Miller Heiman Group

DECEMBER 21, 2020

COVID has greatly affected the buying and selling process. A recent Korn Ferry survey of global sales organizations revealed that virtual selling is here to stay, with fewer than 2% expecting the changes to be temporary. Changes include the addition of more, and likely new, stakeholders entering the buying and selling process.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 13, 2020

In sales, every day is a new opportunity to contact leads, close deals, and move closer to your target. However, it's also important to step back regularly and conduct sales audits to ensure your team is performing at a high level that meets or exceeds your expectations. What is a sales audit? Sales Audit Checklist.

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Allego

JULY 28, 2022

Podcast hosts are turning to Allego experts for advice on improving sales results. That’s because sales teams are under intense pressure to win deals and hit quota. It’s understandable, as sales are what drive a large part of a company’s success. That demand, however, may cause sales reps to pressure buyers.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2017

In the competitive world of sales, everyone is seeking the magic bullet that will accelerate revenue. But there’s a simpler way to increase market share: Make your sales organization more optimistic. Met Life was spending $30,000 on sales training per salesperson, but 80% of their reps had left within four years.

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Keith Rosen

MAY 26, 2013

” When Marty responded with a resound, “Yes,” he knew that he already blew this selling opportunity. Instead of scheduling another time to speak, Marty lost control of his sales process. For the most part, collateral material doesn’t sell and overcome objections; salespeople do.

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Mereo

MARCH 1, 2023

In the end, when leadership takes the time to create this tool, organizations reduce Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) and enhance operational efficiency by better deploying marketing and sales resources (e.g. marketing campaigns and sales prospecting are more targeted). It can come in handy when launching a new solution to market.

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Allego

JULY 10, 2023

I did the test drive by myself, and only after I was confident that I wanted to buy the RAV did I talk with a sales rep. Further, virtual sales processes companies implemented because of health and safety concerns are now expected for nearly all purchases. That sounds like a sales problem, right? It’s a revenue team problem.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. Today, we do the same for sales reps. 2. Sales Hacker.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 21, 2017

This post is based on a webinar on the secret to building a sales enablement powerhouse. Three challenges triggered Procore’s need for sales enablement. Procore’s sales team was growing rapidly and they were having difficulty gauging the performance of their sales team, so they implemented a structured sales enablement program.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 21, 2017

This post is based on a webinar on the secret to building a sales enablement powerhouse. Three challenges triggered Procore’s need for sales enablement. Procore’s sales team was growing rapidly and they were having difficulty gauging the performance of their sales team, so they implemented a structured sales enablement program.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like sales prospect research , sales outreach, and professional development. We strongly recommend you go check it out!

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Product Management University

JANUARY 23, 2017

A big part of the product marketing job is cheerleading – keeping the salesforce energized, inspired, motivated and proficient at selling solutions that will always and forever have shortcomings. 1-3 years experience in direct sales. Most product marketing responsibilities require strong selling skills, both internal and external.

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The Digital Sales Institute

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

How to sell and engage buyers in the digital, remote, and noisy world is definitely a challenge we all face. Without a learning pathway, very few of us salespeople will ever get to master the sales skills to be truly successful. We here at The Digital Sales Institute have written about this numerous times.

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Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 18, 2013

The plot is not a new one. Sales manager hires a new salesperson and has high hopes that ‘this is the one.’ The sales manager starts to hear a plethora of excuses for not making quota, all of which has nothing to do with personal performance: “I need more and/or better leads.” . “I Our marketing collateral is not good.” . “If

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 1, 2021

Cespedes, Yuchun Lee and Mark Magnacca A lot of sales training misunderstands how salespeople learn. Most learning in sales is through peer learning in specific contexts, and the effects are cumulative because modeling behavior is a big driver of how salespeople develop. Further, the benefits go beyond sales. Author: Frank V.

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Allego

DECEMBER 15, 2022

To put it mildly, 2022 was an up and down year for sales teams and their companies. These turbulent times will be with us as we enter 2023, making the sales manager’s role more important than ever. These turbulent times will be with us as we enter 2023, making the sales manager’s role more important than ever.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The most successful sales organizations are adopting a consultative selling approach to meet buyers’ lofting expectations – and start closing more deals, faster. In this post, we’ll explore what consultative selling is, how it differs from traditional selling, and how it can set your organization apart from the competition.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 21, 2023

In the world of sales, effective communication is the cornerstone of success. Whether you’re a seasoned sales pro or just starting your journey, understanding and speaking the language of sales is essential to connect with prospects, build relationships, and close deals.

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Vengreso

JULY 11, 2022

Wonder no more… The secret sauce is all right here on how to upgrade your sales process and create a perfect 100 out of 100 LinkedIn Social Selling Index score! A lot has changed over the last few years and with the rise of remote selling in 2020, social selling training is at an all-time high. What is the LinkedIn SSI?

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CloserIQ

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Sales Enablement is swiftly gaining recognition as a vital business function. In this article you’ll learn the signs that indicate the right attitude and aptitude for sales enablement. If you want to bring sales enablement best practices into your organization, this is the right time to do it. Look Beyond Selling Skills.

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Mindtickle

MAY 25, 2021

Organizations with a dedicated sales enablement program increase average quota attainment between 45% to over 52%. Sales readiness and enablement are now an essential part of the sales ecosystem, influencing selling skills before, during and after buyer interactions to accelerate win rates and optimize the sales cycle as a whole.

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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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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

B2B sales is a rapidly evolving discipline. With this in mind, what place do progressive technologies like AI ( artificial intelligence ) and machine learning have in a modern sales process? With this in mind, what place do progressive technologies like AI ( artificial intelligence ) and machine learning have in a modern sales process?

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s time to modernize your sales enablement program. As the pressure of digitization on sales functions has ratcheted up in the past couple of years, companies are taking another look at sales enablement – for good reason. Among them: Selling is getting harder. The stage is set for a new kind of sales enablement.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

This is it – the 52 best sales book you’ll ever read. Of all the different types of books I read, sales books have probably been the most common (though I spend a lot of time reading books that have nothing to do with sales, which has tremendous value). The Challenger Sale. This is a sequel to The Challenger Sale.

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Mindtickle

MAY 25, 2021

Organizations with a dedicated sales enablement program increase average quota attainment between 45% to over 52%. Sales readiness and enablement are now an essential part of the sales ecosystem, influencing selling skills before, during and after buyer interactions to accelerate win rates and optimize the sales cycle as a whole.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Modern Sales Enablement: 5 Ways it will Transform Your Sales. As the pressure of digitization on sales functions has ratcheted up in the past couple of years, companies are taking another look at sales enablement – for good reason. Among them: Selling is getting harder. What is sales enablement?

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InsightSquared

JULY 21, 2020

The best sales teams consistently deliver for their organizations, plain and simple. This is no mistake, as the elite teams are relentless in their development of sales skills. Superb sales skills do not come naturally to every young rep. However, coaching is key to the development of sales reps.

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BrainShark

JULY 20, 2022

Mindtickle is a popular sales readiness platform, but comparing alternatives is an essential step in deciding on a solution that satisfies your team’s needs. In this post, we cover seven Mindtickle competitors starting with a detailed display of our sales readiness platform — Brainshark , a Bigtincan company. . Chorus.ai. Brainshark.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Your organization needs an effective sales hiring strategy to survive. The average annual turnover for sales teams is around 27% , meaning that if you have 10 reps, you could lose three of them within the year. The only way to maintain — and, ideally, to increase — sales performance is to hire often and well.

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Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 1, 2012

Oh no, here he goes again, JF is back with more sporting analogies I hear at least one good friend – and popular sales commentator – mutter, whilst I have always tolerated his comparisons with aviational (dictionary suggesting that there is no such word, but there should be) challenges! Outdated selling skills of the team?

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Seismic , the market leader for sales enablement platforms, today announced the acquisition of Percolate, a leading marketing campaign orchestration and content management platform. Sales Enablement. Sales Enablement. Seismic Acquires Percolate to Create Exceptional Content Experiences at Every Point in the Customer Journey.

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