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You Get What You Plan For

The Pipeline

Like training or coaching, it is not a thing but a companion, one that must be constantly cared for. No disrespect, but there is not much difference between a wireless sale and a copier sale. Last week I started these two parts look at planning for a successful sales year. Once you nail that, go further. Return On Time.

Wireless 188
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Is Customer-Centric Selling Dead?

SBI

Customer-centric selling is based on the principle that reps must play a critical role in helping prospects discover and quantify their problems. It also puts emphasis on exactly what to ask prospects in a way that brings value to everyone’s desired agenda, and bottom line. What are reps doing when they aren’t talking with a prospect?

Customer 128
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Feedback to millennial sales reps – more is better!

Sales Training Connection

We know Millennials are open to coaching and view feedback as a developmental opportunity. Coaching and Providing Feedback to Millennials. . Regardless of the type of business or company size, the heavy lifting for coaching and feedback falls to the front-line sales manager. That’s great – but how much feedback is enough?

Hiring 99
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Guest Post: Agile Sales – converting managers from bureaucrats to coaches

Jonathan Farrington

They know that the more efficient they can be in communicating with prospects, the more productive they will be at advancing the sales cycle. Managers can both coach their team, and develop a more complete picture of what is happening in the field through these enhanced communications channels. Communication Channels. Rich Media.

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Email Open Rates By Industry: See How You Stack Up

Hubspot Sales

The lowest-hanging fruit is personalizing your subject line so it’s unique to the specific prospect. Professional Training and Coaching: 36%. This category encompasses companies that self-identified their industry as: broadcast media, computer and network security, computer networking, internet, telecommunications, or wireless.

Industry 141
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Guest Article: Agile Field Sales Teams are the New Winners

Jonathan Farrington

In addition to heightened accountability, an agile approach to managing field sales delivers this real-time field data to management in a consumable stream that can be assimilated and rapidly reacted to with in-the-moment coaching, or instant adjustments to process or field strategy.

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Frictionless Selling: Where Modern Selling Meets Modern Buying

Showpad

Today, they need to be properly coached to guide and engage with prospects via high impact experiences. The company wanted to offer a wireless modem with unlimited internet subscription within the hour service. Showpad is unique in offering the capability to deliver high impact, customized experiences.

Meeting 59