Alice Heiman

JANUARY 6, 2023

As Anthony Iannarino points out, it’s time to unlearn much of the sales methodology that worked 10 years ago. This reading list will help you modernize your sales strategies and achieve your growth objectives. The Sales Innovation Paradox by Dr. Howard Dover. Andy is another member of my ‘modern sales’ club.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 18, 2015

Sales Process isn't even the only thing that inbound marketers say is dead. They'll have you believing that salespeople are no longer needed, selling is dead, and a consultative approach is dead too. Let's start with my recent Google search for "Sales Process is Dead." But the key word here is tools. Don't get me wrong.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 28, 2021

As a sales leader, you know the impact of effective sales coaching — it’s the key to maximizing your team’s potential. The problem is that for too long, sales managers have relied on a one-size-fits-all coaching playbook and hoped for the best. But with sellers entering more competitive markets, it’s time to hit reset.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

What's the difference between sales and marketing? Sales, on the other hand, works directly with prospects to reinforce the value of the company's solution to convert prospects into customers. Let's demystify the difference between sales and marketing, and learn how to align the two. Sales and Marketing.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 28, 2021

As a sales leader, you know the impact of effective sales coaching — it’s the key to maximizing your team’s potential. The problem is that for too long, sales managers have relied on a one-size-fits-all coaching playbook and hoped for the best. But with sellers entering more competitive markets, it’s time to hit reset.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

All too often, sales reps accidentally adopt a “one size fits all” approach to selling. Increasingly, top sellers are adopting a more effective approach: solution selling. Increasingly, top sellers are adopting a more effective approach: solution selling. What is solution selling? The result?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2013

There is a better way to differentiate your sales force from the competition. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Learn why a customized sales process is the ultimate competitive advantage. Not Just a Regular Sales Process.

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InsightSquared

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Guest blog by Zahra Bukhari, sales operations manager at Localytics. An effective sales methodology is arguably the backbone of a successful sales team. So what does a sales ops team do once a methodology has been selected? Define Sales Stages. If not – what should the stages be? Creating and Mapping Stages.

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Gong.io

JULY 18, 2022

Too often, sales reps jump straight into their pitch without even considering their prospects’ needs or asking what they’re looking for. And in most cases, that’s a losing sales strategy. How can you position your solution and boost your win rates? That’s where Solution Selling comes in. What is Solution Selling?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

I recently had the opportunity to interview Dario Prolio from leading sales training and performance management firm Richardson. Here is an abstract from that webcast interview session ( click here to access the recording ): #1 Issue – Inability for Sales to communicate value messaging?

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Showpad

JUNE 24, 2019

Every sale is challenging in its own way, but selling into an enterprise, the golden egg for B2B organizations, can be especially difficult to navigate. What is enterprise sales? Selling an enterprise solution that scales. It can take months or even years to complete an enterprise sales cycle.

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SBI

JANUARY 22, 2013

Sales Energy Audits: How to Increase Revenue by Shifting Your Sales-Energy Use. In this case, I’m referring to its use of Sales Energy. Each salesperson has a limited amount of sales energy (or sales capacity) to use throughout the year. Preparing post sales-call follow-up. Scheduling sales calls.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Everyday, I have conversations with a wide variety of people, whether senior corporate executives, sales/marketing leaders, sales enablement/sales ops, front line sales managers, sellers, marketers. Our training programs, our tools, our sales/marketing programs are no longer as impactful as they used to be.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

As with the businesses we work for and with, Digitization will demand we transform sales and marketing. Too often, I think we distract ourselves from understanding the true impact of Digital Sales Transformation by being distracted by technology, sales stacks, social selling, and the shiny toys being promoted.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

I often hear from our customers how challenging it is to manage distributed field sales teams. While every sales rep will learn their baseline knowledge and have their message calibrated when they are onboarded, there is still a need to constantly keep them primed on multiple topics. Knowledge Baselining.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

I often hear from our customers how challenging it is to manage distributed field sales teams. While every sales rep will learn their baseline knowledge and have their message calibrated when they are onboarded, there is still a need to constantly keep them primed on multiple topics. Knowledge Baselining.

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SBI

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Social Selling and Big Data at the Upcoming Sales & Marketing 2.0 Next week, Sales Dot Two Inc., will host the Sales & Marketing 2.0 The focus is purported to be on the benefits of big data for B2B sales organizations with an emphasis on social technologies. The Sales 2.0 Conference.

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Richard Park , Senior Vice President of World Wide Sales at SurveyGizmo explains exactly how to do that. Richard provides actionable advice on how to coach, motivate, and energize reps while also improving yourself as a sales manager in the process. . How can you immediately identify a great sales manager?

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Klozers

JUNE 10, 2014

If you are new to Business to Business Sales then sometimes the sales jargon, buzz words, phrases and acronyms Sales Professionals use can be quite confusing. Furthermore without any standard definitions these words and phrases continue to confuse and mislead Sales People. Much easier to sell on price.

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Showpad

JUNE 23, 2019

Every sale is challenging in its own way, but selling into an enterprise, the golden egg for B2B organizations, can be especially difficult to navigate. What is enterprise sales? Selling an enterprise solution that scales. Selling an enterprise solution that scales. both present and future.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Just try to pass them on to your field sales team and you’ll see. Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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SugarCRM

AUGUST 30, 2022

By 2026, 65% of B2B sales organizations will transition from intuition-based to data-driven decision-making. This is possible because companies now have access to tools and resources that make it easier to unite workflows, data, and analytics. Companies that forecast do a better job with sales attainment.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Customer Care , Guest Post , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Training , Social Selling , execution. Also, train the sales team on the buyer funnel, not just the sales funnel.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Up-selling or cross-selling, i.e. selling more to your current clients. In his hot-off-the press book , “New Sales. Mike contends that because many of today’s sales reps began their career during times of economic prosperity. And that’s where “New Sales. In “New Sales. Simplified.” Simplified.”

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 3, 2022

It doesn’t matter if you are a Formula 1 engineer, an Olympic sprinter, or a sales manager; everyone is striving for efficiency. . But unlike the other two examples, sales managers aren’t usually backed by multi-million dollar teams supplying them with insights to drive improvements. What is sales efficiency?

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SBI

JANUARY 8, 2013

As my friend Jim Banks of Shadetree Technology likes to say, “Conversations are the ball-bearings that move deals through the sales process.” If customer-centric selling is about authentic, value-add sales conversations, how on earth could it be considered ‘dead’. Well said Jim! The answer is—not yet.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. The folly of Sales 2.0 or Social Selling is it's often missing the context of the coming Web 3.0 Let me make my case.

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MEDDIC

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Are you a Sales leader, Sales enablement manager, Sales ops guru, or HR honcho wondering how to deploy MEDDPICC at your Sales Kick-Off? Get ready for the ultimate sales training extravaganza: your annual Sales Kick Off (SKO). Each zeroes in on a specific aspect of your sales strategy.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 1, 2024

Focusing on enterprise sales can be a great way to grow your revenue. After all, enterprise sales drive a lot of value. Adding those big logos to your customer roster is a great way to build credibility and grow sales. Sales reps going after enterprise deals must be ready to navigate complex selling scenarios.

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Vengreso

JULY 10, 2023

Unlocking the power of sales might seem like a Herculean task, but with the right approach, it can become an achievable goal. Sales goes beyond merely selling products or services; it involves comprehending the desires of your customers and providing tailored solutions that meet their individual needs. What is Sales?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Even if you hire the best sales reps , this doesn’t guarantee success. You need to train them and equip them with the right strategies and tools to succeed, such as the right CRM system , and a sales playbook. In this article, we’ll be concentrating on the latter: the sales playbook and its role in the sales cycle.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

This is it – the 52 best sales book you’ll ever read. Of all the different types of books I read, sales books have probably been the most common (though I spend a lot of time reading books that have nothing to do with sales, which has tremendous value). The Challenger Sale. This is a sequel to The Challenger Sale.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

With the rise of AI, new sales technology and automation at the forefront of the sales echo chamber these days, we thought we’d take a moment to bring it back to BASICS – that’s why we’ve rounded up this complete glossary of sales terms and definitions to help you remember where it all started.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2012

." - Jack Welch Are you questioning the ability of your sales leader to take your revenue performance to the next level? If replacing your sales leader is on top of the list, question #2 will be: How do you know the new one will be better? of years in sales management. Old school management isn’t cutting it.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The most successful sales organizations are adopting a consultative selling approach to meet buyers’ lofting expectations – and start closing more deals, faster. In this post, we’ll explore what consultative selling is, how it differs from traditional selling, and how it can set your organization apart from the competition.

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