Smooth Sale

MAY 25, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Improving Your Business Prospects One Step At A Time. Our collaborative blog provides insights for ‘Improving your business’ prospects one step at a time.’. Specifically, looking at how you can hope plus take action for improving your business’ prospects one step at a time. _.

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Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Read on to discover how reps can confidently approach each closing conversation with closing sales training that works. Sales leaders and reps can efficiently navigate this crucial stage of the sales process with ongoing coaching and training. What is Sales Closing and Why Is It Important How Does the Sales Closing Process Work?

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Crunchbase

JUNE 28, 2021

Investing in team training is a critical part of business success and growth. In today’s age of digital transformation, sales management teams must adapt their sales training strategies to evolving consumer trends and the global shift towards remote work. Sales is a dynamic area of business that’s constantly in flux.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

There are nearly 15 million salespeople working in the United States, and they spend weeks or even months training for success in their role. Given the different responsibilities, industries, and team structures salespeople encounter, it’s hard to recommend a one-size-fits-all approach to sales training. Use a sales training template.

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Bigtincan

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

If you ask anyone, post-pandemic, what the best online meeting software is, many will quickly reply, “Zoom!” But is Zoom the best video conferencing software for sales ? . But Zoom is not the only online meeting software around. Video conferencing with leads is possible, and external users don’t need to download any software.

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Bigtincan

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

There is no shortage of sales onboarding solution options to choose from and most of them offer basic instructor-led training that is created once and typically isn’t updated for months or years at a time. Bigtincan Learning is built to directly address the four requirements of an advanced onboarding solution mentioned above: Training.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. The shift to less face-to-face interaction with customers and prospects isn’t a 2020 development.

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Salesmate

OCTOBER 29, 2020

How was your last week’s sales presentation? The prospect didn’t seem interested. It is indeed disappointing to see disinterested faces while giving a sales presentation. Besides, a prospect ignoring you after a presentation is even more exasperating. . Why do some sales presentations fail?

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Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 22, 2021

It’s not uncommon to have unresponsive prospects. In situations such as that, what are the best sales strategy for engaging unresponsive prospects? Engaging unresponsive prospects Fred is a one-call closer and while he could write a book on different strategies, he thinks that unconventional closing is not for him.

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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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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 12, 2020

More and more companies are going down this route especially those that sell software, SAAS products and online services. One company was pitching me some software and we had a screen share on – his screen. If I’m on a call with a client, prospect or a supplier and I am taking it from home I let them know about it in advance.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. It is through the use of the right B2B prospecting that we can continue to succeed in this always-evolving field. But before we start, let’s define what sales prospecting is.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 8, 2020

This type of software gathers customer and prospect data from multiple sources, runs it through machine learning models to predict which leads are most likely to convert, and presents the findings in the form of top-scoring prospects and accounts. Examples of AI Software For Salespeople. Salesforce Einstein.

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SBI

APRIL 6, 2021

Sales Training: Why You May be Struggling to Deliver. Are you struggling to deliver training that leads to positive, measurable outcomes? Most training fails to deliver long-term impact. As long ago as the 1870s, there was formal sales training.” It began more as sales coaching than training.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

That actually isn’t too far off from how some companies train and coach sales reps today. But old-school sales training will only take you so far these days. The software uses artificial intelligence (AI) to record, transcribe, and analyze sales conversations and generate recommendations. Now think of the worst one you’ve seen.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 25, 2017

Many salespeople believe prospecting to be a one-way journey, where you make contact with the prospect and you have to do all the work to convince them they are making the right choice to talk to you, and eventually buy from you. But what if you could make yourself the target of prospects to contact?

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Showpad

JUNE 15, 2020

Sales training programs offer your reps the opportunity to develop their sales skills and connect with customers more meaningfully — when set up and executed properly. In this blog post, we’ll discuss why you need formal sales training and how to guarantee its success. . Components of a successful sales training program.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. This equips them with vital skills to engage with prospects on their preferred social media platforms, building meaningful relationships that lead to increased revenue. Tips for adoption of social selling training.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

Prospecting. Make meeting scheduling easier for prospects. Help build email sequences for lead nurturing — the ones that don’t respond to initial prospecting. Product Offering & Presentation. It’s when prospects should be convinced that your product or service will resolve their challenges. Qualification.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Clicking mindlessly through an agonizingly slow video presentation or sitting in a hot, stuffy conference room with dozens of other people listening to a presenter drone on about things you already know. Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. Why sales training is important.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 1, 2023

Embarking on the journey of SaaS Sales Training can feel like navigating a labyrinth. The truth is, without proper SaaS sales training, scaling your software company becomes an uphill battle. Vengreso's transformation from sales training firm to influential SaaS enterprise is a testament to business evolution.

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Lessonly

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Welcome to Training 101, where we take a deep dive into the essentials that make up effective training and coaching for sales and customer service teams. How to make training easy to understand. . This is particularly true when training incorporates practice. 5 Tips for Making Training and Coaching Easier to Understand.

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Bigtincan

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Over the past ten years, we’ve worked with thousands of sales leaders who run large sales teams and we’ve found that there are seven highly-effective techniques that are responsible for consistent and effective sales strategy development: Break training down into bite-sized chunks to help reps retain more product knowledge.

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Lessonly

JUNE 9, 2021

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been hired for a job and quickly been expected to know how to do everything correctly after a presentation video that was created in the early 2000’s? One of the best ways to enhance knowledge and skills is through training. Why is Employee Training a Smart Investment? Let’s take a look at a few!

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Some software firms in the sales tech space are going to grow by building and some buying, or some mix of both.” Paul : I think generally AI is going to be applied first where there’s a lot of sales-related data…where you have lots of prospects or lots of accounts, or you do lots of deals. so niche strategies can have large TAMs.

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BrainShark

MAY 3, 2022

Building and maintaining an effective sales training program is a difficult and continuous process. Brainshark , a Bigtincan company, is a sales enablement solution that: Makes creating training content easy. Lets you evaluate your training program’s impact on sales KPIs. How long will your training materials be?

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Allego

JUNE 16, 2020

At the same time, few can afford to interrupt their busy schedules to attend sales training classes or read stacks of books, manuals and articles. On top of this, travel restrictions during the pandemic have made training even more difficult—both for trainers and for learners. 2 Ways to Kick Your Training Content Into High Gear.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Compliance training may be one of the least sexy parts of your job—and the most important. Investing in compliance training can save you time, money, and reputation. But how can you make a mandatory training both engaging and effective, especially during a global pandemic that has reduced travel and restricted in-person training?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

A sales process is a set of repeatable steps that your sales team takes to convert prospects into customers. Effective training and onboarding A clearly defined process simplifies the training and onboarding of new sales team members. It is best practice to target your ideal buyer persona throughout prospecting efforts.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 1, 2019

I was onsite training in Montreal , Canada last week—a software company, hi everyone! and one of the sales reps brought up today’s quote as we were reviewing calls during the training. He explained that he had “caught” the prospect, finally, and delivered a presentation. Want to be trained how to sell better?

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LevelEleven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

This can be great because it provides the industry with a multitude of perspectives and views, but it can also be tricky to train people who have never sold your product or anything similar before. Follow these 10 sales training tips below to get your new hire ready to play ball. Immediately show them your software.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Often you get that prospect that wants to get you into a conversation about a sensitive issue such as political beliefs or theology. Also, there are those prospects that wish to use you as their personal sounding board for personal views on everything from racial issues to the sexual relations. MTD Sales Training. Happy Selling!

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Lessonly

JUNE 12, 2020

What are the types of sales training that engage and inspire your frontline employees to master their craft? . Where reps proactively seek out the information and messaging they need to be successful with their prospects. . So let’s dive into the world of sales and marketing training. . Pre-built on-demand training.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 30, 2020

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. After all, that’s what they beat into our heads during the intensive five-week training program I’d just completed: Go for the decision-maker.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 30, 2019

Author: Greg Flynn Imagine a marathon runner starting a race without having trained or even stretched beforehand. Instead, be strategic about what’s presented and by whom. Often, incorporating presentations from successful, tenured reps can add an element of relatability and give new hires a model to aspire to.

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Allego

APRIL 18, 2024

Here’s how: Sales Prospecting: AI streamlines the way sales teams identify and score potential leads. By analyzing large sets of data, AI algorithms can quickly identify patterns and characteristics of ideal customers to make the prospecting process more accurate and less time-consuming.

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Nutshell

MARCH 15, 2024

Qualifying leads before sending them through to your sales team lets you learn more about your prospects and build deeper connections with them, which often results in more deals. Lead nurturing is the process of building relationships with prospects who aren’t quite ready to purchase your product or service.

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