Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 26, 2020

There is no one-size-fits-all model to selecting and training the top sales leader, so a holistic onboarding program needs to rely not only on training and sales tactics, but also on leadership and coaching. Training practices should start from the top-down, with leaders directing the selling methodology. Leaders, Take Part!

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Babette Ten Haken

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Technical decision makers are skeptical by nature. First, they do not assume anything, including the validity of marketing and sales materials. Technical decision makers are just as skeptical with each other as they are with the sales, marketing and non-technical types reading this article.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 15, 2024

The stock market has lost nearly all of its gains and the only thing we haven’t yet seen is massive layoffs. You should spend money on training and development for the twelve challenges I listed above. What are the twelve biggest challenges?

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. A Lack of Training. The Rise of Cross-Functional Teams.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Author: Tim Riesterer When it comes to creating lasting behavior change in salespeople, the assumption is that virtual sales skills training is a pale imitation of in-person classroom training. But what if an online training alternative could be proven as effective?—?or than classroom training? Live classroom training.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Then Google REALLY started marketing! This week ask yourself: Are you following AT&T’s marketing efforts? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today.

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Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

How to Reach Executive Decision Makers, and Why They are Listening Right Now In previous episodes, we’ve covered that sales reps have to touch base with several people within their industry, especially the executive decision-makers. This course is also brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. Why has automation failed to gain traction despite its obvious promise?

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back on our sales training and coaching when it comes to dealing with RFPs. ” When training and coaching salespeople, theory is not enough. He started strong which you can see here.

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SBI Growth

MAY 4, 2013

Every year, Sales Reps are forced into mandatory training. The question Reps want answered: how does this training help me make more money? Assess the value of your training and do one of these three things: If the training is bad, then tell your manager exactly why. 4 Attributes of a Quality Training Program.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. A well-designed program, paired with a robust training software , will empower your sales reps with the knowledge they need to deliver value and close more deals. What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training? The decision cycle is often longer.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Some are written by marketing experts. There seems to be a blurring of the lines between sales and marketing and that’s not useful to anyone. Should marketing understand what salespeople really do? Should salespeople understand what marketing does? Some are written by sales experts. Absolutely.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2023

They may get some leads out and set up some “demos or presentations,” but because they didn’t discover whether a prospect was truly a buyer and in the market at that time, their close rate is a disappointing 2 sales out of 10 full presentations…. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Solution: Ask questions and listen more.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 13, 2021

Stay Ahead With These Sales Training Courses this 2021! As the profession continues to evolve at a rapid clip, current and future sales leaders must constantly self-educate with sales training courses in order to remain on the cutting edge. An ABM marketer’s objective is to provide content that is stage-specific.

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SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

When will Sales catch up with Marketing? Marketing Leaders Guide the Way. A strength of the marketing discipline is a natural thirst for buyer insights. A strength of the marketing discipline is a natural thirst for buyer insights. Today’s marketing leaders are poised to help.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

In fact, this is also felt in the accounting department, the marketing department, and everywhere else. If I get an, “Ah, I don’t know,” then I once again use layering questions like: “Have you heard of my new On Demand Inside Selling Skills Training?” And, “How big of a role do you think increased sales training is going to play?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 31, 2020

It also means that the decision makers have all agreed that their buying motives (needs) are such that a decision needs to be made now. In addition, what is also important about timeline is that if the prospect you’re speaking to isn’t in the market at this moment, it means you can relax behind your pitch.

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Allego

JULY 20, 2022

A sales rep schedules a meeting with a prospect, but then they receive a request to attend a training session for the exact same time. Sales training is critical. The best solution: Implement a sales training program that allows for both. In addition, the training must be worth it for sales reps to attend, Dulany said.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Response One: “That’s great, and I’d just like to see if we could get on your vendor list for the next time you’re in the market. Response Four: “I understand; I didn’t expect to catch you in the market right now. And let me ask you—the next time you are in the market for this, how many companies are you going to reach out to?”.

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 29, 2017

When your decision-makers see the efforts you are making to support their business rather than just sell products, they will believe you have a part to play in the future of their business. To become a favourite with the decision-maker, you need to personalise the contacts you have with them, customising at every opportunity.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. Tips for adoption of social selling training. Digital marketing can leverage this skill to establish lasting customer loyalty and improved brand awareness. Why some companies, teams and individuals resist it.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? Many organizations’ sales training has grown stale by relying on old-school tactics, like on-site boot camps and long-winded presentations, causing information overload for new reps.

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Sales 2.0

APRIL 23, 2020

If you don’t sell to the enterprise market, it’s very likely your competitors will. When one of your competitors succeeds in getting business in the market that has 60% of the cash to spend in your type of solutions, what will that do for their business and yours? It’s the “80/20, Pareto rule” again. Areas of change.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 6, 2016

Easier said than done, I set about researching the best way to identify key decision makers, and here’s a summary of the best advice and tips that I found. Sam Kusinitz defines a buyer persona as “a semi-fictional representation of your ideal customer based on market research and real data about your existing customers.”.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 5, 2016

Easier said than done, I set about researching the best way to identify key decision makers, and here’s a summary of the best advice and tips that I found. Sam Kusinitz defines a buyer persona as “a semi-fictional representation of your ideal customer based on market research and real data about your existing customers.”.

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Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Read on to discover how reps can confidently approach each closing conversation with closing sales training that works. Sales leaders and reps can efficiently navigate this crucial stage of the sales process with ongoing coaching and training. Let’s explore the key benefits of developing a comprehensive sales training program.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Marketing and sales have switched to account-based everything, which crystallizes focus on the customer. Revenue teams – Companies will move beyond simply aligning sales and marketing toward revenue teams?—?super super teams that include customer success in the same organization as sales, marketing and operations.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Yet many reps struggle to get that critical first meeting with a decision maker. Social Selling training budgets increased 48% in 2013. Social Selling’s ‘Lead-to-Close’ conversion rate is 5x marketing sourced leads. The best sales & marketing leaders are leveraging social selling to make the number.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 20, 2024

Our feeds are filled with hacks, prompts, “cheat sheets” offering things like, “What are key decision maker roles for this… ? I refine them, suggesting a certain industry or market. I test across different roles, markets, different issues. What are qualifying questions… ?

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Highspot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Sales training can be like sailing the high seas – an always-on adventure where focus, navigation, and teamwork are vital. We’ve curated a collection of the best sales training tips so you can build a program that will put wind in your team’s sails to navigate an uncertain selling landscape and outperform every quarter.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. In this guide, we’ll dive deep into sales training and give you the information you need to choose an impactful course for your team, including: What is sales training?

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you want to put the finishing touch on your custom sales process, it should include a sales-specific (not marketing) scorecard that objectively scores every opportunity for the likelihood that it will be won.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For sales professionals experiencing a dip in their sales momentum, there could be an opportunity to reassess strategies beyond external factors like product quality, market competition, or economic conditions. Decision-makers have become more guarded and discerning. More and more people are involved in decisions.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

Having a scoring and qualification system in place will weed out unfit leads and save sales and marketing teams time. Marketing teams typically have their process of scoring and qualifying leads (MQLs), but it may look different for sales teams (SQLs). Align with your marketing team for unified lead scoring and qualification.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 29, 2023

Cross-Functional Alignment Your go-to-market strategy depends on alignment. But it’s still frustratingly common for marketers and salespeople to have different goals, operate in silos, create inconsistent messaging, and draw conclusions from disparate data. Your internal structure should enable this type of instant outreach.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 3, 2013

She’s a Marketing VP at a B2B logistics company. The former leader never fully supported or appreciated Kathy’s marketing team efforts. The sales force neglected to utilize marketing developed sales support materials. The sales force neglected to utilize marketing developed sales support materials. Meet Kathy.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). When you're creating a new-hire training plan, remember a few things : Keep your training plan personalized, because no two reps are the same. Pre-week training. Product Training.

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