Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

In a Harvard Business Review post, Rafi Mohammed reviewed an interesting McKinsey study on the relationship between price increases and profits. In the study McKinsey worked with the Global 1200. It is important that this knowledge is understood not only by sales management but also by the sales team.

Discount 50

Discount Negotiation Study Engineering 50

Nutshell

JANUARY 14, 2020

By the end, you should have a clear roadmap for reaching your or your company’s sales goals. Skip ahead: What Is SaaS Sales? What Is the Average SaaS Sales Rep’s Salary? What’s the Length of a SaaS Sales Cycle? The Unique Challenges of SaaS Sales. The Most Important Metrics for SaaS Sales.

Paid Content 127

Paid Content Lead Rank Commission Lead Scoring 127

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 7, 2018

And in this day and age of cutthroat competition, the War for Talent, and fast-evolving B2B sales and marketing environments, you need the best B2B sales and marketing professionals serving on your behalf. Hiring for Your B2B Sales Team. Segmenting Your B2B Sales Team. The best place to start looking for new hires?

Inbound 74

Inbound Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank B2B 74

Crunchbase

JANUARY 15, 2021

In-person meetings and demonstrations practically disappeared and sales leaders had to quickly reskill outside reps for inside sales; all while learning to manage their teams remotely. Managing remote sales teams: Remote teams are the new norm for sales organizations, and they demand a different kind of support.

Face-to-face 52

Face-to-face Sales Cycle Forecasting Up-Sell 52

Vengreso

DECEMBER 21, 2023

An Understanding Of Human Behavior In-depth understanding of buyer psychology helps salespeople tailor their approach based on individual client preferences – another key takeaway from good quality sales training sessions. Studies show this increases success rates dramatically. Boost your #sales game.

Training 52

Training Revenue Lead Rank Retention 52

LeadFuze

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Gist: You can almost not keep up with the sheer volume of content generated by the sales (Read. Their army of bloggers cover every topic imaginable and use lists, case studies, video, gifs – you name it, to bring the up to the minute informative articles on all industry developments. The Center for Sales Strategy.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Hiring Lead Rank Retail 98

Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. Get crystal clear about what actually can and will move the needle; read Mike Weinberg's book: New Sales. Let me make my case.

Social Selling 66

Social Selling Call-back Up-Sell Ideal Customer Profile 66

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

Inside Sales or Field Sales? (or Adoption of inside sales models has grown significantly in recent years. The idea is that sales reps prospect from central or remote locations, in a more structured environment. Considerations for Inside vs Field Sales Reps.

B2B 200

B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 200

The Digital Sales Institute

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

A recent Gartner research study into B2B buyer profiles found that over 45% of the 430 B2B technology buyers surveyed were millennials, plus 73% of millennials who work in business are involved in the technology purchasing process for their companies. The most common average annual contract value for a SaaS sale is between $25K to $50K.

Paid Content 51

Paid Content Lead Rank Social Media Cold Calling 51

Close.io

OCTOBER 28, 2019

But if your product normally takes months to sell and is very high ticket, it’s you’ll need to have very advanced content marketing and inbound sales skills and enough cash to sustain long sales cycles. If your products have a long sales cycle. If you can afford to pay healthy commissions to sales reps.

Paid Content 64

Paid Content Outbound Inbound Top of Funnel 64

Cience

JULY 9, 2020

Now, with longer sales cycles and more decision-makers involved in a single purchase, it is used to identify qualified future customers and start conversations at the very top-of-funnel sales process. Meanwhile, according to this study , only 50% of decision-makers get a second call. Is Cold Calling Dead? Warm Calling.

Cold Calling 79

Cold Calling Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Decision Maker 79

Close.io

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Once you’ve identified the sales metrics you want to monitor, you need to uncover where this data currently resides. This could be your sales CRM , an Excel doc, Google Sheets, customer service software, or some other sales management tool. Create a quick list of all your sales metrics and their source to work off of.

Examples 82

Examples Top of Funnel Forecasting Lead Rank 82

The ROI Guy

MARCH 6, 2017

Moreover, to drive improvements, Alinean has developed the Five Pillars of Business Value Success, a set of best practices collected from the best BV sales and marketing programs, that teams can use to improve their programs. Quota achievement and new hire effectiveness acceleration should also be tracked.

Lead Rank 45

Lead Rank Lead Scoring ROI Microsoft 45

SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Resources All White Paper Awards & Recognition Blog Article Brief Case Studies eBook ebooks & Guides Funding & Acquisitions Guide Industry News Infographic Interview Podcasts Report Resources Video Video Reviews Webinars. The Gartner Market Guide for Sales. Field Sales. Field Sales. Sales Efficiency.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Customer 52

Tony Hughes

MARCH 13, 2018

Just reading Jonathan Farrington's statistic that, 'the average quota attainment in B2B sales is below 60%,' prompts me to lay out a blueprint on how to fix it. Build one-pagers, white papers, brand collateral and an array of enticing sales material. Step one: study your competitors. Track and harness trigger events.

Social Selling 63

Social Selling Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Top of Funnel 63

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

Inside Sales or Field Sales? (or Adoption of inside sales models has grown significantly in recent years. The idea is that sales reps prospect from central or remote locations, in a more structured environment. Inside sales reps can handle smaller, more local accounts and offer support to field sales.

B2B 100

B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 100

Sales Hacker

JUNE 9, 2020

And today we’re going to be talking about moving a field sales team to remote, and moving an inside sales team to remote, given everything that’s happening in the COVID crisis, and what the challenges are. Joined IBM as a sales rep, and then it was a sales manager, sales executive.

SalesForce 78

SalesForce Video Call-back LinkedIn 78

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

Focus: Prospecting, negotiating and closing, social selling, and sales management. Intended audience: Sales reps and managers. Jeff Hoffman’s workshops span the entire sales cycle, from getting your prospect’s attention to successfully winning their business. Inbound Sales. B2B Inside Sales Training.

Training 144

Training Vendor Top of Funnel Workbooks 144

OnePageCRM

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

That’s the cost of a sales rep mis-hire, according to research by Dr. Brad Smart of Topgrading Inc., a firm that helps companies assess sales candidates. In the Harvard Business Review, a study based on a survey of live sales people and their meetings found that of eight common types of sales people, only three were effective.

Hiring 52

Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 52

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Management and Operations. Sales Manager Survival Guide. The Ultimate Sales Machine. Blueprints for a SaaS Sales Organization. Sales Management. If you truly want to be a better leader, better salesperson , better speaker, better writer, or just a better person, you need to study the craft.

Top of Funnel 141

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Hiring Handbook 141

InsightSquared

JULY 21, 2020

Every sales leader should be coaching and nurturing these skills on a regular basis, but many lack the time or expertise to make a difference. However, coaching is key to the development of sales reps. Successful sales reps should know as much as they possibly can about the product or service she sells. No more excuses.

Ideal Customer Profile 62

Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Face-to-face Cancellation 62

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

I’ve spent 10 years in various Sales and Sales Management roles, both in Paris and London. I currently manage a team of 15 SDRs in 5 locations. I spent 13 years in massage therapy, which included running my own business, before I moved to sales. Sales Manager focused on front of the funnel processes.

Hiring 130

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Rank 130

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I think that that’s kind of crazy to look at, but it was still relatively new, at least for an inside sales team. 10% of bookings, and then we gave $1,000 dollars bonus for hitting your monthly, your monthly sales cycle, and $1,000 bonus for hitting your quarterly. Meltwater didn’t have them. Sam Jacobs: Yeah.

Call-back 74

Call-back Scale Compensation Ideal Customer Profile 74