SBI Growth

JANUARY 9, 2013

Our 2012 sales leader research finds it is still a big fear for 2013. If your company isn’t looking for sales leadership today, just wait. The average tenure of a Sales VP is 19 months! This post explores what HR leaders can do to develop top internal sales leaders. Managing multi-generational sales forces.

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Vengreso

JUNE 12, 2023

There are many misconceptions about modern selling. Some sales leaders immediately disregard the principles, claiming it is just another buzzword. Others are caught in the constant grind of achieving quota and cannot fathom trying to implement a new sales plan. What Is the Modern Sales Approach?

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The global pandemic forced sales teams to change their processes and go digital. Organizations must adapt their sales strategies post COVID-19 to meet customer expectations. Whether you’re looking to implement a remote sales strategy or improve your current strategy, keep reading. What is remote sales? Image Source ).

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Women Sales Pros

AUGUST 23, 2019

Is it possible that living in a selfie society is affecting sales results?Sales Sales success? You know, that insatiable desire to take a picture of yourself–regardless of what you’re doing–and immediately post it on all the social media channels. Sales success? Sales success?

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 6, 2018

I’ve written a lot about the need for new skills for sales people, the traditional selling skills are in sufficient for success in the future. I’ve even gone so far as to suggest we stop training sales people in traditional selling skills, focusing on skills critical for the future.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JUNE 5, 2020

Due to a shift towards remote selling and more salespeople working from home, sales leaders are asking “does online sales training work?”. We know that best in class companies (and indeed the most successful salespeople) are constantly seeking ways to improve sales performance. Online sales training courses.

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The Sales Developers

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Sales teams have everything needed for outbound prospecting activities. big databases, low cost researchers, in-house manual scraping) and tools that make sales activities more efficient than ever. There are more vendors in sales acceleration every day and ever expanding budgets fueled by venture capital and other forces.

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Allego

APRIL 21, 2022

Not only that, but for B2B sales, the desire for virtual communications extends to buyers. Like it or not, virtual selling is here to stay. And even after months of adjusting, you might still be struggling to adapt to this digital transformation and lead your sales team into a tech-driven new world. You aren’t alone.

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

The success of your business depends on the success of your sales hiring process. But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We will teach you all about sales hiring: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to get it done. When to Hire a Salesperson.

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

The success of your business depends on the success of your sales hiring process. But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We will teach you all about sales hiring: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to get it done. When to Hire a Salesperson.

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Hiring Paid Content Salary Sales Qualified Lead 98

The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 26, 2022

Learning sales skills online is the quick and convenient way for salespeople to master a whole range of skills. Today, it is worth noting that learning sales skills online is not limited to basic topics or a few simple sales training videos. How Learning Sales Skills Online Works. relearning.

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The Digital Sales Institute

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Implementing sales best practices for successful selling should not only lead to higher levels of sales performance but also in more loyal customers. They are a set of guidelines baked into the DNA of the business to help the sales team run effectively and efficiently. The question is, do your sales team understand this?

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Mindtickle

JUNE 19, 2020

A remote workforce can be difficult to navigate especially for sales enablement leaders. Regardless of location, sales enablement leaders must keep customer-facing teams actively engaged. It needs to be closely aligned with the steps and activities sales reps execute as part of the process.

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Allego

DECEMBER 21, 2022

And that takes skill and practice. Savvy virtual sellers think of sales activities as happening either “frontstage” or “backstage.”. The seller interacts with buyers through text message, email, video, voice mail, or a digital sales room. They can do it via email, phone, text message, or a digital sales room.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Building your sales team looks easy on paper, but how do you cut through the noise of LinkedIn, job boards, and sites like AngelList to find the best candidates? Step 1: Pick a channel. You’ll be able to attract solid candidates searching for sales roles in your area, industry, and/or niche. The solution? LinkedIn filters.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Fortunately, there’s a sales methodology that can help. Enter the Miller Heiman sales process — a framework that helps your team manage and close complex B2B deals. . In this article, we’ll explain the Miller Heiman sales process in detail, including what it is and what sets it apart from other sales methodologies.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 20, 2021

Soft skills sales training is becoming just as important as the hard skills training, we are most familiar with in the world of training. We know we live in unprecedented times but most of all, when it comes to the sales profession, these are times of profound change. So, what should soft skills sales training entail?

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Vengreso

JUNE 10, 2022

Whether you’re a recent graduate, a newly-established freelancer who’s trying to generate leads, a job seeker in the market for a new job or position, or a seasoned sales professional, the strength of your LinkedIn profile can have a huge impact on your ability to attract and engage with the right audience. Their needs? Their desires?

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 29, 2012

He was getting sales, but there’s no way he is ever going to come close to getting all of the sales he could be getting or making the level of profit he could be making. There are industries where relationship selling can be more effective. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

A successful career in sales is not for the faint of heart. According to a Bridge Group study , the annual turnover rate for sales professionals is 34.7%. Sales Burnout. With the role of a sales rep often being a high-stress, high-pressure position, burnout is a common occurrence for those who work in the field.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 19, 2020

A remote workforce can be difficult to navigate especially for sales enablement leaders. Regardless of location, sales enablement leaders must keep customer-facing teams actively engaged. It needs to be closely aligned with the steps and activities sales reps execute as part of the process.

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Coaching Face-to-face Sales Enablement Trends 52

SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

When I first began evangelizing the concept of social selling in 2006, salespeople and their managers often gave me the side eye when I suggested that changes in buyer behavior meant sellers would need to evolve their sales approach and that social media would play an integral role in selling. Sales Success in Modern Sales.

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Social Selling Social Media Decision Maker Face-to-face 63

SBI

MARCH 19, 2013

So it’s not surprising that each time I talk with my friends on the sales training front, they tell me that the path to increasing sales is to improve selling skills. Of course, my retort is that you won’t increase sales if you don’t have the right tools to compete more efficiently and effectively.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The value of sales territories isn’t lost on most sales leaders (and if it is, we’ll clarify that shortly). The problem is making your sales territory planning fair without swallowing up your time. . What is sales territory mapping, and why is it important? So everyone has the same sales potential. .

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Lessonly

JANUARY 31, 2022

As technology evolves and digital interactions on social media become more standard, digital selling is quickly becoming the new normal. Buyers’ expectations of the sales experience are continuously shifting. Despite the name, social selling doesn’t focus on selling in the traditional sense. Sales training.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 23, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Communication Skills. Retail Sales Trends. Mark’s Insights on PRICING.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. Why sales training is important. The different types of sales training programs. The 15 best sales training programs.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 21, 2020

As a CRO, GM, Board Director, and Advisor to numerous companies, I’ve seen first hand the direct impact that Revenue Intelligence technology has on growing sales. 50% increase in win rates , 30%+ shorter time to close ), which is why it’s no wonder that Gong is rapidly being rolled out by top CRO’s and VPs of Sales across the globe.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Rev up your sales process with the best sales books. Need a reason to pick up a new sales book? Do you struggle to settle down with a good sales book? RELATED: Best Sales Books: 30 Elite Picks to Step Up Your Sales Game . Top 10 Best Sales Books to Kickstart Your Selling Skills.

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Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

Hard-hitting sales stats. ” Our product gives sales leaders data-backed insights into their sales team. And our Gong Labs team pores through stats from millions of sales interactions to uncover actionable sales tips. Sales Stats for Prospecting. Sales Stat #1: DON’T use ROI in cold emails.

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Incorporate these four tactics, based on proven sales training techniques that use perspective to engage key buying influences. When a sales organization drives perspective into its approach to customers, win rates go up by 12%. And for those sales organizations that master delivering perspective, win rates climb to 23%.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Sales teams around the world have been forced to quickly adapt and learn remote selling techniques, due to the coronavirus pandemic. million professional salespeople in the U.S , and field sales make up 52.8%. In May 2020, 71% said they were conducting more than half their sales virtually. What is Remote Selling?

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 6, 2018

A friend forwarded me an article entitled, “Giving People More Time To Sell Is BS.” The article started with a statement to the effect of “ill informed pundits quoting data that sales people spend only 10-30% of their time F2F with customers.” Customers don’t want to spend time with sales people.

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Gong.io

JUNE 29, 2018

For any sales rep, picking up the phone to perform a discovery call is daunting. But because discovery calls are a critical part of the sales process, it’s important to know what to say, and what to avoid. There are countless places to research a prospect before a sales call — most of which being online. Why 3 to 4?

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Social selling is a term that has been hotly debated in the sales world. We will talk more about all the tools you need to get started in social selling. There are many misconceptions about social selling. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Lewi Watkins, Global Social Selling Lead at Sage.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. Sales Prospecting Techniques.

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Klozers

MAY 22, 2015

Furthermore with MS Exchange numbers worldwide exceeding 301 million as indicated by research group Radicati, there is still huge scope in the market for Microsoft and their channel partners to grow. The ability to sell Cloud 2.0 Smart Partners are using Cloud 2.0

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