Sales Training Connection

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

A short quiz for sales leaders – How much has the buying process changed in your market in the last five years? Question two – Have you taken a serious look at updating your new hire sales training to keep up with the changes? Here we are talking about sales skills training not product or welcome-to-the-company training.).

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LeadFuze

JULY 14, 2023

How to be a good sales manager is an inquiry that many professionals in the field often ponder. The role of a sales manager extends beyond just overseeing a team; it’s about fostering growth, driving performance, and achieving targets. A sales manager position, that’s your answer.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

When it comes to sales compensation planning, you can never start prepping too early, right? One of the most important things to consider when designing plans are the different roles on your sales team. In this piece, we’ll take a top down approach and start by designing a sales manager compensation plan. Plan Components.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

New research from Gartner has revealed a startling truth– almost 90% of B2B sales reps are experiencing burnout ( source ). Although it’s no secret that sales is a high-stress job, uncertain market conditions have only amplified the pressure to perform. What is Sales Burnout and Why is it so Common? Let’s jump into it!

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Xactly

JULY 5, 2018

When it comes to sales compensation planning, you can never start prepping too early, right? One of the most important things to consider when designing plans are the different roles on your sales team. In this piece, we’ll take a top down approach and start by designing the Sales Manager compensation plan.

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Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 14, 2013

Sales managers. A year ago, we published a post on the importance of sales managers to assess their prior year’s performance and to incorporate the results of that self-assessment into their plans for the new year. So, as we being the new year, we thought it may be a good time for sales managers to take another look.

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A Sales Guy

MAY 7, 2013

You have a sales process in place, but the sales manager and sales people are using separate spread sheets with additional stages, because the current sales process doesn’t meet their needs. You’ve built a killer sales portal the sales team never seems to visit. They expect it will be GOOD.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These short phases of well-constructed words, can bring clarity and have a lasting effect on both vision and motivation. This passion-driven approach translates into providing valuable and impactful training solutions to clients. “Leaders are readers” has always been a mantra I firmly believed in.

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Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

High Performing Sales Manager Puzzle. Sales managers are starting the new year, making plans to meet (and hopefully exceed) sales goals and reviewing their territory for sales opportunities. Sales managers must take a look at their past performance to determine what did and didn’t work – and why.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

That’s all it takes for a sales rep to jump ship and take their skills elsewhere. Tweaks here and there can be a necessary (and sometimes arduous) challenge for your sales and finance team, but these variables provide valuable internal data about which commission structures generate the most growth. Prioritize a positive sales culture.

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LeadFuze

JULY 5, 2023

Understanding how to motivate your sales team is crucial for any business aiming to increase market share and achieve its sales goals. A motivated sales team can drive revenue, foster customer relationships, and contribute significantly towards the company’s mission. But what motivates sales teams?

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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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Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Sales managers. A few years ago we published a blog on the importance of sales managers assessing their prior year’s performance and incorporating the results of that self-assessment into their plans for the new year. Sales managers are starting the new year setting sales goals and reviewing their territories for opportunities.

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Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 1, 2019

Whether you’re a seller, a sales leader, or someone who isn’t even involved in sales, you’ll likely find yourself responsible for guiding people and helping them succeed. Luis Weger works with a startup focused on changing the medical construction industry and serves as an offer in the Army Reserves. Don’t pass the blame.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 24, 2018

According to research from CSO Insights, “organizations with successful sales enablement programs see 67% quota attainment, compared to only 42% for companies that admit their enablement programs fall short of expectations”. This points us to two potential takeaways: There’s a problem with how sales training is done today.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 2, 2017

Despite my shortcomings, in less that two years I was promoted to sales manager and until twelve years ago, all I did was manage sales reps. The business that I went back into was one that I loved but, I had not been in that market, even as a sales manager, for three or four years. I acted like the sale was already mine.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Companies achieve growth through increased sales. For companies using a direct selling model, that may mean new marketing messages and additional sales training. It may even mean adding sales headcount. Your sales channel may or may not understand or embrace that messaging. Growth is imperative.

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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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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 24, 2018

According to research from CSO Insights, “organizations with successful sales enablement programs see 67% quota attainment, compared to only 42% for companies that admit their enablement programs fall short of expectations”. This points us to two potential takeaways: There’s a problem with how sales training is done today.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 1, 2018

So you want to become a sales manager ? Making the leap from sales practitioner to sales manager doesn’t have as much to do with being a rockstar that boasts the highest close rate on your team—as it’s concerned with your ability to motivate, lead and elevate others to achieve more. Overseeing the organization’s sales training.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

That’s according to national sales managers at advisors’ top 10 favorite asset management firms in the industry. Wholesalers must now couple an understanding of an advisor ’s business with knowledge about their portfolio construction methodology in order to recommend the right products to complement it. appeared first on Allego.

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Highspot

JUNE 11, 2020

Regardless of the root cause, overcoming sales and marketing misalignment is necessary to securing long-term success. In this guide, we’ll be breaking down the keys to achieving — and maintaining — real sales and marketing alignment: What is sales and marketing alignment? What does marketing do for sales?

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Sales Evangelist

JULY 16, 2019

Jacob Wardrop is the sales director at an email management provider called 28Hands , which helps people who feel overwhelmed with the volume of email and they need a more automated way of handling it. Old school Jacob once worked as a sales rep selling software to the construction industry, and he was assigned a geographical territory.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2019

Sadly, the "edge" that most sales technology promised to give them is actually hurting their relationships with buyers, and a chance at the elusive sale. Sales technology was supposed to make sales more efficient and personal -- it was supposed to help salespeople. That's just part of the job. Source: HubSpot Research.

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SugarCRM

DECEMBER 8, 2017

“The people we sell to don’t buy our product,” Avi Barr, national sales manager at ASI during his presentation at SugarCon 2017. Getting sales reps on board with standard methodologies is a challenge for any business in any industry. This led to independent reps developing their own sales culture with their own methodology.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 25, 2018

Saying, “Here’s your territory, here’s your quota, go out and sell,” is insufficient. However, too often, the guidance sales people get isn’t much more than that. Often managers take responsibilities away from the sales people, not letting them do the jobs we’ve hired them for.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 19, 2018

Gathering leads, real estate marketing and personal branding, and even training opportunities -- Keller Williams’ Blog has it all. Must-read post: 10 Ways to Take Territory in the Fourth Quarter. Million Multifamily Sale Says About Sacramento’s Housing Market. Must-read post: These Tips May Speed Up Your Home Sale.

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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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Mindtickle

JULY 24, 2017

SiriusDecisions empowers marketing, sales, and product professionals to make better decisions, execute with precision and accelerate growth. Nancy Maluso has built and managed successful teams in the technology industry and now brings her passion for improving sales productivity to her research at SiriusDecision. That’s not coaching.

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Mindtickle

JULY 24, 2017

SiriusDecisions empowers marketing, sales, and product professionals to make better decisions, execute with precision and accelerate growth. Nancy Maluso has built and managed successful teams in the technology industry and now brings her passion for improving sales productivity to her research at SiriusDecision. That’s not coaching.

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Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

If you’ve got ambitions of becoming a top inside sales rep at your company, you’re going to have to build and sharpen these critical sales skills first. Many of these sales skills can be relatively quickly learned and cultivated through self-education and a relentless dedication to bettering yourself in your sales role.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 20, 2021

More salespeople equals more sales, right? Scaling your sales team is crucial to growing a healthy business. Take a strategic approach to scaling your sales team, and make smart hiring decisions that will benefit your organization for years to come. Check out these 12 mistakes to avoid when scaling your sales organization.

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Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

If you’ve got ambitions of becoming a top inside sales rep at your company, you’re going to have to build and sharpen these critical sales skills first. Many of these sales skills can be relatively quickly learned and cultivated through self-education and a relentless dedication to bettering yourself in your sales role.

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Tony Hughes

MARCH 7, 2018

What do complex sales and the radioactive decay rate of atoms have in common? I wanted to share some of my unique thoughts about this concept as it relates to the natural world and how I see the ramifications of decay rates and how they're impacting enterprise deals and influencing sales cycle stagnation, or acceleration.

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OnePageCRM

MARCH 21, 2017

“I remember the first time I got my own CRM system, nearly 10 years ago” recounts author and sales coach Adam Metz. ” There are two main reasons CRM adoption fails for sales teams trying to increase their performance. As companies and sales teams grow 65% of businesses adopt a CRM within their first 5 years.

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OnePageCRM

MARCH 21, 2017

“I remember the first time I got my own CRM for sales, nearly 10 years ago” recounts author and sales coach Adam Metz. ” There are two main reasons sales CRM adoption fails for sales teams trying to increase their performance. Jump ahead to: What is a sales CRM and why use it?

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Jonathan Farrington

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

In recent years, however, the business community has come to regard the sales call as an expenditure for which there are substitutes. For many companies telemarketing, video conferencing and direct e-mail, have made the sales call a choice, not an inevitability. Customer Focus Creates Competitive Advantage.

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