Allego

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It was a room full of 8-year-olds running through call scripts like pint-sized sales reps. That actually isn’t too far off from how some companies train and coach sales reps today. But old-school sales training will only take you so far these days. 3 Things Top Sales Reps Do During Sales Calls 1.

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Call-back Analysis Coaching Face-to-face 127

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As we enter the age of AI, one thing is for sure - the relationship between sales pros and their prospects will never be the same. When I surveyed 1,477 global sales professionals to determine the top trends and challenges that teams were facing , one key finding became apparent.

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Buyer Data Survey Sales Cycle 101

Allego

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sales ignores the content. Sales reps create their own content, which is slightly incorrect or off message. Sales is annoyed, while marketing is frustrated—maybe even a little sad. “It’s a common problem: The marketing team creates content for sales, but sellers don’t use it.

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Collateral Marketing Report Motivation 106

Highspot

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

7, 2022 — Highspot , the sales enablement platform that increases sales productivity, today announced it has been named a Leader by Forrester Research in The Forrester Wave : Sales Content Solutions, Q4 2022 report. Highspot also ranked the highest of all vendors in the analytics and insights criterion.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Report Research 95

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

A sales manager without sales reports is like an explorer without a map. While sales reports may seem like another task on your never-ending list of things to do as a sales manager, they offer amazing insights into your sales teams and processes. . What is a sales report?

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Here, we’ll explore the role of BDRs, the pros and cons, and best practices to utilize them effectively: The Role of BDRs Typically, BDR is an entry-level position in larger, more complex sales organizations.

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Outsourcing Services B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 118

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 18, 2024

It was, yet another, discussion on “sales math.” ” This one reported on research on win rates. It reported win rates declining from 2022 to 2024 from 23% to 19%, with win rates for deals with ACV over $100K declining from 18% to 16%. Why would marketing or sales do anything other than this?

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Lead Gen 107

Highspot

APRIL 13, 2023

The first State of Sales Enablement Report in Financial Services highlights opportunities for enablement to drive business outcomes in the industry SEATTLE, April 13, 2023 — Highspot , the sales enablement platform that increases sales productivity, today announced findings from the first State of Sales Enablement in Financial Services report.

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Allego

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Why don’t sales reps use all the marketing content your organization creates? Sales teams are often unaware that certain content exists, so they spend time making their own, leading to inaccurate product information or messaging. Marketing toiled over this content, so how can you motivate your sales team to use it?

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Motivation Marketing Collateral Case Study 71

SalesFuel

MARCH 18, 2024

Sales research is incredibly important but not all sellers take the time to do it. One reason is that they just aren’t doing enough research before engaging with a prospect. But, those who are researching are reaping the rewards. If you aren’t confident in your research skills, know that they can be improved.

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Allego

MAY 17, 2023

As the pressure for sales teams to succeed increases, so too does the need for sales leaders to develop their sellers’ skills and potential. First, many sales leaders rely on an outdated sales leadership approach. In fact, 76% of sales leaders have too many demands on their time, Brandon Hall Group research shows.

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Positioning Hiring Strategy Scale 113

Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In sales, preparation is the steps taken to understand prospects and clients at each stage of the sales process. Yet, research in LinkedIn shows 70 percent of B2B buyers think sales reps are not adequately prepared. They lack pre-call planning and research. Top sellers know this is a fishing expedition.

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Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Referrals 71

Allego

JANUARY 24, 2023

While the exact number ranges between 27% and 36%, depending on the survey, the message is clear: Sales reps spend the bulk of their day on activities that don’t directly generate revenue for your company. How do you help your sellers get out into the field and sell more? 4 Strategies to Increase Sales Rep Productivity 1.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 2, 2024

With AI, sellers can boost productivity and close more deals , and CROs are taking note by investing accordingly. By 2025, 0 % of CROs will have a centralized AI operations team on their GTM org The most innovative organizations also incorporate AI in sales enablement to ensure their sellers always have what it takes to close deals.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Effective sales coaching can lead to a 28% increase in quota attainment and a 32% increase in win rates, Korn Ferry research revealed. And from a team perspective, organizations that provide consistent coaching reported 2x seller engagement and almost 30% reduced voluntary turnover.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Tools Handbook 71

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 11, 2023

Your sales team plays an essential role in driving revenue and reaching goals that stretch across the organization. If any of your top salespeople leave your company, you may fall behind. So should you be worried about churn in your sales department? Sales teams have higher-than-average turnover rates than other business units.

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Churn Hiring Survey Hubspot 114

Allego

JULY 26, 2023

About 65% of sales marketing content is never used. One primary culprit: sales representatives don’t know enough about available assets or how to leverage them. Sales executives recognize the problem — 84% report content search and utilization as the top productivity improvement area. Try these three tips.

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B2B Collateral Case Study Marketing 62

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2024

The art of door-to-door sales is timeless — even during the rise of modern sales strategies. There’s no two ways about it: D2D sales can be tricky. To top it off, high performers can earn over $100,000 annually. So, if you can master the art of door-to-door sales, the juice is worth the squeeze on the income front.

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Allego

MARCH 21, 2023

But it’s even more important to be efficient when you’re a seller. Legacy systems simply aren’t flexible or powerful enough to meet the needs of sellers today. This divide undermines sales reps’ willingness and ability to adopt new content. Modern sales content management platforms. Your quota depends on it.

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Sales Hacker Training

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Per new research, a mere 26% of organizations say 90% or more of their reps met quota last year. Many revenue leaders have gone in search of the right tools and strategies to help sellers thrive. And many have turned to sales enablement. Related: What Is Sales Enablement? Sales enablement is no exception.

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Sales Enablement Report Sales Methodology Hiring 52

Mindtickle

APRIL 15, 2024

It’s no secret that sales reps are critical in driving revenue growth. Winning organizations understand that sales is a team effort, and sales teams need the right support to be successful. Of course, many teams support sellers throughout the sales cycle. What is sales enablement? What is sales operations?

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Sales Operations Sales Enablement Scale Quota 52

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 19, 2019

These modern buyers expect personalized, relevant, and seamless content and experiences throughout the purchase journey, regardless of whether they’re doing research on their own or engaging with a salesperson. But in most cases, sellers are missing the mark. Leveraging AI to Deliver Relevant Content.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It’s devastating to company growth and performance, it’s devastating to our individual growth, development and performance. Most data I see puts the average tenure of sellers and managers (at all levels), at somewhere between 11-17 months. Preface: My apologies, this is very long. But it needs to be.

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Churn Ideal Customer Profile Loyalty Pipeline 109

Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

Whether you’re an agent or broker working in residential, commercial, or industrial property real estate, you need to stay on top of your client’s needs, respond quickly, and anticipate trends. To succeed, you need the tools to help you increase efficiency and stay on top of your leads so you can close more deals.

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Real Estate CRM Ideal Customer Profile How To 134

Mindtickle

MARCH 26, 2024

Sales reps have always depended on the right tools to meet their sales quota. A survey found that nearly half of sales reps feel their phone is “the most effective tool for performing their jobs. However, that mobile device must have the right mobile sales tools. How do mobile sales tools benefit my sales teams?

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Sales Tools Tools SalesForce Sales Enablement 52

A Sales Guy

MARCH 26, 2013

The Social Media and Sales Quota Report will be released this week and boy are the findings interesting. Simply put, social selling and social media increase revenue and sales people’s quota attainment. The report will be available by weeks end, but I wanted to give this community first peak. It’s almost here.

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Social Selling Report Revenue Social Media 115

The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As a sales leader, you already know that effective sales performance management isn’t just setting lofty sales targets and then pushing your team to achieve them. These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement.

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Incentives Incentive Scale Compensation 83

Allego

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving realm of B2B sales , the landscape of buyer behavior has undergone a radical transformation, posing fresh challenges for sales teams and their sales enablement counterparts. As a result, organizations must have innovative sales enablement strategies that resonate with today’s B2B buyers. Forrester 2.

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Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Someone is one of the top performers in a sales team and they still get sacked. The problem with this is that when you are in sales you likely have a boss and maybe a boss’s boss etc. The problem with this is that when you are in sales you likely have a boss and maybe a boss’s boss etc. How is this possible?

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Miller Heiman Group

JUNE 25, 2019

On the surface, sales organizations seem to be flying high: enjoying a third year of some notably good numbers, their revenue attainment is up to 101%, more than half of sellers made goal and win rates are on the rise. As the study found, customer retention is down 3%, while seller attrition has reached 18% per year.

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Report Revenue Forecasting Study 75

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sales trends come and go. In this post, I’ll review some sales trends we could see fizzle out throughout the year based on findings from our 2024 State of Sales Report. 6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year 1. LinkedIn as ruler of the prospect research process. Why the change?

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Trends Social Media Lead Rank Lead Scoring 88

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 25, 2023

There’s been a huge number of articles about how sellers can used ChatGPT to provide endless amounts of content, sequences, and outreaches to customers. These tools can help make sellers more efficient, perhaps, sometimes even better. Enjoy the conversation below: Dave: I’m looking to buy a sales enablement platform.

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Lead Rank Case Study Analytics Lead Scoring 62

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. However, many B2B sales teams struggle with inefficient qualification processes. In fact, two statistics cited in Spotio are eye opening: 46% of B2B sales reps list lead quantity and quality as their top challenge.

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Lead Rank B2B Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 62

Allego

JULY 14, 2022

It turns out high-performing sales reps prefer to learn the same way. In-field observation of others, on-the-job informal learning, and peer collaboration are their top three sources of learning, according to research from SiriusDecisions. Kids do that all the time. But that isn’t what employers usually provide.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2018

Once again, Salesforce presents a strategic look into the rapidly shifting world of sales. The third edition of the widely anticipated State of Sales report surveyed more than 2,900 sales professionals and leaders from around the world. Here’s a quick sneak peak of their sales research report.

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Report Trends Ideal Customer Profile Hiring 58

Mindtickle

MARCH 14, 2024

B2B buyer expectations are higher than ever, and how they want to interact with sellers is changing. Enablement teams are under pressure to ensure sellers are always ready to deliver outstanding experiences and provide value throughout the sales cycle. That all changed when they started using digital sales rooms.

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Revenue Sales Cycle B2B Decision Maker 52

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 14, 2022

Sales leaders often label high-performing sales reps as having the “it factor.” But believe it or not, the “it factor” in sellers is a myth and one that’s been embraced for far too long by sales leaders. The reality for many organizations is—top performers thrive and the rest of the team is left behind.

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