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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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 8, 2024

Every quarter there is the inevitable rush to close deals, to hit our numbers. It’s our mindless focus on volumes/velocity and pitching our products through endless sequences. We’ve seen the explicit signals around this for years, yet we haven’t been paying as much attention as we should.

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Vengreso

JUNE 9, 2022

Our recent survey shows that 69% of sellers think that getting the first conversation is harder than presenting a solution or even closing the deal. If your team is having trouble prospecting and building the sales pipeline , because they are failing at starting sales conversations, then this article is for you. Simple, right?

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Awarathon

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The same may be stated for a sales coach who employs effective coaching for sales approaches. Their guidance, support, knowledge, and approval support salespeople through each stage of the sales process. What does sales coaching entail and how does it work?

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

There’s no overestimating the importance of a good sales pitch — but where do the best pitch ideas come from? Do you always have to use sales pitch templates or is it better to do what feels best? Fortunately, there are plenty of good sales pitch examples out there to light the way. Not so fast.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Value-based selling sees your sales reps putting buyers first, focusing on their needs at every sales funnel stage. If you want to reap the rewards of putting buyers at the heart of your sales process, you need to add more value. The difference is in how sales reps help them solve it. What is value selling?

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Hasn’t turned out to be the boon for sellers as promised. In the case of sales, the message delivered the way you want a buyer to hear it. Many sellers and pundits make the mistake of thinking that perfecting their message to replicate a live conversation will allow them to succeed. It will not! Otherwise, they’re “clearing.”

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 24, 2021

While this can present challenges for sellers, it also presents opportunity for consultative sales pros to achieve more than a mere short-term sale. As buyers gain access and options, today’s sellers must offer more value. Now, the question for sellers is how to do more for buyers who need more than just a salesperson.

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Highspot

MARCH 21, 2024

Despite this, many sales emails find their resting place in the trash, unopened and unread. We’ll explore how to craft good sales emails that get opened and inspire action, all while introducing four metrics to measure sales email success. What are the Different Types of Sales Emails? Send a promo email.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Author: Eleni Hagen If there’s one thing 2020 taught us, it’s that time is of the essence: in life, as well as in sales. . The long answer involves a play-by-play of how best to strengthen your sales engagement strategy so your brand’s messaging will be more likely to hit home. . But are acceleration and expansion enough?

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BuzzBoard

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sales operations have reached a pivotal crossroad in this age of technological marvels. With this incredible innovation at your disposal, you can expect your sales team to soar to new heights, your customers to be engaged like never before, and your bottom line to reflect the change. But is that all for you to know?

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Vengreso

JUNE 12, 2023

Some sales leaders immediately disregard the principles, claiming it is just another buzzword. Others are caught in the constant grind of achieving quota and cannot fathom trying to implement a new sales plan. They engage less frequently with sellers and when they do, it is much later in the sales cycle.

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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. So, if you can master the art of door-to-door sales, the juice is worth the squeeze on the income front. Table of Contents What is door-to-door sales?

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I continue to imagine, “Wouldn’t it be great if I could achieve my desired level of fitness, without having to go to the gym for an hour every day! I always “know” the fastest rout to an unknown destination, consequently I ignore my Nav System.

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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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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Being a sales rep is tough but rewarding. Day after day, you plan your conversations, prep your sales collateral, make dozens of calls, face a lot of rejection, and, hopefully, make progress on moving prospects down the funnel. Managing a sales team is a lot of work, too. With the right tools, sales work can be a lot of fun.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 26, 2023

I’m working on an interactive self study program for sellers to actually use ChatGPT in developing their own business acumen skills. ChatGPT has been very enthusiastic about helping train sellers. But in it’s enthusiasm to start training sellers, it’s started pitching me on how good it can be.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Without question, gatekeeper is the most intimidating designation in sales. Often, if the gatekeeper doesn’t like you, you’re not meeting the VIP you need, let alone presenting a pitch. For inexperienced sellers, it’s tempting to see gatekeepers as junkyard dogs. They deal with solicitors, scammers, and spammers every day.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 2, 2023

This is why sales qualification is so important — it helps you identify and prioritize prospects more likely to become buyers. How do you know if a potential customer is a good fit for your solution? How do you know whether to move prospects through your sales funnel or disqualify them? What is sales qualification?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 13, 2021

Why Confidence Is Critical in Sales. If salespeople want to gain the buyer’s trust, they should avoid these seven habits. To avoid appearing like a pushover, salespeople should limit how often they apologize. He should only apologize if the answer to all three questions is "yes.". Let’s talk about why that is.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 15, 2021

Designing an effective sales onboarding program can be challenging. Sales leaders need sellers ramped as quickly as possible and on top of that, they’re challenged to provide effective and fresh learning to their existing salesforce so they’re educated on changing markets, new products or solutions and an ever-changing landscape.

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Highspot

JULY 23, 2021

Overfamiliar, aggressive, awkward – we’ve all been on the receiving end of a terrible sales pitch from a pushy seller. But sales pitches are so much more than an uncomfortable phone call or an unwarranted email. How can you maximize the potential of your sales pitch? What Is a Sales Pitch?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 22, 2022

As daunting as cold calling may be, it still has a place in today’s sales pipelines. In the age of COVID and increased remote work, sales development representatives (SDRs) and account executives (AEs) are finding that cold calling can be an effective means of reaching prospects — when handled correctly. Is B2B Cold Calling Dead?

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SBI

JUNE 15, 2021

The 3 Biggest Obstacles Standing in the way of Excellent Sales Coaching. No matter what you’re selling, you need an effective sales team to discover your prospects’ needs, present possible solutions, answer questions, and close deals with new and existing customers. Like diamonds, however, natural born sellers are rare gems.

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Allego

MAY 7, 2024

Do your sales and marketing teams have a hard time communicating? According to a poll from SMM Connect and Training Magazine Network, 68% of sales and marketing leaders said “sales and marketing don’t communicate effectively.” And that leads to multiple issues, including: Misalignment on sales and marketing strategies. (An

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Sales skills are like a carpenter’s tools. As the best craftspeople have complete tool kits, top sellers have the largest skill sets. Today, successful sellers know each client is unique. Today, successful sellers know each client is unique. While most sellers hear their clients, they don’t always listen.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

” There was an awkward silence, the CEO eventually said, “I don’t know…… What should I be doing? What should I be looking at? Who should I be involving in the decision?… In complex B2B initiatives, the reality is they probably don’t know! Let me backtrack a little.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Yet you still hear them pitch the latest product feature on their sales calls. But what if there’s a sales methodology that forces them to sell the solution? In this article, we’ll show you what conceptual selling is, why it works so well, and how you can help your sales team implement it successfully. .

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SBI

JUNE 23, 2020

Sales teams have faced a long list of challenges this year due to the pandemic. While some industries had to rethink their selling approach completely—financial services and medical device sales in particular—others such as high tech were already onboard. When it comes to sales, remote work presents a unique set of issues.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This article originally appeared on Sales & Marketing Management. Virtual selling was once the response to a socially distanced world, but now it has transformed how B2B sellers will connect with customers moving forward. In a study conducted by RAIN Group , sellers revealed just how challenging virtual selling can be.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 30, 2024

Can I show you what results you might realize…” Sometimes, the product pitches are thinly veiled by a problem: “Is lead/demand gen a problem for you? What questions should be be asking ourselves? Part of their challenge at this stage, is they may not know how to look at, understand, and define the problem.

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Mindtickle

MAY 21, 2021

It might not come as a surprise that 57% of sales reps are expected to miss their quotas in 2021. Sellers often can’t explain why deals don’t work out, leaving your sales managers in the dark. Knowing a seller lost a deal isn’t enough to prevent it from happening again. Pre-qualification call.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As a sales manager, you’re like a general marshaling your troops (or sales reps) into battle. It’s your job to lead your team through the trenches and give them direction so they’ll know which markets or territories to target and how best to attack. That’s why having a strategic sales plan is vital. Image Source ).

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

Why sales coaching matters — a few key points Knowledge retention Sales coaching activities add an interactive element to learning and are an excellent way to ensure knowledge retention and evaluate whether reps can “play back” what they learned in their training. Revenue At the end of the day sales coaching delivers ROI.

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SBI

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Q: SHOULD SELLING BE VIEWED AS A BUYING EXPERIENCE AND WHY. In fact, 53% of 5,000 buyers surveyed by the Corporate Executive Board say it’s the sales experience ? Q: WHAT ARE THE TOP WAYS COMPANIES CAN TRANSFORM SALES TO IMPROVE THEIR PROSPECTS' BUYING EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS. So what does great look like?

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Allego

JUNE 15, 2022

There should be a feedback loop around the practice. Learners need to know if they are applying what they’ve learned properly, or whether there are areas where they need to go back to the original material. How AI Improves Sales Training and Practice. In today’s competitive sales world, every sales conversation is critical.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The global pandemic forced sales teams to change their processes and go digital. Organizations must adapt their sales strategies post COVID-19 to meet customer expectations. Whether you’re looking to implement a remote sales strategy or improve your current strategy, keep reading. What is remote sales? Image Source ).

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