Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Achieving revenue targets can be tricky, and it’s tempting to overlook training. 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.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 7, 2023

Step One: Take time to carefully script out word-for-word rebuttals to the common objections you get repeatedly. Don Shula – the famous Miami Dolphin coach – once said that his players practiced, drilled and rehearsed their plays and techniques over and over again so they could internalize them and act automatically when they needed to.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The sales profession isn’t what it used to be. Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? It’s no surprise that 20% of salespeople say their training needs a complete overhaul. What about sales training programs?

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Julie Hanson

JULY 14, 2019

Whether it’s recorded videos for prospecting or a webcam for a remote meeting, using video in sales can help you quickly establish a personal connection, stand out from the competition, and close more deals. see below) So what in the world is holding you back from being a Video Sales Superstar? Objects appear closer than they are!

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Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned sales manager or a frontline rep hustling for results, we get it – the struggle is real. Read on to discover how reps can confidently approach each closing conversation with closing sales training that works. What is Sales Closing and Why Is It Important How Does the Sales Closing Process Work?

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Rob Jolles

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Everyone experiences objections when selling. When objections are stated, our minds move pretty fast, and unfortunately, often towards a response. Rather than responding, the best move you can make is to ask for clarification of the objection stated. They begin to think, “Oh, no, not this objection again.”

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Rob Jolles

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Everyone experiences objections when selling. When objections are stated, our minds move pretty fast, and unfortunately, often towards a response. Rather than responding, the best move you can make is to ask for clarification of the objection stated. They begin to think, “Oh, no, not this objection again.”

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The moment a customer voices a sales objection, it’s tempting to do two things. Hearing sales objections make a rep want to: Say these words: “I’ve got the perfect solution for you!”. Handling sales objections well is a skill that separates good reps from their top-performing peers. Smokescreen Objections.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2023

The intricacies of pharmaceutical products, stringent regulatory guidelines, and the critical role healthcare professionals play in decision-making create a complex environment for sales reps. With those unique circumstances in mind, the importance of effective sales training cannot be overstated.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 21, 2022

One of the most important things I learned early on in my sales career is that attitudes are contagious. The simple act of moving your body will go a long way to improving your attitude and filling you, and your prospect, with energy. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! And most of that came down to my attitude.

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criteria for success

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

When training employees, it’s important to remember the big picture and end goals. Because it’s easy to get lost in “just-in-case” training scenarios that can end up wasting a lot of time. If you are able to cover a broad spectrum aspects that add up to your big picture, training your employees will be more effective.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 15, 2022

Are you a sales trainer or sales coach looking to enhance your skills? Being a sales trainer is one of the most critical jobs at any growing organization. Yes, your first responsibility is to increase the skill of the sales reps on the team. What is Sales Training and Development?

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

It is incredible that three mere words from a total stranger will often create fear , frustration and feebleness in some of the most experienced sales people. Is it an Objection? However, if you think about it, the term, “I’m just looking,” is not an objection. Sales Person: “Hello, Mrs Looker, how may I help you today?”.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Helen Fanucci , a sales leader with 25+ years in the high-tech industry and author of “Love Your Team: A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World.” discusses the importance of trust in sales, effective targeting strategies, and the role of collaboration in team selling. Collaboration is key to success in sales.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Talking Long-Term – Acting Short-Term – Sales eXchange – 109. Last week I wrote about the follies of having a shorter sales cycle , beyond the points highlighted, I think it raises another trend in sales these days. December 2007.

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LeadFuze

MARCH 9, 2021

Here is a fact, your sales reps learn by doing, not by listening. Sales role play scenarios are among the classic approaches you can use to: Prepare your new hires for real-world buyer-seller interactions. You need ideas for sales role play that upgrades your sales reps’ skills? What to sell during a sales role play.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

First, understand what’s happening here: Remember the law in sales: Leads Never Get Better! And, since many sales reps don’t qualify thoroughly enough, most of the leads they stuff into their pipeline are made up of 6’s and 7’s. This response is designed to get them to reveal what possible objections they have.]. What to do?

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Unfortunately, for many professional sales people, this otherwise joyous and happy time spells a predictable period of slowed sales and reduced income caused by an age-old seasonal objection. “It Below are three powerful tips to help you deal with this yearly Christmas break objection. #1. Expose the Real Objection.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 8, 2017

If only our sales teams had this kind of on-the-job parenting. Failure is a dirty word in sales, destroying the motivation to grab a Band-Aid and start anew. Instead of kicking sales personnel when they’re down, we need to effectively strategize how to train and guide them during those occasional, inevitable failures.

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 30, 2012

Sales Tips. No matter how good you are at selling you will get some objections. First, most major objections in any given sales environment are predictable, so know what they are and rehearse how to handle them. This is particularly important for new sales reps. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC. . A cknowledge.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

For the longest time we were encouraged to use the BANT as a means of qualifying potential buyers, and I guess by extension shorten sales cycles and get more sales. Crowded because every sales person has got their eye fixed on these people, as they are declared buyers. One of his needs was not sales training.

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Braveheart Sales

MARCH 21, 2023

As you approach Sales Management training, your philosophy should be the same. Helping them accomplish their goals while acting as a trusted advisor. To build and maintain a genuinely world-class sales organization, salespeople need to sell consultatively, and managers need to manage consultatively with their salespeople.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2021

One of the companies does it the best, and it’s no secret why: They aggressively market across all appropriate and available opportunities; They have the largest staff of inside sales appointment setters (while the majority of the other companies don’t have any!); In other words: They think BIG, and they act BIG. Then think bigger.

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SalesforLife

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

When you walk the sales floor, or you conduct your 1-on-1’s with your sales team this week, did you think “wow, do we ever have ‘random acts of prospecting’? Seller A is so different than Seller B, and Seller C has no plan, and Seller D is so objective with their process”. You’re not alone!

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 10, 2017

So you’ve arrived 30 minutes early and you’re sitting in your car ready to go in and visit a prospect and you’ve made the cardinal sin and have not done any sales preparation for this meeting! Well, here are 5 areas to prepare for the sale now so it will give you more focus: Know Your Objectives. Objections!

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 14, 2019

After 25 years of selling, training and consulting one truth remains - I have yet to hear one salesperson say, "The prospect wouldn't buy and it was my fault," or, "The prospect wouldn't appoint me and it was my fault.". People are worrying about, thinking about or acting on their stuff. You haven't uncovered the real objection.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 15, 2023

Sales role play exercises are one of the tried-and-true approaches that sales teams use to help reps practice and prepare for real-world buyer interactions. Now that many sales organizations are permanently adopting hybrid and remote work, there’s been a shift from in-person to virtual coaching sessions.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Secret #3: Once you are clear on your exact financial goal and know what you are going to get as a result of it, you can now practice one of the most important parts of any goal accomplishment: acting as if you’ve already attained your goal. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! All the best for 2023! Staying motivated.

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Allego

APRIL 16, 2024

Generative AI has changed the game in sales. Increasingly, sales teams use it to personalize content, enhance sales training , improve onboarding, conduct competitive analysis, streamline sales communication, and more. And I think it’s going to change the game in sales.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Do you have a new class of sales development reps starting soon? If so, you're probably thinking about how to train them and conduct effective coaching. While it might seem like a hassle to spend a lot of time on training, it's crucial to prioritize. That's why training is so important for your sales team.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 9, 2017

I just saw the term, “Objection free selling.” It was the phrase that caught my attention, making me flashback on my own history of dealing with objections. When the inevitable happened, when the customer raised an objection, I thought I had failed. I’ve come to be at peace with objections.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 20, 2021

Soft skills sales training is becoming just as important as the hard skills training, we are most familiar with in the world of training. We know we live in unprecedented times but most of all, when it comes to the sales profession, these are times of profound change. Soft Skills Sales Training Checklist.

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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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Sales Training Connection

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Handling objections. Initially the logic of not handling an objection immediately may sound counterintuitive – but when it comes to dealing with objections not only what you say but also when you say it is key to success. In fact, it’s a core sales skill. After all, what really is driving the customer’s objection?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 4, 2019

These are the skills your sales team needs to survive. If you want to develop a more effective salesperson, start with how your organization coaches and trains them. A unique tension exists in the transition from individual salesperson to sales manager that can lead to ineffective coaching. Sometimes, this works.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

While some say it’s the operations and the admin team, most say that it is the sales and marketing team that earns the money for the company. We are not here to address this debate; We are here to help people see the importance of having in place a good mentorship program for the newbies who join the sales team. Train the mentors.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 9, 2020

Skip any of these and it can come back to sabotage the sale. When a new prospect calls my office, for example, and inquires about inside sales training, the first thing I ask is, “When are you looking to begin training?”. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Get Access Today.

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