Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. A well-designed program, paired with a robust training software , will empower your sales reps with the knowledge they need to deliver value and close more deals. What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training? What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like?

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It must be that time of year, but recently I’ve gotten a number of queries from thoughtful executives: “Dave, we need to transform the way we sell from product to solution selling……” That statement is always a little confusing to me, naturally I ask, “What does that mean and why do you want to change?”

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

As managing director of Empowered Sales Training, Kevin works with organizations to empower sales success. Sales expert insights with Kevin Graham and John Golden cover these topics: Today we will talk about solution selling. Why it is still important to focus on the tip of the spear or top of the funnel, solution selling?

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Product Management University

APRIL 15, 2018

Solution selling is like vanilla ice cream. Here’s the thing: if you and all of your competitors are using the vanilla ice cream approach to selling, you’re missing an opportunity to showcase your unique value and improve win rates. Solution selling has long been the norm in B2B. It’s not wrong or bad.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

Is Your Solution Selling Strategy Working? 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. By Tris Brown.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 12, 2012

At SBI, we often see Sales Talent disparaged as the result of an ineffective Sales Training program. It will get you the access to the tool you need to begin developing the proper training, our prospect/customer interview guide. So how do you create the right training environment ? So How Do You Do Build This Training Material?

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The Digital Sales Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Sales techniques training courses are about improving a salespersons selling skills across a broad range of activities from sales prospecting to closing to social selling. Sales Techniques Training Courses. Learn about the “Sellers Mindset” and “The Psychology of Selling”. Even with the advent of the Sales 3.0

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Increase Sales

APRIL 11, 2016

Sales experts promote their books to their sales training programs all promising a quicker, faster way to increase sales. How many “new normal” ways to sell have there been developed? SPIN Selling. Consultative Selling. Solution Selling. Authority Selling. Social Selling.

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Lessonly

OCTOBER 1, 2021

When you push yourself to learn more and apply your knowledge and experience during the sales process, it looks like: selling based on value, not price, larger, more complex, bespoke deals, and. I didn’t know it then, but I was talking about solution-selling and value-based sales—the fun stuff! Deal sizes will go down.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2012

I was discussing a situation with one of my sales consultant friends where they are seeing a sales force where solution selling is still only a skill of the minority. My experience in these environments is that only a fraction of the sales people in these firms solution sell. But solution selling is 35 years old.

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MEDDIC

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s uniquely designed to complement any sales framework your team might use, from MEDDPICC and Solution Selling to SPIN Selling and The Challenger Sales. It’s a versatile solution in sales leadership training, crafted to adapt to your specific sales approach. Darius: Absolutely.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Increasingly, top sellers are adopting a more effective approach: solution selling. Those who do are able to present bespoke solutions that solve their customers’ unique challenges. In this post, we’ll explore what solution selling is, when it’s used, and how it differs from other selling approaches.

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Gong.io

JULY 18, 2022

How can you position your solution and boost your win rates? That’s where Solution Selling comes in. In this article, we’ll explain what Solution Selling is, what sets it apart, and how to tell if it’s right for your team. What is Solution Selling? What sets the Solution Selling methodology apart?

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MTD Sales Training

MARCH 13, 2014

Consultative Selling customer needs solution selling tips for sales people' I’ve got a simple problem that needs solving, not something that requires a Rocket Scientist!“ “ -. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Vengreso

JUNE 6, 2023

He is the creator of the Top 1% Academy, where he trains on how to sell to buyers, whether they be CEOs, business owners, or entrepreneurs, and how to be in the top 1% of sales earners doing so. What are the 5 selling strategies? For this week’s episode, I am joined by Doug C.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

On the other hand, depending on which experts you listen to, sales success boils down to how effective one is with either Inbound, Social Selling, Consultative Selling, Qualifying, Value Selling, Solution Selling, Relationship Selling, acceptance of the Buyer Journey, Sales Process, Sales Methodology, Prospecting, Telesales, Reaching Decision Makers, (..)

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2021

After all, if you sell investment packages, you shouldn't be using the same process as a company selling mining equipment just because you leverage the same methodology. Thoroughly train your reps on both. Smaller organizations use Solution Selling more often than larger organizations, as did companies selling through channels.

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Pointclear

MAY 2, 2013

The Solution Selling blog highlights CSO Insights ’ 2012 Sales Performance Optimization Study where surveyed companies confess to lackluster hiring efforts. Companies can offset these deficiencies with training and performance development. Companies Need to Get Serious About Sales Training Reinforcement. Via Funnelholic.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 29, 2013

There''s nothing new here (f or 24 years I have been writing about the blueprint to the sales DNA they just recently described , building into our assessments and delivering training on it) a nd while some of the Challenger approach is fundamentally correct, it can be very misleading too. Why am I bringing all of that up?

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 28, 2023

Some of us claim, “We’re solution sellers we help the customer understand the solutions to their problems…” But the customer isn’t, yet, looking for solutions. so solution selling doesn’t help. It turns out we leave all the heavy lifting, to the customer.

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Value selling, also known as value-based selling or value-added selling, focuses on unique benefits, not just features. Incorporating value selling into sales training can help your company stay ahead of the competition. Remember that proper sales training equips sellers with the skills to excel in this approach.

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Customer Centric Selling

APRIL 29, 2013

Sales Training Article: 3 Profit-Killing Beliefs about Selling By Geoffrey James, INC. Sales Source If your beliefs about selling are broken, your company will fail, sooner rather than later. Selling requires pitching the product. Take a look at the sales training workshops available to you and improve sales performance.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

I recently had the opportunity to interview Dario Prolio from leading sales training and performance management firm Richardson. They hear “sell the solution” but they don’t know what that means and they don’t know how to do it. Even very senior-level people don’t know how to do it. We see this all the time in the classroom.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 19, 2021

If you focus on solution selling , your reps may give customized solutions to prospects that display how your product will meet their individual needs, whereas teams that use the outbound methodology may focus on outreach tactics like cold-calling. 88% of salespeople with Sandler training said their sales strategy improved.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 20, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I was asked to comment on an article called The End of Solution Selling , which appeared in Harvard Business Review. The End of Traditional Solution Selling" - The ineffective selling model described by the authors is more aligned with transactional selling than solution selling. "The

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Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 13, 2022

4:47] If you’re training your team in a legacy approach where it’s looks like solution selling and we start with let me tell you how great our company is and look at all these logos…. [8:21] Opportunities aren’t moving fast enough through our pipeline for us to reach our goals.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2013

Buyers have been trained to expect speed, availability, and a self-directed buying experience. If they have these skills they are more likely to sell effectively to the new buyer. Being Outpaced – lead with a product and a price and call it solution selling. Miller Heiman, SPIN, Solution Selling).

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Gong.io

JANUARY 5, 2019

Marketing has to help prep your team by playing an active role in training your sellers on the market, buyer personas, pain points, and insights. Solution Selling Methodology. As you can see, Solution Selling is a complex skill, and it’s also incredibly question-heavy. SPIN Selling Methodology.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2013

Results - In a study in 2010 by McKinsey showed that 75% of solution selling projects fail. General Release - You then have to train the entire sales force on the sale process. The best way to do that is “Train the trainer”. The goal here is to build confidence and their ability to train. Has your sales process?

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Insight Demand

MARCH 27, 2017

The goal of every sales training program is to improve the bottom 80% of salespeople, but that’s not what happens. You must use your best to train the rest through peer learning. USE YOUR BEST TO TRAIN THE REST. As one of the largest software companies, we have thousands of salespeople to train. Michael Harris.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 15, 2018

This is a disruptive finding, as most sales training and sales teams today are geared towards creating and encouraging the "Relationship Builder," the least effective of the five profiles. We should note that the Challenger approach only worked better among high performers.

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Customer Centric Selling

APRIL 22, 2013

Sales Training Article: 5 Ways to Measure Your Sales Process By Patrick Seidell, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) You’ve invested in the technology. You’ve trained the entire sales organization. Spin Selling” and “Solution Selling” are methodologies. The sales process is finally out in the field.

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The Digital Sales Institute

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Essential selling skills to master whether you are starting out on your sales career, maybe you have just completed your onboarding sales training or you are already an experienced salesperson in reaching out to customers. A lot of sales training programs fail to engage salespeople due to outdated methodologies or delivery channels.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 28, 2021

Selling behavior : Evaluate how articulate and enthusiastic a rep is on a call, voicemail or presentation as well as the tone. This will gauge their overall confidence in selling your solution. . Why is continuous training and coaching so valuable? You can also keep track of how many filler words are used.

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Product Management University

MARCH 23, 2023

The Difference Between Telling and Selling Demos Telling Demos The telling demo is an overview of the product section by section, a demonstration of the features in each, and an explanation of how those features work and the benefits. The telling demos are more like an introductory training class on the product versus a sales presentation.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 11, 2020

We train ourselves about our products, become masters at pitching them and comparing them favorably with the competition. Regardless how strong our need to sell is, until we have a customer with a compelling need to buy, we are wasting our and our customers’ time. Rethinking Prospecting Solution Buying.

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SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

The evolution to needs-based solution selling helped. But for the most part needs-based selling has been used as a technique to better ‘tell’ the prospect what they need. Social Selling Guidance - A modern prospecting methodology that fills the funnel with opportunities.

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