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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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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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Practices were strict, physical training was mandatory, and we were encouraged to ask for anything we needed to prepare for tournaments — extra reps, a specific food or drink, even a certain playlist on our iPods. Studies have shown that happy, motivated people work harder, stay in their jobs longer, and make their companies more successful.

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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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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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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The traditional solutions and consultative selling skills become table stakes. If we were purchasing a million dollar capital asset or making a million dollar investment in software tools, we would study, analyze, and evaluate the investment, the risk, the ROI, and the alternatives critically. This process is complex.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Don't just install it, train your people on it thoroughly, weekly and quarterly. or Social Selling is it's often missing the context of the coming Web 3.0 The vision of what strategic social selling can be is a highly focused weapon for change management over time. When I train sales people I train them to execute.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

But solution sales training shouldn’t stop at onboarding. Ongoing sales training, coaching, and learning opportunities help ensure reps are always well-versed in what they’re selling. In fact, ICPs should be a key component of your solution sales training program. Of course, a rep’s education should start at onboarding.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 9, 2023

These frameworks can and should scale depending on new training materials, shifting buyer expectations and what you learn in the ever-changing world of sales. Consultative selling The most important part of consultative selling is right in its name: the consultation.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 21, 2023

Tactics employed include personalized demos, free trials, case studies, pricing discussions, and contract negotiations. It is typically offered by professional organizations, industry associations, or training institutions.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

You need to train them and equip them with the right strategies and tools to succeed, such as the right CRM system , and a sales playbook. It’s not supposed to sit in a dusty cupboard, from which you pull it once or twice per year to train new salespeople. Even if you hire the best sales reps , this doesn’t guarantee success.

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Gong.io

APRIL 18, 2022

At the time, this was the most extensive study of its kind. Clearly, this was done in a pre-Gong world, before call recording software was a thing. Do you believe that selling value is better than selling your product/service/company? Is a consultative selling approach one you strive towards?

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

However, sales organizations must deliver training and ongoing learning opportunities to ensure sellers master the strategies outlined in the playbook. Some of those methodologies include: Solution selling Consultative selling Product-based selling An organization must identify the sales methodology that best aligns with its goals and values.

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Tony Hughes

MARCH 13, 2018

Step one: study your competitors. Build out concise case studies with testimonials from your happiest reference customers. Everyone in marketing should get trained on Challenger Sales and everyone in sales should study The New Rules of Marketing and PR. Think social cross-training. Launch your own LinkedIn Group.

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