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New Data: Top Salespeople are 7562% Better at Winning RFPs

Understanding the Sales Force

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back when our sales training and coaching is specific to RFPs. That a company would prioritize price over mission critical components or kits is disgraceful, but what if it wasn’t company policy? Think Boeing.

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How to Know When to Give Up on a New Hire

Sales and Marketing Management

I advise companies to have a standard policy that defines the first 90 to 180 days (and maybe a little longer) as a trial period. That gives you an objective method for avoiding bias in your evaluation. Here are two suggestions: Provide additional training. Include a “second hiring date” in your process.

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Are Your New Reps Prepared for the Real World?

SBI Growth

Mature organizations typically have a robust training program. However, much of this training is wasted on corporate policies and internal systems training. Each type of buyer has unique objectives, fears, metrics and objections. “A” Territories underperform. Common Objections.

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The Pipeline ? The REAL Problem with Sales Training

The Pipeline

The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. It seems that every week we are being told that sales training is not working in a very high percentage of cases – 85-90% was one statistic I read just yesterday. JF Corporation.

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Sales Onboarding: 5 Foolproof Steps for Training New Sales Reps

Showpad

Your reps-to-be can also use the pre-hire onboarding phase to further familiarize themselves with the organization’s history, mission, values and policies. Your training content must clearly educate new reps as to the circumstances they’re likely to encounter in your corner of the sales universe.

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The Pipeline ? 25% Increase in Sales Training ROI ? Sales.

The Pipeline

25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Some aspects of sales training are easy to measure others not so, but it is a fair question when I am asked what they can expect from an ROI standpoint. Companies have shown selectivity with other training or development programs. Given that, why train them?

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Data Governance: Salesforce Objects in a Lead-to-Cash Process

Sales Hacker

Here’s what we’re going to cover: Salesforce objects. Data Governance & Salesforce Objects. Whether your selling model is transactional, self-service, enterprise, or a combination of these, you will need to set up some objects in Salesforce that support the sales and eventual retention strategies of your business.