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B2B Sales Training Techniques and Best Practices

Highspot

The Difference Between B2B and B2C Sales Training B2B sales involve larger deals with reps focusing on building relationships and aligning solutions with customers’ unique requirements. B2C sales, on the other hand, are more about quick transactions and appealing to customers’ emotions. The decision cycle is often longer.

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Apple iPad vs. Microsoft Surface… But I’m #3! Can I Still Win?

The Sales Hunter

Quit trying to worry about whether your marketing plan is getting drowned by the big boys. Advertising and marketing buzz creates awareness and serves to open up new markets. Use your competitors’ marketing to your advantage by being the one that is there to discuss with the consumer what is right for them.

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Which Comes First? A Cheap Customer or a Cheap Salesperson?

The Sales Hunter

This might be the B2B salesperson who targets companies that are simply too small, or the B2C person who targets people who don’t have any income. That being the case, the salesperson focuses their prospecting efforts only on the market that reflects their own attitude of cheapness.

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Top 21 Sales Training Programs and Techniques to Boost Team Performance in 2022

Highspot

The market is evolving faster than ever, and sales reps need high-quality ongoing training to keep up. B2C or business-to-consumer sales : Built for B2C-style businesses that market their products directly to consumers. The courses cover topics ranging from sales to marketing, customer service, and coaching.

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How to Close Sales

Richardson

Despite varying degrees of complexity in the sales process, this statement is true for both B2B and B2C sales professionals. Closing sales requires a combination of sales strategy, skills, and trust. The most important factor in this equation is trust.

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The New Rule In Sales: Evolve or Die

Hyper-Connected Selling

If you read Peter Theil’s Zero to One (which you should, check out my reasons why here ), you will come across a short section where he tells budding entrepreneurs how to market, sell, and distribute their new idea. When people say that sales is dead, they are usually referring to the rise in online buying.

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So You Think You Are Selling Consultatively? Let’s Find Out

Jonathan Farrington

80% of front-line sales professionals around the world sell in the “traditional” way: There isn’t anything wrong with that if their market sector or industry demands – or tolerates -that style of selling. Which companies represent potential? • How many of them exist. • In which order they should be approached.