Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in sales can be both an asset and a liability for professional salespeople. This dynamic interplay prompts a critical question: can sales AI and human sales expertise coexist harmoniously? The future of sales lies in amplifying human capabilities with automation, not replacing them.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Eliot Burdett, CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting, explains why in this month’s guest post. Have B2B sales reps gone the way of CD players, the Rolodex, and analog radio—replaced by technology that gets the job done faster and better? Here are five reasons you will not be replacing your sales reps with robots anytime soon: 1.

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Allego

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the process, they redefined sales enablement and disrupted an entire market. The founding team realized that traditional sales training was broken. It relied on one-size-fits-all material in marathon sessions that were soon obsolete and forgotten. a leading sales and presentation training firm. Building an Ecosystem.

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John Barrows

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The Author of “Beat The Bots” has lots of thoughts on how sales is changing and the increasing role of technology in the profession. The average sales rep needs to change, because simple sales activities can become automated in years to come. Future Proofing Your Sales Career.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It’s become pretty impossible to escape those themes, particularly if you’re a small business owner or on a sales team. In today’s climate, companies that aren’t adapting to online sales are missing out on a massive opportunity to better meet customer needs and generate more revenue while still cutting costs. Looming recession.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 21, 2022

There comes a time when every business needs to decide on its primary sales strategy, which usually means considering inside sales vs. outside sales, or settling on a blend between the two. It’s no shock that the sales industry landscape has changed considerably over the last couple of years. What is inside sales?

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Skilled workers wonder what they’ll be able to accomplish with AI– and at the same time, they fear a future in which their skills become nullified by a machine that will ultimately replace them. If you’re a sales compensation manager, we’re sure you’re familiar with this sort of AI-driven anxiety. Eliminate the learning curve.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 31, 2020

For the last fifty years, every company would live or die by the strength of their sales funnel. Closely scrutinized by everyone internal to the company — from individual sales reps all the way to the CEO — the sales funnel has been a staple of sales culture for decades. What Is A Sales Funnel? Image Source.

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Close.io

AUGUST 13, 2019

In other words, if someone has been doing something a certain way for years, they’ll never abandon those methods, no matter how outdated they become. Nevertheless, this saying has become widely used in the world of sales to defend the old-school art of outside sales. The truth is this: That’s a bunch of nonsense.

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Salesmate

JANUARY 31, 2020

There is no doubt that in today’s modern business world, a review can make or break a sales deal. Before we get to that, let’s look at some do’s and don’t that will help you in tackling this sales objection regarding bad reviews. Being too impulsive can affect sales. So, stay calm and think before you react.

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Pointclear

MAY 14, 2018

Momentum in sales and sports is a strange phenomenon. For salespeople and sales managers, few understand the Prime Directive of Sales Management: Enhance Sales Momentum (Never Interrupt It). Sales momentum isn’t about sales skills. It’s measured as a product of its mass and velocity of your sales efforts.

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Autoklose

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Catch Their Attention With the Right Subject Line Networking subject lines Sales/Offers Job seeking 2. Hey Mike, I think you’ll find this post on prospecting useful A big fan of your blog/podcast/ here. I decided to reach out after reading your blog post on the best sales strategies. Table of Content 1.

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John Barrows

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

They have a great technology that solves a problem for sales reps and organizations, an incredible internal culture that breeds excellence and a strong desire to help their customers succeed. Sales done right” has always been our “ Why ” here at JBarrows. They just do things right. How We Got Connected.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 19, 2019

In fact, jot down a few answers before you've even spent time really thinking it through. I want to start speaking at conferences because I'd like to become a thought leader and experiment with attracting leads that way. If you identify that inside sales isn't evolving because it's becoming obsolete, ask yourself what's replacing it.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Even if you hire the best sales reps , this doesn’t guarantee success. You need to train them and equip them with the right strategies and tools to succeed, such as the right CRM system , and a sales playbook. In this article, we’ll be concentrating on the latter: the sales playbook and its role in the sales cycle.

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Score More Sales

APRIL 27, 2012

That’s the “sale”. Use an inbound strategy (we use Hubspot ) – just don’t think that the phone is obsolete. Other Ways to Connect: Think multi-faceted strategy when working to connect with prospective customers. In some tech marketplaces sales reps are texting prospects – almost always once rapport is established.

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Score More Sales

APRIL 27, 2012

That’s the “sale”. Use an inbound strategy (we use Hubspot ) – just don’t think that the phone is obsolete. Other Ways to Connect: Think multi-faceted strategy when working to connect with prospective customers. In some tech marketplaces sales reps are texting prospects – almost always once rapport is established.

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Salesmate

OCTOBER 29, 2020

How was your last week’s sales presentation? Sales rep- It wasn’t as I expected it to be. It is indeed disappointing to see disinterested faces while giving a sales presentation. Why do some sales presentations fail? Well, due to a few sales presentation mistakes. Part 1- Preparing the sales presentation.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A couple of sectors were all set to adopt the remote work culture, but then there are a few niches such as sales where remote work came with its own set of challenges! Create a remote-first sales infrastructure to facilitate seamless virtual selling at scale. Are There Any Perks Of Retaining A Remote Sales Team? No, not at all!

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LeadFuze

JULY 6, 2021

When this technique is used by retailers who sell physical goods, it’s often called markup pricing since they simply mark up what something actually costs for how much profit they want to see from each sale. Stores will often put prices on clearance items to up their sales numbers. And the best of all? Let’s dive in!

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SugarCRM

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By now, most professionals in the sales and service fields are well aware of the basic benefits of Customer Relationship Management. Some sales reps may feel a loss of control. In this case, it’s important to think with the end-user in mind, then let the salespeople know what’s in it for them. comes to mind.

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DialSource

MAY 10, 2018

illustrated that the average sales rep makes 46 calls per day. Meanwhile, the companies that claimed cold calling to be obsolete experienced 42 percent less growth than the cold-callers. It can become a habit to rush through the call in an attempt to make a sale. A report from the Bridge Group Inc. Buying Time.

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PandaDoc

JUNE 20, 2018

Back in the day, simpler sales meant simpler playbooks. Sure, sales playbooks still resembled comprehensive, step-by-step guides and collections of best practices. But playbooks from several years ago were nowhere near as detailed, scalable, and flexible as today’s versions—as one-size-fits-all sales are no longer the norm.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 3, 2015

I had an interesting conversation recently with a global VP of Sales who warned me that he was about to say something shocking. “I But our future demands that we think differently.”. Continuous movement within the competitive environment is challenging them to think and behave differently. Quality of action is the new priority.

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Troops

AUGUST 1, 2019

Using a sales deck to present your product or service seems like a tradition as old as time. But recently, I’ve noticed a trend of reps diving straight into the product on the first call – without me asking. So I decided to dig around the web and gauge the popular opinion when it came to the use of sales decks in first meetings.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

Common Sales Objections. Every prospect you speak to has sales objections, or reasons they’re hesitant to buy your product. Why are sales objections unavoidable? To be successful, reps must learn how to both discover and resolve these objections. It’s also important to distinguish between sales objections and brush-offs.

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Appbuddy

MAY 16, 2018

Most CRM systems are overly complicated, so out of necessity, sales reps resort to other measures in order to get their work done. Eliminate the broken processes that drive reps out of your CRM. …make the daily work in your CRM happier and more productive for both reps and leaders. Human nature, of course.

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SugarCRM

MAY 2, 2019

For instance, old-school tactics are surprisingly common in sales. Meanwhile, companies that embrace modern sales technology see results that would have been impossible when using traditional sales tools. As a result, the organizations that insist on sticking to the old methods are quickly becoming obsolete.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Seismic , the market leader for sales enablement platforms, today announced the acquisition of Percolate, a leading marketing campaign orchestration and content management platform. Doug Winter, Seismic co-founder and CEO. Doug Winter, Seismic co-founder and CEO. San Diego, CA and New York, NY (November 5, 2019) –.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. In the Sales Hacker video series Aha Moments , I asked 10 women: “What is one ‘aha moment’ you’ve had in your sales career?”. The conversations that followed were so authentic and encouraging that we decided to expand this conversation to other badass women in the sales world.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. Top 2018 Sales Trends & Predictions – Strategic Headlines.

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