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Are “Traditional” Selling Skills Even Relevant Anymore?

Partners in Excellence

Even concepts of insight based selling are repackaging of consultative, solution, customer focused selling programs of the 60s, 70s, 90s. And, there’s always endless product training (actually most of sales training ends up not being selling skills, but instead product training.). What do you think?

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90% of Sales Leaders Do Planning Wrong. Here Are 5 Tips to Fix It.

Sales Hacker

Start your sales planning efforts with account segmentation to fill your territories with fruitful opportunities and increase your sellers’ ability to hit quotas. Consider new territory rules that reflect changes in the market (and your business). Related: Your Territory Model Is Hurting Attainment. Territory profiles .

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In the Age of AI, Training Is More Critical Than Ever

Sales and Marketing Management

Selling skills still matter. The thinking is that AI will turn B-players into A-players, and A-players into unprecedented selling machines. AI will not supplant selling skills; A-players will likely be better at using assistive intelligence than B-players. This is unexplored territory?—?and

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Do You Really Have the Best Sales Team Possible?

SBI Growth

Is my talent aligned to accomplish this objective? Are they in the right territories? At this point ‘A’ Players should be very involved in Social Selling. Examples include: Selling skills, selling knowledge, intelligence, and people skills. 5) Reallocate the C player territory to your A players.

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Missing on the "Secrets to Developing Successful Sales Managers"

Understanding the Sales Force

According to Objective Management Group's endless source of data, sales managers possess, on average, only 45% of the attributes of an effective sales coach. Selling skills! That doesn't appear on his list and it's the competency on which sales managers consistently score the lowest. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan

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Are You Learning Yesterday’s Skills For Tomorrow’s Buyers?

Partners in Excellence

Every time I meet sales enablement and sales executives, I ask, “What are the critical skills you are focusing on training and developing your people on? These skills are important, in fact they are table stakes for all professional sales people. Look beyond these and start learning the skills critical to your success.

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The 7 Steps of the Sales Process: What You Need to Know

Hubspot Sales

It listed information for all the prospects in my California territory including the company name, revenue figures, address, telephone number and — of course — the decision maker’s name and title. The training program, called "Professional Selling Skills," took a then-new consultative approach to sales. Preparation.