Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 11, 2019

86% of all salespeople have beliefs that don't support ideal sales outcomes. That's important because beliefs influence behavior, and appropriate sales behavior drives results. Think about sales process, sales methodology, sales strategy and sales tactics. Salespeople who have the ability to execute those four elements of success are less dependent on their knowledge of selling than what they believe.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 11, 2019

Are you “all in” or just dabbling? Most people (especially sales leaders) share the same frustrations: How do I fit everything in? How do I catch up? How do I innovate? How do I balance work and family? There aren’t enough hours in the day. I want to do so many things, and I’ll never get to them all. . We’re busier, more efficient, and more productive than ever.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 11, 2019

Author: David Bernard The organization of a sales team is always relevant no matter what size a business is, whether a start-up, an SME or a Fortune 500 company. As teams add salespeople to increase their depth of talent, it is important for them to take into account the overall team structure. This includes assessing the organization’s sales setup quarterly in order to make adjustments depending on employees’ skill sets and sales performance.

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 11, 2019

Becoming, and staying, a sales manager is hard work. Becoming an extraordinary sales manager is grueling and time consuming. It requires attention to detail, the ability to have tough conversations with those who are not meeting their numbers, the desire and commitment to grow yourself and your salespeople, and consistent activity and patience.

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Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 11, 2019

Your sales team is working harder than ever to differentiate your product or service and close new business. In fact, HubSpot research shows 72% of companies with less than 50 new opps were unable to meet their goals. That number shrank to just 4% with companies earning 101 or more opportunities each month. Reps need to prospect, sell, and close -- and that doesn’t always leave a lot of time for administrative or big-picture work.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 11, 2019

If your sales meetings are typically just focused on reviewing the budget pacing numbers and other housekeeping notes, then WOW are you missing a great opportunity. Sales meetings are a great place to do sales training or sales warm ups. While most sales managers agree with this, they often share that one of the reasons they don’t do that sort of activity is that they don’t have time to prepare.

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LevelEleven

JULY 11, 2019

According to research done by SHRM , it can cost the equivalent of 50-60% of an employee’s annual salary to find a direct replacement. One of the most difficult parts of being a manager is putting the right people in the right seats. So, how do you know how to hire the best sales reps that will deliver results? 1. Be sure you’re in the position to hire.

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Nimble - Sales

JULY 11, 2019

MS Inspire ‘19 is right around the corner. With that in mind, it’s time to start planning your itinerary! Nimble CEO Jon Ferrara will be a keynote speaker on Tuesday, July 16th at 10:30 AM-11:30 AM at the Lagoon L Theater. Learn how Nimble built a global presence through leveraging the Microsoft 365 and Microsoft […]. The post How to Build a “GoldMine” via Global Partner-to-Partner Initiatives appeared first on Nimble Blog.

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Anthony Iannarino

JULY 11, 2019

Your company is not always going to execute as well as you want, or as well as your clients expect. Some salespeople feel embarrassed by the challenges of execution, using those challenges as an excuse to not continue selling. More successful salespeople hold themselves accountable for these failures and keep selling. Why Your Company Fails to Execute.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 11, 2019

The LinkedIn invitation started with: “Dave, I think there is an opportunity for us to work together… ” We all know what that is code for, the individual simply wants to sell me something. We use all these words to try and mask our objective. We might “work together,” or we might “partner,” or one of my favorites, “let’s collaborate.” We use them to, not so thinly, disguise our real intention, “We want your money!

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Force Management

JULY 11, 2019

It's a conversation that can be uncomfortable. When we are talking to sales leaders and executives, we are most often dealing with very smart people. They know how to lead, how to sell, what's needed to be successful and perhaps more importantly, what's not.

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Predictable Revenue

JULY 11, 2019

We cover why investing in long term coaching is the right move, how to make your coaching plans actionable, and how to tell if they're working. The post The power of coaching and long-term goal setting with Lever’s Kelly Del Curto appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Even in today’s data-driven sales world, cold calling remains a fact of life for many go-to-market professionals. Fortunately, today’s sales leaders have a crucial advantage over their predecessors: market intelligence and outreach platforms that can warm up virtually any introduction.

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Engage Selling

JULY 11, 2019

I often come across business owners who are nervous about building or expanding their own sales team.

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Sue Barrett

JULY 11, 2019

Using words & stories to find common ground & progress towards a better future together As mentioned previously, finding common ground is indispensable to our progress, especially if we are to move forward as communities and solve the most pressing issues we have to deal with as humans inhabiting an abundant but vulnerable and finite […].

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InsideSales.com

JULY 11, 2019

These motivational sales quotes are what you need to achieve sales success, conquer the tough times, face rejection, and fill your life with inspiration. Read on to find out more. RELATED: 6 Sales Motivation Secrets So Simple Even A Caveman Can Use Them In this article: Some Wise Words to Live By Great Sales Quotes […]. The post 45 Motivational Sales Quotes To Fire You Up appeared first on The Sales Insider.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 11, 2019

It’s the situation that nearly every salesperson fears when they first accept a role at a new company… What happens if this doesn’t work out? What happens if I don’t make the impact that I’m anticipating? What if I’m put on a performance plan? Well, it happens more often than you think. According to Forbes, in 2017, 57% of salespeople missed their quota.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 11, 2019

T ransformations in the market have put the locus of power squarely in the hands of buyers: the world revolves around buyers and their needs. That means sellers have to work harder than ever to attract buyers and convince them to purchase—not just once but in perpetuity. To forge these lasting customer relationships, sellers must create a world-class sales system that consists of three components: customer engagement, performance support and sales enablement.

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Sandler Training

JULY 11, 2019

Of the corporate blind spots shared in The Road to Excellence , “ not sharing the vision with those who have to implement it ” is one of the most detrimental to the sustained growth of an organization. To create buy-in with your team (aka “those who will have to implement it”) share your vision in the form of questions instead of statements. Read Time: 6 Minutes.

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Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

JULY 11, 2019

During this very warm summer, I thought that I would re-post a favorite article from a few years back that sparked a lot of discussions and seems appropriate for the season! Asking great warm-up questions during a cold call meeting is a valuable technique in establishing a new business relationship with a prospect. You’ve scheduled your first meeting with a new prospective customer!

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Smart Calling

JULY 11, 2019

Perhaps you’ve heard the old saying, “There’s no such thing as a dumb question.” That’s not true in sales. There are actually stupid questions that you should avoid. These are the ones that actually cause people to resent and resist the questioner. Hear what to avoid, and what to ask to get people to open up. Listen Here.

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Longer sales cycles. Larger buying committees. Slow-moving compliance reviews. Every go-to-market team knows the frustrations that come from a drawn-out sales process. How can you speed it up? By building a modern GTM motion that uses data, automation, and proven best practices to unlock insights, engage customers, and win faster.

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Guru

JULY 11, 2019

Equipping sales teams with the right content at the right time is a common pain point for product marketing and sales enablement teams. Sales reps are often reliant on content ( sometimes too much so ) to move deals along, but for any number of reasons , they aren’t always able to easily access it when they need it. This topic was covered in a Forbes article titled 5 Ways For Your Sales Team To Get The Exact Content It Needs , which suggests five strategies to align marketing and sales , create

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Sales Lead Management Association

JULY 11, 2019

9 am INSIDE Inside Sales by VanillaSoft hosted by Darryl Praill Guest: Jeff Bajorek, Parabola Consulting Just think about it. 9:30 am Revenue Optimization Radio by Altify hosted by Patrick Morrissey Guest: Scott Barker, Outreach.io How hyper-growth companies drive alignment and performance. Listen Live > 10 am WVU Marketing Communications.

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Xactly

JULY 11, 2019

A SPIF, or special performance incentive fund, is a short-term sales incentive used to drive immediate results. Here's what you need to know to use them.

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SalesLoft

JULY 11, 2019

Being scrappy and not being afraid to ask for what you want are traits that can get you far in your career. Stephanie Brookby is no stranger to doing just that. She is the Director of Customer Value at Pendo.io, but it’s a role she prepared for with 8 years at Google where she learned about value engineering. Throughout her career, Stephanie has developed the invaluable skill of carving out a niche for yourself.

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Selling Energy

JULY 11, 2019

When you send a proposal, your best bet is to make it multimodal. If you send an email, accompany it with a voicemail to check in. Say, "Hello, __. I just sent you the proposal as promised. Please confirm that you've received it. If I don’t hear from you sooner, I'll get back with you in a couple of days so we can chat through it.".

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Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

JULY 11, 2019

During this very warm summer, I thought that I would re-post a favorite article from a few years back that sparked a lot of discussions and seems appropriate for the season! Asking great warm-up questions during a cold call meeting is a valuable technique in establishing a new business relationship with a prospect. You’ve scheduled your first meeting with a new prospective customer!

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Carew International

JULY 11, 2019

In his most recent guest blog for SellingPower.com, Carew CEO Jeff Seeley addresses the increased pressure on sales leaders to optimize the customer experience and expand the customer life cycle. He shares trends impacting sales teams today, as well as EQ practices that drive transformational sales leadership. Read the entire blog here. The post Why All Effective Sales Leaders Have High EQ appeared first on Carew International Sales Training.

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