The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sales Training Programs Online. Sales training programs online could become the preferred delivery channel over the next few years. Online sales training has both advantages, disadvantages, and parity with the more traditional approach to upskilling salespeople.

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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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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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The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. Josiane heads up TeleSmart Communications , and is leading practice and thought leader in the area of inside sales and management. By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

Like any group of individuals that comes together for a common cause, if a sales team is going to succeed consistently, reps and management must operate in a culture that motivates individuals to perform at their best. This article explores what a sales coach does. The importance of sales coaching. Search less.

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The Brooks Group

MARCH 11, 2020

Remaining strong – and in fact, stalwart – in the face of this uncharted new landscape represents a generational challenge for many in positions of sales management. Sales Management Strategies. This is not the time to manage based on instinct, or to allow hubris to take the wheel. Track, train, and educate.

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Sales Gravy

JULY 21, 2023

Great Sales Messaging Isn't Rocket Science On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jim Karrh, Ph.D. You’ll learn how to translate marketing messages into effective sales conversations, whether in person, virtually, or over the phone. teaches coursework around innovative marketing and sales messaging.

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Vengreso

JUNE 16, 2022

Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, SalesLoft, Outreach, and every other sales organization of companies globally have as a result of Covid-19 been forced to pivot. A virtual sales training program can and will help remote selling teams and sales management grow sales opportunities and close more sales pipeline.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 2, 2022

On the surface, it’s easy to see products as the center of your sales strategy. Instead, even the best products need a sales strategy centered around the people who sell. Here’s how to build your sales strategy around your most important asset, your sales team: Create a Winning Culture. Sales Coaching.

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The Digital Sales Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

What are the benefits of undertaking a social selling training course and what can a salesperson expect to learn? The impact of social selling on the sales process is something salespeople and especially sales management can struggle with. As we enter the Sales 3.0 Social selling plan.

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Awarathon

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Part four of our five-part series is a hugely hot topic in sales enablement. Getting the most out of every coaching and training session is key to increasing sales velocity and conversion rate. The objective of every sales representative and team should revolve around these aspects.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 4, 2019

Summary: One of the earliest steps in my professional journey — a stint as an SAT and ACT preparation instructor for college-bound students — has unexpectedly prepared me for training sales talent. Here’s what standardized test prep has in common with coaching sales professionals in high-pressure settings.

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Allego

MARCH 11, 2021

Ami Tully Lotka, co-founder of Maximum Impact Partners and expert in sales strategy and mobilization, has a simple answer to her own question: “The relationship is what breaks the deal.”. 1 Differentiating With Sales Relationships. We help salespeople make deeper and better connections with their clients,” she says.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s true that most sales professionals improve with experience, but if you can provide feedback and personalized goals, it’s possible to accelerate the learning process and get your sellers engaging with prospects faster. This is the time-tested practice of sales coaching. What is Sales Coaching?

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 16, 2014

With no formal sales training and very little real-world experience, today’s salespeople aren’t equipped to succeed. I never expected to have a long, successful sales career. My expectation was that all salespeople were pushy, arrogant , in-your-face, loud, obnoxious, and total extroverts. I didn’t.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. So, if you’re in need of some new sales motivation , keep reading.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2018

“I’m running out of sales training ideas ,” the director of sales told me, a bit embarrassed. “My My job is to upskill the sales team ,” he said. But keeping a calendar of sales training topics has been tough to juggle with everything else I have to do.”. With each sales training topic we cover here….

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

many are just trying to survive — after all, we are experiencing one of the biggest macroeconomic shocks most businesses have ever faced. Sales leaders in charge of new revenue growth have felt this change in their core. Teams that traditionally sold in person had to pivot to an inside sales model. Sales leaders, let’s dive in.

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Increase Sales

JUNE 5, 2017

How often do sales managers to SMB owners to even sales professionals seek the cheap and easy quick fix to increase sales? What usually happens is disappointment sets in and those in charge seek another cheap and easy solution to what ails their businesses and specifically their sales.

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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. Onboarding should begin before new reps’ first days of work.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 4, 2022

However, many organizations find themselves looking for an alternative training software for their customer-facing teams. We’ll also discuss the four essential features to look for in a training solution, based on our 20+ years of experience working with companies like Zoom, Nike, and Samsung. Adobe Captivate Prime. SAP Litmos.

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Allego

MAY 17, 2023

As the pressure for sales teams to succeed increases, so too does the need for sales leaders to develop their sellers’ skills and potential. First, many sales leaders rely on an outdated sales leadership approach. In fact, 76% of sales leaders have too many demands on their time, Brandon Hall Group research shows.

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

As the backbone of any business, the sales team needs to be efficient to meet targets and ensure the company remains profitable. Keeping an eye on your team’s sales productivity is one of the best ways to track performance and nip bottlenecks in the bud. Table of Contents What is sales productivity? What is sales productivity?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 24, 2021

Between lockdowns, remote working, and general pandemic blues, we have all faced significant difficulties. Sales teams have not been exempt from the challenges of prioritizing and maintaining their mental health and wellbeing. A recent survey estimates that more than 40% of sales workers struggle with their mental health.

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Allego

OCTOBER 16, 2020

For those responsible for training and L&D, the question on everyone’s mind was, “How do we deal with this and still come out on top?”. One answer to the training challenges posed by a rapidly changing world is situational sales enablement. The new premium for companies is speed. Ramping Up in a Chaotic Environment.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 15, 2018

This is why a start-up company hired me to build their training department. But I wanted to do more than just offer live training and follow-up coaching. Our Company University will serve as a repository of sales training, marketing, product and leadership content. Share best practices, struggles, ideas, even humor.

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Miller Heiman Group

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With less face time, sellers start to look alike, perpetuating customers’ reliance on other resources for information and creating what we call the buyer apathy loop. But all is not lost for sellers, if their organization’s enterprise sales strategy trains them on opportunities to connect with buyers earlier in the purchase process.

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BrainShark

JANUARY 11, 2023

In fact, 65% of sales reps prefer to learn from their peers versus a sales manager or sales enablement practitioner (Salesloft). That’s why you need to build a community and culture of peer learning in your remote sales teams if you want to be effective as a sales enablement leader. Reinforces training.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Sales teams around the world have been forced to quickly adapt and learn remote selling techniques, due to the coronavirus pandemic. million professional salespeople in the U.S , and field sales make up 52.8%. In May 2020, 71% said they were conducting more than half their sales virtually. According to U.S.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 15, 2022

A reader wrote me, “Dave do you think sales enablement professionals need selling experience?” ” It’s a follow on to many of the discussions about “Do sales managers need sales experience?” Or whether it’s providing the right training, tools, content, programs or processes.

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Highspot

JULY 6, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore the key sales skills that will equip your reps with confidence and boost sales. With proven sales training strategies and ongoing coaching and enablement, reps will be ready to tackle the art of selling. Why are Sales Skills Important?

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SBI

MARCH 1, 2021

Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? Many StorySlab customers rely heavily on outside sales and suddenly had to adapt to a remote selling world. That has all been upended now. Removing friction and awkwardness is key. That’s StorySlab.

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Showpad

MARCH 17, 2020

And with recent events necessitating remote work around the globe, it’s more important than ever for organizations to help their sales teams succeed when in-office support and in-person customer interactions aren’t viable options. With that in mind, here are five ways to achieve favorable outcomes for your remote sales team.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 27, 2021

AI-driven sales tech is emerging as a practical answer for many of the challenges facing sales leaders, trainers, managers, coaches, and sales enablement pros. B2B sales is evolving, and the Zoom boom of 2020 has only accelerated those changes. How to prepare your team to embrace AI-assisted sales.

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson developed the Challenger Sales Methodology. It relies on sales training to empower sales reps to teach, tailor, and take control of conversations. Before we dive into what makes a Challenger rep, it’s helpful to understand other types of sales reps.

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