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Why It’s Time to Rethink the ROI of Your Sales Training

Sales and Marketing Management

Today’s sales leaders agree on today’s top sales training challenges: it’s too expensive, there’s not enough time, and there’s a lack of engagement. Add to this the fact that when surveyed, the majority of sales leaders question the effectiveness of their current sales training programs. Practice-Driven Sales Development.

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Everboarding: The Onboarding and Training Approach of the Future

Allego

Sales reps forget 70% of training within a week and 87% within a month, Gartner research found — a concerning statistic for companies trying to train employees. And the skills a modern workforce needs must continually evolve and adapt to new market conditions and demands. This article originally appeared in Talent Management.

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The Adapter’s Advantage: Michael F. Schein on Creating Hype

Allego

Schein is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a marketing agency that specializes in making idea-based companies famous in their fields. Our podcast features leaders from sales , training , and industry who share their personal journeys of transformation and how they are adapting to an ever-changing environment.

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The Complete Salesperson

The Pipeline

Selective Training. Specifically, direct prospecting , not indirect, not merely answering an inbound call generated by marketing. The issue is less about style and more about market view. Witness the recent B2B Sales Handbook from the folks at Autoklose. When you ask them straight up, they always have a reason or excuse.

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Set Yourself Up for Spring: 4 Sales Enablement Training Goals and Best Practices to Work at Next Quarter 

Lessonly

Now is the time to make big moves when it comes to your sales enablement training goals. Enablement is often used as an umbrella term to describe all things onboarding, training, coaching, content management, social selling, and more. You might even stop hearing the question “ what is sales enablement training anyway?”

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Hiring B2B Sales Professionals During and Post COVID-19

Sales and Marketing Management

Remote onboarding is more than just sharing a copy of the digital company handbook. For virtual onboarding to be a success, ensure that you: Space out virtual training and exercises and give new hires some free time to absorb the information.

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Ideas to Creatively Help Your Employees

Smooth Sale

The best way to reach this goal is to train employees with the right interests and skills to handle different parts of your company’s day-to-day operations. They may include how to create employee handbooks and talk to employees to gain their attention, such as benefits like discounts on company products.

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