Pipeliner

JANUARY 28, 2021

Deal Winning Value Identified & Validated by Buying Cycle Stage. Now, train, equip, and track how well they’re doing so. Track when your sellers are “ first in” to a customer’s buying process as a valued consultant … facilitating and shaping the buying process before the prospect invites competitive sellers in.

Lead Scoring 98

Lead Scoring Lead Rank Customer Discount 98

Allego

JANUARY 16, 2025

Also known as everboarding , continuous learning supports and enables sales reps to effectively meet the challenges of constantly evolving buying committees, buyer preferences, and market conditions. Unlike traditional classroom sales training , continuous learning is embedded into reps day-to-day workflow, without impacting productivity.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Strategy 62

Customer Centric Selling

MAY 22, 2013

Sales Training Article: Premature Closes. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company In creating and evolving CustomerCentric Selling®, a cornerstone of our methodology has been trying to provide superior buying experiences. Need some help with your sales performance?

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Closing Training Buying Cycle Incentives 45

Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Sales Training Article: What NOT to Say. John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Image courtesy of Imagery Majestic at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Most sellers, sales managers and executives of vendor organizations are rightfully concerned about what is said during buyer interactions.

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Majestic Training Negotiation Buying Cycle 49

Mindtickle

MAY 21, 2021

Your sales managers need the ability to identify why deals are lost and how they can train and coach reps to win today’s deal — and every deal in the future. You can share a short learning module with them on how to pre-qualify a lead and then ask the rep to get certified on this training before the next pre-qualification call.

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Coaching Conversion Sales Coaching Lead Rank 104

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Provide the proper training. Customers are assisted through automated communications during their buying cycle which limits the contact between employees and customers to streamline the experience. This rewards its most loyal customers with personalized gifts, offers, and discounts. Find your voice.

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CRM Strategy How To Loyalty 140

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 3, 2012

Most sales professionals will readily admit that buyers have taken control of the buying cycle, and are demanding a different more value-based sales approach. Science tells us that when change is presented, the risks are amplified, while compelling benefits are heavily discounted, leading to a status-quo bias.

Sales Tools 80

Sales Tools Tools Incentives Incentive 80

Customer Centric Selling

JUNE 19, 2018

A common ploy buyers use toward the end of buying cycles is having someone (often a non-Key Player) request a “best and final” pricing. In my experience, vendors selling non-commodity offerings can seldom discount their way into becoming Column A. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling®.

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Negotiation Buyer Vendor Discount 55

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 30, 2023

Sales teams collect and store a huge amount of customer data to train AI algorithms. But as AI learns and grows, we will see a dire need to train sales and marketing teams on how to train AI properly. AI helps sales leaders detect performance issues and create solid training strategies.

Lead Rank 98

Lead Rank Data Top of Funnel Cost per Lead 98

Customer Centric Selling

APRIL 22, 2015

By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Making a decision when buying sales training or process is difficult. Those that are willing to buy will almost certainly expect incentives (concessions and/or discounts) for buying sooner than they expected.

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Closing Decision Maker Buying Cycle Discount 40

The ROI Guy

APRIL 12, 2013

Most sales professionals will readily admit that buyers have taken control of the buying cycle, and are demanding a different more value-based sales approach. To help improve awareness, a series of attention grabbing programs should be implemented to make sales cognizant that new tools are available. Step 3: Where we are Going?

Sales Tools 68

Sales Tools Tools Incentives Incentive 68

Julie Hanson

MAY 31, 2017

3 “Start with Why” Questions: Here are the key things to take into consideration when addressing each type of “why” question in your presentation: Why should I buy this product or service? This “Why” question is common when a prospect is just entering in to the buying cycle or unaware that he has a problem that needs or can be solved.

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Face-to-face Hiring Competition Buying Cycle 74

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Sales Gravy is the most visited sales specific website and the destination sales training resource for sales professionals across the globe. CustomerCentric Selling Sales Training Blog. CCS® is annually named to Training Industry’s Top Sales Training Companies list. Sandler Training. Sales Gravy. Heinz Marketing.

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Top of Funnel Sales Management Hiring Lead Scoring 98

Customer Centric Selling

JUNE 29, 2016

The best case is that concessions or discounting are necessary. When you think about it, issuing a proposal is a closing technique, as it should contain all the information needed to make buying decisions. Take a look at the sales training workshops available to get started and improve sales performance.

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Proposal Vendor Buying Cycle Discount 45

Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Something is likely going on that will destroy the agreement later in the buying cycle. price discounting and the importance of selling value. If you found this post helpful, you might want to join the conversation and subscribe to the Sales Training Connection. Investigate more. No one can predict the future.

Negotiation 50

Negotiation Face-to-face Decision Maker Buying Cycle 50

Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Even if successful, sellers often have to discount or make other concessions to incent buyers. In my mind, a buying cycle is much like a play. But when it does happen, it feels awfully good for both sides, and it reflects a well-executed buying cycle. Need some help to increase sales?

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Buyer Closing Decision Maker Proposal 40

Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Despite this fact, companies continue to provide extensive product training to sellers. For example, one of our clients found that by having sellers reduce discounting by 10%, they would realize an additional $.23 They’re busy and simply want to understand the potential value that can be realized with a product or service.

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Hiring Buying Cycle Proposal Inbound 40

Connext Digital

JULY 18, 2019

Once you notice a pattern in someone’s online activity, use it as an opportunity to deliver hyper-personalized emails that align with that person’s stage in the buying cycle. Customers are most receptive to exclusive offers, including not only discounts or promotions but also exclusive content. Provide email frequency options.

Strategy 49

Strategy Segment Email Marketing Buying Cycle 49

Allego

JUNE 28, 2022

The tool can also identify top-performing conversations that you can add to your sales training library for other sales reps to access and learn from. Here are six strategies to improve sales conversations, close more deals faster, and shorten the buying cycle: Identify the decision maker. Pipeline Velocity. Overcome objections.

Ideal Customer Profile 62

Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel How To Lead Scoring 62

Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

There are even cases where sellers make the mistake of negotiating with non-decision makers, only to find when they eventually get to the right person that the true negotiations start at the already discounted price quoted previously. Take a look at the sales training workshops available to get started and improve sales performance.

Closing 40

Closing Decision Maker B2C Proposal 40

Mindtickle

MAY 21, 2021

Your sales managers need the ability to identify why deals are lost and how they can train and coach reps to win today’s deal — and every deal in the future. You can share a short learning module with them on how to pre-qualify a lead and then ask the rep to get certified on this training before the next pre-qualification call.

Coaching 52

Coaching Conversion Sales Coaching Lead Rank 52

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Sales enablement seeks to address these challenges, providing the practices, resources, training and tools needed to help fight Frugalnomics. The lack of preparation drives inefficient conversion, longer sales cycles, more discounting, and higher competitive losses.

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Sales Enablement Face-to-face Collateral Sales Cycle 40

Mindtickle

MAY 2, 2018

This makes it easier for them to create content that encourages prospects to move through their buying cycle. In fact, according to a DemandGen study, over half of participants estimated a revenue increase of 20% if they had the right content available at the right time in the sales cycle. Reduced discounting by selling value.

SalesForce 52

SalesForce Sales Cycle Study Sales Enablement 52

Connext Digital

JULY 18, 2019

Once you notice a pattern in someone’s online activity, use it as an opportunity to deliver hyper-personalized emails that align with that person’s stage in the buying cycle. Customers are most receptive to exclusive offers, including not only discounts or promotions but also exclusive content. Provide email frequency options.

Strategy 40

Strategy Segment Email Marketing Buying Cycle 40

Smooth Sale

MARCH 1, 2022

Depending on your business, the perceived value could be a discount code for new customers or special access to top tips or a guide. And varying stages of the buying cycle exist within your prospective clientele. Each user will be on their unique journey and at different buying cycle stages.

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Lead Scoring Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Leads 78

The ROI Guy

MARCH 30, 2011

Empowered: Fueled by the Internet, with access to a wealth of resources, research, discussions, product and pricing information, buyers are self-empowered to drive the buying cycle, inviting sales later and later into the decision making process, if at all. Commodity sales professionals are being disinter-mediated.

Marketing 79

Marketing Lead Rank Remedy Forecasting 79

Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2016

By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Train (not just educate) your salespeople how to execute against that new sales process. It makes it very easy to say NO in response to a request for a discount without fear of losing the sale. are a waste of money!

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Decision Maker Sales Cycle Negotiation Sales Qualified Lead 40