Customer Centric Selling

APRIL 22, 2013

Sales Training Article: 5 Ways to Measure Your Sales Process By Patrick Seidell, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) You’ve invested in the technology. You’ve trained the entire sales organization. The sales process is finally out in the field. Rolling out a new sales process is tough work.

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Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Sales Tips: Is Your Organization Truly Customer-Centric? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Product training for sellers is noun-based (describes what offerings are). Product training is not verb-based (how offerings can be used to achieve business outcomes).

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Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

If a salesperson were to come in second on every transaction he or she competed for, it would mean having to live on their base salary until a sales manager decides to replace them. I’ve said for years the worst possible outcome is to go the distance (an entire sales cycle) and lose, either to another vendor or to no decision.

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LeadFuze

APRIL 2, 2019

This can be because salespeople lack the technical ability and are still following ineffective sales methodologies. This is where sales enablement enters the scene! Sales enablement is a powerful tool for increasing sales performance. What exactly is Sales Enablement? 2 Understand your sales reps.

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Customer Centric Selling

AUGUST 17, 2016

Sales Tips: Knowing When to Walk. The worst possible outcome for sellers and vendors is to go through entire sales cycles and lose. Many have cast blind eyes to signals buyers give throughout sales cycles. Need some help to increase sales? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling®.

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Costello

APRIL 16, 2019

In our latest research done in partnership with Databox , marketers and sales managers agree that playbooks improve the effectiveness and efficiency of calls, help train new salespeople and ensure product and services are correctly positioned. Sales scripts and objection handling are the core of my sales playbooks,” says Meah.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Sales Tips: No Decision Losses - The Good, Bad & Ugly. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. How long are you going to allow your sales organization to continue to lose good opportunities to No Decision before you take action?

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The Digital Sales Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

Sales training program expert tips for anyone involved in sales management or sales enablement some insight into planning any form of sales training. It sounds simplistic to say that sales training is the act of training salespeople or the sales team on the product and sales process.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 3, 2012

I put it in my to read file and as I fly to Hong Kong (16 hours) to lead a clients sales leadership workshop I pulled it out to read and contemplate. As a salesperson and sales manager for many years I clearly understand the concepts and logic behind a solution sale. At 35,000 feet it woke me up.

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Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Train wrecks occur a month at a time. Projecting a sales cycle ahead of time gives sellers a much better chance of making their numbers. Let’s say your average sales cycle is three months. I find it ironic that companies continue to spend inordinate amounts of time and money on training sellers on products.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

Sales training programs help salespeople learn and/or improve their selling technique, skills, and processes. According to CSO Insights, salespeople who complete highly rated sales training programs have 10% higher win rates. Length: How will you fit training into your and/or your sales team’s schedule?

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 2, 2014

The research clearly indicates that the issues are not around sales having enough leads, more sales training, improved social selling ability or increased product knowledge. When I was with Xerox learning systems in the early 90s we used to discuss how sales reps were too much about products and not enough about business value.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Sales Tips: Proactively Call at High Levels, Reap the Benefits. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. When sellers proactively initiate buying cycles with Key Players: Sales cycles can be shorter. Need some help to increase sales?

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 29, 2020

As a result, coaching and the steady production of fresh, new sales training ideas can be major stressors for sales managers, particularly on SaaS sales teams. Everything, from conversational approach to presentation design to follow-up method to prospecting strategy, can come under the banner of sales training.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Sales Tips: How to Plan Your 2017 for Success. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. However, what I did have was basic management training, skills, and education. 2017 Compensation Plan: What will your sales revenue requirement be in 2017?

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MEDDIC

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Steve is an experienced leader in CRM and Sales Force Automation with a strong sales background obviously. Our chat gave me the opportunity to share publicly, for the first time, some of the nuggets I usually only share in my private workshops. To which type of sales does MEDDPICC® apply best? But what questions?

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 15, 2017

As we documented in our latest book, Rethinking The Sales Cycle (McGraw-Hill, 2010) , buyers are leveraging the vast resources of the internet BEFORE they ever engage with a salesperson or vendor. If you're not on the first page of Google search results when someone searches for what it is you do, you may as well not be listed at all.

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Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

A survey by Sales Benchmark Index found that having a sales process can allow organizations to: Increase win rates from 19% to 33%. Shorten sale cycles. Increase average selling price by 10%.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Every dollar and every purchase is scrutinized, and sales cycles have extended. As a sales training company, we see a common mistake among companies missing their sales numbers. Reminding the sales team of the big wins creates a heightened sense of what works and re-focuses the sales team away from doom and gloom.

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LeadFuze

JULY 19, 2023

We’ll also discuss strategies on overcoming common challenges in the field of sales like mastering follow-ups without being intrusive or pushy, staying motivated throughout the often long and challenging sale cycles. So stay tuned as we unravel more insights on how to improve your sales skills further down this guide.

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

For instance, one of the core goals is to improve pipeline management so that sales team are appropriately handling each stage of client acquisition. Tracking Sales Optimization Progress. Sales optimization cannot be accomplished in a one-off workshop or memo. Use the Right Tools.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 21, 2023

It is typically offered by professional organizations, industry associations, or training institutions. Sales certification programs assess and verify a sales professional’s understanding of sales concepts, techniques, best practices, and industry-specific knowledge.

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MEDDIC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

But before you hire the first person with a ‘sales coach’ title, be aware that not all coaches are equal, so choose wisely. While a good coach can help you to build a team of sales superstars, a bad one can lower your revenue, drag out the sales cycle and increase the time it takes to close deals. Let’s take a look.

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Gong.io

JULY 18, 2022

We’ll also cover the steps of the Solution Selling methodology so you can adopt it in your organization. Solution Selling is a customer-centric sales methodology. What sets the Solution Selling methodology apart? Is the Solution Selling methodology the right fit for your team? Solution Selling® Training.

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Mereo

APRIL 16, 2020

At the most simplistic level, though, sales enablement is what it says it is: An organized and company-wide effort to enable sales channels (front-line sellers and leaders), in order to: Better align with the buyer’s journey. This is a major inefficiency an effective sales enablement program can address. Ineffective Training.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 15, 2017

Sales Tips: Can You Make It Through the “Dip?”. By Frank Visgatis, President & Chief Operating Officer of CustomerCentric Selling®.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 15, 2017

Sales Tips: Lack of Trustworthy Sales Forecasts Costs Billions. This guest post was created by MIT Sloan School of Management, courtesy of SellingPower.com.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 15, 2017

Sales Tips: Uncover the True Value of Financial Benefits. By Jim Naro, CustomerCentric Selling® Certified Business Partner.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Sales Models and Fundamentals. The Transparency Sale. It may be hard to imagine, but something as counterintuitive as leading with your flaws can result in faster sales cycles, increased win rates, and makes competing with you almost impossible. Among the popular methodologies, this happens to be a favorite.

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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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Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Sales Tips: Accelerating Close Dates. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. For years, CCS® has espoused viewing sales cycles as buying cycles to provide better buying experiences. Need some help to increase sales?

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Sales Tips: How to Avoid a Stressful Year-end. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Do this by: Calculating each seller’s monthly quota and multiplying it by the number of months in an average sales cycle. Need some help to increase sales?

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 5, 2021

We plan on doing the best sales blogs punchy, to the point, easy-to-implement tactics, drenched with useful visuals. 5 Best Sales Role Play Scenarios to Train Your New Hires. +24 24 Examples of Sales Follow Up Email Subject Line. 46 Best Sales Questions to Ask on a Sales Call. A Post Worth Your Time .

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