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Inc Magazine Gets it Wrong on Consultative Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

They are the ones that appear to be smartasses because they are making the claims and recommendations without benefit of having had a meaningful conversation with their prospects. James is guilty of one of the most common misunderstanding in all of sales - that consultative selling requires salespeople to act like a consultant.

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Found! The Caliper vs OMG Comparison: Which Sales Candidate Assessment is More Predictive?

Understanding the Sales Force

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.

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Why Prospects are Like Fruit and Why You Need to Pick the Right Ones

Anthony Cole Training

In this blog post, we discuss the idea that prospects are like fruit and vegetables in the produce section of your local grocery – they are all perishable!

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"Gone Fishing" for Sales Prospects

Anthony Cole Training

I’m sure the majority of people have heard the Chinese proverb “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”.

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Caliper versus OMG - Which Sales Candidate Assessment Wins?

Understanding the Sales Force

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.

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Door-to-Door Sales: The Complete Guide

Hubspot Sales

He also recommends being enthusiastic, courteous, and confident enough to demand attention from prospects. Get prospects talking According to Sales Insights Lab , top sales performers get their prospects to talk more than bottom and average performers. By that logic, you’ll also want to encourage your prospect to talk.

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How to Adapt to the New Sales Environment: A 2-Step Approach to Navigating COVID-19

Sales Hacker

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.