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The Science of Basic Selling Skills

Bernadette McClelland

5. Know your prospects. Find the problem, discover solution, present why solution is best for prospect. We know what we need to do, how and why we have to do things, and if your people don’t know any of those three areas, then they are taught, coached, mentored or shadowed until they do. 6. Know your competition.

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Selling Skills for New Salespeople

The Digital Sales Institute

Selling skills for new salespeople usually have some differentiators from the sales skills that a more experienced salesperson has due to learning about the sales process and understanding all the steps in the sale alongside product knowledge. Selling today can range from the uncomplicated to the deeply complex.

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Are You Telling the Truth About Asking for Referrals? [Q3 Referral Selling Roundup]

No More Cold Calling

It takes roughly eight touches for sales reps to reach cold prospects. The #1 challenge salespeople face is reaching decision-makers quickly, but getting prospects to call you back is deceptively simple with a referral program. Yes, your most predictable and measurable prospecting tool is your very own sales team, asking for referrals.

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Elite Sales Management: Coaching Your People Where They Are

criteria for success

As sales managers, we’ve all been told we need to coach our teams. But what value are you adding if you’re consistently coaching someone who’s not showing improvement? Is there any value to add through coaching? At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are.

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The 7 Most Critical Selling Skills in Wholesale Distribution

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

MDM and the Rapid Learning Institute collaborated on a survey that offers keen insights into how wholesale distributors structure their sales teams, what they want to change, and which skills are mission critical to succeeding in the marketplace. Most Critical Skill Gaps. That requires superior presentation skills.

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Enabling Your Enablers

Allego

For reps to build up their selling skills and gain the insights they need, they require ongoing coaching from sales managers. Unfortunately, hybrid work has made it even more difficult for reps to get the coaching they need. Sales Coaching in the Virtual Selling Era. 5 Tips to Improve Sales Coaching.

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Bigger Goals = Bigger Results

Mr. Inside Sales

Mindset determines the actions you take, how you deal with adversity, how much you use good selling skills (and how much you invest in them), and how you adapt to the changing conditions around you. Example: I’m working with a coaching/consulting organization right now that has many related companies in their portfolio.