Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

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. When training and coaching salespeople, the theory of how to sell to companies that buy via the RFP process is not enough.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2021

Skill level of the sales rep is the most important thing; however, there are other variables like the type of lead—inbound versus outbound; the territory; existing client or new prospect; the marketing and/or branding of the company, etc., They make more prospecting calls. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

Typically, these professionals are tasked with identifying and qualifying potential leads and initiating contact with prospects. Some of the top include: Lead Generation and Qualification Prospect identification Lead qualification Effective BDRs excel at identifying potential leads within target markets or industries.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 29, 2023

The truth about salespeople who are reluctant to prospect boils down to two things: First, they are reluctant to prospect because past attempts resulted in failure. Second, they don’t know what to say to prospects. Prospecting reluctance can be the silent killer of sales careers.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). When you're creating a new-hire training plan, remember a few things : Keep your training plan personalized, because no two reps are the same. Pre-week training. Product Training.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Some think great sellers are born , but more often than not, they’re made through virtual sales training, teaching, practice, and support. Below we outline 10 skills your sales team can develop with help from a virtual sales training platform. Objection handling. Time management. Technology use. Relationship building.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Prospecting Attention Deficit Disorder: How to Avoid the Shiny Object Syndrome. And you competently juggle your frenetic schedule, apportioning just the right amount of time for office work, prospecting, sales calls, follow-up, travel, and communication. It is aptly referred to as the Shiny Object Syndrome.

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Chorus.ai

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

These lines are just some examples of common objections sales professionals hear time and again from prospects. And while deflections and rejections come with the territory of sales, that doesn’t mean simply giving up on a hard-earned prospect who throws up a wall. If the prospect replies, “Never,” then, you’re stuck.

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 20, 2018

Here are a few tips: Divide your territory in a way that makes sense. One of the first steps to effective territory management is to have a concrete view of current customers, potential customers, competitors’ activity, and the location of all of these. Some examples are: ‘Friends’ within the customer/prospect.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Many companies tend to underestimate the importance of guidance, training, and support for their new hires, and that tends to be detrimental. Ask questions like, “How would you handle a customer’s price objections?” Simulations add some much-needed objectivity to the interview process. Will they be good at the job, or not?

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

There is training, enhancing their skills in engaging customers. There are meetings to develop and execute strategies to respond to specific customer and prospect issues. Look at typical pipeline, deal, prospecting, territory, account reviews. Sellers have responsibilities outside just engaging customers.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Demand Generation , Lead Management , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , Video , execution. Set a schedule to call all the prospects that went to no decision over the last 12 months.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 24, 2022

With training and coaching to support the development of critical sales skills, organizations can equip their sellers to close more and bigger deals, all while ensuring time with buyers is well-spent. Prospecting. Objection Handling. Territory Management. Prospecting. Essential Sales Skills Every Rep Should Have.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Successful Strategies for Prospecting – Roundtable. Stored in Attitude , Buying Process , Cold calling , Communication Strategy , EDGE Selling , Gap Selling , Interactive Selling , Planning , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Tip , Success. The question is: What should one’s sales prospecting strategy be?

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SBI Growth

APRIL 21, 2013

He gets protective of “gray area prospects” who stretch across several regions. Every time there’s a territory rezoning he bellyaches. Or If you chop up my territory, I’ll look somewhere else. Because of this, prospects and existing customers don’t get the same level of service. He mostly gets his way. CRM adoption?

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The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

Prospecting – When Is The Best Time? Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Proactivity , Productivity , Prospecting , Time Allocation , Video , execution. Last week I talked about prospecting, why some like it when most don’t, rejection, and managing them. Objection Handling. Prospecting.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

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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The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

Prospecting With E-Mail. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication Strategy , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Tool , Sell Better , Success , Video , e-mail , execution. Last week we looked at means of leveraging voice mail in prospecting. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Tibor Shanto.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 2, 2018

I’m looking forward to working with you [prospect].". Great to meet you [prospect]! You’re working with a prospect. I found myself in this situation a few years back: The deal had been advancing, my prospect was responsive over email, and I was confident we would close soon. I just wanted to introduce myself.".

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Showpad

JANUARY 8, 2021

The onboarding phase that begins when a new employee in their first 30 days should focus on essential aspects of sales — identifying prospective customers’ needs, communicating effectively, understanding and overcoming objections and so on — through the lens of your unique organization. Establish clear goals and KPIs.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This plan serves as a roadmap, outlining clear objectives, targeted customer segments, and actionable tactics to drive sales and promote brand awareness. It addresses how sales representatives engage with prospects, close deals, and meet revenue targets.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This plan serves as a roadmap, outlining clear objectives, targeted customer segments, and actionable tactics to drive sales and promote brand awareness. It addresses how sales representatives engage with prospects, close deals, and meet revenue targets.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate. Prospecting via email can be wildly rewarding, or incredibly frustrating. In fact, we’ve coached clients through a number of simple steps that have helped them double or triple their prospecting email response rates virtually overnight. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 10, 2019

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.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 30, 2012

Always keep in mind that a price objection is not about price; it is about value. So, Steve, we are looking at £200 per territory for three territories or £600 per month. Prospect. “I I’ll give you 25% for three territory sales that I know I will make. MTD Sales Training. Hold your price. #2: Sales Person.

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Pipeliner

JULY 23, 2022

Or, in the case of navigating a ship or an aircraft, the trained navigator knows the hazards and routes to take when heading toward a particular destination. The more critical and complex type of navigation is developing the skill for exploring unknown territory. These are then programmed into the CRM as known objectives.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Metrics , Productivity , Sales Success , Territory Alignment , execution. By shrinking your territories, strategically where it make sense. logically shrink territories. logically shrink territories. Not all sales people have the same skills.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

High-performing sales teams are twice as likely to provide ongoing training to reps than low performing teams. A sales performance management plan adds structure and accountability to your training process. To measure sales productivity, look at the following metrics: Percentage of total hours spent prospecting.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 2, 2024

And this often begins with prospecting. However, a Janek survey revealed 18% of sales leaders do not have set prospecting metrics. In addition, 32% don’t know how much time reps prospect. This can reveal areas that need improvement and suggest potential remedies, like sales training and coaching.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

How are your leads and your territory? Join Our Next Training: If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then this live, interactive online B2B & B2C inside sales training is exactly what they need to get excited & confident about selling again! Upcoming Schedule.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 18, 2018

This could involve seeing their territory sales improve, helping a new product through its launch or possibly farming an account for new business. MTD Sales Training. appeared first on MTD Sales Training. One of the key motivational drivers for many salespeople is the desire for advancement and growth. Happy Selling!

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 13, 2019

If you think you’re broke or that your territory is poor or that you can’t do something, then you’ll find evidence to support your belief and you’ll act (or not act!) The Law is simple: The Universe responds to what you feel and believe to be true. accordingly. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

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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Sales Hacker Training

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve been professionally selling for about 20 years and delivering formal sales training for approximately 8 of them. I’ve bought and sold a lot of training over the years and have seen it have a significant impact on results and I have seen it fall completely flat. How to Approach Sales Training. Prospecting.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

For everyone used to sitting down with a prospect, it’s new territory. You communicate, collaborate, and connect with prospects via desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. To master virtual selling, you need to differentiate yourself, nurture prospects, handle objections, and fight screen fatigue—all at the same time.

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Pipeliner

JULY 18, 2019

What to look for while setting up a sales office in a new territory. Firstly, the market dynamics in the new territory can be dramatically different from what you are used to in your role. Before you get started on your assignment, it is important to look at the long term objectives for your organization.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 25, 2023

This type of plan may include hiring and onboarding followed by sales training plans — or plans to introduce a new method of sales activity into your existing processes. This can include training on product features and benefits, sales techniques, objection handling, and customer relationship management.

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