SBI Growth

DECEMBER 10, 2013

At this point, your 2013 sales number is essentially decided. I speak with many VP Sales who say the same thing every year: “We have some underperformers that are killing us.” At this point ‘A’ Players should be very involved in Social Selling. Assessing Your Sales Team. Get a clear picture about your sales team talent.

Territories 300

Territories Scale Guidelines Groups 300

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Selling to business can be a great profession for talented sales people who want to work in ‘big time’ sales. Especially as you work with medium and large size companies, B2B sales can mean large transactions and more opportunity to showcase advanced selling skills. Long Sales Cycles.

Telecommunications 312

Telecommunications Real Estate ROI Enterprise 312

SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Some sales candidates look great during the hiring process. HR has worked hard to find capable talent, and Sales has committed time and money to ramp the new hire. If you’re a Sales or HR leader, this may be happening all too often. Sales can learn a lesson here. Here''s a 7-step overview of a tryout for a sales rep. (To

Hiring 300

Hiring Proposal Exercises Lead Scoring 300

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

When it comes to sales, your ideal customer isn’t always the next one—it’s your current one. In the process of influencing your customer base to repurchase a good or service, you can expose untapped sales veins that can spur your growth. How does white space analysis work? What is a White Space Analysis?

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Analysis Segment Lead Rank ACT 90

Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 5, 2011

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Hiring 285

Hiring Social Media Loyalty Cancellation 285

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 5, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan He has been a client of Objective Management Group (OMG) for over 20 years. He had a license to use OMG's Sales Candidate Assessments and, as most clients do, had renewed it each year. OMG Sales Candidate Assessment. Each score was rated on a 1-3 scale with 3 being the best.

Hiring 232

Hiring Top of Funnel Licensing Face-to-face 232

Vengreso

MARCH 26, 2025

Mastering sales fundamentals has become more crucial than ever for sales professionals. Whether you’re new to the field or looking to close more sales, online sales training offers a flexible and effective path to success. Here are the essential sales skills that sales training programs provide.

Training 68

Training Strategy Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 68

Gong.io

MARCH 12, 2020

60-something years ago, sales was a very different game. . Back then, salesmen – I mean sales people (glad that’s changed) – would button up their best suits, court prospective clients in-person with bone-in steaks, and discuss business over a handful of dirty martinis. . Sales pros aren’t just letting f-bombs fly, for fox sake.

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Call-back Selling Skills Buyer Social Media 153

Braveheart Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2018

It said the mere act of following a repeatable sales process helps salespeople close 15% more business. I wish I knew where the information came from, but since I couldn’t verify it directly from the source, I went searching for data myself that might support the use of a sales process. A Sales Process Defined.

Selling Skills 56

Selling Skills Analysis Sales Process CRM 56

Allego

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Today’s sales reps face a challenging reality: buyers are more informed, independent, and selective than ever. This shift has made sales skills training more essential than ever before. This is where a well-rounded sales skills training program can make all the difference. What Is Sales Skills Training?

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Hiring Handbook Negotiation Buyer 62

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Selling Skills 2018. Video skills. Framing skills. Challenger selling. Knowledge of Data Analysis. Your job title hasn’t changed -- you’re still a salesperson, sales manager, sales director, etc. -- but of course, everything else has. The selling world changes. 1) Video Skills.

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Analysis Scale Film Video 145

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Why would HR, Sales, Marketing Customer experience care about a new manufacturing process control system. We can assign stages to that analysis, we can assign critical activities to each stage. But it’s our analysis and creation, not an artifact that customers create. We just have to use this analysis in the right way.

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Analysis System Selling Skills Buyer 133

Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

In just the last 12 months, we launched ZoomInfo Engage to automate sales outreach. With Chorus, the entire organization can make better decisions by surfacing insights and analytics that you would only get if you sat in on every sales or customer success call. ZoomInfo); Sales Engagement Platform (e.g.

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Conversion Top of Funnel Marketing Lead Rank 70

Hubspot Sales

JULY 13, 2020

In sales, every day is a new opportunity to contact leads, close deals, and move closer to your target. However, it's also important to step back regularly and conduct sales audits to ensure your team is performing at a high level that meets or exceeds your expectations. What is a sales audit? Sales Audit Checklist.

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Hiring Decision Maker Collateral Demographics 132

Mindtickle

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Sales enablement is relatively new in the long history of business. Its origins are often traced back to 1999 when John Aiello and Drew Larsen saw a need to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of sales reps. In the past 25 years, sales enablement trends have evolved significantly. But what can we expect in the coming year?

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Sales Enablement Trends Scale B2B 52

Keith Rosen

MAY 26, 2013

The conversation was going great and the prospect was responsive up until the point where Marty was going to conduct his needs analysis to determine if there’s a fit. ” When Marty responded with a resound, “Yes,” he knew that he already blew this selling opportunity. No you do not. Offer Yourself as a Brochure.

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Collateral Cold Calling Analysis Call-back 133

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 30, 2020

The training program, called "Professional Selling Skills," took a then-new consultative approach to sales. But although sales terminology might have changed, the basic principles of the selling process haven’t changed that much. The 7 Steps of the Sales Process. Create awareness and generate leads.

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Sales Process Webinar Metrics Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead 144

Sales Training Connection

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Sales reps. If you are a company that is selling into one such market, the winning formula is seldom about doing a better job doing what you have been doing. If you are a company that is selling into one such market, the winning formula is seldom about doing a better job doing what you have been doing.

Positioning 95

Positioning Health Care Face-to-face Travel 95

SBI

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Brainshark is a data-driven sales readiness platform. That means you can prepare your client-facing teams with the knowledge and skills to perform at the highest level and the score cards to know what’s working and how to improve. Nancy Nardin, Smart Selling Tools. Skills Development. Skills Development.

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Video Webinar Metrics eBook Face-to-face 128

Vengreso

JANUARY 10, 2025

Having a robust sales enablement framework is crucial for driving success and outperforming competitors. With an effective framework, organizations can empower their sales teams to close more deals, increase productivity , and enhance customer engagement. What is Sales Enablement?

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Sales Enablement How To Webinar Metrics Objections 66

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. Today, we do the same for sales reps. 2. Sales Hacker.

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Channels Face-to-face Video Hubspot 187

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 1, 2014

Along with Mike Kunkle’s 22nd Century Selling Skills presentation, it’s stirred up some interesting discussions. My friend, Gary Hart , stirred the pot a little by posing the question, “Is there an ROI in developing critical thinking skills?” That’s what innovation is about.

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ROI Lead Rank Segment B2C 124

Gong.io

MARCH 19, 2020

New sales model? Sales team temporarily grounded? Here’s what you – aka sales professionals – need to know to make the switch. . It’s the ultimate test to becoming a world-class inside sales rep. . It’s the ultimate test to becoming a world-class inside sales rep. . in our Inside Sales Skills Bundle. #4

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Inside Sales Field Sales Quota Call-back 153

Mindtickle

MAY 20, 2021

Call AI collects and analyzes data across all aspects of readiness – all in one place, giving sales leaders the unique ability to understand readiness levels, knowledge gaps and skill improvements for each seller. Unlock the skills that drive successful sales interactions .

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Conversion Lead Rank Lead Scoring Remedy 98

Adaptive Business Services

MAY 6, 2020

Not that long ago I was reading an article on “sales data” that was written by a man who I highly respect … David Brock. As David pointed out … sales has more data points to analyze than ever before. Does their analysis lead to the most effective solutions? Does their analysis lead to the most effective solutions?

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker Cold Calling 87

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Recently, I had the privilege to have lunch with two close friends–and great thinkers on Sales Enablement, Sheevaun Thatcher and Kelly Griffith (Kelly and I actually had a few chuckles around how I pronounce things so incorrectly, but she’s Australian… ). They do comparative performance analysis using ratio analysis.

Conversion 122

Conversion Customer How To ROI 122

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

B2B sales is always changing, but nothing could’ve quite prepared us for the wild ride that 2020 ended up being. While most of us have settled into the new normal and the challenges that come with it, sales leaders are looking ahead with uncertainty. Best Sales Statistics to Know in 2021. Short on time? What this means for you.

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Revenue Lead Rank Hiring Account Based Marketing 133

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.

Negotiation 111

Negotiation Tour de Force Influencer Lead Scoring 111

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 14, 2023

If we are engineers or scientists, there are fundamental foundations in math, science, and analysis that enable us to build our skills to perform well. Likewise, as sellers, there are foundational skills, critical to our ability to engage customers and to do our jobs. What coaching and reinforcement do we get?

Hiring 113

Hiring Face-to-face Selling Skills Objections 113

A Sales Guy

MARCH 2, 2015

The topic was what sales people are missing. We broke down the key traits we think sales people need more of and why it affects sales. Our goal with The Word is to bring you mad sales wisdom in a fun, hip, cool, exciting, challenging, entertaining way. The key things sales people are missing include; creativity.

Hubspot 60

Hubspot Selling Skills Analysis Video 60

The Brooks Group

JANUARY 13, 2020

How you manage your lowest performing sales team members has a significant impact on the overall effectiveness of your sales organization. Are there particular stages of the sales process they’re struggling with? Are they lacking essential selling skills? Ask Them What They Want. Do they not know what to do?

Ideal Customer Profile 87

Ideal Customer Profile Motivation Coaching Analysis 87

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.

Coaching 95

Coaching Sales Coaching Data Conversion 95

Zoominfo

MAY 23, 2022

Take a challenging entry-level position in the sales industry with high expectations and an unrelenting daily schedule. But for too long, that’s been the de facto experience for a sales development representative. But at the same time, it’s not clear how you get there,” says Matt Rohr, a sales enablement manager at ZoomInfo.

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Training Hiring Scale Promotion 130

Gong.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

These “apology” words and phrases are all too common on sales calls. Apologizing is rampant amongst sales professionals with 57% of sales calls contain ANY form of apologetic language : sorry, apologize, forgive, pardon. After scratching my head (a lot) and following another in-depth analysis, we found out why.

Negotiation 99

Negotiation Call-back Conference Analysis 99

Sales Hacker

JULY 25, 2022

Here’s the thing about driving a car — and about running a sales org: Bumps in the road are inevitable. One of the best ways to ensure every part of your engine is running smoothly is to build sales performance dashboards for everyone on your team. What is a sales performance dashboard? What is a sales performance dashboard?

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Engineering Revenue Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 116

MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 31, 2016

A group of salespeople on one of our sales programmes were asked about their USPs recently. They quoted ‘Quality, Value and Back-Up Services’ as their main selling points. We took a couple of their products and did a fairly quick analysis of their competitors’ products through websites, LinkedIn and Facebook. Happy selling!

Competition 120

Competition Analysis Facebook Up-Sell 120

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

If you ask the average sales rep why the deal didn’t close, they’ll likely tell you “Price”. In fact, an Aberdeen survey of sales leaders indicated that “Price” was cited as the main reason 73% of the time, far beyond any other supposed cause.

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Closing ROI Survey Discount 77