Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 8, 2013

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.

Consultative Selling 205

Consultative Selling Outsourcing Services Telecommunications Real Estate 205

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 1, 2020

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.

Comparison 306

Comparison Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 306

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2024

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.

Face-to-face 101

Face-to-face Up-Sell Research Sales 101

Sales Hacker

MARCH 31, 2020

Every day we recover quickly from the many rejections we receive from prospects, clients, and the market, only to hop on a call and get rejected again. Proactive outreach / outbound prospecting — A more tailored, human approach to getting in touch with prospects via phone, email, or social. Our current situation is no different.

Trade Show 97

Trade Show Tourism Face-to-face Top of Funnel 97

Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 30, 2012

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%). Overall Selling Capability. Prospecting Skills. Closing Skills. Major Account Skills.

Hiring 238

Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 238

Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

Depending on their role within the team, inside sales reps engage in research, prospecting, email and social media outreach, cold calling, lead nurturing, qualification, demonstration, and negotiation conversations. An inside BDR (Business Development Representative), for instance, focuses on prospecting and pre-qualifying outbound leads.

Inside Sales 62

Inside Sales Outsourcing Services Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 62

Allego

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Last month, both Google and Yahoo announced new email authentication requirements for bulk email senders that limit how companies can perform prospect outreach. Today’s DSRs are integral to modern B2B selling strategies, empowering sellers with open rates as high as 20x regular email and up to 50% shorter sales cycles thereafter.

Conversion 77

Conversion Buyer Proposal Coaching 77