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Sales odd couple – compensation and strategy

Sales Training Connection

Let’s examine some dos and don’ts for putting sales training together that will help reps see the connection between the company’s sales compensation system and the company’s sales strategy – starting with a short list of the “what not to do’s.”. Substituting coaching for sales training. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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6 Signs Your Company Needs Digital Transformation

Cincom Smart Selling

Almost any buyer will ask if you can “do better” on the price, but when the entire sales conversation is dominated by price and your explanations are not resolving your prospect’s concerns, something is wrong. Give your existing sales processes a close look. This will likely lead to process problems.

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30 of the Best SaaS Partner Programs (and Why They Are So Good)

Allbound

Whether you’re a freelancer or an agency, they offer a wide variety of perks , including discounts on products and services from leading software companies. Atlassian makes collaboration tools for teams of all sizes, including the popular issue management tool Jira and knowledge base tool Confluence.

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What should the relationship between your sales and support teams look like?

Nutshell

Therefore, salespeople are more likely to: Have long or frequent phone calls with prospects Arrange several meetings with prospects Promise discounts or special packages to encourage prospects to sign up. Sales managers know that tracking certain metrics is the key to increasing their team’s productivity.

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Sales enablement: what is it, and how does it work?

Close.io

It depends on the size of the company: In one study, it was found that more than 70% of companies with a sales force of over 50 people had a dedicated sales enablement person. However, only 39% of companies with less than 25 sales reps had one. But as a busy sales manager, you hardly want to add more tasks to your plate.

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How to Give Prospects a Delightful B2B Sales Experience

Hubspot Sales

Being there for the buyer at the right time, with the right information, advising the sale, and looking at the pipeline in its entirety should be the top priority. Both of these metrics originate and have roots in the sales process. Instead, you could say "Why don’t you spend a little time in our customer knowledge base?"

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Manage Customer Satisfaction with a Crisis Management Plan

Sales Hacker Training

The customer service that was so bad, no discount or Black Friday deal could entice you back. Similar to customer knowledge bases , a system status page empowers your customers to get the information they need without contacting support. What’s your customer service horror story? The cost of those negative experiences?