Smooth Sale

JUNE 4, 2024

Today’s blog theme is to embrace your personality for authentic branding and growth. __ Embrace Your Personality for Authentic Branding and Growth Image by Geralt Upon acknowledging our unique identity, we begin to attract attention and grow our networks, leading to business growth. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2021

Build a Bigger Network and Increase Your Market Value. Your market value appreciates as you become a better leader and have a large professional network. Although I cognitively understood the importance of investing in my own development and the advantages of networking, I always found myself too busy to do either.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

It’s like back pain. You can stretch and put heat or ice on an aching back, but unless you treat the source of the pain—a pulled muscle or degenerating disc—your back will continue to hurt. The salesperson left without getting agreement on next steps or scheduling the next call. Would you buy from them? Save your money.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

Training dollars are being misallocated. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. When she went back into the field nothing had changed. The Need-Payoff that she had been trained on was thrown out the window. The top reps in her industry were meeting and networking online.

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MTD Sales Training

MARCH 31, 2020

We’ve had over 82 sales training programmes postponed! Some have moved over to virtual channels like webinars and online training but a lot are just waiting it out. Don’t Panic – Step Back. Take a step back and start to plan what you can do. Have a “virtual coffee” over video or a call with a colleague. Get Social.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. Tips for adoption of social selling training. It’s about achieving the perfect outcome – an eager prospect keenly awaiting a phone call or personal meeting. What is Social Selling? Nurturing prospects.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Gone are the days of cold calls and one-size-fits-all pitches. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training? What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like?

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

When I first began to write, it was on NetWorks! Since NetWorks! is the home for our professional networking group, and as we strongly believe in all forms of networking … I wanted to start a new educational series toward maximizing those goals. That and I’m addicted to networking. This group, NetWorks!

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Matt became a personal client of mine at Kurlan & Associates back in 1986 – 37 years ago – when his then packaging supply company sales team attended a public sales training seminar I was leading. For 21 years, he called our son on his birthday and sang both verses of Happy Birthday. I was his best friend.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Networking Effectively and Creating a Sphere of Influence The idea of networking effectively and creating a sphere of influence is nothing new in sales. Networking is one sure way of meeting new people, building relationships, and it eventually opens doors for opportunities. It’s great to go back to the basics.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 10, 2011

Online Training. Offer to call back or come back in a few days? Networking. For all requests and questions, including reprint permission, please call 704/333-1112 or email us. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? It’s not about RESPONSE. It’s about PREVENTION. You nailed it.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Sales Call Best Practices. Networking. At the end of each day, look back and congratulate yourself for the most significant thing you accomplished that day. Avoid them completely if possible, and if you are exposed to them, immediately seek out someone positive to move you back to a positive outlook. cold calling.

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Smooth Sale

MAY 31, 2024

Thankfully, others actively want to give back and believe in community service. Due to your effort, people may call upon you later with surprising ideas or offers. Create a collaborative mindset for all you do to strengthen your networks and global audience. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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Allego

DECEMBER 15, 2020

That was a common refrain among training teams everywhere as they scrambled to transition to a remote environment in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Born of a merger between D+H and Misys in 2017, Finastra had to quickly develop a unified structure for sales training. Make Training Scalable By Streamlining Administration.

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Keith Rosen

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Professional networking functions provide access to qualified prospects—fast. Networking events are still one of the most effective ways to connect and foster relationships with the right people—people who you would not normally have the opportunity to meet with face to face. Let’s define what networking actually is.

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Sales Evangelist

JUNE 14, 2020

How to Network Your Way into Value Building your network is an important step in being a success in sales. With a good network, you’re able to network your value. Defining networking and value Curt points out that networking isn’t about the people you know, it’s about the people who know you.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 7, 2023

A typical B2B sales strategy relies on Sales Development Reps (SDRs) making cold calls or cold emails to try to set up an appointment for an Account Executive (AE) to deliver a sales pitch. The SDR in turn calls the prospect and sets up a sales call for the AE to pitch. Good salespeople don’t sit back and wait.

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Vengreso

APRIL 4, 2022

This on-demand LinkedIn training for sales professionals program teaches you how to leverage the site to create more sales conversations and build your book of business. So, if you want to make the very best online impression and actually attract customers to you, taking a LinkedIn learning course, tutorial, or training is the way to go!

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In my last post I went through the math on traditional cold calling. Oddly enough they often do use it when they need a job and in this case they call it “networking”. I had to come up with a cool name for using networking in sales so I call it “social calling”. Back to the math. Some background math.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 17, 2020

How To Leverage LinkedIn For Better Networking LinkedIn is an important social platform for people looking to broaden their network. In this episode, Bobbie Foedisch will be talking about how to leverage LinkedIn for better networking. Bobbie Foedisch is the founding partner and Chief Social Selling Officer at All About Leverage.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

Ten years later, his advice is even more relevant than it was back then—for college graduates starting their careers, and for salespeople looking to get B2B leads. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 4, 2018

Like most sales executives you cognitively understand the importance of developing your leadership skills and the advantages of ongoing networking. You find yourself too busy due to ongoing meetings, conferences, telephone calls and emails and you rarely find the time to develop yourself.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 21, 2022

I watched a sales rep making cold calls the other day. Prior to the call, I asked this sales rep to send over recordings, so I could play and point out exactly what he was doing wrong. Prior to the call, I asked this sales rep to send over recordings, so I could play and point out exactly what he was doing wrong.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Still, it doesn’t need to be if your business fights back. Move Past Bad Press to Enjoy the Good Engage a PR Firm Sometimes, you need to call in the big guns. Bouncing back from the bad press is no small feat. There is no valid reason why one bad press incident should hold you back from success.

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Smooth Sale

JUNE 3, 2024

Power is in the Numbers for Growth Image by Geralt My Story Early in my sales career, I was advised to make an exponential number of cold calls daily. However, beware that integrity is the #1 ingredient for deciding whether to move forward or back away when dealing with financial matters.

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BrainShark

JULY 9, 2022

The right channel partner training software can help with this. Online or offline access on nearly any device , so channel partners can access trainings anytime, anywhere. Easy content authoring , so you can create personalized, engaging trainings for each channel partner. With Brainshark: .

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2021

If you have a big-deal prospect or client, you’d better jump on a plane, catch a train, or take a road trip as soon as possible. I wrote that in 2013, back when virtual sales meetings weren’t the only option. HBR backs me up on this, suggesting referral selling as a key strategy for gaining new-customer access: “Leverage referrals.

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Marc Wayshak

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In fact, acknowledging that you’ve still got a lot of sales training basics to learn is the first step to starting to crush your sales. 1) You can try to figure out sales training basics out on your own— banging your head against the wall as you keep doing the same things over and over again. If that’s the case, it’s not a bad thing.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

billion on training and development, including external providers, internal expenses and tuition reimbursement, according to The American Society for Training and Development. in 2013 on hiring sales training companies, one of the top five outsourced training expenditures, according to Training Industry.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. In this guide, we’ll dive deep into sales training and give you the information you need to choose an impactful course for your team, including: What is sales training?

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Helpful Recruiting Terms for Job Seekers to Familiarize Back in the job-hunting market? Recognizing recruiting terms can clarify job postings, interviews, and professional networking conversations. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Sales Training Article: Building a Network of Contacts By Geoffrey James, Inc. Sales Source Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are useful tools, but building a business network requires the personal touch. Here they are, listed in descending order of their "networking" value: 1. That takes a more personal touch.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2019

Ten years later, his advice is even more relevant than it was back then—for college graduates starting their careers, and for salespeople looking to get B2B leads. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media.

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MJ Hoffman

DECEMBER 5, 2018

It’s part of the job and something we’re both naturally and trained to excel at. Networking and maintaining these relationships are vital for our success as salespeople. When you network, you want to be sure you state your intentions before you ask for something. We’re people people! Frame the Moment.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Online Training. If you make a big sale and the customer calls for help and gets a grump in accounting or shipping, you lose. Get back to profitability. People are calling – they want to buy and need help. Train everyone to be able to answer every question from a customer. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2018

They want minimal downtime, support they can rely on and access to as much training as possible, so they can be in turn, as successful as possible with their deployment. Ensure new customers are armed with the training they need to be successful. Most people would much rather watch a series of short training videos versus reading text.

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SBI

JULY 9, 2019

The3 C’s Needed to Achieve Your Sales Training Goals. I take a lot away from conversations with sales colleagues at networking events and hearing their thoughts on the direction of the overall industry. Other findings illustrate that fewer than 23% consider current sales training programs ineffective. Salespeople love to talk.

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