Shari Levitin

JUNE 16, 2022

Back in those days, we purchased airline tickets at the airport ticket counter. Years ago, a large hospitality company hired my team to build a comprehensive training program for over one hundred of their sales sites. Her team was out-producing all the others in the company, and it was easy to see why after meeting her.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Take any trend?—?social,

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Smooth Sale

JULY 7, 2023

Lack of Consistency : Baggage Checking We planned to carry our luggage onto the plane of a major airline upon leaving for our destination. But on the way back with the same airline, the experiences were different, and the fee was considerable. Hold regular meetings online and in person for employees to voice what customers say.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 25, 2014

Many of the same ideas are rehashed daily within sales and customer service – and in accounting and operations. If you have an open environment where ideas can be shared your company has a good chance of using collaboration for sales growth. In sales and business building – execution is where it is at. Blurred Lines.

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Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Many years have passed since that day and I've had the opportunity to talk to hundreds of prospects and sales people about their prospects. Here is a guest blog from Sales Development Expert, Author and Highly Recognized Leader in Sales Force Evaluations - David Kurlan. The decision-maker won't meet with you. Scary stuff!

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 7, 2013

Most people, and contrary to rumors, sales people are people, when faced with completing a task, especially a difficult task or one they don’t like, will do one of two things. The bonus in sales is you make money as a result and get to keep your job. Sales Success Tibor Shanto' By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 2, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Yesterday, I read an article that was very consistent with what I was complaining about last week when I wrote The One Thing Missing From the New Way of Selling. I have tremendous respect for the article''s author, Mark Roberge , who has built a great sales force over at Hubspot.

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Xvoyant

JULY 16, 2020

As part of my career as an enterprise salesperson, sales leader, consultant, speaker, and entrepreneur, I’ve spent my share of time on airplanes. And that’s why I appreciate the airline club rooms. Just like different airlines have different airport benefits, each micro-community has something different to offer to sales leaders.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Despite the supposed benefits AI brings especially to the world of sales, and the threats it entails to local job markets, various industries are still looking for specialist skills and talents. Sales Manager. Using these approaches involves extensive study, which often amounts to four to five years of formal training.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Here are some ways to pivot your sales strategy to maximize your post-COVID-19 success. What is a Sales Strategy? What do business leaders mean when they talk about a “sales strategy?” To put it simply, a sales strategy is a concrete process that allows your company to sell products and services consistently.

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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. In this podcast, you’ll learn: The Death of the Average Sales Rep.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 3, 2019

creating an enormous sales solution to a simple problem is wrong. appropriate sales solutions do only what is required and no more. In my experience leading sales teams, it has immense rewards to people and sales organizations. Recruit overkill sales leaders. Do they meet customer expectations?

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The sales profession teaches us to put ourselves in the shoes of our clients. It was always curious to me that sales trainers and management dictated a one-way method to conduct business. Sales teams are commonly given the instruction, ‘Here is the script and how you relay it. Sales Tips for Projecting What You Preach.

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Carew International

APRIL 26, 2018

Last week, a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded in flight. This is important insight for our professional sales lives as well. The post Effective Listening Can Be a Matter of Life and Death appeared first on Carew International Sales Training.

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Carew International

APRIL 26, 2018

Last week, a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded in flight. This is important insight for our professional sales lives as well. The post Effective Listening Can Be a Matter of Life and Death appeared first on Carew International Sales Training.

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Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Sales Tips: Flying for Dummies - Really? By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. He was telling me about a conversation he had with a prospect company’s VP of Sales and VP of Human Resources about training their salespeople. I wonder why?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As a sales professional, you’re sending emails all day, every day. For every 100 emails, you get 10 booked meetings. For every 100 emails, you get 10 booked meetings. Of those meetings, you typically close three deals. If you booked 15 meetings instead, you could close four or five additional deals. Media: 32%.

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Customer Centric Selling

JUNE 15, 2016

Sales Tips: Don't Scare Buyers into Making "No Decision". First they lure you in and make you feel beholding to them by giving what are theoretically free trips, meals, airline tickets, etc. Need some help to increase sales? Take a look at the sales training workshops available to get started and improve sales performance.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 5, 2013

From 2007 until 2011 Porter was VP of Marketing at Virgin America – which has to be anyone’s favorite airline if you’ve flown on a Virgin flight. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips. Increase Opportunities. Close More Deals.

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Sales Evangelist

OCTOBER 17, 2019

How To Elevate Your Sales Game As a salesperson, you might have asked yourself the ways to elevate your sales game. Elevate your sales game Salespeople are always looking for ways to elevate their sales. The first step to do that is to analyze the things that might be holding back the sales.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 15, 2019

There's a reason why airlines instruct us to place our own oxygen mask on before helping others: if we don't take care of ourselves, we can't take care of someone else. Ensure the tool is scalable – that it grows along with your business and can meet your business's changing needs. Speaking of which …. Spread your message.

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Pipeliner

MAY 26, 2018

Having been in sales most of my life, I clearly understand that the buyer cycle can be difficult to respect. At your initial meeting, the car salesperson is quite happy. Because you’ve done serious research, they think that it will be an easy sale. Ultimately, respect in a sales cycle must be mutual.

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Sales Training Advice

OCTOBER 5, 2012

No more is this evident than in respect to the need for ‘all hands on deck’ in terms of sales & business development. We call this trend the ‘Open-sourcing of sales’ Sales Requires New Collaboration. Organizations can no longer afford to leave selling purely in the domain of the sales department.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 16, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky , an internationally recognized thought leader known as the disaster avoidance. His expertise stems from over 20 years of consulting, coaching, speaking training, and writing. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. We’re on iTunes.

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Sales Hacker Training

MAY 26, 2020

Many sales leaders are already preparing for a future where effective virtual selling is a normal, ongoing business practice. A sales team equipped with virtual sales skills strengthens your business continuity plan in three ways. However, this requires buy-in from the sales professionals. Fast Implementation.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 27, 2017

55% of the message you send out when you meet people is through your body language. If the airline counter agent tells you that you must pay extra for your heavy bag, don’t get angry at the agent! Your beef is with the airline’s policy (and possibly your failure to read the fine print). Use a clear, calm voice.

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LeveragePoint

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Good Value Propositions provide the 3 key ingredients of ABM for differentiated solutions by being helpful, specific and relevant , but the best Value Propositions for ABS are also robust to the challenges of live sales interactions with sophisticated customers. Stakeholders within an Account. Characterizing Stakeholders. Buying roles.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we’ve got a fantastic episode for you. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to Sales Hacker Podcast. Sales enablement is easy. More sales meetings. Our second sponsor is Outreach, the number one sales engagement platform. We’re on iTunes.

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Sales Evangelist

JULY 2, 2019

It simply means your focus is on bringing value to the marketplace and to others. No one will buy from you because you need the money or you have a quota to meet. Then make a plan for meeting other people that you can develop know-like-and-trust relationships with. We’re human beings and we’re different types of people.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Nick Worswick, Global Head of Growth for WeWork. Why training is so important. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Don’t Be Afraid to Re-Train [35:33]. Welcome to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Showpad is the leading sales enablement platform for the modern seller.

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Jonathan Farrington

JULY 12, 2013

The sequence of events is often typical – an ‘important’ meeting of department heads is set up to find out who the culprit was and why, but it’s too late – all you can do is learn from the mistakes – or at least that’s the logical outcome. Worst of all, when you have a problem, you can’t get it resolved easily! Bon w/e a tous!

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 12, 2018

”Tito, how do I go about building a sales team (especially the sales development function) from scratch?” ” It usually comes from founders, or the first sales hire at a company. 1) Training SDRs as if they were Account Executives. Mistake #1: Training SDRs as If They Were Account Executives.

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