Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The most successful sales organizations are adopting a consultative selling approach to meet buyers’ lofting expectations – and start closing more deals, faster. In this post, we’ll explore what consultative selling is, how it differs from traditional selling, and how it can set your organization apart from the competition.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For dyed-in-the-wool, traditional sales reps , consultative selling can sometimes seem intimidating at first. This should come as no surprise, especially when you consider consultative selling takes the “normal” sales process and turns it on its head. WHAT IS CONSULTATIVE SELLING ? First things first.

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SBI

DECEMBER 2, 2019

For example, you may aim to shift your sales organization from transactional to consultative selling where every sales rep can lead value-based discussions, quantify and communicate your value in real-time. You don’t want to spend money, time or resources implementing and deploying software that doesn’t work.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 26, 2012

An example is somebody selling a software system might be inclined to focus in on the ease of use. The salesperson should instead try to get the customer to see how the ease of use is going to allow for better solutions coming out of using the software. Problem is this is an activity.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 14, 2020

Selling something that your customers will never hold in their hands requires a very specific approach and a whole lot of practice. Essential Software Tools for SaaS Sales. SaaS sales is the process of selling software that customers access through an online portal or website and use to solve a business problem.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 15, 2018

Consultative selling is often regarded as one of the most effective sales strategies. A 2015 study of more than 350,000 salespeople from over 200 countries showed that the average consultative seller skill set was exhibited by only 48% of salespeople —a mere one percentage point higher than it was four years prior.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

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. Reporting on own sales performance in a CRM or dedicated inside sales software . CRM and sales pipeline software. Negotiating and closing contracts.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 31, 2020

Just like in any crisis, some industries will be devastated by the impact of the pandemic, but the companies that are less affected — such as the B2B software industry — have a responsibility to keep the economy flowing. Even the B2B software industry has been seeing a massive hit regarding trade shows and industry events.

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

You’ll find the do’s, do nots, customer examples, and actionable tools and templates for implementing and improving sales coaching in this guide. Customer example: One of our customers determined that reviewers should not spend more than one hour reviewing a coaching activity for their entire team.

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Janek Performance Group

JULY 19, 2023

They are given a broad audience to sell into, like enterprise IT directors at software firms. This could include customer relationship management (CRM) software that integrates with the sales enablement tools. Software fatigue is real, and more is not always better.

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Zendesk Sell

JANUARY 15, 2019

Consultative selling helps to avoid this problem. Consultative sales is a method of sales where your salespeople act more like advisers than salespeople and recommend solutions to potential customers based on their needs and problems. In other words, customers don’t like a sale pushed on them.

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Allego

MAY 2, 2019

Here’s two examples of where salespeople and customer service professionals fall short of empathy during the sales and service process. . or Mrs. Customer, I can understand your frustration because the last thing you want to do is take your very limited time to deal with installation issues caused by our software. Generic empathy.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

A well-designed program, paired with a robust training software , will empower your sales reps with the knowledge they need to deliver value and close more deals. For example, if the budget is a concern, the sales rep will highlight the long-term value and ROI of the solution. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever.

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Each consultative selling stage is captured in the seven compartments of the Sandler Submarine. Can you provide an example? In collaboration with the Sandler Selling System, Highspot provides state-of-the-art sales playbook and training software designed to elevate your sales team’s performance.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Inspiration from management: Lead by example; when sales leadership is passionate, it trickles down. Consultative Selling : Train your sales team to ask questions and actively listen to customer needs. Virtual Selling Tools: Video conferencing and online presentation tools have become essential for remote sales teams.

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Janek Performance Group

JULY 6, 2022

Then it dawned on me, with consultative selling, solution selling, and value selling, and a plethora of others, why hadn’t anyone developed “Perspicacious Selling?” For example, instead of a software sales rep jumping into the demo, they would ask probing questions around past problems the client faced.

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Highspot

JUNE 22, 2021

There are many ways to approach sales, but the most common methods can be summarized as transactional selling, solution selling, consultative selling, and provocative selling. Let’s apply this technique to the marketing automation example from earlier. What Are the Different Approaches to Sales?

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 19, 2019

Let’s look at three specific live chat campaign examples that you can incorporate in your sales strategy to generate more leads and boost revenue. Transactional selling. Solution selling. Consultative selling. Provocative selling. This really is the best example of contextual selling in the virtual world.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 1, 2023

The truth is, without proper SaaS sales training, scaling your software company becomes an uphill battle. One such compelling story of metamorphosis comes from Vengreso, which has impressively transitioned from a sales training firm into an influential Software as a Service (SaaS) technology enterprise. The result? The end result?

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Let me give you an example. You’re a salesperson and you sell software systems. After the customer has placed their order and everything is set in motion, you should reach back out to the customer and follow-up with them first to give them a status update, and second to explore for more sales.

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SBI

MARCH 1, 2021

Many are in complex industries like manufacturing, machinery, chemicals, and healthcare where reps are accustomed to in-person meetings where they can engage in the dialog necessary for effective consultative selling. And StorySlab is an end-to-end solution for outside selling. That has all been upended now.

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Zendesk Sell

MARCH 28, 2019

Incorporate their feedback into the description as required skills and actual daily responsibilities like the example below. Learn from best-in-class examples. Your efforts directly give to Zendesk Sell’s top-line growth — providing you with a professional development path into a consultative selling, Account Executive position.

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Vengreso

JUNE 2, 2023

It’s the largest software conference in the world and an unmissable experience for anyone in the Salesforce community. Thousands of Salesforce pioneers are invited to attend this event in a worldwide format. The Dreamforce experience is more than just a conference. Dreamforce is Salesforce’s legendary annual in-person event.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 1, 2024

The right technology is key to enterprise sales, so we’ll also look closely at some of the best software that winning organizations use to power their success. Each stage is essential to a successful enterprise software sales strategy. Of course, completing enterprise software sales training doesn’t guarantee success in the field.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 9, 2017

Field sales reps tend to focus on either complex or consultative selling (like selling security software to a Fortune 500 company) or simple commodity selling (for example selling FMCG beverages and electronics to mom and pop stores). What type of sales do your reps need to do?

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 8, 2017

Field sales reps tend to focus on either complex or consultative selling (like selling security software to a Fortune 500 company) or simple commodity selling (for example selling FMCG beverages and electronics to mom and pop stores). What type of sales do your reps need to do?

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Here are a few you might recognize: B2B or business-to-business sales : Designed for B2B-style businesses that target their sales pitch toward key business decision makers (typically C-suite level leadership or managers) who are responsible for purchasing products, services, and software for their company. The 15 Best Sales Training Programs.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 18, 2018

First, let’s see what an example ILPA script looks like. We can then figure out whether our project management and collaboration software can help you above and beyond what you are currently doing. project management and collaboration software. And by helping companies we are able to sell product or services. 3) Purpose.

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LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

If you sell a complicated combination of product range, for example, you may want your representatives to serve as consultants, assisting the customer in choosing the optimum customized solution. 15 Sales Methodologies Examples Necessary For Every Business. 1 Sandler Selling System. 1 Sandler Selling System.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

I want to share an example of discovery session template. After that, we can figure out whether our project management software will be the best option for reaching those goals. I have also done additional research on project management and collaboration software. 3) Purpose. 4) Agenda. 1) Introduction. 2) Last time we spoke.

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Klozers

MAY 22, 2015

For the majority of Partners however that are servicing small to mid-market sized accounts, the move from on premise to the Software as a Service model has been challenging and now the goal posts are about to change again and this is why. The ability to sell Cloud 2.0 Smart Partners are using Cloud 2.0

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

You'll find a short description of each channel as well as a few examples of especially informative or entertaining videos from each. With franchise-owned training centers around the world, Sandler Training is a leader in sales, management, and corporate training, as well as business consulting and coaching.

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Klozers

JANUARY 18, 2015

For the majority of Partners however that are servicing small to mid market sized accounts, the move from on premise to the Software as a Service model has been challenging and now the goal posts are about to change again and this is why. The ability to sell Cloud 2.0 Smart Partners are using Cloud 2.0

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Conversation intelligence software can be used to record sales conversations and deliver insights. For example, a case study can help a prospect understand how your solution helped a company overcome challenges similar to theirs. When is solution selling used? You may have to ask additional questions to gain clarity.

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Software (1035). Selling Skills (528). An example might be an analysis or testing process. Topics Major Topics. Sales (12918). Marketing (6398). Training (4995). Prospecting (4539). Tools (2872). Sales Management (2614). Customer Service (995). Inside Sales (849). Channels (799). Advertising (694). Incentives (379).

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Mindtickle

JUNE 9, 2023

When choosing the best approaches for your teams, it’s often helpful to have sales methodology examples in front of you. Consultative selling The most important part of consultative selling is right in its name: the consultation. What are some common sales methodologies?

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Gong.io

APRIL 18, 2022

Clearly, this was done in a pre-Gong world, before call recording software was a thing. Also, if your team sells exclusively over the phone (no video), SPIN is not for you. Some examples of SPIN Selling questions. With SPIN Selling, the questions are directly tied to the stage (S or P or I or N). For example: .

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