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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Allego

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

At the same time, travel restrictions and pandemic protocols have prevented cybersecurity sales training teams from meeting in person.The result has been a surge in demand for scalable virtual sales training. 6 Ways to Enable Virtual Sales Training at Scale. It Must Be Tailored for the Specialty.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Every manager knows this, it’s Leadership 101, we must Lead By Example. What much of the literature misses, is that we are always Leading By Example, whether we do so consciously or unconsciously. So the issue isn’t about Leading By Example, but Are We Setting The Right Example?

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Allego

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In Part 1 of this series on national sales meetings and sales kickoffs , I recommended that you “beef up” the sales training you provide at national sales meetings (NSMs) or sales kickoffs (SKOs) by creating mobile video content that reps can review before the official training starts.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 17, 2021

After reviewing notes, ensuring audio/video is working properly, and clearing video backgrounds of distractions, sellers have a lot to juggle during remote sales meetings. As an example, keyword mentions could include tracking themes around competitor names, product names, and marketing messaging — for AI to flag.

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Allego

MARCH 9, 2021

Marketers and salespeople have traditionally spoken different languages. Salespeople use the language they learn in the sales arena, persuading prospects and closing deals. Marketers stand outside of that space, often working in a bubble they often struggle to get out of. Problem #2: Sales Resists New Materials.

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Marc Wayshak

MAY 25, 2022

In this video, I’m going to show you some top sales management training tips on this concept. Check out the 9 keys to building a high-velocity sales team now: 1. Scalability is basically the starting point for building a high-velocity sales organization in the first place. Scalable offering. Career progression.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 3, 2013

Those opinions come from folks out in the world of sales and from marketers, which I admit confuses me, because marketers don’t sell. I see social selling as the ability to integrate social technology into the front end of your sales process. Not marketing. I’m all for marketing and sales alignment.

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criteria for success

APRIL 7, 2021

If you're in the market for some DIY sales management training, you've come to the right place. We've compiled 5 checklists for you to use with your sales managers in any organization. We often talk about the importance of process in selling, but good sales management is a process too. Review activities/call notes.

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Allego

JUNE 16, 2020

At the same time, few can afford to interrupt their busy schedules to attend sales training classes or read stacks of books, manuals and articles. On top of this, travel restrictions during the pandemic have made training even more difficult—both for trainers and for learners. 2 Ways to Kick Your Training Content Into High Gear.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 1, 2018

It comes every year, and still it always seems to sneak up on us: the National Sales Meeting. From creating the meeting agenda, booking the convention center, deciding on a meeting theme, and identifying a keynote speaker –there’s a lot to be done. For example, don’t schedule your CRM training right after lunch.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. The Pipeline Guest Post – Jonathan Farrington. you will appreciate my point. This post has 1 comments.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Unless you invest in a good training program (and your people). Why is there a knowledge gap for sales leaders? Lots of sales managers get hired because they’re expert salespeople, either because they know what to say to close deals or because they demonstrate value to customers. sales guidance. performance KPI tracking.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 23, 2017

The annual sales meeting is a crucial part of setting the tone for the upcoming year with your sales team. If you’re intentional about the planning of your annual sales meeting, your salespeople will be more engaged and will walk away prepared to hit their goals in the New Year. Get Input from Your Sales Team.

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Nutshell

MAY 4, 2020

Maybe you’ve heard “ the allegory of the long spoons ,” which goes something like this: Descending the steps of a monastery, a young monk in training quizzes his master: “What are the differences between Heaven and Hell?”. The result is a new sales landscape that is objectively more difficult than before. None at all?

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Sales Training Advice

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Here’s one common sales pitch example that will send prospects running for the hills. The Rambler Sales Pitch. These Ramblers lack a clear target market and value proposition. Example of their sales pitch : “I do a lot of things. I’ve done lots of sales training in the past.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Hiring Sales Talent , Proactive , Proactivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales eXchange , execution. Given that, why train them?

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021?

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

No doubt, they would also accept that trying to be over-relatable, for example, by implementing a food analogy in an article about marketing, can come across as a little too overbearing. You can even celebrate them in your marketing material if they consent to being included, and you compensate them for that.

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LevelEleven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Oftentimes, people come to work in sales from a variety of backgrounds. This can be great because it provides the industry with a multitude of perspectives and views, but it can also be tricky to train people who have never sold your product or anything similar before. This sales training tip applies to both you and the rep.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 21, 2014

Partner Hiring and Training Lessons from Sage Summit. Non-productive partner companies often hire the best, but fall short at training their talent. Does the vendor have a simple checklist for quality onboarding, or does it have a more proactive automated tool to ensure you fully understand its offering, market and sales approach?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2019

Author: Lewis Robinson Sales meetings have become so normalized that people forget how powerful they are toward the growth of an organization. Sales meetings today have become just another item on the to-do list. That attitude, however, significantly impacts the ability of a company or business to meet its objectives.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Whether you’re managing inside or field sales, gut instinct needs to take a back seat to data-driven insights. In today’s crowded and highly competitive sales environment, your reps need all the insight they can get if they’re going to close sales, meet quota and grow the business. They need data. Lots of data.

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Sales Training Connection

MAY 4, 2016

Sales Training Investment. How much money are companies spending on sales training? As reported in a research report by Sales Performance International – “In the United States alone, industry estimates for corporate expenditures on sales training and performance improvement are more than 5 billion dollars annually.”

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Hey, do you remember that training you went through last week? Chances are you ask anyone that question — whether they’re in sales or any other function — and the answer will be no. And more recent research by Gartner finds that B2B sales reps forget 70% of information within one week of training, and 87% within one month.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Online Training. Business meetings. Every company (yours included) needs to change the way they look at training their people. Most companies have training programs all about how to do a job and circumstances regarding the business (your business). Leadership must embrace the process and take the training too.

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Act!

APRIL 16, 2024

Otherwise, they’ll lack the drive to achieve those goals, ultimately affecting your team’s sales performance. Focus on team building and engagement It’s critical to encourage team meetings via video conferencing, chat rooms, and other communication channels. A CRM also simplifies your team’s sales activities.

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Close.io

JANUARY 22, 2019

So for example, if your ideal customer is a VP of Marketing, then show your email to your VP of Marketing. Good for training purposes. This could also be a personalized video summary (Scott said this is like “sending them a training video of how to position your product or service”). Make it digestible.

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Showpad

JANUARY 8, 2021

Your training content must clearly educate new reps as to the circumstances they’re likely to encounter in your corner of the sales universe. In sales training it’s common to divide the primary onboarding period for new hires into three distinct sections — this is often referred to as a “30-60-90 day plan.”

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As you’d expect, the industry’s evolution is driving major change in the way firms train and support their wholesalers. We’ve had a front-row seat to watch leading distribution teams reinvent sales learning and development to ensure their reps succeed in today’s tough environment. They also created an on-demand best practices library.

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Sales Training Connection

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Sales Training. companies spend millions of dollars on sales training for their salespeople. And, by sales training we are talking about sales skills training not product training. An equal amount is spent on product training as well. Sales Training Challenge.

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 1, 2016

Sales Training Investment. The strategic “it” in this case is the decision about whether you should make an investment in sales training. But the really bad news is due to the present day competitive environment and the disruption in the markets, the negative consequences of those ideas are far greater.

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Nutshell

MAY 4, 2020

Maybe you’ve heard “ the allegory of the long spoons ,” which goes something like this: Descending the steps of a monastery, a young monk in training quizzes his master: “What are the differences between Heaven and Hell?”. The result is a new sales landscape that is objectively more difficult than before. None at all?

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Zendesk Sell

JANUARY 31, 2019

No matter the department, every single person in your company should understand sales because, at the end of the day, it’s everyone’s job to sell the brand. Marketing and customer support are specific departments that benefit the most from understanding the sales process. Call it “ sales rep for a day.”.

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Sales Training Connection

JULY 19, 2016

Medical sales training. Today the healthcare industry is a prime example. Clearly for the market-leaders this journey has already begun. In times of such transformational market change, a new set of winners and losers emerge among the sellers to the market. Building transformational sales training.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 30, 2023

For example, some sales reps are skeptical about the accuracy of AI. This means AI will have a significant impact on the sales industry as well. Here are the top 11 AI predictions in sales that you should keep your eyes on. Sales teams collect and store a huge amount of customer data to train AI algorithms.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JUNE 30, 2020

Because it is one thing to be in a sales meeting and learn about all the advantages these solutions supposedly provide and it is something very different to measure the actual results a customer sees in their company to understand if they got their money’s worth. Shorter Sales Cycle. Reduction or Elimination of Sales Training.

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