BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? Many organizations’ sales training has grown stale by relying on old-school tactics, like on-site boot camps and long-winded presentations, causing information overload for new reps.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). When you're creating a new-hire training plan, remember a few things : Keep your training plan personalized, because no two reps are the same. Pre-week training. Product Training.

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 4, 2019

Many salespeople tell us that the way they differentiate themselves from their competition is by adding value to their products, in order for the customer to see why they are charging the price they are. What I mean by this is you can do more than just add value after the discussions have been had with the decision-makers.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For sales professionals experiencing a dip in their sales momentum, there could be an opportunity to reassess strategies beyond external factors like product quality, market competition, or economic conditions. Decision-makers have become more guarded and discerning. More and more people are involved in decisions.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 6, 2016

Easier said than done, I set about researching the best way to identify key decision makers, and here’s a summary of the best advice and tips that I found. Sam Kusinitz defines a buyer persona as “a semi-fictional representation of your ideal customer based on market research and real data about your existing customers.”.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 5, 2016

Easier said than done, I set about researching the best way to identify key decision makers, and here’s a summary of the best advice and tips that I found. Sam Kusinitz defines a buyer persona as “a semi-fictional representation of your ideal customer based on market research and real data about your existing customers.”.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 19, 2020

One of the ways you stay ahead of your competition is to stop sounding like them. What’s important now is to get a jump on your competition and position yourself to emerge from the quarantine better than you went into it. The timing has never been better to get a jump on your competition. And that’s where we can help you….

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Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. Tips for adoption of social selling training. Digital marketing can leverage this skill to establish lasting customer loyalty and improved brand awareness. Why some companies, teams and individuals resist it.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 12, 2021

Not involving the decision-maker. Recent research indicates that at smaller sales organizations, the inability to identify decision-makers is still a major deal killer. Deals are 80% less likely to close when a decision-maker isn’t directly involved in the experience.?So How to prep and empower your team.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Companies face stiff competition and customers have multiple options. Are you speaking to decision makers or gatekeepers or influencers? For example, how many calls your sellers make each day is important, but won’t tell you how many of those dials led to decision-maker conversations.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Product marketing roadmaps aren’t a staple in most B2B organizations, but there are a host of reasons they should be. The biggest reason metaphorically speaking, is they willingly “fence the salesforce” into your most lucrative markets and give them a shorter path to meeting sales quotas and revenue goals. The short answer is no.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 1, 2019

This was just bang the phones, get the decision makers, sell the deals. And so we were trained to seek out a direct number for every prospect on our call list. It was no longer a competitive advantage. Empower the sales team to target higher-level decision makers. ” he said.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The thought of closing a large enterprise deal with more than one decision-maker involved can sound intimidating. The Miller-Heiman framework offers sellers a more effective way to close enterprise sales — deals that involve large decision-making groups and long sales cycles. Competition is fierce in any market.

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Chorus.ai

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If there’s one thing of value that hasn’t been changed due to the current market downturn, it’s data. That’s why making full use of data via a high-functioning sales analytics program is vital to ensure your business’s safe passage through an uncertain market.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 23, 2019

Sales training online can transform the delivery of sales training programs to a greater number of sales people to boost sales performance in the short to medium term. One of the many benefits around sales training online is that salespeople can learn new sales skills at their own pace, wherever they are and at a time that suits them.

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Pointclear

APRIL 30, 2013

I''m pleased to have as my guest today Jamie Turner, CEO and Founder of The 60 Second Marketer, an organization that provides tools, tips and tutorials on the newest techniques in marketing. Jamie was recently profiled in Advertising and Promotion , the world''s best-selling college-level marketing textbook.

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Babette Ten Haken

AUGUST 14, 2017

Sales stupidity is not a competitive, professional option. Especially within today’s digitally-connected, globally competitive industrial Internet of Things ecosystem. When that epiphany happens, sales stupidity is no longer a viable, competitive, professional option. Download Selling to Skeptical Technical Decision Makers .

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Vengreso

APRIL 4, 2022

This on-demand LinkedIn training for sales professionals program teaches you how to leverage the site to create more sales conversations and build your book of business. If you have any questions or doubts about using your LinkedIn profile as part of your marketing strategy – we’re here to help!

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

There is now no doubt, NO DOUBT that the company I am honored to lead as CEO is the world’s largest digital sales training company. The secrets behind the success of the world’s largest #DigitalSales training company, Vengreso. Why did we focus on flooding the digital sales training space like this? 62 percent!

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Innovators Dilemma Clayton Christiansen, the author of Innovators Dilemma and a Harvard Business School professor, says disruptive innovations can change the competitive dynamics of an industry. Xerox had a strong research and development team, but it could not effectively bring its innovations to market.

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Highspot

JANUARY 18, 2024

These prospects make quick, or SNAP, decisions that can make or break a sale. Sales reps must prepare – and this is where reputable sales training platforms can help. Even the most straightforward decisions become daunting for even the best decision-makers. Remember, in the world of SNAP Selling, less is more.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

A “BASHO email” is a fancy-pants name for a very personalized B2B email, usually addressed to a decision-maker at a high-value account. Hyper-personalized cold emails are the main tenant of account-based sales approach (related to account-based marketing, or ABM ). When your prospect is a decision-maker.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 15, 2023

6 key role play exercises to try with your sales reps Objection handling Negotiation Discovery Competition Buyer personas Getting to power #1. The best responses can be added to a training course or curriculum that covers key information about this competitor. Pictured: Brainshark/Bigtincan Coaching AI pitch feedback #6.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Attempts to get sales enablement right are on the rise , as organizations grapple with the idea that shorter product life cycles, a more informed customer base, and global competition make the way they sell just as important as what they are selling. As much as 80% of marketing content goes unused by salespeople. Two things.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 6, 2017

When sales reps receive referral introductions, they: Score meetings with decision-makers, while the competition is still figuring out how to get in. Save you money (There are no expensive marketing costs—just your own sales team out there selling for you.). Reduce the time it takes to close deals. Commit to referrals.

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Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Sales Tips: 4 Qualifications for Earning Senior Decision Maker Face Time. Focusing on delivering value (what matters to the customer) instead of our own products’ bells and whistles (what matters to us) is a powerful competitive advantage. Do they really understand your strategic business case and go-to-market strategy?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 1, 2020

I’ve written on this subject before but let me remind you of what I said: New marketing funnels and lead nurturing campaigns have created what has always been a salesperson’s dream: more inbound leads. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? Get Access Today.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Some of the more forward thinking business leaders continually seek small business sales training to improve their business results. Many of these learning engagements are based upon objectives that have evolved from much larger organizations where marketing and selling are handled by two different departments. People buy from people.

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

You, however, want to be among the 32% of sellers that buyers say outshine the competition in your space. Incorporate these four tactics, based on proven sales training techniques that use perspective to engage key buying influences. Use an Effective Formal Process to Gain Access to and Engage Key Decision Makers.

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 28, 2024

An Overview of the Marketing Agency Sales Process The sales process in a digital marketing agency is a multi-step journey that requires a thorough understanding, strategy, and execution. Before engaging potential clients, a marketing agency needs to first identify its target market and generate leads.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 21, 2020

With over a hundred and one different things that could kill your cloud software business, poor marketing is the slow poison that can put it to sleep for good. With every SaaS market crowded these days— G2 lists over 2,800 solutions for “ CRM ” alone—there’s little room for error in your marketing. Product complexity.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

If you are talking to a CEO or the actual decision maker, saying no and walking away can have a tremendous impact.”. “It And if they are a CEO or the decision maker, they have the power to make it happen.” Don’t forget about deployment, training, support, etc., Closing should be a win for both sides.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 18, 2018

How does the market view them? You must be able to tell customers how your products create competitive advantage for your clients. Get Close To Decision-Makers And Influencers Within The Customer’s Company. Building deep relationships with team members of the decision-makers. MTD Sales Training.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. These include their needs, budget, timeline, and decision-making authority, among others. Identifying decision makers and influencers within the prospect’s organization is key.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This includes: Knowing the players Understanding their problem Evaluating your competition Differentiating your solutions In addition to who’s who in a deal, know their buying personas. When sellers understand their competition, they can better differentiate their solutions. Sales training should never be a mundane required task.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 2, 2023

We’re all familiar with economic fluctuations, emerging markets, new products and technology, and organizational turnover. Uncertainty brings skepticism, tighter budgets, and more decision makers—for new and existing customers. Regular customers still buy, but it’s often prolonged sales cycles with more decision makers.

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Pointclear

JULY 16, 2013

According to recent research, B2B companies are using multiple lead generation tactics including, email marketing, search engine optimization, teleprospecting, inbound marketing, direct mail and trade shows. The same inbound marketing experts will tell you that it might take 50 blogs to impact your website visits.

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