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What is the Secret to Successful Sales Effectiveness Initiatives?

SBI Growth

The president offered sage advice to the leadership team. Forecast: Develop a sophisticated forecast model that leverages predictive analytics. Forecast: The data in the CRM system is not kept up to date. Data quality plummets; forecasting by spreadsheet thrives. The virtual training received high marks.

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Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side

No More Cold Calling

Sage advice from a sales VP I used to work under: “Joanne, never leave a meeting without giving your buyer a task. The better strategy (for everyone involved) is to give your team the tools and training they need to find their own solutions. Read “ Why Your Video Doesn’t Work for Me.”). Are You Expecting Too Much?

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How to Be An Effective Servant Leader to Your Sales Team

Janek Performance Group

While they don’t need to be New-Age shamans with sage, servant leaders should still promote a positive environment. This includes periodic training and regular coaching to keep everyone on their game. It’s anticipating how these forecasts will affect your most valuable resource, your sales team.

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18 Sales Podcasts Every Rep Should Check Out

Hubspot Sales

After a long day at the office, Netflix is usually more appealing than cracking open a sales book or streaming a sales training video on YouTube. Notable Episodes: Why Your Beliefs About Money Are Holding You Back With Peter Sage : Are you scared to discuss price with your prospects? The Sales Podcast. Overly eager to discount?

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The Top 35 Sales Podcasts for Sales Professionals

Zoominfo

Over the years I’ve received training/coaching from some of the industry’s leading experts. They provide invaluable training on how you can take your career, business, and income to a top producer’s status. Our contact and company database is perfect for prospecting, outreach, forecasting, and so much more! Listen here.

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Sales Tips: 5 Ways You'll MISS Your Number This Year

Customer Centric Selling

Train wrecks occur a month at a time. I find it ironic that companies continue to spend inordinate amounts of time and money on training sellers on products. Extensive product training can turn B and C players into “spray and pray” sellers. Executives that think seller pipelines lead to revenue forecasts are mistaken.