Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) for sales – buzzword or solution? AI-driven sales tech is emerging as a practical answer for many of the challenges facing sales leaders, trainers, managers, coaches, and sales enablement pros. B2B sales is evolving, and the Zoom boom of 2020 has only accelerated those changes.

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Some companies talk about sales readiness and sales enablement interchangeably. But it’s not sales readiness versus sales enablement, because sales enablement is part of sales readiness. Sales enablement is one element of your overall sales readiness framework. Build knowledge. Align content.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In many — if not most — cases, uncertain financial times lead to what might appear to be significant dips in a sales rep's overall performance. Maybe, they don't hit quota. Maybe, they don't deliver the kind of results you, as a sales manager, have come to expect from them. Maybe, they lose out on accounts.

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Mindtickle

MAY 25, 2021

Organizations with a dedicated sales enablement program increase average quota attainment between 45% to over 52%. Sales readiness and enablement are now an essential part of the sales ecosystem, influencing selling skills before, during and after buyer interactions to accelerate win rates and optimize the sales cycle as a whole.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

It’s common knowledge that working in sales is hard. Yet—what most people don’t understand is the extent to which sales pressure can negatively impact an organization. ” ( source ) In today’s post we explain the effects of sales pressure and provide ways to mitigate this stress productively. Keep reading!

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Mindtickle

MAY 20, 2021

Call AI collects and analyzes data across all aspects of readiness – all in one place, giving sales leaders the unique ability to understand readiness levels, knowledge gaps and skill improvements for each seller. Unlock the skills that drive successful sales interactions . Call AI delivers benefits across the organization.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2022

How do you know who’s meeting their quotas and who’s falling short? This is why sales reports are so important. They help you measure your sales performance and deliver insights that you can leverage to optimize your sales process. What is a sales report? What is a sales report? Measure sales performance.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 3, 2023

First, let’s start with a definition of revenue productivity: Revenue productivity is a set of processes, strategies, and technologies used to enhance sales performance by utilizing seller data, revenue analytics, sales enablement, and front-line sales coaching. The first area is sales forecasts.

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Mindtickle

MAY 25, 2021

Organizations with a dedicated sales enablement program increase average quota attainment between 45% to over 52%. Sales readiness and enablement are now an essential part of the sales ecosystem, influencing selling skills before, during and after buyer interactions to accelerate win rates and optimize the sales cycle as a whole.

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Highspot

MAY 8, 2020

In the world of business-to-business sales, coaches are just as essential to ensuring reps have the skills they need to close deals with confidence. Why is sales coaching important? How do you coach and develop a sales team? Top sales coaching techniques. What makes a sales coach great? What Is Sales Coaching?

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Chorus.ai

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

You need a strong personality to succeed in sales - a combination of grittiness under pressure and true smarts makes for the perfect sales rep. In order to manage a whole team of those personalities, a sales team manager has to have a pretty strong personality themselves. Here’s what they told us. Use Your Data.

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Mindtickle

MAY 20, 2021

Call AI collects and analyzes data across all aspects of readiness – all in one place, giving sales leaders the unique ability to understand readiness levels, knowledge gaps and skill improvements for each seller. Unlock the skills that drive successful sales interactions . Sales leaders. Organization.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2021

That might be because, as HubSpot sales director Dan Tyre often says, “Success in sales is 90% mental.”. Even if a rep doesn’t care about beating their teammates, they still want to beat their personal records for deal size, business sold, and quota attainment. Talent is important in sales, but so is hard work.

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CommercialTribe

AUGUST 8, 2018

Evolve beyond activity management to improve the sales behaviors that drive performance. In today’s technology-driven sales environment, sales leaders rely on data-driven indicators to monitor and track the success of their team and attempt to forecast the end-of-quarter outcome. Productivity is not increasing.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

As a sales professional, how would you describe yourself? One of the greatest obstacles to upholding sales ethics is taking a "sales by any means necessary" approach. However, cutting corners with customers during the sales process doesn’t result in greater returns. Sales Ethics.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 8, 2023

Vague excuses and shallow explanations frustrate all sales professionals. Surprisingly, sales leaders tolerate and perpetuate this frustration with the term stalled deals. ” When sales professionals characterize deals as stalled, they are vague and shallow. .”

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2017

While every sales manager has their own unique coaching style, the end goal is the same; develop and improve how their sales reps sell and meet quotas. By enabling reps and managers with a structured coaching framework you can have a marked impact on coaching effectiveness and its results. What is the problem?

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

All too often sales people face the wrath for sales failure or the celebration for sales success by themselves. If sales people aren’t making the number, it’s their fault. When it comes to sales organizations, I agree with the second statement but not the first. Be Sales Driven. It makes sense.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But what happens when your sales performance has stagnated? A number of factors can affect whether or not your sales team can close deals. Using the tested tips below, you can assess your approach to sales — and ensure your team is set up for success. We’ll be covering: What factors affect sales performance.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2017

While every sales manager has their own unique coaching style, the end goal is the same; develop and improve how their sales reps sell and meet quotas. By enabling reps and managers with a structured coaching framework you can have a marked impact on coaching effectiveness and its results. What is the problem?

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Mindtickle

JUNE 16, 2017

Applying the same lens to sales teams, how do you know if your sales team are ready to have customer conversations? If you don’t know whether your reps are sales ready, you’re really just hoping they know what to say and how to address your customer’s pain points. So how do you know if your business is sales ready?

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Mindtickle

JUNE 15, 2017

Applying the same lens to sales teams, how do you know if your sales team are ready to have customer conversations? If you don’t know whether your reps are sales ready, you’re really just hoping they know what to say and how to address your customer’s pain points. So how do you know if your business is sales ready?

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

As the B2B landscape changes and evolves, companies continue to ask themselves the question – how can we improve sales productivity? Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions woven into the fabric of today’s B2B sales culture. So follow along as we break down some of the biggest myths about sales productivity.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 11, 2018

At first glance, project managers and sales professionals don’t seem to have much in common. Budget-conscious, time-crazed and snoopier-than-normal, the stereotypical project manager seems, at most, a very distant cousin of the freewheeling, outgoing and glib sales practitioner. Earning repeat business/referrals.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

Your sales manager has given your team a big pep talk encouraging you to dial, dial, dial. If you're in a hurry, skip to the script , or download free sales call templates.) Cold calling is most effective when paired with strategies such as prospecting and sales qualification. Now all you need is a cold call script.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 5, 2017

You know that sales enablement can help your sales reps be more effective at their role, but how do you know which sales enablement platform is best for you? Generally, sales enablement platforms fall into two categories; sales readiness and sales asset management. How dynamic is your industry?

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Mindtickle

JUNE 5, 2017

You know that sales enablement can help your sales reps be more effective at their role, but how do you know which sales enablement platform is best for you? Generally, sales enablement platforms fall into two categories; sales readiness and sales asset management. How dynamic is your industry?

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Keith Rosen

MARCH 17, 2020

How consistent are you with observation (joint sales calls, phone calls, field visits, peer interaction and collaboration, written communication, etc.)? Then, managers wonder why their solid B and A players never want to be coached! Have someone neutral (sales enablement, a Director, someone in learning and development, HR, etc.)

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Allego

MARCH 16, 2023

There’s no doubt about it, 2023 is a turbulent time for the world of sales. That includes your onboarding, training, and marketing teams—in addition to your sales team. To help you, we asked some of the brightest minds in the sales world to offer their advice. 8 Sales Strategies for Profitability 1.

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The Sales Association

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Sharing best practices in sales and sales management www.salesassociation.org. Not many of you have that gift – the gift of sensory acuity, just like not many of you have the gift of acknowledging a mistake, recognising and remedying it immediately. Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Posted by Jeff Arnold. at 10:17 AM.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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Pipeliner

MAY 28, 2023

This article continues our series on mega-threats to the sales industry, inspired by the fascinating bestselling book by Nouriel Roubini entitled MegaThtreats: 10 Dangerous Trends that Imperil Our Future, and How to Survive Them. We would also want to know if we lost any customers in a given sales period. What Should We Do?

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Without goals, your team lacks the key elements it needs to win — a direction to follow and the encouragement to stay motivated in sales. Imagine similar spikes in your sales metrics and you’ll see the glaring imperative for setting goals. So yes — there are few things more important to you as sales manager than to set goals.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 21, 2018

Without goals, your team lacks the key elements it needs to win — a direction to follow and the encouragement to stay motivated in sales. Imagine similar spikes in your sales metrics and you’ll see the glaring imperative for setting goals. So yes — there are few things more important to you as sales manager than to set goals.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 30, 2020

What’s your approach when hiring sales reps? Companies often hire sales reps who have knowledge of, or even a passion for, the brand’s product or industry — which is great because it gives you a team of “walking brochures” who can spout off all the benefits of your product. The best training for new sales hires.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

With the rise of AI, new sales technology and automation at the forefront of the sales echo chamber these days, we thought we’d take a moment to bring it back to BASICS – that’s why we’ve rounded up this complete glossary of sales terms and definitions to help you remember where it all started.

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Allego

AUGUST 3, 2021

If you’re managing a sales team, you want to reach your quota, right? In B2B sales, hitting that number is what matters most. Today’s sales managers face tremendous pressure to achieve ambitious targets. But the reality is that over half of all sellers miss their quota in an average year.

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