Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Typically, these professionals are tasked with identifying and qualifying potential leads and initiating contact with prospects. 76% percent of BDRs report to sales over marketing. BDR achievement has remained steady.

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Outsourcing Services B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 118

The Pipeline

JANUARY 22, 2019

People will tell you that the number one reason sellers do not like to prospect, specifically telephone prospecting, is rejection. I don’t like objections any more than anyone reading this, but it is part of the territory, just like 100 mile-hour pucks coming at your goalie mask; until you accept that you will always lag.

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Objections Prospecting SME Cold Calling 267

Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This is the second in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Paul is the Director of Field Enablement at Groove , a leading sales engagement platform.

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Conversion Amdocs Territories Forecasting 195

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 training and coaching salespeople, theory is not enough. He started strong which you can see here.

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Decision Maker Proposal Distribution Territories 170

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2021

First the no part: Sales is much, much more than just “rolling the numbers,” as they used to say. 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.,

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 178

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When Sarena Wing took on a new international sales territory, she was excited to get started. Wing was able to lean on ZoomInfo’s Chorus conversation intelligence solution and its SalesOS platform to analyze successful deals and perform lightning-fast research on her new territory and team. Luckily for her, that era is over.

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Analysis Territories Scale SalesForce 130

Score More Sales

MARCH 26, 2014

Finding the right prospective buyers and then actually having conversations with them are the top two challenges most sellers are facing now. If assigned a vertical territory of financial services I would do several things right away: look at who my existing and past customers in financial services are. Look Socially. Close More Deals.

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Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 254

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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Decision Maker Data Hiring Proposal 193

LeadFuze

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Ever felt like you’re sailing in the rough seas of sales, struggling to keep your boat steady against unpredictable winds? Navigate these waters with ease – join us as we chart out a course through the vast ocean of best sales training podcasts. What is the podcast about sales prospecting?

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Training Webinar Metrics Industry Resources 52

SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2014

Every year, a Sales Enablement leader is faced with the same problem. Ramping new sales reps. Step 2: Identify Training Needs and the Training Program. Your training program should incorporate different modalities, topics and methods. Teach your new sales reps who these individuals are and what’s important to them.

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Training Buyer Persona Hiring How To 282

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. But in the modern sales landscape, more and more salespeople have started reforming their behavior. Identify In this stage, salespeople do research to start the sales process with prospects who seem like good fits.

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Hubspot Sales Process Buyer Churn 115

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

So how do you maximize the investment you’re making in sales new hires? Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). Onboarding Checklist for Sales New Hires. Pre-week training. Product Training. Product or service training.

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Hiring Training Hubspot Inbound 119

The Pipeline

JANUARY 25, 2022

The driving question being how do I take a territory from a 20% margin base, to 25%? A focus on margins requires a different sales culture. How are they selling and negotiating with prospects? How deep are they going in discovery in helping prospects understand the full impact on their business? Margin Of Error.

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Margin Commission Territories Negotiation 188

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. Time management. Technology use. Relationship building. Storytelling.

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Top of Funnel Training Negotiation Buyer 52

Score More Sales

JULY 7, 2014

Do you have a strategic prospecting plan or will you just “wing it” again, like you often do? You need to start planning during your prior work day for upcoming prospecting you’ll be doing on the next business day. Stop being haphazard about sales. Download the “Strategic Prospecting Plan” here.

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Prospecting Education Territories B2B 222

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. For sellers, context is everything.

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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

criteria for success

APRIL 7, 2021

If you're in the market for some DIY sales management training, you've come to the right place. We've compiled 5 checklists for you to use with your sales managers in any organization. We often talk about the importance of process in selling, but good sales management is a process too. Assign leads to the sales team.

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Sales Management Training Journal Forecasting 85

Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 24, 2024

Dating back to 1977, my entire career was as a B2B sales rep or I was managing a B2B sales team. A prospective client had a 3×5 card, generally with their business card stapled to it, and this was used to keep track of activities. More and better prospects. Where are we with sales forecasts? Rep training.

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CRM Revenue Company Hiring 71

Score More Sales

JANUARY 10, 2013

A big win for your sales team would be to find more prospective customers and start listening to what they are saying. They just set a first meeting with this prospect company who earlier would not interact with them. If you are a sales rep in a company that is not supporting you with social tools, do it ON YOUR OWN.

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InsideView Research Prospecting Eloqua 249

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. Many sales professionals often don’t receive the crucial tools needed for success right away. While you’re at it, assess your other sales team members. And what did they do wrong?

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Hiring Sales Talent Compensation Lead Rank 62

Corporate Visions

JULY 2, 2020

The post The Three Waves of Sales Enablement by Tim Riesterer appeared first on Corporate Visions. You can think of training and enablement programs as similar waves along a continuum. The first wave in training and enablement is represented by traditional Learning Paths , the original development programs.

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Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Territories Top of Funnel 105

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In the HubSpot Blog's recent survey of over 500 sales professionals, we tried to see what sales leaders hope to achieve when training reps and the top sales coaching tactics they use to get there — and our survey produced some interesting insight on both fronts. Sales Leaders' Primary Coaching Goals. Let's dive in.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Hiring Survey 113

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Territory turnover for this new sales manager isn’t unusual, but the solution can be evasive, expensive and humbling. Experienced sales managers, however, know how to deal with it. He had 10 sales territories in his domestic North American sales force. So, What’s a Sales Manager to Do? The Situation.

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Forecasting Sales Forecasts Territories Sales Qualified Lead 124

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. December 2007. The Pipeline Guest Post – Jonathan Farrington. And actually I agree.

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Pipeline Training Twitter Hiring 230

The Brooks Group

JANUARY 5, 2020

Your sales team’s success depends on effective prospecting, and effective prospecting depends on effective prospect planning. Help your salespeople fill their pipelines with qualified prospects that lead to more sales, using these 8 steps. Define Your Ideal Prospect and Qualification Criteria.

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Top of Funnel Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Territories 69

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Hiring Sales Talent , Proactive , Proactivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales eXchange , execution. Given that, why train them?

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ROI Pipeline Training Twitter 243

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The sales organization is into the final run for the year. How has Sales Operations done this year? Did you directly enable the sales organization to close more business? Did you help keep sales expenses in check? With focus, Sales Ops leaders can positively impact sales revenue and costs.

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Top of Funnel Territories Scale Segment 296

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 16, 2020

We’re all in unchartered territory now. Anyway, how do you handle this objection when you’re prospecting? Sales reps have a hard time with this, but now is the perfect time to practice this skill. Second: It’s important to stress to prospects and clients that what we’re going through now is temporary. And for good reason.

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Objections Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper 169

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Looking at prospecting and conducting sales calls–sellers are spending 33% of their time engaging with customers/prospects. For example, some of this time might be training–learning more about how to sell, developing business acumen, learning new tools to help us become more productive.

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Territories Examples Negotiation Meeting 81

BrainShark

AUGUST 24, 2022

Salespeople need to retain a lot of information and master the right sales skills to consistently hit their numbers. An effective sales readiness strategy is essential to their success. Here are 17 sales skills every rep needs and tips for helping your teams develop them. Essential Sales Skills Every Rep Should Have.

Social Media 62

Social Media Territories Face-to-face Negotiation 62

Showpad

JANUARY 8, 2021

Hiring and onboarding new members of your sales team can be complicated. Research from Clearslide and CSO Insights found that, on average, it takes new reps between six and nine months to get fully ramped up to the performance levels of established sales agents. Focus on industry specifics. Establish clear goals and KPIs.

Hiring 52

Hiring Training Sales Enablement Case Study 52

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2013

There is nothing more stressful than Q4 for a VP of Sales. We will use Sales Leader’s Q4 Critical Path Guide. Your Talent — How to improve your sales manager’s performance. You are strategizing with Sales Managers and reps. You know that there are certain things your EVP of Sales has no control over.

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Territories Compensation Buyer Google 308

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

While the exact number may vary, people in sales continue to accept the false assertion of an 80/20 world. At any given time only about 10% of your buyers are in Decision Mode, which results in challenge for sales leaders. Think of it as being multilingual, they only speak one of the three languages spoken in their territory.

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Buyer Demographics Video Territories 345

MTD Sales Training

JUNE 20, 2018

If you don’t keep the leads coming in thick and fast, you run the risk of sales running dry over the next weeks. Here are a few tips: Divide your territory in a way that makes sense. Sources of information will vary according to your customer/prospect’s industry. Some examples are: ‘Friends’ within the customer/prospect.

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Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Territories 120

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 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. February 2008.

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Pipeline Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation 216

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I just had an outstanding discussion with a very bright sales enablement team. Some of the sales people were eating up the programs–but they were the consistent top performers. I had to learn how to apply these skills, training, and knowledge to the specific job I had. Effective prospecting will vary.

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Sales Enablement Territories Face-to-face Maximizer 88

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Building a successful sales force is not easy. Most sales managers will tell you it involves three fundamental steps: Hire the best-qualified candidates; train them; and compensate for results. These three often-overlooked elements are critical to optimizing sales performance: 1. Deploying Sales Resources 2.

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Hiring Top of Funnel Compensation Territories 145