Igniting Sales Transformation

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Though the “goal” is to set the stage for sales success, SKO agendas are dominated with things that do not help salespeople be better at the craft of selling. Use your SKO time to train your sellers how to be better at selling; otherwise scrap the meeting. Lack of training? SKO’s are expensive!

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The key is: to craft the ‘right’ sales referral strategy that will help you generate high quality referral business. Doing so will enable you to get to a conversation faster, with a lot less sales prospecting effort. How to Ask for Sales Referrals (3 Ways). What is the Difference Between a Lead and a Referral?

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The key is: to craft the ‘right’ sales referral strategy that will help you generate high quality referral business. Doing so will enable you to get to a conversation faster, with a lot less sales prospecting effort. How to Ask for Sales Referrals (3 Ways). What is the Difference Between a Lead and a Referral?

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Xvoyant

JULY 2, 2020

Oh, sure, we throw money at the sales department. We train them, often without reinforcement. We pay them well and provide incentive motivations and trips (Cancun, anyone?). You can ensure reps understand expectations and know what, why, and how to do something (this is actually training). Sales call planning.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 11, 2018

Information hits sales managers from all sides on the subject of creating high-performance sales teams. Provide constant feedback, hire the right people, incentive programs, create compensation plans that drive behavior…the list goes on and on. They’ve never learned how to ski. The Importance of Teaching.

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The Brooks Group

JUNE 29, 2015

During the introduction and training phase, however, convincing resistant reps to use CRM requires the direction of a strong sales leader. Here are some useful tips on how to get reps to use CRM: Show Them What’s in It for Them. NOTE: Our sales training tools are designed to make your life easier.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Of course, no organization can completely do away with meetings, so you’ve got to find a happy medium—one that supports the company’s goals while also providing value to your salespeople. Read on for our top five tips on how to hold a sales team meeting that’s actually worth everyone’s time.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 18, 2018

4 Step Action Plan for Sales Target Achievement. How to Uncover Buyer Needs with Sales Probing Questions. How to Create a Sales Meeting Agenda to Get More Done in Less Time [Template]. 17 Creative Sales Incentives (Other than Money) to Motivate Your Salespeople. Most-Viewed Blog Posts of 2018.

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Behind every successful sales team, is a sales leader who’s dedicated to ongoing training and sales force development. This year, be the leader who leads your salespeople to excellence by following these 6 secrets to outstanding sales success. Inadequate or non-existent sales skills training for salespeople.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Growth and development: Insights on sales rep performance can spot weaknesses and strengths. These data points capture roadblocks in the sales process, and you can offer sales rep coaching and training when needed. The following list goes over the best sales enablement tools of 2022. Mindtickle. Here’s why.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 6, 2013

This week I thought I would use this forum to let my readers know of Two Sales Leadership training programs in May that you should plan to attend. The first is Friday May 10 th , Building Predictable Revenue: Sales Management Systems. The second is May 28 th , 1pm EST: Creating Sales Compensation Plans for High Performance.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

Booking meetings on behalf of other sales agents. Attending sales training and coaching sessions. Reporting on own sales performance in a CRM or dedicated inside sales software . Collaborating with other sales professionals . This involves aspects such as: Onboarding, training, and implementation.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 15, 2011

In the recent post, “The 3 Worst Practices For Conducting A Successful Sales Meeting,” I highlighted the three main DON’Ts for a successful sales meeting: DON’T. While this important “DO” seems obvious and easy, it’s usually not the case in most sales meetings. Intimidate. You blew it!”

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PandaDoc

MAY 9, 2024

How do you hold onto your top salespeople and keep hitting those targets? For many businesses, the answer lies in offering incentives like spiffs, spivs, or commission structures. What is a spiff in sales A spiff in sales means a strategy for motivating teams. A straightforward extra payment for hitting sales targets.

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The Brooks Group

MARCH 4, 2014

Last year, The Brooks Group partnered up with Training Industry, Inc. - a sales training industry analyst and research organization - to conduct a study to help us identify best practices for building the most effective sales coaching program possible. The most common challenges to sales coaching success.

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Showpad

AUGUST 31, 2018

Your sales kickoff (SKO) is not just another sales meeting; it’s a time to gather all your reps at the start of the year to review the past 12 months and motivate them as the next 12 ramp up. Follow these tips to guarantee your sales reps stay focused and on track and carry that with them post-SKO.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2020

More sales meetings. Our second sponsor is Outreach, the number one sales engagement platform. And so the idea is that data has to be used at scale in this space, and there’s really no incentive for the buyer to kind of scale up if I’m looking at it from a transaction standpoint, right? The result?

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Highspot

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Three Elements of a Successful Sales Kickoff How to Plan for Your 2023 Sales Kickoff Meeting Hybrid and Virtual Sales Kickoff Best Practices 60+ Inspiring 2023 Sales Kickoff Themes. What Is a Sales Kickoff? A sales kickoff, or SKO, is a yearly event offered to your entire sales team.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 15, 2017

This occurred in a single gap analysis meeting with salespeople at a high-tech company that was not making its numbers. When the revenue isn’t hitting forecast, there is more to it than training the reps (few need it), competitive offers (there are always competitors), or product failures (seldom valid). Quotas are unrealistic.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

More sales meetings, more money. Second sponsor Outreach , the number one sales engagement platform. And most of our data now as a software company it’s because that’s my background, but you as a sales professional can go to RepVue and view detailed analytics about sales organizations related to compensation data.

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Close.io

APRIL 2, 2020

But my goal is to be here for you and provide some practical advice on how to manage this situation and come out on top. Q2: The biggest challenge we’re facing right now in regards to our prospective clients is that their training budgets are either significantly reduced or cut completely. I’ll admit, I don’t know everything.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 29, 2018

At its core though, sales productivity is all about increasing your number of sales for the amount of time you spend actively selling. And that exciting measure of sales productivity—learning how to get more sales without hiring more reps for your team or working more hours each week—is exactly what we’re diving into here today.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Dealing with different types of 'no's — how to identify the type of 'no' and respond appropriately. This is an article rich with great sales objection advice. B2B appointment setting: How to book more (and better quality) sales meetings. How to get more sales referrals from your current customers.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 27, 2020

But this can be a good thing — it encourages your team to collect live feedback and learn more about their customers' experiences and how to improve them. Additionally, your team can report these reviews at large sales meetings and perhaps to your broader team and organization. Sales Bingo. Free Personal Development.

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Costello

JANUARY 21, 2019

Today, as the Head of Sales for TINYpulse , Cody leads a team of empowered and passionate sales reps looking to help companies increase employee engagement and establish a winning company culture. We talked to Cody about the importance of company culture, how sales training can impact culture, and why employee feedback is so important.

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Costello

JANUARY 21, 2019

Today, as the Head of Sales for TINYpulse , Cody leads a team of empowered and passionate sales reps looking to help companies increase employee engagement and establish a winning company culture. We talked to Cody about the importance of company culture, how sales training can impact culture, and why employee feedback is so important.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Get your team inspired and driven to hit next year’s targets with 7 of our most popular sales motivation articles from 2015. . Reducing the Anxiety of Aggressive Sales Targets [Infographic]. Sales Incentives: What Works and What Doesn’t? How to Reengage Senior Reps Who’ve Lost Their Fight. Learn More.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. – John Barrows , Owner, JBarrows Sales Training.

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Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Datahug (SAP Sales Cloud) Sometimes, the very process of using the tools that help you sell takes away valuable time you can otherwise spend for customer engagement, training or deal closures. Datahug eliminates this problem by automating many of the manual processes you commonly need to run inside sales tools like CRMs.

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LeadFuze

MAY 18, 2021

Sales motivation can be the holy grail for a business. Learning how to motivate your sales team can feel like an impossible task. We’ve tried to round up all the best sales motivation strategies, insights , and ideas on how to motivate your sales team. Organize weekly sales meetings.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Supportive,” “transparent,” “democratic,” “social,” “focus on training,” and “work hard, play hard.”. Lastly, use a variety of sales contests and incentives. Finding and training new ones is extremely expensive; plus, an ever-changing “roster” is bad for morale. Which brings me to. 2) Low rep turnover.

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