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Inc Magazine Gets it Wrong on Consultative Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

Forget for a minute that those of us in the sales development space (he calls us pundits) have been trying to help companies and their sales teams transition from a transactional to a consultative approach for years. Transactional selling no longer works unless you are content to be the low-cost leader. Commercial Real Estate.

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Found! The Caliper vs OMG Comparison: Which Sales Candidate Assessment is More Predictive?

Understanding the Sales Force

Consultative Selling Skills - Caliper calls this "Gathers and Analyzes Information" and scored the candidate at 48%. OMG looks at the specific skills necessary for selling consultatively and scored the candidate at 22%. The candidate scored 60% on Caliper and 92 on OMG. Coachable or not.

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How Your Sales Coaching and Method Have a Direct Impact on Your Results

Anthony Cole Training

What many companies either don’t know or unsure of is this: What direct impact does our sales coaching and sales method have on improving sales? Every organization has sales coaching and a sales method.

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How to Adapt to the New Sales Environment: A 2-Step Approach to Navigating COVID-19

Sales Hacker

While many people believe businesses should completely shut down, we understand that the economic impact on businesses and families will be even worse if companies stop buying and selling completely. Going after verticals like hospitality, insurance, tourism, health, etc., We’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Door-to-Door Sales: The Complete Guide

Hubspot Sales

Slow down to speed up Before working for a Fortune 500 company, Jim Norton (AOL’s former EVP Global Head of Media Sales) worked “an old-school sales job.” Norton, who helped AOL drive 30% YoY growth, got their start in sales selling office equipment for Pitney Bowes. “The Some prospects don’t want to talk.

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Caliper versus OMG - Which Sales Candidate Assessment Wins?

Understanding the Sales Force

Consultative Selling Skills (Caliper calls this "Gathers and Analyzes Information" and scored the candidate at 48%. OMG looks at the specific skills necessary for selling consultatively and scored the candidate at 22%). The candidate scored 60% on Caliper and 92 on OMG). Trainable or not. Coachable or not.

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What is Inside Sales? Everything You Need to Know

Gong.io

An outside sales rep at an insurance agency might travel to meet clients in their homes to discuss their needs, present insurance packages, and sign deals. Field reps for a B2B software company (a CRM platform, say), might attend trade shows, conferences, and industry events to promote their products and generate new business.