Janek Performance Group

MAY 9, 2022

Recruiting and hiring future sales reps for your organization requires a different criterion than it did in the past. Do you believe in the mantra, “Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill?” But with the right attitude, employees can be trained to develop the sales skills they need to be successful.

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Act!

APRIL 16, 2024

Did you know that by 2025, 80 percent of B2B sale s interactions between buyers and sellers are predicted to happen virtually? That’s how fast the remote sales landscape is evolving. Virtual sales teams allow organizations to optimize costs, hire the best sales talent worldwide, and engage with prospects in different time zones.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 20, 2021

Soft skills sales training is becoming just as important as the hard skills training, we are most familiar with in the world of training. We know we live in unprecedented times but most of all, when it comes to the sales profession, these are times of profound change. Soft Skills Sales Training Checklist.

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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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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 4, 2019

These are the skills your sales team needs to survive. If you want to develop a more effective salesperson, start with how your organization coaches and trains them. A unique tension exists in the transition from individual salesperson to sales manager that can lead to ineffective coaching.

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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. take over again and the reactive mindset returns.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you consider sales training to be the first of several steps toward boosting profits, it’s easy to see why it’s such a crucial investment. Sales training lays the foundation for future revenues by increasing your team’s satisfaction, loyalty and competence, all of which improve their interaction with the customer.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 18, 2013

If you’ve read our blog lately, you’ve noticed sales execution is a popular subject. A few recent examples: Selling to the C Suite. The Death of Event-Based Training. Each of these articles focuses on your sales reps. Effective ways to enable your sales reps to make the number. Why Sales Managers Fail.

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The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Coaching , Guest Post , Proactivity , Sales Success , Sales Technique , execution. Prospecting is a term that’s been around for a long time. This is done in many places.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 10, 2013

You''ve seen this before: a sales leader makes an urgent call to the HR business partner. Or, the sales talent isn’t ready to handle a sudden competitive threat. This post will help sales leaders Make the Number with the help of their HR partners. The two examples below illustrate the stark contrast: Robert the Reactor.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 5, 2023

Demand for high-performing sales talent increases in a downturn because their value increases. Improving sales talent in a downturn leaves CEOs with two options: Go into the market and upgrade their sales talent or get serious about training and developing the current sales team.

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Close.io

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In today’s post, I'm going to give you step-by-step details on how to onboard sales talent with success. In fact: these are strategies that we’ve used and seen others use to turn people with no sales background into some of the best in the industry. A strong inside sales onboarding program is one of the best things you can do.

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Gong.io

JULY 25, 2022

So, this leaves a pretty big question on the table: How can we sell to a prospect without them feeling like they’re being sold to? One answer to this question is the Sandler pain funnel, a method of establishing need and urgency with prospects that feels more like a consultative interview than it does a sales pitch.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 31, 2022

Three top sales leaders in EMEA recently joined me to chat about these topics. We are all facing similar challenges and they gave me a lot to think about – from reducing time in the hiring process to how we can train managers differently. . Prospects will value that. Recruiting sales talent in a highly competitive environment.

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Showpad

DECEMBER 18, 2020

After that, it’s sales reps’ responsibility to get those materials into those customers’ hands. For example, if you design and sell HCM software, HR directors and COOs would be key personas with notable needs such as more efficient open enrollment processes and a better-performing employee portal.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 12, 2015

There are processes you can go through to develop your sales talent but, in my experience, there are five keys to building quality salesmanship, and I’ve made them easy to remember by using the vowels of the alphabet. So, remember your AEIOUs in order to make the best impact you can with your future prospects. Happy Selling!

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 28, 2020

Change is constant in the age of the coronavirus, and it’s having deep effects on sales organizations. LinkedIn and Korn Ferry recently took a deep dive into the impact of the coronavirus on sales organizations. Sales organizations are using data-driven insights in just about every aspect of their business.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Stored in Appointments , Contest , Proactive , Proactivity , Prospecting , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Training , Workshops , execution. PROACTIVE PROSPECTING! Here is an example: I wanna go to the Proactive Prospecting Workshop in #Toronto [link] #ppmark by @you #contest #toronto.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 22, 2022

Too often what could be a powerful, individualized conversation ends up being generic training or a discussion about how many calls were made. As a result, it’s no surprise that managers struggle to retain the best sales talent and book more revenue. . – Zengar Folkman.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 29, 2018

You can expect a candidate is emailing you the same way they’d write to a prospect, so evaluate their skills from the viewpoint of a potential customer. Here are a few example exercises for late-stage sales candidates: 1. Here are a few examples that would work well when hiring an Enterprise BDR : Develop an ICP for the product.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 29, 2021

It’s been reported by the Sales Management Association that the average sales new hire spends 10 weeks in training, only becoming productive after 11.2 Onboarding new sales talent is a huge investment for most organizations, and getting it right can be a make or break for your business. Prospecting process.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

A few indications your sales strategy is not working for you: Missing the # - Your reps are trying to be all things to all people. Examples here are wide ranges in either revenue/deal or margin/deal. A must-have if you are to properly allocate your sales resources. Success Metric – new product sales goal attainment in year 1.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 27, 2023

Shifting from an in-person to a virtual sales process demonstrates a key reason why an organization would change its sales process: Removing friction from the buyers’ purchase decision. The more friction you require your prospects to tolerate in your sales process, the longer the decision-making process.

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The Pipeline

MAY 12, 2011

. • 85% offer quotes or proposals too early in the sales process. • 86% take prospects at their word – they trust enough to not ask a clarifying question. I see this over and over again in the early stages of sales development at every company we help. Hiring Sales Talent. Prospecting. Guest Post.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 16, 2011

This is why the “let’s wait” school fails; they see a prospect “at rest” and respond leaving it “at rest”; sure doesn’t take long for nothing to happen, that’s not selling. Let me give you an example from my world. Hiring Sales Talent. Prospecting. Guest Post.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Questions - after studying the package, the candidate is allowed to ask 5 clarifying questions about the sales opportunity. Analysis - the candidate studies the data provided, does independent research and determines the prospect''s needs. The tryout works well across a variety of Sales roles. Expand the Tryout. You need both.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 16, 2020

When sales leaders pay close attention to sales metrics, they can incentivize their teams to hit their targets on a consistent basis. Metrics can also be used to fine-tune training and make any necessary adjustments to individual learning. Essentially, sales metrics aim to steer sales teams toward the right direction.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 28, 2011

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). Sales (34).

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Considered a core piece of any sales enablement program, teams from Learning and Development (L&D) departments often step in to drive sales training and ongoing learning, initially aligning with HR for onboarding new sales talent. Leverage a sales readiness platform.

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Face-to-face Lead Qualification Coaching Sales Enablement 52

Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Considered a core piece of any sales enablement program, teams from Learning and Development (L&D) departments often step in to drive sales training and ongoing learning, initially aligning with HR for onboarding new sales talent. Leverage a sales readiness platform.

Face-to-face 52

Face-to-face Lead Qualification Coaching Sales Enablement 52

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). Sales (34).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics 185

Mindtickle

JANUARY 29, 2021

It’s been reported by the Sales Management Association that the average sales new hire spends 10 weeks in training, only becoming productive after 11.2 Onboarding new sales talent is a huge investment for most organizations, and getting it right can be a make or break for your business. Prospecting process.

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Though personality and intelligence can help us predict sales success – they don’t tell the whole story. To truly understand a sales candidate’s prospects for success, we need a gauge that gets to the heart of the person’s value structure – and, more specifically, how they perceive the world around them and establish priorities.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Aside from helping you make money, training may save you money too. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 29, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Communication , Funnel management , Guest Post , Lead Management , Prospecting , Referrlas , Sales 2.0 , Sales Technique , execution. Sales gurus tell us that getting more sales is all about your “activity,” but is it? Myth #1 Sheer Activity is the Only Thing That Matters in Sales.

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Highspot

APRIL 12, 2019

Today, the lessons of these extremes are driving a convergence to humans intelligently applying AI to advance sales and marketing strategies and approaches. For example, a seller examines AI-driven content recommendations within her sales enablement tool. The War for Sales Talent.

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Close.io

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

You might think that it’s best to just hire amazing sales talent, and let them hit the ground running, and you got yourself a great sales team. The island model of sales organization leads to a more traditional, “sell-or-die” environment that people typically associate with sales reps. You’d be wrong.

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