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 on our sales training and coaching when it comes to dealing with RFPs. When complete, they email the proposal back to procurement and hope to win. ” Or, “This is how it’s always been done.”

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 5, 2020

How To Get More Proposals Signed Faster With Pandadoc Have you heard about PandaDoc and how it can help you get more proposals signed faster? Creating your proposal PandaDoc has created a template that pulls in customer data from your CRM which makes the workflow much more efficient.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

5 dimensions One approach to conflict resolution that’s worth a look is the one proposed by Nien-hê Hsieh, a business ethics expert and professor at Harvard Business School. The post Why training managers in conflict resolution is so important appeared first on BTS Total Access. 7, 2023, at Harvard Business School Online.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

5 dimensions One approach to conflict resolution that’s worth a look is the one proposed by Nien-hê Hsieh, a business ethics expert and professor at Harvard Business School. The post Why training managers in conflict resolution is so important appeared first on Rapid Learning. 7, 2023, at Harvard Business School Online.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Over the past couple of years, my Nimble CRM training and implementation consulting services have seen substantial growth. Here is what I have done … Reorganized my training plan and folders – I create folders on Google Drive for each of my clients. A copy of this document will go out with every proposal.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 26, 2021

Join this workshop to learn how to craft an ultra-impactful proposal from scratch and the secrets of successful sales proposal to increase your close rate. The post The Proposal Secrets That Increase Close Rates by 111% appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JUNE 15, 2017

Are you prepared to deliver a sales proposal? Many years ago, I was sitting in on a sales training session for new hires who were learning the selling method my then employer used. The rep is thoroughly confused at that point and informs the customer that steps five and six must be completed before a sales proposal could be presented.

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Membrain

AUGUST 25, 2019

He called to say, “the field VP’s proposed that we initiate a major sales training program and are willing to fund it.”. I was speaking to a friend the other day.He’s VP of Sales Enablement for a large technology organization. He had just come out of a meeting of his peers–the top management in the sales organization.

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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 complete, they email the proposal back to procurement and hope to win. Watch this short video to get my feelings and then continue reading for more.

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Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

But perhaps the most underutilized component of the sales process is (spoiler alert) the proposal itself. Whether you’re a newly established business or one of international renown, an enticing proposal dramatically helps your business efforts. Your proposal is a unique space to differentiate yourself from the competition.

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Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

But perhaps the most underutilized component of the sales process is (spoiler alert) the proposal itself. Whether you’re a newly established business or one of international renown, an enticing proposal dramatically helps your business efforts. Your proposal is a unique space to differentiate yourself from the competition.

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Anthony Iannarino

JUNE 27, 2020

The following list of ideas about training salespeople is for those in B2B sales training or who aspire to train others. Many ideas come from my experience as a person being trained to sell, with a few coming from watching others, and more from my own experiences. Respect the people in your sessions.

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Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

But perhaps the most underutilized component of the sales process is (spoiler alert) the proposal itself. Whether you’re a newly established business or one of international renown, an enticing proposal dramatically helps your business efforts. Your proposal is a unique space to differentiate yourself from the competition.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2020

I’ve got to put together proposals and update the CRM and make sure my current clients are taken care of and respond to emails from my bosses and other political stuff in my company”. Train Your team. Your team does need training. You need to train them. Hey, but what if you had a team helping you?

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 2, 2013

Sales Training Article: Proposals - Activity or Progress? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company As sellers become competent they start to recognize the difference between sales activity and progress. Proposals don’t sell. It is a written attempt to close.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2013

I spent last week at a Sales Management training event with a client. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training. Here are 5 key takeaways that made this training a success. Gamify the training.

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Revegy

JULY 26, 2023

A Harvard Business Review study revealed that the top-performing B2B sales reps have abandoned traditional sales processes and proposals. This approach can be very effective, but it […] The post Winning Over Mobilizers: The Ultimate Challenger Sales Training Guide To Close More Deals Faster appeared first on Revegy.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 6, 2020

Do you have training for new hires documented and readily available? Is your training available in different formats, for example video? Training : How about training for long-time employees? Do you provide skills training on a regular basis? Do you provide product training?

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

However, when you presented your proposal it seems as though everything became silent, time began to slow down and tension filled the air as you anxiously waited for the prospect’s decision. This question is simple and helps the prospect understand that what you have just proposed is, at worst, reasonable. 3 – “More in the future…OK?”.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As a result, much of the evaluation, investment, and rollout of virtual training technology in 2020 was rushed, limited in scope, and poorly planned. How to maximize customer training investment. Intelligent, strategic investment in customer training is crucial to remaining competitive in the upcoming year.

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Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Business Proposal Trends in 2019 What are some of the business proposal trends in 2019 that you’ve used and that have worked for your industry? They started building CRMs for different companies and have now invested full time into improving their proposal tool known as Better Proposals. That is not convenient for him.

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Customer Centric Selling

JULY 22, 2014

Sales Tips: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Submitting That Proposal. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. My observation is that a high percentage of proposals are provided too soon. Many sellers view proposals as being steps toward getting orders.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 25, 2023

If they haven’t been exposed to professional selling methodologies and sales processes, and had those demonstrated to them via expert, unscripted role-plays, then they would have no clue that the presenting and proposing they have been doing is woefully inadequate. I was lucky. Sure, they haven’t invested in their careers.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 20, 2021

Soft skills sales training is becoming just as important as the hard skills training, we are most familiar with in the world of training. Salespeople may have the technical knowledge, the hard sales training, the product knowledge, the sales presentation skills plus the functional skills to work through the entire sales process.

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Sales Training Connection

MAY 29, 2013

If the call doesn’t go as well as planned, they still need to “close” the call with some proposed action that moves the sale along – giving the sales person a reason to get back in front of the customer. If you found this post helpful, you might want to join the conversation and subscribe to the Sales Training Connection.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

When my team is training salespeople, we are challenging them to leave their comfort zone and do what they have been unable or unwilling to do in the past. As a result of skipping the financial conversation, he regularly proposes solutions that prospects can’t justify, giving him a win rate of less than 15%.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Right now, sales managers to small business owners are finalizing sales training budgets for the next year. As they review each proposed sales training contract, they probably failed to read the Brain, Butt Clause. Of course we cannot blame them because this Brain, Butt Clause is written in invisible ink.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Requests for proposals are a mixed blessing. The purpose of a request for proposal (RFP) is to solicit detailed information through a controlled competitive process usually controlled by the procurement department. Some companies assign the completion of RFPs to junior sales or support persons as a training exercise.

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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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Customer Centric Selling

JUNE 14, 2017

Sales Tips: A Better Way to Handle Stale Proposals. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling®.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Whether you’re welcoming a new person to your sales team or helping develop skills among your current staff, sales training is a very important part of fostering a successful sales program. Studies show that sales teams who complete highly-rated sales training programs see a 10% higher win rate and are at least 10% more likely to hit quota.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 15, 2017

Sales Tips: "Quote and Hope" Proposals Don't Sell. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling®.

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Allego

APRIL 16, 2024

Increasingly, sales teams use it to personalize content, enhance sales training , improve onboarding, conduct competitive analysis, streamline sales communication, and more. So, you must make sure you train the AI—input all the information and resources necessary for the tool to generate accurate results. There’s no doubt about it.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2024

To make matters worse, he only had two sales calls this week, skipped discovery and qualification and instead of building a case, conducted two quick demos and produced two irrelevant unqualified proposals giving the competition a huge edge come decision making time. Most sales training is product-focused instead of sales development.

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Engage Selling

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Stamping the word “DRAFT” on your next proposal with a new client will provide you with this valuable opportunity. Stamping the word “DRAFT” on your next proposal with a new client will provide you with this valuable opportunity. Trust me, sounds crazy but it works! Trust me, sounds crazy but it works!

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Increase Sales

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Recently I spoke with a potential client who shared with me in had invested $80,000 in sales training over the course of three (3) years. Further discussion revealed this expensive sales training focused on technical sales skills and failed to address the people side of selling or people skills. It did not increase sales.

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