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How Sales Reps Are Hitting Quotas Without Hitting the Streets

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Mark Kovac, David Deming and Sushant Khandelwal Virtual selling in business-to-business markets, often associated with inside sales, has carried a bit of a stigma within field-dominated sales organizations. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person.

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The Missing Key Element to Sales Success

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Rory Christian According to IDC , despite a "typical" $1 billion company spending a large amount of resources devoted to training for customer-facing people, poor sales enablement results in around $14 million of wasted sales and marketing expenses, and $100 million in lost sales opportunities.

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Top Sales Enablement Conferences to Attend in 2024

Allego

The event industry was shaky for a while, but the entire world has realized once again the important role of community and face-to-face engagement with others. In 2024, we’ll see plenty of top-notch conferences for professionals in all industries, especially sales enablement. Music to my ears! But wait, there’s more.

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Tips for Communicating Effectively with Sales Teams

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Matt Brown, Senior Vice President of Sales, Lawson Products Salespeople are often described as extroverted with good social and communication skills. Typically dispersed across territories far and wide, and always on the go, face-to-face communication is often overridden by email, voicemail and text. Create a plan.

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Connecting the Dots between Sales Strategy & Execution

SBI Growth

If you’ve read our blog lately, you’ve noticed sales execution is a popular subject. Each of these articles focuses on your sales reps. Effective ways to enable your sales reps to make the number. Today’s post focuses on the missing link: Enabling your front-line sales managers. Why Sales Managers Fail.

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5 Ways to Deliver a Truly Impactful Sales Kickoff

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Joe Andrews We just wrapped up sales kickoff (SKO) season. And how do we, in turn, ensure our own sales kickoffs are effective? We recently completed our sales kickoff at InsideView. The three-day agenda combined information sharing, skills development, team workshops and fun, which I’m sure sounds pretty familiar.

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The 5 Core Pillars of Sales Enablement in Financial Services

Mindtickle

In the highly competitive financial services industry, effective sales training is a game-changer. Sales reps are crucial in promoting and selling financial products and services to a diverse customer base. Let’s consider some stats.