The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you’ve worked in sales, revenue operations, or finance for any amount of time, I don’t have to tell you how important sales compensation is. You already know the right sales compensation plan can motivate your team, improve their performance, and boost overall job satisfaction. Current Sales Compensation Benchmarks.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation. Fanatical Prospecting: The Ultimate Guide for Starting Sales Conversations and Filling the Pipeline by Leveraging Social Selling, Telephone, E-Mail, and Cold Calling. To help you find the best choices, here are the top 10 sales-related picks available on Audible.

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Braveheart Sales

JANUARY 23, 2019

Of course, the data varies based on whose report you read, but it is safe to say that the majority of reps don’t meet their sales quotas. However, I would submit that it isn’t all the sales reps’ fault. Qualities of a Sales Leader. Sales leaders must take some of the blame. We’ve all seen the numbers.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

To help you find the best choices, here are the top 10 sales-related books available for listening. Best audiobooks for salespeople and sales leaders. The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation. Sales is all about telling good stories. As Cardone reveals, we’re all in sales. By Margot Leitman.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 23, 2010

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 22, 2014

It doesn’t matter your role: VP of Sales, President of the company, sales manager, sales professional, and professional sales development expert. What we all know is that pipeline management is a myth! And, if you implement a pipeline management tool, you will have exponential growth in sales!

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 1, 2013

Every firm we work with here at Anthony Cole Training Group uses some sort of sales pipeline application. These applications, which range from simple excel spread sheets (SalesForce.com) to internally designed database systems, are used with the hope of assessing sales productivity and/or predicting future sales.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In this blog post, we dive into the 5 Keys to Successful Sales Coaching & Growth and the idea that data can help you discover real-time information about your salespeople. This data allows everyone in your organization to make real-time decisions and real-time and intentional coaching decisions.

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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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SBI

AUGUST 1, 2018

We tend to think of onboarding as a one-time event as new sales reps are hired. But we all know the reality – even with the most organized onboarding program, it’s going to take weeks of reinforcement, training, and coaching, and months before it can be determined whether a new sales rep is successful. Employee handbook?

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

These are the luxuries afforded to the typical inside sales rep. But aside from the obvious environmental difference, there’s a lot more that separates inside from outside sales teams, and that’s what we’re going to explore here. What is inside sales? . Inside sales vs. outside sales .

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I recently published, Increase in Social Selling Yields No Improvement in KPI''s. Among the things being debated are: The migration from outside to inside sales - yes it''s happening and it''s good; but it won''t happen in every company, to every salesperson or necessarily soon. Salespeople!

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Crunchbase

JUNE 24, 2020

Source: Crunchbase data. Most of the data is collected through your phone, and they’re able to provide mental health care that’s covered by your health insurance at no extra cost to you. Industry: Artificial Intelligence , Data Center, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Software. Funding: Recently raised $50.5

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 30, 2013

Several years ago, while conducting a sales training and sales management workshop to rebuild an insurance agency, I was talking with one of the highly successful agents who asked: "Tony, When is enough enough?" Too often highly successful sales peope reach a point in their carrer where they become complacent.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 19, 2013

BISA is the Bank Insurance and Securities Association. There are several GREAT speakers in the general sessions, but it is not a conference where you will find constant discussions about the art and science of selling or sales management. Jim McNeil - Executive Director of BISA, – Scott Stathis – Managing Director and COO BISRA.

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Nutshell

JULY 24, 2019

When you can’t figure out why your sales have surged in one month and plummeted in another, it’s easy to shrug your shoulders and mark it up to “seasonality.”. Seasonality refers to fluctuations in your sales revenue that are caused by external factors and occur on a predictable schedule around the same time(s) every year.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 30, 2013

Several years ago, while conducting a sales training and sales management workshop to rebuild an insurance agency, I was talking with one of the highly successful agents who asked: "Tony, When is enough enough?" Too often highly successful sales peope reach a point in their carrer where they become complacent.

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Allego

APRIL 21, 2022

Not only that, but for B2B sales, the desire for virtual communications extends to buyers. And even after months of adjusting, you might still be struggling to adapt to this digital transformation and lead your sales team into a tech-driven new world. Coaching distributed sales teams and providing feedback. You aren’t alone.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 15, 2018

Some had bank accounts opened in their name that they didn’t authorize and more than 800,000 of the bank’s auto loan customers were charged for car insurance they did not need. Not only did Equifax allow the personal data of 145 million people to be compromised, the U.S. Pipeliner CRM empowers sales teams to tell the truth.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

As a VP of Sales, you’re probably not too familiar with SaaS metrics or costs — that’s the CFO’s job, right? Well today, we’ll breakdown how to understand SaaS costs basics, and then explain how to accurately set sales goals and metrics that drive success. Compare Marketing and Sales costs. for every $1 in ARR.

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Costello

APRIL 16, 2019

In our latest research done in partnership with Databox , marketers and sales managers agree that playbooks improve the effectiveness and efficiency of calls, help train new salespeople and ensure product and services are correctly positioned. If you do not already have that data, the playbook script should gather that data.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 11, 2013

Over the years, I have found some very common responses to our sales and sales management training programs. Our standard operating procedure of beginning our work with a client is to evaluate their sales organization. But the people we''re working with, sales people, are in the same exact business – SELLING.

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I recently gave a presentation at the ESA Leadership Summit on ways to optimize a sales organization. The four components and main points I discussed are applicable to sales organizations in every kind of industry, so I want to share them. For a sales organization to be optimized, four components are needed. Ideal customer.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

A recent study analyzed data from thousands of events over a five year period and found that approximately 70% of professional event speakers are male. Fortunately, more organizers than ever before are consciously seeking out female sales experts for panels, presentations, and podcasts. Sales Development. Sales Growth.

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Chorus.ai

MAY 17, 2021

Buried among the laughs, dogged, hapless Michael actually has some tried-and-true sales wisdom to impart that can get your company purring like the Scranton branch. Embrace the Unorthodox Sales Script. A great sales script is fundamental for any sales team, but there’s more to the art of selling than following the beats.

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LeadFuze

JUNE 2, 2021

What do Top Sellers Know on How to Close a Sales Deal. Negative comments can drag down the success of a sale, so it’s important to eliminate them. 7 Techniques on How to Close a Sales Deal. The assumptive close is a technique that assumes the sale and continues to go through the motions of completing it. Soft close.

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criteria for success

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Rather than simply getting basic data such as industry and title, work to develop a specific profile of the buyer you are targeting. It’s much easier to target female CEOs of technology companies in the Pacific Northwest or owner/operators of property insurance providers in the Midwest than just to generally target CEOs. Download Now.

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Showpad

JANUARY 8, 2021

Hiring and onboarding new members of your sales team can be complicated. Research from Clearslide and CSO Insights found that, on average, it takes new reps between six and nine months to get fully ramped up to the performance levels of established sales agents. Focus on industry specifics. Establish clear goals and KPIs.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2018

Best Sales Podcasts. Sales Gravy. Linking Into Sales Podcast. The Sales Evangelist. Bowery Capital Startup Sales Podcast. Get in the Door: Sales Prospecting Strategies & Tactics. The Sales Babble Podcast. Sales Pipeline Radio. Make It Happen Mondays -- B2B Sales with John Barrows.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Since its acquisition by Microsoft in 2016, it has evolved into the go-to-platform for sales professionals. Updated data is critical for sales success. As great a tool LinkedIn is for sales professionals, there are hazards companies need to be aware of. The Premature Sales Pitch.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 4, 2022

Lessonly by Seismic is one of the most popular sales learning solutions available. AI-powered video coaching (so sales managers get instant insights into reps’ sales skills). Readiness scorecards (so you can find skill gaps and see how training impacts sales performance). Adobe Captivate Prime. SAP Litmos.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 17, 2010

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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BrainShark

MAY 20, 2022

When discussing insurance agent onboarding, most people focus on improvements to the hiring process: automation for applications, background checks, and other tasks to get agents in the door. With captive agents, this issue often leads to slower ramp-up times and less success when trying to make sales.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Today, this key component of modern learning means exactly what it says – sales training that is genuinely personalized , genuinely “just for me.”. What are the advantages of personalized sales training? Training tailored to the individual offers two forms of value: It saves time (the sales reps’ time), which also builds trust.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Trust is the key to making sales in today’s world. You know that ad that tells you to buy their life insurance because it’s so much better than the one you already have? The insurance company has an objective that doesn’t align to yours. You just want to have your life insured economically (but thoroughly). Wait for it….

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 21, 2010

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 22, 2011

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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