Braveheart Sales

OCTOBER 22, 2020

It shouldn’t be surprising that we spend a lot of time training sales teams and coaching the sales team leaders. Here are five elements that must be considered before any money is spent on sales training. Can sales training be embedded into a repeatable selling system and process within your CRM?

Maximizer 52

Maximizer ROI Training Incentives 52

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Companies are spending more money on sales force evaluations, sales training, consulting, sales leadership development, sales process, infrastructure and sales recruiting services than 5 years ago. Dramatic changes have made professional sales a much more difficult profession. Yes, it should.

Sales Management 288

Sales Management Hiring Compensation Trends 288

Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 19, 2012

Sales Leadership: Closing Summer Business. If you believe you are going to have make some kind of offer, set the stage earlier in the sales process by either mentioning an “upcoming” promotion that may occur in July (example) and then offer the promotion/incentive when appropriate. Invite the prospect to your office.

Sales Leadership 74

Sales Leadership Closing Promotion Incentives 74

Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 30, 2012

Sales Compensation and Having a Fun Summer. Sales Leadership Ideas. At this time of year sales management must be looking at pipeline levels and goals for July/August and determining if there is the necessary level of activity to ensure targets will be exceeded. A Contest Sampler. Overcoming seasonal slumps.

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Compensation Sales Leadership Face-to-face Incentives 67

Increase Sales

JANUARY 12, 2017

In some sales training or business leadership programs, self leadership is included as a subset of sales skills or even talent development. why do the average salespeople make only two attempts to contact a sales lead or prospect? Purpose (as it relates to people). Source: Scripted).

Lead Rank 70

Lead Rank Motivation Incentives Incentive 70

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. Sales coaching activities and prompts you can use right now 1.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Scale Hiring 62

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 18, 2023

If your team is considering an outsourced BDR strategy, here are some key considerations to think about and to help you avoid an expensive mistake, which we’ve learned working with sales teams for the last couple of decades. Bringing in a full BDR program requires process definition, technology, tools, training, hiring, management and more.

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Outsourcing Services Ideal Customer Profile Scale Hiring 62

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Guest post Monday brings us Steven Rosen , The Sales Leadership Coach and founder of STAR Results. Hire only top sales reps. leadership.

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Hiring Remedy Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation 155

Allego

MARCH 28, 2024

Ashe shared even more during our candid conversation, including practical advice and insights gleaned from years of experience at the forefront of sales leadership. If they’re not a strong communicator, it makes it really, really difficult to make a prospect or customer change the way they think.

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Strategy Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring 62

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Before they make contact, prospects have usually checked us out, compared pricing, read a white paper or two, listened to a webinar, and/or viewed a demo. Some take this to mean that our prospects and clients don’t really need us anymore—that the automation of selling has made B2B sales reps irrelevant. We want it now.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation Cold Calling 120

Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Find prospects that match your ICP with Crunchbase Pro – try it free. Keeping employees motivated is one of the most important things leadership and management can do for their business. Through sales coaching , managers can create formal and effective coaching programs. In sales, it is essential to set goals.

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Competition Hiring Motivation Incentives 59

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2020

How has your sales leadership style changed this year? As companies are facing uncertainty with their ability to operate and sell their products, effective leadership may have a whole new set of requirements. It’s time to rewrite the sales leadership rulebook. And the ‘T’ stands for technique.

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Hiring Promotion Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile 103

Smooth Sale

MARCH 17, 2022

It was not until ten years into my entrepreneurial journey that I received formal sales training. Unfortunately, as my career has developed with international speaking, consulting, and training, I still find that I am the only black woman in the room. The B2B sales landscape is shifting towards women in sales.

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Scale Hiring Lead Rank Report 78

Vengreso

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Sales culture has to do with the sales mindset, attitude, and behaviors of an organization that will affect everything from the relationship between team members, to how your sellers view the organization’s commitment to their individual success, to the interactions with prospects and customers.

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Hiring Promotion Ideal Customer Profile Coaching 84

Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

Modern sales ops professionals play a vital role in the success of a sales organization by staying ahead of problems and enabling the sales team to focus on selling. Sales ops frees up bandwidth for sellers to then use these resources to improve their performance. Sales process optimization and lead management.

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Sales Operations Top of Funnel Forecasting Sales Enablement 75

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 3, 2010

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Motivation Webinar Metrics 120

PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Take advantage of a number of sales competitions and incentives. However, make sure you don’t repeat the same sales contests — not only will the same people keep winning (causing everyone else to give up ultimately), but you’ll also turn the winners into natural targets. Low turnover of reps.

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Hiring Scale How To Incentives 52

Mindtickle

AUGUST 7, 2017

They are often responsible for a broad range of deliverables from sales training, coaching and onboarding to communication, sales process and even performance analysis. Sales Ops bookends Sales Enablement. That’s where Sales Enablement steps in.

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Sales Enablement Analysis Forecasting Engineering 52

Mindtickle

AUGUST 7, 2017

They are often responsible for a broad range of deliverables from sales training, coaching and onboarding to communication, sales process and even performance analysis. Sales Ops bookends Sales Enablement. That’s where Sales Enablement steps in.

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Sales Enablement Analysis Forecasting Engineering 52

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Her award-winning sales firm Factor 8 has been instrumental in helping sales teams with their sales and management development programs. Her company #GirlsClub is dedicated to changing the face of sales leaders. Tonni Bennett – VP Sales at Terminus.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Scale Lead Rank 111

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 17, 2023

Two sales reps could deliver an identical message, word for word, but if one rep lacks eye contact, they will undermine their credibility and negatively impact their chances of winning the business. Our experience in sales training shows that 50 percent of sales reps regularly miss quotas or underperform.

Referrals 62

Referrals Exercises Discount Study 62

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 19, 2010

Leadership Training (2). managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18). motivating sales people (15). open ended sales questions (11). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Motivation Webinar Metrics 136

Sales Training Connection

APRIL 15, 2015

So let’s translate this message to sales management. Imagine a senior sales manager who desires to move up the sales leadership ladder – say a Regional Sales Director. What could our sales manager do to action Ibaraarn’s message? Don’t wait for training – go get it. ©2015 Sales Momentum, LLC.

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Sales Management Sales Leadership Coaching Pivotal 50

ExecVision

JUNE 10, 2019

When you’re going through a recruitment phase, or trying to keep star sales employees exactly where they are, the prospect of joining (or remaining part of) that culture is enormously significant. Consistent Training & Coaching. Fair incentives. Delegated responsibility.

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Hiring Incentives Incentive Distribution 40

SBI

APRIL 24, 2012

After an inspiring opening by Bob Perkins, AA-ISP Founder and CEO, Jill Konrath got the audience roaring with her skit that deftly demonstrated the reality of today’s sales world, all the while making a very serious point. The Summit is the only conference dedicated exclusively to Inside Sales Leadership. Anneke Seley).

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Inside Sales Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead 122

Partners in Excellence

JULY 30, 2012

There are a few key building blocks to the Sales Management/Leadership Process. They are tightly interrelated–that is none can exist in isolation and all must be in place to drive the highest levels of performance both of the Sales Leadership team and the organization. The building blocks are: Leadership.

Sales Management 86

Sales Management Hiring Top of Funnel Territories 86

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 3, 2016

Understand the pain of your prospect. Amy didn’t come from a technical background, but she brought a unique capability to technology sales: domain expertise. She’s been there … as a customer of incentive compensation and a lover of performance management. People consistently challenge my sales strategy.

Referrals 120

Referrals Scale Cold Calling Call-back 120

Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 23, 2016

In many cases I have seen great sales contest ideas poorly executed, it is critical you think through what your objectives are and what you want the results to be and then CLEARLY write down the objectives, rules and incentives. Need more sales management resources? If it isn’t fun, it isn’t selling”. A Contest Sampler.

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Face-to-face Incentives 52

Crunchbase

JANUARY 12, 2022

Here are the trends that I believe will have the most significant impact on sales teams in 2022—and my thoughts on how to prepare. Grow your revenue with all-in-one prospecting solutions powered by the leader in private-company data. Therefore, intent signals are becoming especially critical to sales success. Search less.

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Retention Trends Intent Signal B2B 52

The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

Reps who are motivated to put in the time, who are always on the phone, researching prospects, and going above and beyond to close a deal– even in the face of constant rejection– are more likely to be successful. When a sales rep doesn’t have the necessary selling skills, leaders have options. The same goes for your sales organization.

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Commission Compensation Motivation Intent Signal 78

Your Sales Management Guru

MARCH 16, 2015

A few ideas to focus on: Build Belief: make sure your sales teams believe in your company, products/services and each other. This is the emotional work for sales leadership. Make sure your sales contests are sales games! What kind of sales environment are your creating? Are they listening to you?

Lead Rank 40

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Face-to-face Sports 40

Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Despite their abundance of experience as a rep, the promotion to a management role doesn’t always come hand-in-hand with specialized training. Having a great sales onboarding program is great and the best way to ensure quick success for the SDR but think of it more holistically including: Ongoing knowledge reinforcement.

Sales Leadership 76

Sales Leadership Coaching Sales Coaching Hiring 76

Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 24, 2011

We have met with Sales Leaders from around the world, lead workshops, presented keynotes and developed new long term relationships with our client base. I have also noticed an uptick in my own prospects and business opportunities. Based upon my conversations almost every sales leader is optimistic and pipelines are filling.

Sales Management 65

Sales Management Hiring Compensation Margin 65

Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Despite their abundance of experience as a rep, the promotion to a management role doesn’t always come hand-in-hand with specialized training. Having a great sales onboarding program is great and the best way to ensure quick success for the SDR but think of it more holistically including: Ongoing knowledge reinforcement.

Sales Leadership 59

Sales Leadership Coaching Sales Coaching Hiring 59

Sales Hacker

JUNE 9, 2020

Taking the right approach to training and coaching. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Taking the right approach to training and coaching [28:46]. The tide has gone out and you see who does or doesn’t have strong sales processes. What You’ll Learn. Who is Barrett Boston and what is TriNet. We’re on iTunes.

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SalesForce Video Call-back LinkedIn 78

Chorus.ai

JANUARY 29, 2020

As a result, coaching and the steady production of fresh, new sales training ideas can be major stressors for sales managers, particularly on SaaS sales teams. Everything, from conversational approach to presentation design to follow-up method to prospecting strategy, can come under the banner of sales training.

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Training Decision Maker Sales Cycle Objections 62

Your Sales Management Guru

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This is an excerpt from my latest book: Your Sales Management Guru’s Guide to: “Leading High Performance Sales Teams” ) . Recently, in speaking to two prospective clients, I heard the same complaint that I hear over and over from sales executives: “My turnover rate is huge.” By Ken Thoreson.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Proposal 72