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My New Perspective on Sales Process and Methodology

Understanding the Sales Force

That’s a great approach for sales process and methodology. The post My New Perspective on Sales Process and Methodology appeared first on Kurlan & Associates, Inc.

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Milestones in the Sales Process are Like the Stones in a Wall

Understanding the Sales Force

Earlier this year, I wrote an article about building a stone walkway and how it is such a great analogy to sales process. Today I was watching stone masons build a stone column and while the focus is on the column itself, each stone represents a process unto itself. Now think about the sales process.

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Proving Business Value in the Software Sales Process

Sales and Marketing Management

The post Proving Business Value in the Software Sales Process appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. When selling enterprise software and software as a service (SaaS), a proof-of-value exercise (POV) can be an accelerator for the decision maker, especially when working with a prospect that has complex requirements.

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How Building a Stone Walkway Makes the Case for Sales Process

Understanding the Sales Force

If they were anything like the bottom 56% of all salespeople, who don’t effectively follow a sales process, they would begin with step 4 so that they could quickly get to steps 7-9. The post How Building a Stone Walkway Makes the Case for Sales Process appeared first on Kurlan & Associates, Inc.

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Best Practices for Accelerating the Sales Process

More often than not, sales leaders strive to accelerate their deal cycle, but it’s critical to also consider the opportunity cost. The bottom line is that, in B2B sales, speed is useless without control.

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How Do We Rehumanize the Sales Process?

Shari Levitin

Artificial intelligence (AI) and technological advances are forcing sellers to re-evaluate their role in the sales process and how they can add value to the buyer. Technology helps gather data and information and craft meaningful messages, but at the end of the day, the salesperson must finalize the sale using their human attributes.

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Sales Process Improvement to Grow Revenue Performance

The Center for Sales Strategy

As a business owner or sales leader, you understand how important your sales process is to the success of your company. But are you certain that your sales process is as effective as it can be? If so, a consulting organization such as The Center for Sales Strategy (CSS) may be able to help.

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Buyer’s Checklist: How to Evaluate a B2B Contact Data Provider

Critical integrations that fit directly into your sales processes and workflows. After reading, you’ll gain insight into the following components: How to develop a framework for analyzing a vendor’s contact and account data. Key tactics for assessing the completeness, coverage, and consistency of B2B data.

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Using Connected Device Data to Improve Sales

Speaker: Charlie Isaacs, CTO for Customer Connection at Salesforce

There is an incredible opportunity for companies to take data from connected devices and use it to improve your sales pipeline, make your reps more effective, and even (with the help of AI) handle entire portions of the sales process for you!

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce.

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Outrun Your Competition: Best Practices for Accelerating Sales Processes

Longer sales cycles. Every go-to-market team knows the frustrations that come from a drawn-out sales process. Larger buying committees. Slow-moving compliance reviews. How can you speed it up?

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Three Simple Ways To Increase ROI From Your Current Sales Process Immediately!

Speaker: Donald Kelly, Founder & Chief Sales Evangelist at The Sales Evangelist LLC

Join Donald Kelly, The Sales Evangelist, Founder and CEO of The Sales Evangelist Sales Training Firm, as he shares how B2B sellers can shorten their sales cycle, generate more revenue, and get more ROI from their current sales process. You don't want to miss this insightful & interactive webinar!

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The Definitive B2B Sales Playbook: Proven Path to $ Multi-Million Revenues

A well-written sales playbook not only streamlines the entire sales process but also ensures your sales team is fully equipped to successfully navigate a variety of sales situations while delivering a clear value proposition to your potential buyers. How to Streamline Your Sales Process.

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Staying Relevant in Sales as AI and Technology Continue to Take Over

Speaker: John Barrows, CEO, JBarrows Sales Training

Technology and Artificial Intelligence are evolving faster than ever and disrupting every industry and role, specifically Sales. As companies and reps continue to look for technical solutions to create efficiencies throughout the sales process the human element of sales is being lost.

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Secret Sauce: How the Behavior Change Cycle Will Improve Call Center Sales Success

Companies invest millions each year to optimize their call center sales processes and results, yet research shows that sales representatives are not actually doing the basic behaviors defined by the carefully crafted workflows.