Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

And you know how that goes: “What email? Let me ask you: “How do you get involved in ordering/handling/working with the XYZ?” OR “From a needs standpoint, how motivated is (your company/department/are you) to change/fix/replace/buy XYZ right now?” How great will that be? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 18, 2023

Establishing rapport with a prospect in the very beginning is perhaps the most important first step to earning the right to have a conversation that might eventually lead to a sale. Get it wrong, and that could mean the end of your call—and your chance to make a sale. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 1, 2024

I had an interesting discussion recently with my friend, Gary Kurtis , with Sales Tips 101. Gary and I have stunningly similar sales backgrounds as well as our belief in the importance of developing selling fundamentals. Calls to appointments. The sales math. Appointments to presentations. Presentations to closed deals.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 13, 2024

It seems like everything I read about sales productivity is focused on doing more. But it’s interesting how we fill the time we theoretically gain. We have tools that improve our productivity in generating emails, making calls, outreach to prospects. We do even more emails, calls, and outreach.

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Nutshell

MAY 20, 2024

The lousiest part is that it could all have been avoided with a simple call or meeting and a series of sales discovery questions at the start. An effective discovery event calls for thoughtful and deliberate questions to ensure you have all the information you need to qualify your prospect as a potential lead.

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Marc Wayshak

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In a world filled with various methods to reach prospects, the follow-up call remains the gold standard for setting appointments. Repeatedly, we’ve witnessed that calls can consistently outperform cold emails. However, the key to success lies in having the right process and approach when making follow-up calls.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 24, 2024

Have you hit a wall with a stalled sale? With some thoughtful effort, you can still make the sale happen. How To Identify A Stalled Sale It’s important that you can tell when a sale has stalled out. Sales Acceleration Group notes that reps often think a stalled sale is simply at a slow stage in the funnel.

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BrainShark

MAY 2, 2024

A sales rep Scorecard is a report that tracks key performance indicators about members of your sales team. It’s used by enablement and sales managers to track and improve the performance of their sales reps by surfacing gaps in training and areas where they’re struggling or succeeding. Show trends over time.

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Autoklose

MAY 6, 2024

Many people wonder whether sales is an art or a science. The main idea behind this approach is that with the help of scientific research, salespeople can better understand what is going on in their prospects’ minds, how they make purchasing decisions, and how to influence their decision-making process. My answer would be – both.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

McKinsey Institute reports that one-fifth of sales functions could be automated with artificial intelligence (AI). Before you close this tab to panic-update your resume, wait till you hear which fifth: writing cold emails, entering call notes in your CRM, and scheduling calls. How much time?

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 7, 2023

A typical B2B sales strategy relies on Sales Development Reps (SDRs) making cold calls or cold emails to try to set up an appointment for an Account Executive (AE) to deliver a sales pitch. The SDR in turn calls the prospect and sets up a sales call for the AE to pitch. Referrals were hit and miss.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 15, 2024

Thoughtfully calculated, well-executed prospecting is central to virtually every successful sales engagement. It sets a tone — giving you the momentum and perspective you need to lock in on viable sales opportunities and ensure the rest of your sales process goes as smoothly as possible.

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RAIN Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Assume you’re a sales manager for a mid-sized enterprise. You’ve just received a call from your chief revenue officer who wants to know how much revenue you expect your team to produce between now and the end of the year. You pull up your spreadsheet and start reviewing the numbers, but the forecast just doesn’t look right.

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Lead411

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Mastering the Art of Overcoming Cold Call Objections in Sales Cold calling can be a daunting task for many sales professionals. It’s an essential part of the sales process, but it often comes with its fair share of objections. Listen actively to their responses and demonstrate empathy and understanding.

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Alice Heiman

MAY 21, 2024

According to Forrester, nearly 60% of sales leaders now emphasize team collaboration over individual efforts to secure significant deals. Key Insights for CEOs: Team-Based Selling is Essential: “The days of the lone wolf seller are long gone,” Alice explains, highlighting the importance of team collaboration in sales.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Every winning sales team has an excellent coach guiding them. This is no different in sales. The key to improving sales performance lies not only in the hands of sales reps, but also in the ability of their managers to provide effective guidance and support.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 13, 2023

As prospecting is an extremely critical step in the sales process , adopting AI to help with your processes is worth considering. Read on to learn more about using AI for sales prospecting and specific use cases for generative AI. 85% of salespeople using AI/automation agree it makes their prospecting efforts more effective.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

How do you transform someone who has no cold calling experience whatsoever into a fully competent and confident prospecting superstar? How to Create Cold Calling Confidence in 10 Steps For sales reps to succeed at cold calling, companies must have a structured process for training them.

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Act!

APRIL 25, 2024

You’re taking a break for lunch in the middle of a busy workday and open your inbox, only to find two new sales emails from unknown senders. The first one starts with a run-of-the-mill promotional sales pitch. That’s what adding personalization to your sales outreach efforts can do. The answer is personalization.

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Highspot

MARCH 12, 2024

ValueSelling Associates’ Julie Thomas and Highspot’s Kelly Lewis break down how to maximize the impact of revenue enablement Love it, hate it – or do everything in your power to work around it – when it comes to the revenue enablement function, everyone’s a critic. The question only becomes more complex when you look at the data.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Virtual sales meetings are becoming increasingly common as teams transition to working from home and offices are spread out in different cities. In the past, a virtual sales meeting, whether by video or phone call, was generally not given the same consideration as an in-person meeting.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 4, 2024

Having a bad sales month? What makes a bad sales month? A bad sales month can be attributed to a variety of factors, ranging from internal processes to external market conditions. A bad sales month can be attributed to a variety of factors, ranging from internal processes to external market conditions.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 25, 2024

How Top Digital Marketing Methods Yield Holiday Sales Jackpot Why Prioritize Digital Ads This Holiday Shopping Season? Since holiday sales in 2023 were driven by digital and mobile campaigns, it’s safe to assume 2024 will be similar. billion (51.1%) of those sales were placed by consumers using their mobile devices.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

What rules your sales team – order or chaos? Do your reps follow a consistent and repeatable process that makes it easy to predict quarterly sales? Some of the best sales teams start that way. Some of the best sales teams start that way. It can be easily done by building a simple and repeatable sales cycle.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results.

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Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Anthony Iannarino has some bad news for sales leaders who are depending on 20 year old sales models. Sales teams must be retrained to create value not sell benefits. Anthony calls this becoming a One Up. Let me start a conversation with you about that. Unlearning old sales habits is only the beginning.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“I hate sales.” That puts sales in the bottom 5% of careers. This isn’t a complete surprise, however — while sales reps are often paid well, the work isn’t easy. From tracking down new prospects to qualifying leads, sales requires ongoing and concerted efforts to see success. Salespeople rate their job satisfaction as 2.5

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

There are many things to consider if you are interested in starting your career in sales. You’ll also need a thorough knowledge of sales trends and stats to succeed. With a modest, go-get-'em attitude, you can learn the stats you need to know to anticipate what a career in sales has in store for you.

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Allego

MARCH 28, 2024

What separates the best sales teams from the rest in today’s unpredictable market? For David Ashe , director of sales development at Allego, it’s about ensuring your SDRs retain their human approach. Your team’s success also depends on you, the sales director. Are you staying on top of new sales techniques?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In sales, where every conversation counts and every opportunity demands precision, your team needs more than just the ordinary training programs. Without sales training software, it would be very difficult to ensure reps are applying best practices, staying up-to-date with the products and services they’re selling, and closing deals.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s even more difficult to keep their attention and capture interest during a prospecting call. And research shows that prospecting calls are a serious struggle. SalesFuel reports on a survey that found “approximately one-fifth of sellers’ monthly outreach calls never turn into a sale.” Start with their company website.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 12, 2024

The enduring truth of the statement “ people buy from people they know, like, and trust” remains a constant in the realm of sales. This principle has stood the test of time and continues to be a significant factor in the sales decision-making process. Sales authenticity” resonates with people in different ways.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 22, 2023

” Some will be thinking, “I have my scripts, all I have to do is stick to the script… ” Others will think, “I’m experienced, I’ve made 1000s of calls, I know what to do……” But customers, at least 72% would prefer not talking to a sales person—ever!

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2023

Like all disruption, generative AI in sales has the potential to completely change the way things are done. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales. Then, we’ll give you a tour of the top generative AI tools for sales teams with highlights and pricing.

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Gong.io

JULY 22, 2022

You might win your next sales call before it even starts. No, it isn’t a new “sales hack”. Yes, I’m talking about sales call planning. Here’s what I mean: You’re not just making a sale, you’re building a relationship, one that you hope lasts a long time. But where to start?

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