The Brooks Group

MAY 24, 2017

Even—or especially—in tough economic times, investing in your organization’s customer service function is critical for your overall business and profitability strategy. Savvy distributors are providing their service department with consultative selling skills training so they are able to: 1. Conclusion.

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Nutshell

OCTOBER 9, 2019

“National Customer Service Week.” It sounds like a made-up holiday that megacorps use to keep their frontline customer service representatives happy. In reality, National Customer Service Week has been recognized by U.S. Customer-oriented feedback loop. The best ones even make it to Twitter.

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Customer Service Customer Hiring How To 95

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Business acumen training can help your team build this tool kit. In this article, we’ll explore the fundamentals of business acumen training. That includes who should participate in this training, the benefits of these programs, and the different types of courses available. The Benefits of Business Acumen Training.

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Training Scale Hubspot Lead Rank 67

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For example, you might hear about a company using Instagram to market their products, LinkedIn to share industry expertise and insights, or Facebook Messenger to respond to customer service queries. Social Media Training for Sales Reps. Why is it so important to train your sales reps in social selling? The best part?

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Social Selling Training Social Media How To 136

Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Managers tell reps to stress the quality, the warranty, the features and benefits, but your prospects have heard all that before, haven’t they? Often times, services and products are roughly the same, and prospects will buy from the people they like, know or trust. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Claire Silverberg provides today’s guest post, ‘How Work From Home Benefits Small Businesses.’. How Work From Home Benefits Small Businesses. Keep reading to learn more about how WFH benefits your small business and learn some effective teleworking strategies. WFH Benefits. How to Reap WFH Benefits.

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Small Business Small Business Benefit Transportation 78

Showpad

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Sales enablement is the process by which sales teams procure all the resources, data, information and tools they need to engage and nurture prospects throughout the buyer journey. What are the benefits of sales enablement? Strategic coaching and training of reps takes months, and ongoing professional development is an annual pursuit.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Train AI in sales, and you’ll join 81% of salespeople surveyed who agree that AI significantly reduces their manual tasks and data entry workload. Conscientious sales pros worry about AI bias , transparency, brand reputation, customer experience, and human relations. Thoughtful execution ensures AI can be trained correctly.

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Rob Jolles

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s a quick quiz: Which prospect would you prefer meeting with? Prospect #1: Someone who has been battling with a particular problem, has finally decided to do something about it, and calls you! I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick. Well… you might want to be careful what prospect you wish for.

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Rob Jolles

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s a quick quiz: Which prospect would you prefer meeting with? Prospect #1: Someone who has been battling with a particular problem, has finally decided to do something about it, and calls you! I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick. Well… you might want to be careful what prospect you wish for.

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Prospecting Call-back Up-Sell Face-to-face 52

The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

A few weeks ago, I received a prospecting email that contained over 15 different links. Your focus while prospecting is on uncovering a need and creating confidence. Not only am I anti-presentation in the prospecting phase, but I have a strong distaste for formal sales presentations at any time during the selling phase.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 7 Sales Prospecting Ideas That Work. Here’s a list of 7 sales prospecting ideas you can use right now: 1. Give away prospects to others. You heard me — give away prospects. Voicemail as a Prospecting Strategy?

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Motivation Prospecting Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 275

Showpad

JUNE 15, 2020

Sales training programs offer your reps the opportunity to develop their sales skills and connect with customers more meaningfully — when set up and executed properly. In this blog post, we’ll discuss why you need formal sales training and how to guarantee its success. . Components of a successful sales training program.

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Training How To Sales Enablement Distribution 83

The Sales Hunter

MAY 8, 2013

This goes way beyond “benefits” of what you sell. You have to listen closely enough to your customer and ask enough follow-up questions to ensure you grasp what they really want, even if what they want seems unreachable. What does your customer truly want? Recently I did some training for a large organization.

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Customer B2C Customer Service Selling Skills 224

The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 4, 2021

What are sales skills training and techniques as they apply in the modern sales process? The way that we sell and reach customers will naturally reflect changes in our methods of communication and our technologies. Customers almost always have a choice in the company they work with or choose to buy from. Self-Motivation Skills.

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Training Top of Funnel Customer Service Motivation 52

Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key. Why Sales Training Programs Fail Most organizations use some type of LMS for onboarding new hires or retraining current staff. With hybrid workforces, in-person training isn’t always feasible.

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key. Why Sales Training Programs Fail Most organizations use some type of LMS for onboarding new hires or retraining current staff. With hybrid workforces, in-person training isn’t always feasible.

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Training Scale How To Hiring 52

Vengreso

AUGUST 1, 2023

Embarking on the journey of SaaS Sales Training can feel like navigating a labyrinth. The truth is, without proper SaaS sales training, scaling your software company becomes an uphill battle. Vengreso's transformation from sales training firm to influential SaaS enterprise is a testament to business evolution. The result?

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Training Lead Rank Pivotal Hiring 40

InsideSales.com

APRIL 16, 2020

Call recording systems are a great tool for training, quality assurance, and legal purposes. Read on to find out 10 reasons how they can benefit your sales team. Improve Sales Training. Listening back to calls is an essential training and coaching tool. Sales managers can utilize various tech tools for training.

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

On today's episode, I share why sellers must stay focused on their customers, and why AT&T customer service caused me to switch providers. People matter Salespeople sometimes forget that people matter, so let my experience with a disconnected phone serve as a direct reminder about the need for quality customer service.

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Customer Service Cancellation Customer Loyalty 40

criteria for success

JULY 26, 2022

How well do your salespeople introduce themselves and your company to prospective clients and partners? Can your salespeople effectively talk to prospects and answer questions about your offering? Can your salespeople effectively talk to prospects and answer questions about your offering? Sales Communication with… 1.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 3, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 5 Secrets to Get Better Prospecting Leads. There are 5 secrets used by top-performing salespeople to get better prospecting leads. You would be crazy to not learn from these: SECRET #1: Best leads will always come from your existing customers.

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Motivation Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Prospecting 195

Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Individual web designs that have been custom-made will help improve the website’s performance over something potentially generic and outdated. Optimize Your Website for Mobile Use Optimizing your website for mobile use benefits businesses and any industry a business represents. Improve Your Online Presence.

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Automotive Paid Content Customer Advertising 106

The Brooks Group

JANUARY 21, 2020

Sales training can be one of the most critical investments you make for your team. Salespeople often resist training, viewing it as a hassle that takes them away from their work. In fact, according to Training Industry , more than a quarter of salespeople feel that their sales training is ineffective. Industry Expertise.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 30, 2013

Two days after the customer makes their purchase, reach out to them with a phone call thanking them for buying and making sure they received what they wanted with regard to the benefits they were looking to fill. Use the call to help identify another need with which you might be able to help them, either now or in the future.

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SugarCRM

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Lead management is an umbrella term that describes the entire process of identifying prospective customers interested in your services, tracking and following up with those potentials, and nurturing them to increase the chance they make a purchase. Understanding the Lead to Customer Life Cycle. What Is Lead Management?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

There’s no shortage of valuable information about prospects and customers — as long as you know how to access and apply it. One example of an outbound sales tactic is the triple touch process , where reps work to connect with prospects through a series of personalized messages. What makes a sales strategy effective?

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. We created our own structure that benefited the people in our company. Because in my opinion they are the customer—they built the company and they own the success of the company. Customer Service: Is Low Price Really Best?

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Motivation Real Estate Training Hiring 147

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

How Conversational AI Can Benefit Sales The Best Conversational AI Tools for Sales Teams What is conversational AI? How Conversational AI Can Benefit Sales The primary way conversational AI benefits sales is time. Here are four core benefits of using conversational AI in sales. In this article: What is conversational AI?

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. The way you do this if by first engaging the customer in a conversation about what they’ve gained from working with you. The customer having confidence in what they’re buying and confidence in what the salesperson believes. leadership.

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Motivation Training Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 210

LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

4 Tips to a Successful Customer Centric Selling Training. The one exception to the rule is that you should always focus on your customer, that’s why customer centric selling training is important. If you focus on your customer’s needs and their wants, it will have a direct impact on closing more deals.

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Ideal Customer Profile Training Customer Hiring 52

SugarCRM

APRIL 19, 2021

SugarCRM offers various tools to help automate sales, marketing, and customer service processes, leaving managers free to focus on strategic initiatives to make their companies more profitable. Marketing can easily identify new target segments based on customer account histories. Automating Marketing, Sales and Customer Service.

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Benefit Ideal Customer Profile SugarCRM Customer 29

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

This is a troubling trend, considering the fact that trust is the foundation of customer loyalty. So let’s get into our top five strategies to build customer loyalty! Invest in Multi-Channel Customer Service. Great customer service is one of several factors that make a customer loyal to a brand.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 26, 2013

For too many, sales people provide a price, and maybe a list of features and benefits that might be translated to business value–but we encumber the customer with the job of justifying the solution themselves. But we see very little discussion about the business and financial impacts of solutions for customers.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As a sales training organization, we work with innovative, successful companies across a variety of industries. As AI continues to evolve , many industries are adopting it to improve their products and services. There are many areas where AI falls short, but customer service is not one of them.

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BuzzBoard

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

57% for processing sales, 56% for customer/prospect communications, among others. AI technologies, such as chatbots and personalized marketing algorithms, have been instrumental in improving customer service and increasing sales. So, how SMBs are using technology to run their businesses?

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It’s the best technique to help inexperienced or confused customer service reps handle tough calls. It also serves as a valuable tool for quality assurance and employee training and onboarding. Call recording enables sales and customer care managers to record calls for playback later or for use in coaching new employees.

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