Nutshell

JANUARY 17, 2024

Using a CRM in project management could be the answer you need for ultimate inter-departmental cohesion. Bringing sales, marketing, customer success, and project management teams together with a solid CRM software integration improves company-wide success and growth. What is CRM in project management?

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training?

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Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned sales manager or a frontline rep hustling for results, we get it – the struggle is real. Read on to discover how reps can confidently approach each closing conversation with closing sales training that works. What is Sales Closing and Why Is It Important How Does the Sales Closing Process Work?

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Nutshell

JULY 20, 2023

Once you’ve completed your initial CRM implementation, you’ve checked a crucial task off your CRM setup checklist. While the initial implementation is the heaviest lift in the process, to make the most of your CRM system, you’ll want to continue monitoring and improving your usage of it over time. Here’s what you need to know.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

Earlier this week, I was interviewed by John Radkins, for his Sales Machine Blog, and he asked me to explain sales process for those who don’t want to be restricted by sales process. Think of the sales process as a journey rather than an adventure. Similarly, there are stages to the sales process.

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Apptivo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

What is Outbound Sales? What is an Outbound Sales tool? Why use Outbound Sales CRM? Advantages of Outbound Sales 5. How to find the best CRM for Outbound Sales? So, why not take a technologically smart approach to their sales outreach, thereby decreasing their sales cycles?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2013

I spent last week at a Sales Management training event with a client. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training. Here are 5 key takeaways that made this training a success.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 26, 2018

Author: Erik Charles When sales professionals look at artificial intelligence (AI), what do they see? And, at that point, the winners and losers will be separated by how well they combine their sales talents with skills for using AI. Before that happens, though, the AI has to be trained?—? Additional data sources.

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Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2023

What’s the average failure rate for CRM? According to CIO.com, the failure rate for CRM ranges from 18% to 69%. This blog will answer this question along with some other topics about CRM ROI, namely how to calculate the ROI, some basic sales and marketing KPIs to consider, and three effective ways to maximize your CRM return.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2023

The intricacies of pharmaceutical products, stringent regulatory guidelines, and the critical role healthcare professionals play in decision-making create a complex environment for sales reps. With those unique circumstances in mind, the importance of effective sales training cannot be overstated.

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Apptivo

MARCH 29, 2022

What is a CRM system? A CRM system essentially provides a centralized platform where businesses can store customer and prospect data, track customer interactions, and share this information with colleagues. CRM offers a wide range of benefits for businesses. What are the 10 most common mistakes while implementing a CRM system?

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Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 2, 2021

The unfortunate fact is that a large majority of CRM implementations fail. In this series of articles, we’ll explore the many reasons why salespeople seem, almost universally, to HATE CRM. This phenomenon will be particularly acute for salespeople who’s earnings are largely based on making sales. Project Goals and Objectives.

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SBI

APRIL 6, 2021

Sales Training: Why You May be Struggling to Deliver. Are you struggling to deliver training that leads to positive, measurable outcomes? Most training fails to deliver long-term impact. As long ago as the 1870s, there was formal sales training.” It began more as sales coaching than training.

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SBI

JULY 24, 2018

Sales reps love their CRM. In fact, who doesn’t love a good forecast session with their sales manager? Not only that, sales reps see tremendous value in the information reported back to them from the CRM. Not only that, sales reps see tremendous value in the information reported back to them from the CRM.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 27, 2013

The top reason good sales people leave an organization is their boss. Providing simple sales training is easy. Training is your responsibility as a sales leader. Don’t leave it to L&D, the training department, or a 3 rd party. There are many reasons why sales training efforts fail.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

On the other hand, a faster sales cycle keeps your buyer’s attention on your offering. Understanding the sales cycle in separate stages helps predict buyer behavior and selling outcomes. Sales reps can also pinpoint specific obstacles and make improvements with a stage-focused sales strategy. Prospecting.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 25, 2023

And that, somehow, leads me to sales performance. If they haven’t been exposed to professional selling methodologies and sales processes, and had those demonstrated to them via expert, unscripted role-plays, then they would have no clue that the presenting and proposing they have been doing is woefully inadequate.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

So how do you maximize the investment you’re making in sales new hires? Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). Onboarding Checklist for Sales New Hires. Pre-week training. Product Training. Product or service training.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 19, 2021

Sales isn’t sales without objections. As a sales rep, how will you overcome objections? In this episode, Donald Kelly talks about the basics of sales objections. The basics in sales objections An objection is defined as an expression or feeling of disapproval, an opposition or reason of disagreeing.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 19, 2021

Sales isn’t sales without objections. As a sales rep, how will you overcome objections? In this episode, Donald Kelly talks about the basics of sales objections. The basics in sales objections An objection is defined as an expression or feeling of disapproval, an opposition or reason of disagreeing.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 19, 2021

Sales isn’t sales without objections. As a sales rep, how will you overcome objections? In this episode, Donald Kelly talks about the basics of sales objections. The basics in sales objections An objection is defined as an expression or feeling of disapproval, an opposition or reason of disagreeing.

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Apptivo

AUGUST 17, 2023

How to Make the Most of AI in CRM 2. Why do Artificial Intelligence and CRM make the best pair? Benefits of integrating CRM with Artificial intelligence 4. Ways to use AI in Customer Relationship Management(CRM) 5. Does Your Business Need CRM With AI?

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BrainShark

MAY 2, 2024

A sales rep Scorecard is a report that tracks key performance indicators about members of your sales team. It’s used by enablement and sales managers to track and improve the performance of their sales reps by surfacing gaps in training and areas where they’re struggling or succeeding.

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BrainShark

MAY 3, 2022

Building and maintaining an effective sales training program is a difficult and continuous process. Brainshark , a Bigtincan company, is a sales enablement solution that: Makes creating training content easy. Helps you track sales reps’ learning progress. How long will your training materials be?

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

If you want your sales team to efficiently and consistently close deals, you need to arm them with the resources and materials they need to be successful. Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key.

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

If you want your sales team to efficiently and consistently close deals, you need to arm them with the resources and materials they need to be successful. Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 26, 2021

Women are doing great things in the sales industry. Listen as Nadia shares how to overcome the most common objections in B2B sales. Nadia Rashid is the SVP of Sales for Seismic on the East Coast. Defining Objections For Nadia, objections are obstacles. Think of objections as a four-step process.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 26, 2021

Women are doing great things in the sales industry. Listen as Nadia shares how to overcome the most common objections in B2B sales. Nadia Rashid is the SVP of Sales for Seismic on the East Coast. Defining Objections For Nadia, objections are obstacles. Think of objections as a four-step process.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 26, 2021

Women are doing great things in the sales industry. Listen as Nadia shares how to overcome the most common objections in B2B sales. Nadia Rashid is the SVP of Sales for Seismic on the East Coast. Defining Objections For Nadia, objections are obstacles. Think of objections as a four-step process.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As a sales professional, you’re no stranger to the sales process. In addition to an operational sales process, your team likely has a CRM in place as well. However, if you’re only using your CRM as a virtual Rolodex, you probably aren’t using the tool to its full potential. Capture leads. Qualify leads.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 31, 2021

Sales objections happen all the time but with the health crisis today, it’s a standing question of how the pandemic may impact your customer’s sales objections or how it has already impacted them. Join Donald Kelly and Chris Mele as they talk about the pandemic, customers, and sales objections.

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Showpad

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Sales enablement is about ensuring Sales reps have the resources and tools necessary to connect with leads, prospects, and customers in a way that prompts further engagement. While a Sales enablement strategy is key to supporting your process, it can only get you so far without customer relationship management (CRM).

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 31, 2021

Sales objections happen all the time but with the health crisis today, it’s a standing question of how the pandemic may impact your customer’s sales objections or how it has already impacted them. Join Donald Kelly and Chris Mele as they talk about the pandemic, customers, and sales objections.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 31, 2021

Sales objections happen all the time but with the health crisis today, it’s a standing question of how the pandemic may impact your customer’s sales objections or how it has already impacted them. Join Donald Kelly and Chris Mele as they talk about the pandemic, customers, and sales objections.

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Shari Levitin

MAY 19, 2022

Proper training and coaching in a hybrid world is the most important strategy for maximizing the performance of the individuals on your team. Yet the pitfalls in face-to-face training are amplified in virtual training. They train the best way for them rather than how their salespeople learn. I was elated. I was shocked.

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Apptivo

AUGUST 25, 2021

Sales have a primary role in businesses in building brand awareness and increasing the customer retention rate. Sales teams act as a bridge between the customers and the business. For this purpose, companies invest a huge amount in optimizing the performance of the sales teams. What is lead in sales?

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Allego

JUNE 16, 2020

At the same time, few can afford to interrupt their busy schedules to attend sales training classes or read stacks of books, manuals and articles. On top of this, travel restrictions during the pandemic have made training even more difficult—both for trainers and for learners. 2 Ways to Kick Your Training Content Into High Gear.

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