The Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

As the year comes to a close and your team is busy trying to meet their Q4 target, don’t let prospecting for the new year fall by the wayside. Even the most skilled salespeople can’t close a deal if they aren’t capable of getting in front of the right people, so your team’s prospecting effectiveness should be your top priority for 2016.

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Corporate Visions

JULY 2, 2020

You can think of training and enablement programs as similar waves along a continuum. The first wave in training and enablement is represented by traditional Learning Paths , the original development programs. The Second Wave: Territory Plans. The First Wave: Learning Paths.

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Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Territories Top of Funnel 105

The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

Prospecting – When Is The Best Time? Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Proactivity , Productivity , Prospecting , Time Allocation , Video , execution. Last week I talked about prospecting, why some like it when most don’t, rejection, and managing them. Prospecting. Sales Training.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate. Prospecting via email can be wildly rewarding, or incredibly frustrating. In fact, we’ve coached clients through a number of simple steps that have helped them double or triple their prospecting email response rates virtually overnight. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 24, 2024

A prospective client had a 3×5 card, generally with their business card stapled to it, and this was used to keep track of activities. Of course, things can get complicated when you are juggling 100’s of clients, prospects, and active deals. More and better prospects. Rep training. Customers vs. prospects.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 24, 2022

With training and coaching to support the development of critical sales skills, organizations can equip their sellers to close more and bigger deals, all while ensuring time with buyers is well-spent. Prospecting. Territory Management. Prospecting. Unfortunately, we’ve all experienced poor sales prospecting.

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 25, 2022

Typically, companies provide comprehensive training for their new representatives on how to acquire the initial sale, but omit building client loyalty and revenue. The essential yet overlooked part of sales training raises the question, ‘Are you building client loyalty? T oday may be the day to revamp training.

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BuzzBoard

JANUARY 3, 2024

It’s wild how just months ago generative AI felt like uncharted territory prone to drama, when now asking ChatGPT for advice is as normal as scrolling Instagram. A typical case would be how rapidly ChatGPT infiltrated schools!

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HeavyHitter Sales

AUGUST 12, 2012

Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles titled “What’s Wrong With Your Sales Training Program.”.   Somehow, “successful” sales training has become associated with a thick binder of material the salesperson lugs home from the class (never to open again). It Lacks Meaningful Cultural Transmissions. .

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Some aspects of sales training are easy to measure others not so, but it is a fair question when I am asked what they can expect from an ROI standpoint. Companies have shown selectivity with other training or development programs. Given that, why train them?

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The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Prospecting is a term that’s been around for a long time. Your business strategies are the same as the gold-miners, except instead of digging for ore, you’re digging for customers, with your mind focused on this: you want to find the right prospects—the serious buyers.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2012

Trained the sales force and channel partners on the new product. This is very different than product training. Set territory revenue/unit goals by product. Do your sales reps know what marketing campaigns directly impact their territories? What if there is interest from someone in their territory? Start with them.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 30, 2020

It listed information for all the prospects in my California territory including the company name, revenue figures, address, telephone number and — of course — the decision maker’s name and title. The training program, called "Professional Selling Skills," took a then-new consultative approach to sales. Qualification.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In this article: Challenges of Working in Sales Advice for Working in Sales Challenges of Working in Sales We spoke to salespeople who shared their biggest challenges and some of their tips for resolving them. Thankfully, there are tactics you can use to encourage buy-in from your prospects.

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Sales Hacker Training

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve been professionally selling for about 20 years and delivering formal sales training for approximately 8 of them. I’ve bought and sold a lot of training over the years and have seen it have a significant impact on results and I have seen it fall completely flat. How to Approach Sales Training. Prospecting.

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Corporate Visions

JULY 2, 2020

You can think of training and enablement programs as similar waves along a continuum. The first wave in training and enablement is represented by traditional Learning Paths , the original development programs. The Second Wave: Territory Plans. The First Wave: Learning Paths.

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Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Territories Top of Funnel 52

Corporate Visions

JULY 16, 2020

Training and enablement that’s inflexible and event-based won’t be of much help when you need to respond to an urgent situation right away. Research shows these different situations call for dramatically different messaging, content, and skills training. Enabling the Deficit Learner. One-size-fits-all messaging won’t cut it today.

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Webinar Metrics Face-to-face Sales Enablement Pivotal 83

BrainShark

AUGUST 7, 2022

This article originally appeared in Forbes. Let’s say a company has three salespeople assigned to a given territory and a $3 million quota for that territory. Many companies take wasteful approaches when training new sales reps. For every car deemed acceptable coming off the line, seven are rejected due to defects.

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Smooth Sale

MAY 23, 2023

Although his pain point, the title applies directly to the sales profession and still holds today as we need to connect with prospective clients as we develop our audience. Standing out from the crowd left a mark of interest on my prospects, who welcomed me and directed me to the CEO’s office. But for most, that did not occur.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Sales Training Article: Business Development Efforts - Process or Random Activities? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Making outbound contact isn''t easy, but allows sellers to: Select companies meeting criteria that make them more likely to be viable prospects.

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Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. The author is an expert in their field and a Crunchbase user. To sell is human.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 29, 2023

Related: 10 Tips to Build Internal Relationships in Your Sales Organization What to do on days 15-30 as a new AE Territory mapping After being assigned your territory, study up. But you do need to know enough to help your prospects understand what the tool does — and what it can not do. That’s where your team backs you up.

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Showpad

MARCH 3, 2020

We’ll get into unique responsibilities of each later in this article. The key strategic functions of sales operations include: Hiring and training new sales reps. Setting territory structure. These tools include CRM and solutions for time, lead and prospect management. Developing sales and revenue strategy.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 24, 2019

Describe your ideal prospect – Profile them. How do you need to position yourself in the market place – your territory or your accounts? If it is credibility that you need, consider writing a newsletter, articles or tip sheets for local newspapers or magazines on a regular basis or share your expertise through public speaking.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 6, 2021

You know how the typical prospect goes from an email address in your CRM to a paying customer. You've trained your salespeople on the key actions required to move prospects from stage to stage. If your opportunity to close rate is extremely low, your salespeople might require more training. The problem with this?

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Pointclear

AUGUST 17, 2011

This article has been selected for DeFinis Communications’ “Sales Coaching: Top Tips for Increased Productivity” Blog Carnival. Sales managers have six basic jobs—hire, compensate, train, deploy, monitor and manage, and coach and counsel—and they generally fail at the last three.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 18, 2011

Instead of being thought-leaders we’ve become frenetic, selfish territory managers. There are a dozen sales tasks we put off because they are scary – calling back decision-makers or prospecting for the right point-of-contact at our optimal contact. Gutsy article, and absolutely accurate. It’s a strategy we all need. Kevin Shea.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 28, 2019

As you'll read below, sales operations includes everything from lead management, sales strategy, and territory structuring and alignment to process optimization, compensation plans, sales automation, training, and data analytics and reporting. Territory Definition. Download Our Free Sales Conversion Rate Calculator and Guide.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 2, 2021

I’m not sure if I should write this article about sales stress reduction for salespeople. This article focuses on five common stressors in sales, and how to identify them. I hope this article helps you in some way. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Stress Reduction In High Pressure Sales Jobs.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The expectation to Always Be Closing: Sales teams often operate under the belief that the customer or prospect always comes first, even when it means the wellbeing of the sales rep takes the back seat. As a sales leader reading this article, you might be asking yourself, “So, how do I spot or prevent burnout?”

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

In the Top Sales Article category, my article Implementation vs. Execution , the category also features colleagues Paul McCord , Wendy Weiss , Kelley Robertson and others. Prospecting. Sales Training. Territory Alignment. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. Negotiations.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Don’t roll your eyes; this isn’t going to be a Pollyanna article. Met Life was spending $30,000 on sales training per salesperson, but 80% of their reps had left within four years. At a sales training conference several years ago, a bunch of “sales gurus” sat around and shared stories of sales calls we had screwed up.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2011

For more information on each one and to see more choices for each category, check out the original article here: [link]. You can see her articles regularly on the Software Advice blog. Prospecting. Sales Training. Territory Alignment. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Dave Kahle – Sales Training.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 25, 2018

A quick Google search or skim through your favorite sales blogs will show article upon article about how to hire the perfect reps, increase customer retention, and write the perfect sales job description -- for good reason. Prioritize culture and management training. Setting first time meetings with prospective customers.

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Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 20, 2014

By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. The time to begin developing your Territory Sales Plan is now ! In addition to your individual lead generation efforts and responding to inbound inquiries, do you have any particular growth strategies for your territory?

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, you’ll learn some positions you can consider in SaaS sales, expert tips for getting into the industry, and how to succeed in your first sales role. In fact, at the time of writing this article, there are over 100,000 open SaaS sales roles on LinkedIn. SDRs are responsible for outbound prospecting.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 4, 2017

With many clients and prospects out of the office, however, there are opportunities for your entire sales team to assess what’s going well and where there’s room for improvement. Top 10 Sales Effectiveness Articles from 2017. The success of a sales training program depends heavily on who is delivering it.

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