Awarathon

AUGUST 11, 2023

Introduction: Awarathon’s handy guide to selling well Sales meetings, often plagued by their reputation for being unproductive and time-consuming, can leave participants feeling that valuable selling opportunities slipped through their fingers. However, there is a powerful solution to this common challenge in the sales world.

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With dramatic increases in the number of self-guided interactions , they’re doing research, consuming content, and consulting peers and reviews long before they even engage with a rep from a supplier. In fact, Gartner finds nearly 3 out of 4 buyers say they would prefer to make a purchase without ever engaging with a sales rep.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 15, 2020

Businesses have had to evolve quickly with trade shows, events, and in-person sales meetings being canceled for the foreseeable future, likely throwing a wrench in many 2020 sales and marketing strategies. In fact, a third of consumers’ decision to purchase a product is impacted by research done conducted on a mobile device.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Every sales meeting is about closing deals—who are the influencers, who knows whom, what have we missed, what do we need to do to get this deal done? We complain about consumer experiences all the time, but consumers aren’t the only ones who expect a good customer experience. Tough, right? All the terminals were in use.

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 1, 2024

This concept is undeniable in local business marketing due to the shift in consumer behavior. In your sales meetings, be sure to emphasize the importance for local businesses to have mobile-responsive websites. The ubiquity of smartphones and tablets has changed how users engage with online content.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Transactional selling is a style of selling in which the sales representative first contacts the consumer and then employs negotiating methods to sell the product or service. Transaction sales are often one-time sales with a strong emphasis on pricing.

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Allego

JULY 14, 2022

After that, they are released to their territories and don’t receive any further systematic training until the next national sales meeting six to 12 months later. Those types of formal learning programs are problematic for several reasons: Sales reps receive too much information during a short period of time, hampering retention.

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Highspot

MARCH 21, 2024

This level of customization is expected, with 71% of consumers anticipating personalized company interactions. Moreover, the stakes are high, as three-quarters of consumers are willing to switch brands if the personalized experience falls short. Your email can serve as a bridge to this meeting, stating how it could benefit them.

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Mindtickle

MAY 1, 2024

With AI-guided selling, sales reps can effectively and efficiently navigate the complex world of B2B sales, meet each buyer’s expectations, and close more deals. In this guide, we’ll explore AI in sales and what it means for modern sales teams. Generic sales presentations and content will no longer cut it.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 15, 2024

But we all know that any savvy consumer is weighing all their option — so of course your prospects are talking to other vendors. Maybe you thought your sales meeting went great, but another member of your sales team was on their phone the whole time and the client noticed. You made a mistake.

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Allego

MAY 13, 2021

Typically, they don’t see any further systematic training until the next national sales meeting (NSM) , which may occur in six months or a year. Finally, content is easy to create, access, and consume on desktop and mobile devices, wherever you are and whenever you need it—even if you don’t have Internet access. Learn More.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

How are our people and customers responding to web conferences instead of in-person meetings? What skills do my sales reps need to be effective in a web conferencing setting? Do we still need expensive internal sales meetings (e.g.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 27, 2020

However, they’re facing a different market and changed consumer behavior. Here are some ways to pivot your sales strategy to maximize your post-COVID-19 success. What is a Sales Strategy? What do business leaders mean when they talk about a “sales strategy?” Sales Strategy in Times of COVID-19.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Take any trend?—?social,

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SBI

MARCH 28, 2018

A common complaint in organizations is that the forecast is an onerous and time-consuming task. When the forecasting process is onerous and time-consuming, there’s a risk that the data will quickly become obsolete and what informs the forecast isn’t accurate information. Frequently Revisit and Update Short and Long-Term Forecasts.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Frank Somma is a keynote speaker for sales and communication, an author, and a sales coach. He went to a number of conventions and sales meetings. He provides one-on-one and group sales and communication coaching. “B2B is Really P2P: How to Win High Touch in the High-Tech World” is one of his books.

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SBI

JUNE 13, 2019

Most sales training includes a concentrated onboarding boot camp, and then infrequent sales meetings. This gives your salespeople consistently up-to-date information that’s easy to consume. When you put it all together, modern learning delivers the dynamic kind of sales learning that people consume and remember best.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Instead of “one and done,” communications or experiential activities, consider building birds-of-a-feather communities that keep your audiences engaged during those times when you’re not having face-to-face interactions at live events and meetings. Also, get your customer outreach into the real world.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 30, 2023

Likewise, solutions like Uniphore Q empower online sales meetings by validating a buyer’s sentiment toward offers and value propositions in real time with a shocking 99.83% accuracy. That said, the future of AI in sales is moving toward predictive prospect analytics and hyper-personalization.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

And social media and the Internet will eliminate the time-consuming, face-to-face aspect of sales. Invite Joanne to lead a discussion about “ How to Boost Your Sales in a Volatile Economy ” at your next virtual or in-person sales meeting. Old Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Irrelevant. Video killed the radio star.

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Allego

MARCH 21, 2023

Videos put marketers’ faces in front of the sales team, making communication more personal and easier to consume, driving greater engagement, and helping marketing and sales be better aligned. Through those easy-to-make videos, they can explain why they developed the content, when to use it, and how to use it.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 23, 2013

While I may not always agree with the order or sequence of these, they are the right ingredients, how you mix them, then cook them up and serve them will directly impact the perception of your buyer, and their willingness to consume or buy what you are dishing.

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Sales Gravy

JULY 9, 2020

Shifting Initial Sales Meetings From Face to Face to Video Calls One of the most effective points in the sales process to leverage video sales calls and virtual selling skills is the initial meeting. The initial meeting is first step in the sales process. In Modern Sales, Speed Matters.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 31, 2011

I challenge sales pros to keep their last awful customer service experience (as a consumer) in the back of their mind. There’s nothing I dislike more than being taken for granted as a consumer. Sales professionals need to remember that! Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Jeffrey Gitomer.

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Nutshell

MAY 12, 2020

One of those legends was Social Centered Selling Founder and CEO Barbara Giamanco , who revolutionized the sales industry when she co-authored the first book about social selling, The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media. She now hosts the award-winning podcast, Conversations with Women in Sales.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

74% of online consumers get frustrated when content appears to have nothing to do with their interests. To incorporate relevance into content, empathetically address your consumers’ pain points. “I Rather than always prompting to take a prospect’s time with a meeting, consider a softer introduction. 3: Follow up.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 20, 2018

As in “80 percent of support resources are consumed by the 20 percent delivering the lowest revenue; 80 percent of your revenues come from your 20 percent customers”; “the top 20 percent of reps, drive 80 percent of a company’s revenues.” By Tibor Shanto.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Those of us in a professional selling career – especially a B2B (business-to-business) sales career tend to over think much of what we do. Just think for a minute – remember the last time you were a consumer and were trying to buy something with lots of versions or options or styles? If we keep things simple, we sell more.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

For sales leaders, facilitating and institutionalizing peer-to-peer collaboration gets a huge boost through the largest, most formal sales training event of the year: the sales kickoff (SKO) or national sales meeting (NSM). How can you use your SKO or NSM to formalize sales knowledge sharing?

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SugarCRM

MARCH 9, 2023

Used within marketing teams, geo mapping can help analyze location-based consumer behaviors for insights that can be used to tailor more effective marketing strategies. Mapping consumer information using location data empowers marketing teams to make more intentional decisions in their location-based marketing.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

“When we look at a new CRM system (I refuse to use the one we have because it is so time consuming), can you have some of the users look at it first, and can we have some say in how it is set up, etc.? Why does Marketing or Operations get to choose the CRM but Sales has to live with it?”. We need sales meetings not sales beatings.”.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 11, 2013

Sales Success is influenced by many factors. The economy being a major one in that it has a significant impact on 'consumer and business confidence'. Other contributing factors might be the direction of a company or its product offering or it's pricing strategy.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Get the latest updates from SMEs in easy-to-consume microlearning. Hybrid sales teams can now use Team Challenges to drive more rep engagement. Team Challenges encourage teamwork, camaraderie, and retention during sales meetings and kickoffs as it involves significant teamwork, communication, and knowledge to win the game.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2011

So, here is the question, “How much time do you spend getting ready for a sales meeting?” Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings. Sales Process.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

That makes it the largest professional networking platform in the world and that is why I couldn’t be more excited to deliver these LinkedIn tips to help you book more sales meetings. Learn how sellers are failing at digital selling and read advice from sales leaders on how to guide your sellers on effective digital selling.

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Tony Hughes

MAY 13, 2019

How do sales people normally say ‘thank you’ to this incredible person who serves them? It makes her look bad in the eyes of her boss, damages her credibility and political capital internally, raises her stress levels and makes an already difficult job almost impossible, and unfairly consumes her time and energy.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Take any trend?—?social,

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