MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Here are 33 tips and techniques that I believe will help every salesperson to improve their overall sales figures and create more motivation and drive. If you get a sale, learn what went right so you can repeat it and improve it. If you lose a sale, learn what you can do differently, so you can improve it.

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Buying Cycle Cold Calling Call-back Follow-up 169

Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In sales, preparation is the steps taken to understand prospects and clients at each stage of the sales process. Yet, research in LinkedIn shows 70 percent of B2B buyers think sales reps are not adequately prepared. It’s a hallmark of “typical” salespeople and sales stereotypes. All sales organizations qualify prospects.

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Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Referrals 71

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 12, 2018

If the impact of your sales enablement initiative seems disappointing or misunderstood, it could be because of your organization’s (all too common) mistake of confusing sales training with sales enablement. What sales enablement isn’t. Sales enablement also is not only about supporting sales training events.

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 26, 2016

One way is to present a beneficial situation from another customer’s viewpoint and then ask the decision-maker if that appeals to them. It may sound something like this: “Tom, many businesses in the construction industry have been able to save over 15% in their long-term buying cycles by using our preferred supplier status discounts.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Sales is the engine that powers your company. But what’s powering your sales? By now it’s universally known that sales and sales team practices have undergone a tectonic shift in recent years. And, even more alarmingly, buyer needs and behaviors seem to be moving way ahead of the sales learning curve.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 11, 2020

They need the kind of product you offer, have the budget to pay for it, are looking to purchase on a reasonable timeline, and have the authority to actually make those kinds of decisions for their company. Now, the efficacy of your sales process is put to the test. Here, I'll offer some perspective on where to start.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 17, 2019

Sales questions for discovery, clarification, engaging prospects or gaining commitments are critical across the entire sales process. Customers never stop thinking, so salespeople should never stop crafting great sales questions that improves the quality of sales conversations. Sales Questions. Sales Questions. “In

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Showpad

MARCH 19, 2020

As economic uncertainty, remote workforces and other obstacles caused by COVID-19 transform day-to-day operations, organizations are learning they must pivot their sales strategies – and quickly – to confront the challenge. Here are four examples of companies shifting their strategies to succeed in this new reality.

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The Digital Sales Institute

AUGUST 27, 2020

Preparing for a sales interview means researching and understand what type of sales interview questions you may get asked. In many ways an interview is like a sales meeting, where they tend to thorough, demanding, draining and rigorous. Sales Interview Questions Template. Get your sales stories in order.

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Cold Calling Decision Maker Face-to-face Construction 98

Customer Centric Selling

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Sales Training Article: 5 Proven Steps to Sell Smarter. By Dan Bernoske, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) Of the 365 days in a year, you can spend 232 of them selling (See Exhibit A). A field Sales Rep should be spending around 64% of those available hours selling. A close second is "post-sale support" clocking in at 16.4%.

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Nutshell

MAY 16, 2019

Do you dream of leaving your sales associate desk behind and stepping up to a sales management position? The arrangements may vary from company to company, but in general, most sales professionals would jump at the chance to assume a leadership role. Are you Sure You Want to Become a Sales Manager? Sound like a plan?

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Hiring Sales Management How To Promotion 96

Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2021

Sales customer insights. Persona insights: Intelligence on the typical decision-makers, influencers and users of your proposition. This is important for anyone who prospects or handles inbound calls – could be both inside sales and field sales. Persona insights and intelligence. and capture them.

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Conversion Ideal Customer Profile Customer Face-to-face 107

Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

In this guest blog post, Tim Conroy, one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons , learning and development director with Applied Materials and an expert on sales coaching strategies, shares how he drives sales managers to perform their best. Why Sales Management Coaching Matters.

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Coaching Sales Methodology Sales Coaching Decision Maker 58

Pipeliner

OCTOBER 14, 2018

What does this mean for future generations in the sales industry and workforce for that matter because most parents I know do the same things? Some will argue that if you have members of your sales team who are hesitant to pick up the phone, to get rid of them. Train for Skill. Give them constructive feedback and stay positive.

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Cold Calling Real Estate Trade Show Referrals 63

Increase Sales

AUGUST 4, 2011

Sales Training Coaching Tip: The other sales qualifiers are: Decision Maker, Allocated Budget, Want and Need and Commitment to Take Action. This creation of distrust works against the first sales buying rule : People buy from people they know and trust. We have all heard BOGO (Buy One Get One Free).

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 19, 2020

In this case, your product and sales efforts are your experiment, your website is your tri-fold board, and you have the option to keep a pulse on where to improve both by tracking your website activity. It can shape better-constructed buyer personas and offers insight into areas for improvement and opportunities you're yet to explore.

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Google Analytics Tools Hubspot Analysis 105

Zendesk Sell

MARCH 21, 2019

Aligning sales and marketing teams is a struggle for many companies. The sales department grows frustrated because they don’t have the necessary material (i.e., blog posts, white papers, eBooks) to make a sale. Therefore, marketing may become annoyed when sales doesn’t even use what they produce. The result?

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead CRM Sales Qualified Lead 68

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 17, 2019

Many business owners, managers, and sales reps think contract management is just a matter of getting a signature and storing the contract away in a CRM. Lost leads, sales, and revenue. The reality is that contract management is a fundamental part of the sales cycle. 5 Proven Tips for Writing Better Sales Contracts.

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Sales Cycle Hiring Proposal Software 92

Cience

OCTOBER 6, 2020

As sales become increasingly sophisticated these days, B2B companies everywhere are investing greater resources into outbound marketing. Sales research, overlooked by more of us than we’d like to admit at the prospecting stage, has outsize impacts on top-of-funnel velocity. Pretty straightforward, right?

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Ideal Customer Profile Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead B2B 105

Distribution Pricing Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Pricing requires a lot of collaboration with all the teams inside of your company, from sales to finance to purchasing. There’s also the missed opportunity for impromptu meetings with sales reps who often have valuable anecdotes and real market data about pricing to share. And sales reps might like dropping in on important deals.

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LeadFuze

APRIL 19, 2021

When to Have Sales Meetings. According to Grant Cardone , the priority of every sales meeting is money. Thus, it’s important to have effective sales meeting ideas to ensure that your sales team is focused and motivated. Now, when should you hold your sales meetings? 4 Steps to Plan and Prepare for Sales Meetings.

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EyesOnSales

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Sales organizations often find themselves in a similar predicament, relying on a handful of their salespeople to drive revenue. And while this may seem idealistic, the whole discipline of sales enablement focuses on achieving this objective. 3 Strategies for Implementing Sales Education. Nurture customer and sales intelligence.

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Strategy Oracle Decision Maker Construction 51

SalesLoft

JUNE 18, 2019

Have you checked out the Hey Sale speople podcast is hosted by SalesLoft’s VP of Sales Strategy and self-proclaimed sales nerd, Jeremy Donovan? Many in the sales community know John through the excellent sales advice he shares, but did you know that he began his sales career selling power tools?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. For savvy sales and marketing professionals, these are selling opportunities as well. For sellers, context is everything.

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Close.io

JANUARY 28, 2020

If you want to achieve your sales goals month after month, then guesswork and intuition aren’t your best friends. You need cold hard data, and your sales CRM must capture all necessary information on the deals closed by your reps. What is sales analysis and why is it key to your sales strategy? ?

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Analysis Top of Funnel How To Analytics 89

Crunchbase

JULY 7, 2022

The sales landscape is in constant flux, and your tactics must adapt accordingly. In B2B sales , SPIN selling is a well-known technique and is one of the oldest and most widely used in business. Neil Rackham’s 1988 book “SPIN Selling” was the world’s introduction to this sales methodology. What is SPIN selling?

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Maximizer How To Lead Generation Lead Rank 59

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Just try to pass them on to your field sales team and you’ll see. Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones.

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Sales Qualified Lead Forecasting Outsourcing Services PointClear 100

LeadFuze

JANUARY 14, 2021

Appointment setting is a sales development activity where specialized reps follow-up on top of funnel leads or do cold calling. An appointment setter’s goal is to schedule a sales meeting between a potential client and a closing sales representative. This includes making sure that they can make a purchasing decision.

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Lead Generation Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 52

Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Gone are the days when B2B sales were about making a hundred cold calls a day or visiting clients in person. Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. According to a review from HBR, 90% of B2B decision-makers don’t respond to cold outreach.

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B2B Top of Funnel Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 134

SalesLoft

JUNE 20, 2019

The Hey Sale speople podcast hosted by SalesLoft’s VP of Sales Strategy and self-proclaimed sales nerd, Jeremey Donovan just got even sales nerdier. Episode four stars Pete Kazanjy, Founder of Modern Sales Pros (MSP) and Atrium. He’s also one of the most well-researched sales experts we know.

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Hiring Up-Sell Call-back Construction 63

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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Lead Rank Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 52

Highspot

JANUARY 28, 2024

This underscores the influence of sales collateral, ranging from traditional brochures to dynamic digital content like blogs and videos, in steering potential customers through their buying journey. This guide shares the importance of sales collateral, who is responsible, and how to use it to seal the deal. What Is a Sales Collateral?

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Collateral Top of Funnel How To Distribution 96

Hubspot Sales

MAY 26, 2020

Let’s take a moment to zero in on that last term — what does it really mean to be proactive when working in sales? To know how to take a proactive approach to selling, it is important to also understand what a reactive approach to sales looks like. Many salespeople are trained to take a reactive approach. Try these tactics.

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Strategy Ideal Customer Profile Influencer Lead Rank 118

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

In talking with a wide number of sales pros in the last week it hit me that our profession keeps us somewhat isolated. This is what we professional sales coaches do, however, you should be able to find a business professional who you can bounce what you say every day off of just to get THEIR idea. Increase Opportunities.

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Inside Sales Decision Maker Lead Rank Lead Scoring 215

LeveragePoint

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Understanding Sales Challenges , Richardson’s recently compiled survey, identified the top 3 concerns among seller executives: (1) Competing against a low cost provider, (2) Combatting the status quo and (3) Knowledge about how to team sell effectively. This is a lonely time for a sales rep. Objectives Early in the Sales Cycle.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

These are the things they know work best for them in each sales situation. Maybe, it’s that joke about sales reps and online dating. Or that popular story about nailing the ace and gaining the sale. Unfortunately, many sales reps also make their share of missteps. For each sales call and meeting, know your prospects.

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Hiring Follow-up Course Objections 62

Crunchbase

MAY 5, 2022

Sales forecasting can make or break a business. It’s important that your sales forecasting methodology matches how you run your organization, the industry you operate within, and what you want to achieve. What is sales forecasting? Every successful sales team has its own revenue forecasting models with a defined methodology.

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