Let's Talk Sales is a CFS production.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 17, 2016

To celebrate ‘Learning At Work Week’, here on the MTD Sales Blog we are giving away materials and resources that will help you enhance your sales skills. This week we have launched our new ISM accredited ‘Professional Selling Skills’ award. Happy prospecting! Sean McPheat. Managing Director.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

I recently watched a very capable salesperson get completely flustered because the sales materials he had weren’t in the order he wanted them. He opened the sales meeting beautifully and then began walking the customers through the materials. I’m amazed at the number of salespeople I meet who share that belief.

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The Digital Sales Institute

APRIL 17, 2024

Mirco sales lessons can be very powerful. For example, remote meetings, virtual seminars, video emails etc. Well, learning about sales hasn’t fallen behind this “shrinking” effect. Sales training has been updated to better fit work schedules and learning preferences. What are micro sales lessons?

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Women Sales Pros

OCTOBER 11, 2019

So, what does this have to do with sales development? How many sales managers have watched a salesperson conduct a role play, one where he or she did a really great job of executing the right selling skills? The salesperson stumbled, bumbled and secretly wished a New York power outage would end the sales call.

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Allego

MAY 13, 2021

Yet most sales onboarding and training programs still focus on traditional formal learning approaches. As a result, 90% of sales learning is formal—the reverse of how people learn in their daily lives. Anyone who’s spent time in sales knows how training takes place. Informal learning is intuitive and natural.

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Women Sales Pros

AUGUST 2, 2019

Great sales leaders incorporate storytelling into their daily training and coaching.Everyone has heard a great speaker at some point in their career. Then invite your clients to join a sales meeting to tell the sales team their story of how your products and services are making their lives easier and keeping them more competitive.

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Carew International

MARCH 4, 2019

In his recent guest column for Training Industry, Carew CEO Jeff Seeleidentified reinforcement as The Weakest Link in Sales Training. He makes a good point about the considerable investment in sales skill development and how training ROI can be compromised without proper reinforcement. Regional sales meeting.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 13, 2015

To me there’s no better way to start the year than by getting on an early morning flight to do a keynote to open up a company’s annual sales meeting. Blog Professional Selling Skills Sales Motivation goals new year sales motivation' It was 6 a.m. We […].

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Vengreso

JUNE 16, 2022

Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, SalesLoft, Outreach, and every other sales organization of companies globally have as a result of Covid-19 been forced to pivot. A virtual sales training program can and will help remote selling teams and sales management grow sales opportunities and close more sales pipeline.

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Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

My roots also include the industry that I still consider to be the highlight of my almost 45 year B2B sales and management career … signage and, starting today, we are offering specialized sign sales services to this market segment. Nimble CRM for Sign Sales. Sign Sales Training. Virtual sales meetings.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 15, 2011

Make more sales. Filed Under: Attitude , Sales , Success Tagged With: attitude training , book on attitude , building trust , business social media , corporate sales training , customer service , customer service training , gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , sales blog , selling skills. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The phrase also fits in a distribution sales context as well when you start examining sales gaps between your reps. Examining sales gaps is a great way to find ideas for improving the entire performance of your team. What Are Selling Gaps? One example is the sales activity gap.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building. The strategy ensures reps are well-prepared to meet and exceed sales targets.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

DECEMBER 1, 2019

As sales teams mount their final push to finish 2019 strong, someone in a sales enablement, marketing or sales support role is planning what has become status quo in sales. The annual sales kick off (SKO) meeting. As the term implies, a sales kick-off meeting is meant to be a sales reset.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 22, 2011

Three (more) fine lines of selling. | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Tweet Share There’s a fine line between should I ask for the sale or not ask for the sale? Great salespeople always ask for the sale, and NEVER leave without confirming the next step in the sales cycle.

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Sales Manager Now

MAY 20, 2021

If we want to help and support our sales teams to be more accountable and self manage we need to up our coaching game. We don’t need to improve our selling skills but we do need to improve our leadership… The post 7 Tips to Improve Your Listening Skills appeared first on Sales Manager Now.

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Sales Gravy

JULY 9, 2020

Shifting Initial Sales Meetings From Face to Face to Video Calls One of the most effective points in the sales process to leverage video sales calls and virtual selling skills is the initial meeting. The initial meeting is first step in the sales process.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JULY 29, 2011

For the love of sales, not the love of money. Tweet Share Do you love sales? Many salespeople are reluctant to come to grips with WHY they are in sales and WHY they are in their present job. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck!

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 3, 2012

Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! The Little Red Book of Selling. The Sales Bible. Little Red Book of Sales Answers. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Categories. Select Category. Customer Loyalty.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

How to Delight | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. They don’t need a sales pitch; they need a sales idea. They don’t need a special offer; they need a sales lead. They don’t need a special offer; they need a sales lead. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management.

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Allego

APRIL 21, 2022

Not only that, but for B2B sales, the desire for virtual communications extends to buyers. Buyers became accustomed to—and prefer—virtual meetings, demos, and asynchronous communication. Like it or not, virtual selling is here to stay. Coaching distributed sales teams and providing feedback. You aren’t alone.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Starbucks | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. It’s their quality that sells. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! The Little Red Book of Selling. The Sales Bible. Online Training. Categories.

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Women Sales Pros

JANUARY 22, 2019

Now ask yourself if your upcoming sales kickoff will demonstrate that or fall into the “just another meeting” category. As a former vice president of sales, I can confidently say we held some great sales kickoffs. Here are three tips for taking your sales kickoffs from good to great. Establish a theme.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Relationships and Referrals | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Most sales people stop at the end of the selling process. That sales strategy is going to get you nowhere; oh it will get you somewhere, another job. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Are You a Sales “Rock Star?” ” | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Here’s the video I did on how to be a sales “rock star.” I’ll try Van Halen this afternoon… got a 3pm sales call in Miami!! Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Videos.

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