Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I’ve written more than 2,000 articles on my Understanding the Sales Force Blog and there are hundreds of other sales blogs. Some are written by sales experts. I am concerned about the subjects being curated for sales and sales leadership professionals. One or two are sales enablement topics.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Here, we’ll explore the role of BDRs, the pros and cons, and best practices to utilize them effectively: The Role of BDRs Typically, BDR is an entry-level position in larger, more complex sales organizations.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s true that most sales professionals improve with experience, but if you can provide feedback and personalized goals, it’s possible to accelerate the learning process and get your sellers engaging with prospects faster. This is the time-tested practice of sales coaching. What is Sales Coaching?

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Allego

AUGUST 14, 2023

This article originally appeared in Training magazine. B2B sales has changed. If the buyer is comparing multiple suppliers, they may spend only 5% or 6% of their time with any one sales rep. This means the way organizations communicate with their sales reps—and the way sellers communicate with buyers—must change.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Study after study has shown that sales manager coaching has a significant impact on performance.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 19, 2024

Organizations spend billions on B2B sales training every year. New employees must be educated on how the company sells. Despite the heavy investment in training, some businesses won’t benefit as much as they should. That’s because they overlook the way the B2B sales world has changed.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In sales, where every conversation counts and every opportunity demands precision, your team needs more than just the ordinary training programs. They need a solution that not only equips them with the necessary knowledge and skills, but also empowers them to be confident in selling.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Study after study has shown that sales manager coaching has a significant impact on performance.

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Awarathon

APRIL 12, 2024

Understanding the role of Generative AI in training The rise of Generative AI is transforming fields with the ‘adapt or perish’ mantra, and sales training is no exception. Generative AI is on the cusp of revolutionizing sales training programs. Let’s go through this in detail.

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Allego

APRIL 11, 2023

You launched your new sales training program ! You have personalized training, peer-to-peer learning , training reinforcement, and a sales content library filled with just-in-time learning that sellers can access when they need an immediate answer. It was a huge project, and now you are done.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Companies have a wide selection of sales enablement platforms to choose from, but none deliver the unique blend of compliance focus and enablement support that Allego does for financial services firms. Empower Client-Facing Teams: Speed up training and streamline content delivery to reduce costs and make your teams more agile.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 15, 2024

Also, create a detailed marketing plan outlining your promotional strategies, pricing structure, and sales projections. Optimize your website for search engines to improve your online visibility. Collect and act on customer feedback : Regularly seek feedback from your customers to identify areas for improvement.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Achieving revenue targets can be tricky, and it’s tempting to overlook training. A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training?

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Ever felt like you’re on a treadmill, running after sales targets but never quite catching up? Sales training : two words that hold the potential to change your game entirely. This post is your metaphorical guide through different types of sales training programs available and their benefits.

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BrainShark

JANUARY 31, 2024

Recent corporate belt tightening has put sales-adjacent departments like sales enablement and marketing in the hot seat. Because even though they contribute to and quite literally enable sales, their activities aren’t always as easy to tie to the deal as it is for reps who get phone and face time with buyers.

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 11, 2023

Is your sales team struggling to have conversations with the right buyers? Better prospecting is the most direct path to increase sales conversations. Wendy Weiss takes us through the four steps to improve your sales team’s ability to schedule sales calls. Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 2, 2021

B2B sales jobs have a strikingly high turnover rate. In a study conducted by Sales Insights Lab, sales reps rated culture and management above base compensation, commission, and job flexibility. What are Core Competencies in Sales? Core competencies are essential sales skills that AEs can rate themselves on.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 2, 2021

B2B sales jobs have a strikingly high turnover rate. In a study conducted by Sales Insights Lab, sales reps rated culture and management above base compensation, commission, and job flexibility. What are Core Competencies in Sales? Core competencies are essential sales skills that AEs can rate themselves on.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 29, 2024

One of the most effective ways to discover a method of improving your career is targeted career coaching. Career coaching allows you to examine your skills and experience as an employer would, looking for ways to improve them and taking advantage of what you can do. . __ Breathe New Life Into Your Career Image Credit.

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Pipeliner

MAY 26, 2023

Sales enablement is a process that helps businesses equip their sales teams with the resources, tools, and information they need to improve their performance and close more deals. In today’s competitive market, sales enablement has become an essential strategy for any business that wants to stay ahead of the competition.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Effective sales coaching can lead to a 28% increase in quota attainment and a 32% increase in win rates, Korn Ferry research revealed. However, a poll conducted by the firm found 80% of sales leaders said they have no formal, or have inconsistent, sales coaching processes. Technological barriers also play a role.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

On average, sales reps don’t know the answer to 40% of product questions asked by customers. That’s just one of the many surprising findings from new Allego research on the current state of sales enablement for companies nationwide. The report, Who Owns Sales Enablement? Findings Reveal Inadequate Seller Training.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As a sales leader, you already know that effective sales performance management isn’t just setting lofty sales targets and then pushing your team to achieve them. It’s about creating a systematic approach to selling at scale. When it comes to sales performance management, it’s a must-have.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 17, 2023

Sales enablement is a process that helps businesses equip their sales teams with the resources, tools, and information they need to improve their performance and close more deals. In today’s competitive market, sales enablement has become an essential strategy for any business that wants to stay ahead of the competition.

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Highspot

JANUARY 29, 2024

Sales negotiations can be tense and anxiety-ridden. Sales negotiation is a skill that can be learned which is great news, because let’s be honest, not all of us are born sellers. There are certain strategies that many successful salespeople use to move the sales process forward and close more deals.

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Highspot

JUNE 1, 2023

Major advances include: generative AI for sales enablement, enterprise-class training and coaching, and ​​services and success resources that empower revenue teams to scale what good looks like in business-to-business (B2B) selling.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Training your team requires providing them with more than a manual and a few workshops before sending them out into the field. In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. Start a free trial 3.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Well, it also takes a village to improve sales performance. But the reality is, no improvements can be made without proper measurement. . Today, a growing number of organizations are investing in training and enablement programs to get their teams ready to sell. 5 key sales performance dashboards for CROs.

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Allego

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tapping into the Power of Sales Enablement. Equipping sellers with the content, tools, knowledge, skills and coaching required to optimize buyer interactions—known as sales enablement —is essential. 5 Transformative Sales Enablement Priorities. 5 Transformative Sales Enablement Priorities. 2 Seller Training.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. Why sales training is important.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 13, 2022

Here’s a pop quiz for sellers and sales enablement folks. Be honest, don’t cheat…… Raise your hand if you have had a formal training program on change and change management! Our sales training programs spend a lot of time helping us develop skills around what we sell and how we sell.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A recent study we commissioned from a leading B2B research firm, surveying 120 global sales leaders, found an average 16% increase in win rate with one thing in common—sales enablement. Here are data-driven tips to come out of this challenging sales environment on top. So, how do you enable your sellers to succeed?

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Highspot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Sales training can be like sailing the high seas – an always-on adventure where focus, navigation, and teamwork are vital. We’ve curated a collection of the best sales training tips so you can build a program that will put wind in your team’s sails to navigate an uncertain selling landscape and outperform every quarter.

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Allego

JANUARY 12, 2022

Whether you call them New Year’s resolutions or goals, many of us are setting action items to help us improve in 2022. Scrolling through LinkedIn recently, I saw several sales leaders sharing their goals. One common theme: They want to empower their sales teams to succeed. Plus, we discovered customers like virtual sales.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When reps jump between several tools to get their deals across the finish line, it can waste selling time and slow down deal cycles, while hindering your ability to understand how your go-to-market efforts are performing. How can you optimize your tech stack so reps can sell more effectively and efficiently?

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 26, 2024

What's the secret to improving your sales team's performance? How can leaders create high-converting sales representatives? To find out, tune in to this episode of "The Sales Evangelist Podcast." Host Donald Kelly chats with special guest Dayna Williams about the secret tactics for developing highly converting sales reps.

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