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. As you move from left to right across the x-axis, your enablement programs become more flexible and more situational.

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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. Sales process: Your organization has a unique sales process.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Scalable Sales Manager: The Key to Unlocking Your Sales Teams’ True Potential. The role of Sales Manager has always been one of the hardest jobs in sales. To say that sales managers have their work cut out for them would be a massive understatement. by Howard Brown, CEO of ringDNA.

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Openview

MAY 10, 2019

Effective sales enablement in the Digital Age blends the traditional practice of aligning business needs to training with the (far trickier) task of finding new and innovative ways to make training as targeted as possible to the needs of the learner. Accounts Won, Deal Close time, Opportunities Created, etc.)

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Bigtincan

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Traditional product training for enterprise sales organizations and retail employees often includes hour-long training videos, reviewing lengthy recorded calls, reading through documentation, and a bunch of other time-intensive training processes that require your sales reps to absorb and, hopefully, retain product information.

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SBI

OCTOBER 30, 2018

I recently had the pleasure of being the guest on the Sales Enablement Radio podcast hosted by the Brevet Group. I sat down with Brian Williams, a partner with the Brevet Group, and we discussed what Sales Enablement is (people define it in many ways) and how to navigate the complexity of the technology in the Sales Enablement space.

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Miller Heiman Group

MAY 14, 2019

Sales managers influence what salespeople sell, where they sell, who they sell to and even how they sell. These factors make the sales manager role one of the most influential and demanding jobs in any company engaged in complex B2B sales. How many direct reports do sales managers have in your company?

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 27, 2020

Whether you run a one-person sales enablement program or are part of a team, the sheer scope of the job can be overwhelming. Which is why we’ve put together this guide on sales enablement, focusing on the three primary parts of the job: strategy, execution, and governance. Sales enablement strategy.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The Data-Driven Sales Manager. The average tenure of a sales VP these days is just 19 months, according to Xactly CEO Chris Cabrera, who expects that number to drop lower as businesses become increasingly data reliant. Here’s how he sees data changing sales management. They also hire more diversely. The Data Is In.

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BrainShark

MAY 31, 2023

While still a leading metric ( one that can be measured as a direct outcome of your activities ), time to competency is more of a holistic metric that, when implemented correctly, leads to “more effective initiatives to up-level the skills of the sales organization” (source). So why is time to competency so important?

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Showpad

JANUARY 8, 2021

Your training content must clearly educate new reps as to the circumstances they’re likely to encounter in your corner of the sales universe. In sales training it’s common to divide the primary onboarding period for new hires into three distinct sections — this is often referred to as a “30-60-90 day plan.”

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 19, 2013

Medical device sales and sales managers. The cornerstone for making the adjustment will be the front-line sales manager. The same report showed the sales difference between the top 25% and bottom 25% of sales managers was a stunning 80%. Get serious about sales training and development.

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Lessonly

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Now I know what you’re thinking: Can a podcast with a llama on the cover really have anything to do with sales enablement best practices ? Here are two key lessons we learned from the Practice First podcast that relate directly to sales enablement strategy , teamwork, and sales enablement jobs.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 15, 2021

There are all sorts of things for us to think about: We can give them more responsibility and bigger territories. For example, we can move them into sales enablement, helping onboard or train sales people. Or product management, helping developers better understand the “real world of customers.”

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It has 850 million members in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Building Blocks, Close Up by Mike Kunkle , VP Sales Effectiveness Services, SPARXiQ and Felix Krueger. Explanations, Resources, and Advice about the Building Blocks of Sales Enablement. Strategies for great virtual sales conversations.

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Allego

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In this episode, sales strategists Ken and Nick Valla, co-founders of The Valla Group, discuss how their firm helps B2B sellers maximize performance. Learn why organizations must transform their training approach in a hybrid work environment , what sales leaders should do differently, and the key skills sellers need today.

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Lessonly

MAY 3, 2021

Sales enablement technology can work for you in much of the same way. Sales has a strong “science” component to it, and for this reason, among many other things, it can be studied for patterns. Sales tools and techniques span far and wide, the key is identifying your process and constantly tweaking it to make it better.

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Sales Training Connection

MARCH 1, 2017

New Sales Managers. Customers now want sales reps who are trusted advisors not product facilitators. All this means that in order for a sales team to be successful in the years ahead, front-line managers need be highly skilled. Let’s look at how a new sales manager can get off on the right foot.

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Lessonly

MARCH 16, 2020

How does sales training software simplify your long-term training efforts? The companies with the best sales training programs understand this concept. They set their own sales training agenda. During this learning curve, the train does not slow down. Intentional training methods.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Sales Development. Sales Growth. Sales Enablement. Enterprise Sales. Sales Operations. Sales Technology. Training & Coaching. VP New business – Sales leader. Regional Vice President of Sales. Vice President of Sales. Sales Manager. VP, EMEA Sales.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. But perhaps more than anything else, sales operations brings a system to selling. Sales Ops: Table of Contents.

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Allego

APRIL 21, 2022

And even after months of adjusting, you might still be struggling to adapt to this digital transformation and lead your sales team into a tech-driven new world. Sales managers, trainers, sales enablement managers, and sales reps across all industries are encountering the same challenges: Onboarding and training sales reps virtually.

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InsightSquared

APRIL 1, 2019

Too often first deals are either closed by the manager (thanks boss!), or a primed opportunity (thanks rep who I inherited the territory from!). Once you know how long ramp is, and what your successful sales reps are doing all day, it’s time to overcommunicate, train, and support your reps.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 2, 2020

With so many ups and downs this year, as well as company pivots and new long-term strategies, sales planning is more important than ever before for success. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be a born leader to devise a master marketing plan or hit your sales objectives. Your Sales Plan Must Include Sales Enablement.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Having a sales performance management process in place is crucial for your team’s overall success. There is often a disconnect between the level of effort sales reps put into their work and the tangible outcome seen by sales management and the company at large. Helps predict future sales trends.

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Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

Modern sales ops professionals play a vital role in the success of a sales organization by staying ahead of problems and enabling the sales team to focus on selling. Why is sales operations important? What is the difference between sales enablement and sales operations? Sales operations roles.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Today, sales leaders recognize that the shift to virtual selling will be with us for a while, if not permanently. Working in the pandemic means that virtual sales teams are balancing more than just their territories, books of business, and quotas. These leaders must again adapt and find new ways to engage their teams.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

It failed because the Sales people were relationship builders accustomed to slow growth in existing customers. The sales force did not have the right culture of hunter reps and aggressive sales managers. Culture at another firm required Sales Reps to do their own prospecting and sales.

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SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Originally designed to help sales development functions manage high call and email volumes, companies in this segment can now deliver sizable productivity gains to entire revenue teams… — Laura Ramos and Mary Shea, Forrester Research, Now Tech: Sales Enablement Automation Q2 2020 , May 2020.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Do Technical Salespeople Need Sales Training? Why Doesn''t Sales Methodology Get More Attention? Getting a Sales Organization to Buy-In to Sales Training. Marketing and Sales Feedback Loop Can Help You Grow.

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SBI

JULY 24, 2018

In fact, who doesn’t love a good forecast session with their sales manager? Not only that, sales reps see tremendous value in the information reported back to them from the CRM. Sales reps do not love their CRM and see little value in it. Sales Managers: Remember, your sales reps are people too.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 18, 2019

The sales person’s territory is open for 3 months. Buyers are still buying, we may have someone trying to cover the territory, but they were already fully occupied in their own territories. [So Average sales and sales manager tenure is 16.5 So even if we are hiring the right sales people.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

It’s also reported that, when a person suffers from stress, they’re unable to access previous knowledge or training and instead resort to an automatic response—typically shutting down, quitting, or losing confidence. In sales, this automatic response can be a career killer. So how do you do this correctly? Communicate.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

For everyone used to sitting down with a prospect, it’s new territory. Virtual sales teams also need the ability to access key information while they’re on the go, share best practices, and learn as they go from subject matter experts. Don’t get left behind by relying on outdated training and enablement approaches.

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Emissary

JUNE 26, 2023

Sales Enablement In the last half of the year, enablement morphs from driving methodologies and broad rollouts, to running office hours and tactical/practical support to working behind-the-scenes to prepare for the following year. Enablement’s job is to worry about the things that sales managers just can’t spare the time for.

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Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing Lead Rank 52

Velocify

JUNE 28, 2017

Percentage of participants who were unfamiliar with each type of sales technology. 1) Sales Gamification. Sales gamification software leverages game mechanics to incentivize rep performance. Buyer and company intelligence tools provide sales professionals the insight needed to get the conversation going.

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SalesLatitude

AUGUST 16, 2018

If you are in sales management, sales enablement, sales consulting or sales training, you’ve likely asked your sales people to embrace change driven by new tools, processes and procedures. Your answer will likely depend on the type of sales people you have on your team.

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