Mereo

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Studies have shown that 75% of people learn by doing , so it is only natural that your kickoff event includes exercises that support this learning style. Hands-on exercises and role-play activities can greatly increase your teams’ retention rates and make your kickoff efforts stick.

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Sales Hacker Training

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Embrace continuous learning and development to increase knowledge retention and empower your sales team in order to drive revenue and results. Providing ongoing training isn’t just crucial for performance but also for employee retention. So how can you promote ongoing learning for your sales team?

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Allego

MARCH 24, 2022

What you need instead is a multimedia approach that includes live sessions, pre-recorded sessions, and interactive features that encourage people to engage with the content (and one another) and test knowledge retention. Another way to get your sellers involved: sales pitch competitions. Announce the winner at the kickoff meeting.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 1, 2017

Author: Erica Abt One of the most common complaints of frontline sales managers is employee turnover. After pouring loads of time and effort into onboarding, coaching, and engaging sellers on their team, frontline managers feel defeated when they hear “I’m leaving.” Bad Leadership.

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Bigtincan

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Standard sales training programs are usually 45 – 90 minute videos or lectures that are created once and only updated occasionally. Retention from these long, drawn out lectures is low — reps won’t remember most of the training weeks or months later in the field. But, the problem of low retention goes beyond objection handling.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In addition, to be effective, sales coaches must provide the following: Team meetings One-on-ones Monitored and joined sales calls Role play and other exercises Team meetings can be considered an overview or macro coaching. This means communicating management directives all reps must know and ensuring an even playing field.

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Many topics at an SKO can be best delivered before the event, allowing the SKO to focus on interactions, activities and exercises. Work with sales managers to track the completion of any courses, videos or reading at least one week before the event. Sales people don’t learn by listening. Set goals that engage.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 6, 2021

Great VPs of sales have gravitas and tact, command the room and hold their end of the table regardless of who is on the other side. They’ll rip apart your CRM and replace your opportunity fields with their proven-and-trusted sales methodologies and scoff if you try to rehearse Sandler, Challenger, or MEDDIC selling to them.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Ethical Sales Practices Training Integrity and ethical behavior are essential for all sales reps. Sales Manager Training Management training is for those steering the sales ship, focusing on leadership, process development, and team management.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

These approaches are enhanced with sales training technology to provide on-demand access to engaging microlearning content, such as video-based presentations and interactive quizzes. Below, we’ll take a closer look at 10 sales training ideas and activities to revamp your strategy for 2024 – and ensure your reps stay prepared.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Reflect on how you can further develop and utilize these skills to achieve your future vision of becoming a sales manager or starting your own business. This self-reflection exercise allows you to prioritize your efforts and focus on what will truly propel you toward your future vision.

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Vengreso

JUNE 16, 2022

All by now have implemented virtual sales training or online sales training programs that have had a better impact on sellers’ behavior than a face-to-face training session ever was able to achieve. To be fair, 9/10 sales training companies refused to deliver virtual sales training too prior to the pandemic.

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Smooth Sale

JUNE 13, 2023

One fond memory about using creativity to make a sale was when I presented at a meeting; only the Sales Manager was skeptical about my idea! And given that you are short on sales reps making quota this month, I know you and the engineers will find the appropriate way to make it happen.

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

Why sales coaching matters — a few key points Knowledge retention Sales coaching activities add an interactive element to learning and are an excellent way to ensure knowledge retention and evaluate whether reps can “play back” what they learned in their training.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2020

For many leaders, when we hear the term remote sales management, our blood pressure starts to rise. Sales teams are hard enough to manage already, let alone remotely.". From my experience, training initiatives historically have manifested in three key areas: SKOs (Sales Kick-Offs). There is no need to fear.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 25, 2022

But even though you were physically there, sales managers still couldn’t sit in on every meeting or call with each rep. Our State of Sales Readiness Report 2022 shows that, on average, managers oversee eight sales reps. Ensure managers and reps are ready.

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Mindtickle

JULY 31, 2023

Some of the top challenges financial services enablement teams face include: No insight into field activities Traditional sales managers find it difficult to gain visibility into the daily activities of their account managers and sales representatives in the field.

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Allego

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Every organization seeks a healthy return on its investments, but when it comes to boosting or even measuring the ROI of sales training, things can get tricky. For one thing, it’s not easy to predictively align activities such as training exercises and learning retention with tangible outcomes such as productivity and revenue.

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Lessonly

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Are your frontline reps developing their sales skills over time? . Do your managers follow a sales management program ? Do they take interest in sales management training ? You’re well on your way to sales readiness. That’s what sales training tools are for. . Do the goals matter to them? .

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Highspot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Executing sales training as part of a cohesive sales enablement strategy empowers reps and new hires to identify areas for improvement, offers easy-to-access content, provides personalized learning paths, includes hands-on exercises, and ties your training to revenue outcomes.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

The program helps reps understand customers, develop compelling sales pitches, and build enough confidence to close deals. Your sales training program should blend eLearning, instructor-led, and virtual training, integrating real-world scenarios to make learning engaging and practical.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2023

Pharmaceutical sales training faces several unique challenges that require tailored approaches and solutions. These challenges include: No insight into field activities Traditionally, it has been difficult for sales managers to gain visibility into the daily activities of their sales reps in the field.

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Mindtickle

MAY 10, 2022

Sales training and coaching are often reserved for new hires and low performers, with the rest of your team getting a brief refresher during your annual sales kickoff. But according to the Sales Management Association, only 30% of sales managers rate their sales training as “effective” for improving low performers.

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Mindtickle

JULY 13, 2020

Follow these steps to effective enablement that will provide your enablement and sales leaders, as well as salespeople, with the tools, knowledge, and motivation they need to turn your company’s strategies into action. . Examples: Increase win rate, grow pipeline, shorten deal cycle, customer retention, etc. .

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Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Whether you call them SDRs, account executives (AEs), or business development representatives (BDRs), their ability to engage prospects through persistent, multi-channel communication outreach, and swift follow-up strategies is critical in transforming leads into viable opportunities and improving retention.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 9, 2018

For example, win rates may be down, pipelines may be anemic, prospecting activity is down, sales cycles are increasing, average transaction values are declining, retention/renewals aren’t hitting target, onboarding ramp time is too long. Leadership is not a remote control exercise. We don’t develop our people.

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Showpad

APRIL 2, 2021

Sales managers and business leaders know and appreciate this fact, so sales coaching is often a central component of training new hires and providing ongoing support for long-time agents. Virtual sales coaching depends on a sales enablement platform that’s built for remote selling. What do all sales managers want?

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

DOWNLOAD Ready to become a better sales leader? Get 70+ expert strategies for sales management success in our Sales Manager’s Survival Guide. FREE DOWNLOAD Why is sales productivity important? A more productive team leads to more deals, revenue, and growth.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Before creating a sales training program, talk with those in the field. Sitting your team down for hours of lectures won’t be nearly as effective for learning or retention as active participation. About two-thirds of your sales training should involve the trainees. 3) Focus on skills application.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Let’s look at three of the most common buckets for sales training courses and discuss who they’re right for. Sales Management Training Programs. Training your sales managers and leadership is very different from training junior- and senior-level sales reps.

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Mindtickle

JULY 13, 2020

Follow these steps to effective enablement that will provide your enablement and sales leaders, as well as salespeople, with the tools, knowledge, and motivation they need to turn your company’s strategies into action. . Examples: Increase win rate, grow pipeline, shorten deal cycle, customer retention, etc. .

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Emissary

AUGUST 16, 2022

On-demand exercises are designed to help learners adopt and hone new skills more than twice as fast as traditional approaches. Sandler’s training programs cover topics in sales, management, and leadership, which can be delivered in-person or virtually for maximum flexibility. 10 – Lessonly . 11 – Mindtickle .

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Xactly

APRIL 11, 2018

Revenue growth, gross margins, and sales costs as a percent of customer retention should be looked at in relation to the sales plan’s effectiveness. How Do You Get Salespeople and Sales Managers to Believe in the Plan? Do You Know What Makes a Good Sales Compensation Plan? so there are no surprises.

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Showpad

APRIL 23, 2021

As agents act out a scenario, like a practice pitch session, they can review footage from the exercise with colleagues and managers. This will expose agents to a variety of possible outcomes, leading to increased sales readiness as they leave training modules behind and embark on real-world outreach efforts.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2023

Sales Forecasting and Analytics AI sales reps excel at analyzing vast volumes of sales data to provide accurate forecasting and analytics. These insights enhance revenue predictability, improve resource allocation, and drive overall sales performance.

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Chorus.ai

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The post-COVID-19 market puts even the most successful businesses, and the sales professionals they employ, in an unenviable position. The negative impact on your sales pipeline health can seriously affect revenue retention and put a business’ ability to survive in jeopardy. Risks Plaguing Your Deals?

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Openview

JANUARY 18, 2018

Every sales manager wants their team to close bigger deals. How much would revenue go up if your entire team was closing deals like your best sales rep? Let’s talk about how to become the manager of a sales team where every rep performs at their absolute best. Your team’s success starts with you.

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