The Digital Sales Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

Sales training program expert tips for anyone involved in sales management or sales enablement some insight into planning any form of sales training. It sounds simplistic to say that sales training is the act of training salespeople or the sales team on the product and sales process.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Consultative selling can take place in person, but increasingly, it happens virtually. Those who practice consultative selling prioritize relationship-building. Sellers take the time to truly understand the challenges and pain points of each prospective buyer and gain their trust. Make sure you’re doing your research, too.

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Vengreso

JULY 10, 2023

Success in a selling role requires an educational background, experience, focus, tenacity and strong communication skills. Selling roles can be highly rewarding with the right support and training. There is no doubt, whether you’re selling to consumers or businesses, salespeople take on the toughest roles out there.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

For some sellers, that’s meant moving away from solution selling to a more aggressive approach, like the Challenger Sale model popularized after the 2011 book of the same name. Here are five reasons that a consultative approach beats the Challenger Sale for enterprise selling. The Need for Perspective.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

The New Solution Selling. The Little Red Book of Selling. Unbreakable Laws of Selling. The New Strategic Selling. Agile Selling. Spin Selling. Sales Development and Prospecting. Fanatical Prospecting. Combo Prospecting. High-Profit Prospecting. Predictable Prospecting.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 14, 2014

In a best-case scenario, a salesperson would turn this into 50 questions that a prospect will not want to answer because the prospects don''t have the slightest reason to spend their time answering all of these qualifying questions! In my opinion, it''s an educational problem. Sales Methodology and Sales Process are intertwined.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 9, 2023

These frameworks can and should scale depending on new training materials, shifting buyer expectations and what you learn in the ever-changing world of sales. Budget refers to understanding the prospect’s financial resources and whether they have the means to make a purchase. Why is a sales methodology important for any business?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 8, 2021

That's why the best sales associates can project positivity and attentiveness — connecting with prospects quickly and offering any sort of assistance they might need, right off the bat. They also need to be able to have some back and forth with their prospects, teasing out pain points customers might not have even considered.

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Chorus.ai

AUGUST 13, 2019

Gain a detailed understanding of the customer’s voice, including the questions and objections that come up during specific parts of the sales process, as well as the materials prospects request. The sales process will need to be refined over time as you gain more insights from your market, offer new solutions, or onboard more reps.

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

As Dave Mattson, CEO and President of Sandler Training explained, “Businesses need our sales team to be on the same page. Solution Selling. Solution selling seeks to help customers understand why your product can solve a problem that the buyer has already identified. Consultative Selling.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

You need to train them and equip them with the right strategies and tools to succeed, such as the right CRM system , and a sales playbook. It’s not supposed to sit in a dusty cupboard, from which you pull it once or twice per year to train new salespeople. Include relevant product info to educate sales reps Ah, the technical details!

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Instead, The Challenger Sale recommends a new, provocative approach to selling: Commercial teaching. Rather than asking customers what keeps them up at night, The Challenger Sale recommends crafting an educational sales pitch that teaches the customer what should be keeping them up at night. Scared selling is ineffective selling.

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MEDDIC

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I have Darius Lahoutifard with me and we’re going to be talking about qualifying prospects with the MEDDIC sales method and welcome to the show, Darius, it’s really great to have you here today. So he’s definitely the right person to hear how to qualify prospects with the MEDDIC method here. Steve : Yeah.

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Prospecting 2. Prospecting Sales Tips & Techniques. Let’s start with PROSPECTING! You have to hunt them with outbound prospecting. BUT, prospecting is more than memorizing a cold calling script. Art and science are both essential to GREAT prospecting. Quick Links 1. Starting Meetings 3. Discovery 4.

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John Barrows

JUNE 20, 2018

Whether it’s an actual phone call or Zoom meeting, at some point you will need to jump on the phone with your prospects. Looking at what’s novel being what is nobody else doing, there is no better time to get on the phone with your prospects. What blog should I read to educate myself.”

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Unfortunately too many companies are using outdated product pitches when trying to reach prospects, providing negative value-add to the engagement A new study by The Economist bears this out; with 71% of business execs saying content from companies turns them off when it seemed more like a sales pitch than valuable information.

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