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Consultative Selling: 5 Strategies You Need in 2018

Hubspot Sales

What is consultative selling? Consultative selling is an approach that focuses on creating value and trust with the prospect and exploring their needs before offering a solution. Advancements in sales and marketing automation are making inside selling more effective than ever before. Consultative selling tips.

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Predictions for 2018 - The Sales Triad Will Provide Record Sales Growth

Understanding the Sales Force

As a result of these positive developments, what should you expect to happen from a sales perspective in 2018? What will consumers do with that extra money? They'll spend it of course!

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Why are Half of All Sales Reps Still Missing Quota in a Booming US Economy?

Understanding the Sales Force

But during a slow crawl back to respectability between 2010 and 2016, and soaring revenue during 2017-2018, the percentage of reps making quota has not only remained flat, but the percentage hasn't even returned to pre 2008 rates. This article attempts to explain why.

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Is the Sales Force Getting Dressed Up or are Real Changes Taking Place?

Understanding the Sales Force

Yesterday I received an email from Richardson Training, letting me know that they have completed their 2018 Selling Challenges Study. I reported on last year's report in detail here , but my conclusion for 2018 is the exact same conclusion I came to in 2017.

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What the Challenger Sale Gets Wrong about Customer Relationships

Miller Heiman Group

The Challenger Sale—popularized in 2011 by the book of the same name—posits that consultative selling is dead. Consultative selling is not dead, as Challenger argues. Instead, it recommends that sellers use friction to aggressively take control of buyer conversations and drive results. It’s evolved.

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Five Ways to Blow a Sales Call in the First Five Minutes

Women Sales Pros

She is the creator of the Ei Selling® System , a unique and powerful sales program that integrates emotional intelligence skills with consultative selling skills. Prior to starting SalesLeadership, she was vice president of sales for Varsity Spirit Corporation.

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Three Ways to Conduct a Great Sales Kickoff

Women Sales Pros

She is the creator of the Ei Selling® System , a unique and powerful sales program that integrates emotional intelligence skills with consultative selling skills. Prior to starting SalesLeadership, she was vice president of sales for Varsity Spirit Corporation.

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