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.

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SugarCRM

MARCH 26, 2024

On this episode of the Fuel Growth podcast series, my co-host Lizzy and I got to sit down with Paul Black , co-founder and CEO of sales-i , the leading sales intelligence software company for manufacturing and distribution companies worldwide. They’re getting to know their needs and requirements. So that’s important.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 21, 2012

As a Sales Leader of a growing organization, do you struggle to scale your sales force? Do you wonder to yourself, “why is it so hard to get salespeople to execute consistently? The board and CEO expect you to create a sales force capable of growing to match market demand, with no drop off in quality.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Coaches live to lift people up and help them succeed. But coaching sales teams in particular can be tough. I mean, how do you coach someone when you see the results of their work (quota), and not how they work (inside their conversations with customers)? You’d never expect that person to be able to coach their team well.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The sales profession isn’t what it used to be. Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? But before we dive into sales training ideas, let’s clarify what we mean when we talk about sales training. What about sales training programs?

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s no secret that salespeople often fail as sales managers. Causes of a Bad Sales Manager. Unnecessary disagreements hurt the rapport and trust she’s built and make them less likely to listen to her on the issues that actually matter. To drive progress and growth in their team, sales managers must rock the boat.

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BrainShark

MAY 23, 2022

Businesses are always looking for new ways to solve today’s sales challenges. Increasingly, they see sales enablement as a long-term solution. If you’re reading this article, you’ve probably heard or read some of the ongoing discussion about sales enablement. What is Sales Enablement? Sales communications.

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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? And is there even a “right” way to sell something? Here’s how to make a sales pitch that really shines. Seems simple, right?

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SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In its seemingly short (but realistically long) presence in the market, artificial intelligence is transforming the way sellers sell. Which is why we’re going back to basics to reveal five benefits of using AI in sales, with a special focus on AI in sales tools. Then run an A/B test with different subject line variations.

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SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In its seemingly short (but realistically long) presence in the market, artificial intelligence is transforming the way sellers sell. Which is why we’re going back to basics to reveal five benefits of using AI in sales, with a special focus on AI in sales tools. Then run an A/B test with different subject line variations.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

It’s a tough time for sales leaders: as budgets are cut, sales teams are expected to do more with less. Sales enablement leaders are faced asking themselves: what is the best sales training and how can I ensure my current sellers have what they need to meet revenue goals this quarter? Go beyond sales onboarding.

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SugarCRM

MARCH 26, 2024

On this episode of the Fuel Growth podcast series, my co-host Lizzy and I got to sit down with Paul Black , co-founder and CEO of sales-i , the leading sales intelligence software company for manufacturing and distribution companies worldwide. They’re getting to know their needs and requirements. So that’s important.

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Lessonly

JANUARY 26, 2022

And when metrics get involved, it’s even easier to forget about the real person behind the productivity stats. In reality, a perfectly polished sales robot would lose deals just like the rest of us. If you’re wondering what is the best approach, evaluating sales performance is a great place to start.

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Markempa - Inside Sales

JUNE 27, 2019

A small thing changed my work in a big way. This is the story of how I started focusing on empathy for customers. About five years ago, someone sent me a video on a Tulsa, Oklahoma business that changed the entire way I approach sales and marketing. We watched the video together as a sales team.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Although 71% of companies say closing more deals is their top sales priority, further data from Forrester suggests that only 0.75% of leads generated become closed revenue. Compounding this issue is sales reps can spend up to 40% of their time looking for somebody to call, according to Insidesales. Adaptive Business Blog.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The last thing you want from a sales email is sleazy, spammy… or even sales-y copy. That might sound counterintuitive, but I interviewed Yuval Ackerman , email strategist, who shared her top tips for writing sales email marketing that don’t give you the ick! Gaudio’s sales emails receive: 36.3% Get meta with it.

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BrainShark

JULY 1, 2022

When it comes to measuring sales training ROI, most advice is either self-explanatory or ambiguous, such as “decide what success looks like” or “set expectations for your training.” The most important piece of the puzzle is being able to track each sales rep ’s training progress and their key performance indicators ( KPIs ) in one place.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

If you work in a regulated industry, you’re all too familiar with the challenges of keeping your sales team both up to date and in compliance. Today, organizations are re-thinking the certification process and evaluating alternatives that will enable them to certify reps in an effective and compliant way—without requiring travel.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

All too often, sales reps accidentally adopt a “one size fits all” approach to selling. The solution sales methodology was developed back in the 1970s. As the name suggests, solution selling is a sales methodology in which sellers present solutions to prospective customers, rather than products. The result?

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Igniting Sales Transformation

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In this interview, I talked with Amy Volas , Founder and CEO of Avenue Talent Partners about why relationships STILL MATTER in selling, and frankly, in life. And, salespeople wonder why no one wants to talk to them. You say your sales manager makes you do it? Well, you’ll want to get over that right now!

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Smooth Sale

JULY 15, 2022

The clarity will go a long way to resolve your employees’ everyday challenges. Start with brief discussions at community and all-hands meetings or online chat conferences. She loves to read, travel, and experiment with different cuisines in her free time. You can follow her on LinkedIn. Your Employees’ Everyday Challenges.

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Lessonly

APRIL 15, 2021

Let’s get straight to the point, y’all. Are you happy with your organization’s current coaching efforts? Are coaching sessions catered to your pipeline and specific deals? But, we’re guessing that you probably realize there’s some room for improvement when it comes to delivering coaching that actually moves the needle. .

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Keith Rosen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Coaching included. Since my job as your coach is to make your life easier, not more complicated, this coaching strategy will save you time and improve your coaching, sanity and life as a manager – forever. Excerpt from Keith’s new book, Sales Leadership. cents extra for the Kindle version!

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Gong.io

AUGUST 17, 2022

By ignoring sales enablement, 65% of the sales content you’ve painstakingly developed to close deals will sit on your servers or computers unused. Investing in a sales enablement tool and using it effectively ensures that no case study or white paper sits around unused. . But what is a sales enablement tool?

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. Why is this so? Sales Prospecting Techniques.

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BrainShark

MAY 3, 2022

Building and maintaining an effective sales training program is a difficult and continuous process. Brainshark , a Bigtincan company, is a sales enablement solution that: Makes creating training content easy. Helps you track sales reps’ learning progress. Lets you evaluate your training program’s impact on sales KPIs.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. Short Summary What is Social Selling, and why does your sales team need it? Short Summary What is Social Selling, and why does your sales team need it? Tips for adoption of social selling training.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 4, 2019

Summary: One of the earliest steps in my professional journey — a stint as an SAT and ACT preparation instructor for college-bound students — has unexpectedly prepared me for training sales talent. Here’s what standardized test prep has in common with coaching sales professionals in high-pressure settings.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 16, 2020

And to make it worse, everyone and their start-up cousin is calling them, which makes it tremendously difficult to stand out. So, today, we’re going to cover four prospecting tips for breaking into Enterprise Accounts (plus some bonus tips at the end). It’s a mindset you need to get into every day. Shifting your mental game.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 30, 2021

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Neil Ringers , EVP of Revenue Grid. Neil’s experience includes a long history of sales leadership, primarily in the Salesforce ecosystem, and is now running revenue for Revenue Grid. If you missed episode 153, check it out here: Learning Drives Sales Effectiveness with Paul Fifield?.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

You have to strike a balance between stretching your sales reps and staying realistic. How do you set the best sales goals? We’ve got the information you need to work through the process, including: What are sales goals? What are SMART sales goals? Why do sales goals matter?

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For dyed-in-the-wool, traditional sales reps, consultative selling can sometimes seem intimidating at first. This should come as no surprise, especially when you consider consultative selling takes the “normal” sales process and, for all intents and purposes, turns it on its head. What Is Consultative Selling? First things first.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 17, 2020

If you’re looking for how to improve a sales pitch, you probably see the same few tips repeated ad nauseum. Meanwhile, the most effective way to make your pitch better is something you’d probably never guess. Where do you even start with the fixes? Improving a Sales Pitch: It’s All About Good Vibes. Are you boring?

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Nutshell

APRIL 23, 2020

Sales teams and marketing teams often work together, but what about your sales and customer support teams? The reasoning is simple: If your customers have a post-sale experience that falls below their expectations, they’ll move onto a competitor and your company’s growth will peter out. Finding new customers is expensive.

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LeadFuze

MAY 18, 2021

Why is Sales Motivation Important to Your Business. Sales motivation can be the holy grail for a business. Learning how to motivate your sales team can feel like an impossible task. We’ve tried to round up all the best sales motivation strategies, insights , and ideas on how to motivate your sales team.

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Gong.io

JUNE 24, 2022

In this guide, we’ll discuss how to calculate Net Promoter Score, why NPS is important, and how you can use these findings to inform business changes and drive customer satisfaction. Note that in this calculation, the actual score your buyers give you doesn’t matter so much. What is NPS? . Calculating Net Promoter Score.

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

The success of your business depends on the success of your sales hiring process. But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. .

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