Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

With a formal sales process in place, your sales team has a framework to follow, and it’s much easier to stay on the same page, track results, and onboard new team members. Even if your sales team is already driving good results, establishing a sales process or improving your existing one can take your business to the next level of growth.

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Sales Training Advice

MAY 26, 2010

Never negotiate with anyone who is not qualified to negotiate. If in doubt, ask your contact how they’ve handled a similar type of negotiating in the past. Never put things into writing unless you’re prepared to live with them. Know when to walk away and be confident in doing so.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

negotiating, and closing Sales. Often, inexperienced sales representatives get overextended by putting more efforts to close, ignoring other crucial steps in the process. when reps receive a response to outreach like a cold email or when a potential customer is marked as a qualified or unqualified lead).

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Clarify if you missed anything. When to Discuss Price. While you shouldn't abruptly change the topic right when the clock hits 40 minutes, you should structure the meeting so you can hit pricing when you're around 20% and 65% of the way through. Wait for the prospect to finish speaking. Pause for 3-5 seconds.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 30, 2020

A finely-tuned CRM tracks and utilizes all of the tiny pieces of data generated by prospects all the way from the tippity-top of the funnel until the moment they sign that sweet, sweet contract. When organizations are sending sales and marketing emails, they need to understand how each audience segment is performing.

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Rob Jolles

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Originally Published: February 27, 2023 EPISODE NOTES In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you’ll learn: Why her book, Communicating with Courage was so important for her to write, and a brief look at her writing process. Michelle’s take on imposter syndrome, and how to cope with it. I’m like diving right in.

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Jonathan Farrington

DECEMBER 17, 2012

People, who are successful negotiators, always have a well thought out strategy before entering into the negotiation; are well prepared; self-confident and structure the negotiation, so that they remain in control of the negotiating process. Gather information. Build a solution. What timescales are we working towards?

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

When I first started hiring salespeople, it was nearly inevitable that they would eventually become discouraged because of the lack of opportunity for growth. What will happen when my company puts me on a performance plan? Should You Resign From Your Sales Position? (3 3 Alternatives for the Struggling Representative).

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

That’s why we’ve put together a massive fresh list with dozens of sales podcasts (ones that are still active) along with over 100 quality episodes ready to download and follow you to the gym, car, or anywhere else this 2021. Nothing happens until a sale is made. A sale cannot be made until a prospect has been identified.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

We looked to one of our internal experts, our Sales Development Rep with the 60% response rate, to show you how (and when) to write a perfectly personalized BASHO email. Before writing your sales email, identify 2-3 key findings that you can mention and tie your value prop to. When Is Cold Email Appropriate?

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Go through the ‘no’s’ and hang ups until someone finally says, ‘yes’ to you. If you’d like help knowing what to say to prospects, I invite you to download my Special Free Report, Getting in the Door: How to Write an Effective Cold Calling Script. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. December 2007. It’s a numbers game.

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Sales Training Advice

JUNE 25, 2012

” It is only natural for your prospect to procrastinate when asked to make a decision involving money. As a general rule, people are hesitant to commit to purchasing a product or service until they have convinced themselves that they need it and are assured they are getting it at a fair price. Steps for Addressing an Objection.

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Sales Training Advice

JANUARY 27, 2010

One of the biggest mistakes 80% of salespeople make when qualifying is to overlook or not react to obvious Red Flags prospects give during the initial call. But you all know from experience — it never does. In fact, the law for calling back leads is that: “Leads Never Get Better.” when would you move on it?”

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 13, 2017

As you’ve seen, the principles actually have little do to with manufacturing–it’s when you start applying them to particular processes or problems that you start seeing unique applications within a function. Whew, we are getting to the end of this series! Thanks to those of you who have hung in and contributed.

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SalesLoft

JUNE 20, 2019

I remember, when I was probably about eight or nine years old, those little tiny pumpkins you can buy at Halloween. I had a nice little thing going there until the teacher got me in trouble for selling stuff at school. So I decided I am going to write a book, but it’s a children’s book. John: Right?

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Gong.io

APRIL 7, 2021

When it comes to ROI, even if prospects believe your numbers are true, they won’t necessarily find them persuasive enough to book a meeting with you. . I’m not saying NEVER use ROI language. So instead of writing about ROI in your cold email, try this…. Then these are the best data-backed email tips you’ll read all year. .

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OnePageCRM

MARCH 8, 2017

But if you’re competing on the basis of having the lowest price, you’ll always be running on slim margins, putting pressure on the entire supply chain and putting your product (and your customers’ success) at risk. continue this process until you reach the low end of the range. Competing on price has only one direction.

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Sales Excellence

MAY 21, 2013

” But some of the larger questions your customer is simultaneously wrestling with are: Do we need to buy anything in the first place? This is up from less than 30% just one year ago. They are not alone. A very common question we hear in our sales training workshops is “What should we do about RFPs?” ” is: It depends.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Anything less is failure. Never believe that doubting yourself is a bad thing. Lori speaks, writes, coaches and trains company leaders on ways to find, recruit, retain, and promote more women in sales and helps women become part of the best profession – B2B sales. Women in sales often have a polarizing experience.

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Sales Evangelist

JULY 24, 2019

Oren Klaff is the author of Pitch Anything , a required reading throughout Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Fortune 500 companies. Oren is the world’s leading expert on sales, raising capital and negotiation and has written for Harvard Business Review, Advertising Age Entrepreneur, among others. This is what Oren does.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Pitch Anything. Never Split the Difference. I’ve pulled together the top 97 books from a range of sales disciplines to give you the information you need to stay relevant, lead conversations, understand the trends — and of course, improve your game. This list is not endorsed or sponsored in any way. Pitching and Closing. Radical Candor.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

That said, when people learn of my “manic habit” of reading sales books, they often ask me which ones I’d recommend. Most sales messaging is focused in explaining how wonderful “Point B,” when, the more effective approach is to focus your messaging on how dangerous staying at “Point A” is. Some of them, multiple times over.

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PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Sales closing questions are phrases asked near the end of a sales negotiation. When closers better understand the customer’s needs, they’ll be much more likely to close the deal. And closing questions help initiate the final negotiating process to reach an agreement for a sale. What are closing questions in sales?

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2019

When you finish reading this, you will know: Why storytelling is so effective in product demos. It establishes you as a real person, rather than some faceless charlatan who’s out to take their money, never to be heard from again. Write down your top three value propositions. The problem is that the advice often stops here.

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OnePageCRM

MARCH 8, 2017

But if you’re competing on the basis of having the lowest price, you’ll always be running on slim margins, putting pressure on the entire supply chain and putting your product (and your customers’ success) at risk. continue this process until you reach the low end of the range. Competing on price has only one direction.

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MEDDIC

OCTOBER 19, 2021

When should we be qualifying opportunities? When you are selling, hard selling, a low end product, often retail, inexpensive, one shot transactional, maybe “Always be Closing” is a good motto to have. Steve is an experienced leader in CRM and Sales Force Automation with a strong sales background obviously. Watch the video. *

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LeadFuze

JUNE 7, 2021

Okay, so maybe you were expecting something you had never heard of before, a buzzword that you stumbled upon that would change your world forever? You can put away your data cleaning brooms and brushes secure in the knowledge that there will be no incorrect or duplicated data anymore. What is Sales Productivity. Easy Riders.

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Mindtickle

MAY 5, 2022

But I will tell you: when I got into technology and software sales, that’s when I really felt this is for me. So, when I found a software that supported small businesses, I felt like, “Oh, this makes so much sense. Is there anything in particular in your background that gives you that passion? Can you do this work?

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Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

Then after that, we’ll dive into the hard sales skills every rep needs to hone, like how to use specific tools & technologies, prospecting, lead qualification, negotiating and more. That’s when your problem-solving mindset needs to kick into high gear. Let’s get to it! Problem-solving.

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 21, 2018

Long ago, I put it to the test. Truth paves the way for a satisfactory negotiation or walking out the door. When questionable business arises do you: Hungrily accept every request coming your way. Stand up for yourself when an incorrect decision is in process. Today’s headlines have many of us wondering which way is up!

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 29, 2019

You know that tingly feeling you get when your buyer has interest AND budget? And I remember one time when everything was lined up and ready to sign. But we’ve never had deal insurance. It’s an approach that top salespeople use in every deal to build momentum and strengthen their influence when they’re not around.

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Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

Then after that, we’ll dive into the hard sales skills every rep needs to hone, like how to use specific tools & technologies, prospecting, lead qualification, negotiating and more. That’s when your problem-solving mindset needs to kick into high gear. Let’s get to it! Problem-solving.

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Inside Sales Top of Funnel Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 71

Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

When your buyer answers your call, you have 5 seconds to earn 5 minutes. When you make a call, here’s a key sales technique: State your full name and company name upfront. SECOND, you control the conversation when you state your name and your company’s name up front. Not you’re put on the defensive. Why do this?

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 18, 2020

And when I was at Consensus I ended up building teams. This video training was originally presented at the 2019 Sales Hacker Success Summit. In it, VP of Revenue Collective, Jake Reni , talks with our Scott Barker about the new KPIs that modern sellers need to focus on. What You’ll Learn. How to discover your secret recipe to sales success.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

How to know when you’re ready to be an entrepreneur [9:26]. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. We’re on iTunes. And on Stitcher. Show Agenda and Timestamps. Show Introduction [00:02]. Who is AJ Bruno and what is Trendkite? [2:00]. The key inflection moments along a journey of growth [14:25]. Figuring out customer centricity [18:55].

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Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You need to know when to talk and when to shut up. And then, there are inside sales tools… The human element of sales will never go away — that’s a fact. There are thousands of options when it comes to software for sales that promise to make your life easier as a sales professional. It takes a lot to succeed in sales.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Today on the show we’ve got Tom Martin, an incredible leader who started at the bottom in research and development at Hewlett Packard. Today, in addition to having worked at Nuance Communications, Tom is leading a $250 million business as the chief revenue officer at iCIMS. He and I talk about how you can get better at your career.

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