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Top 10 Problems with Channel Sales - Don't be Held Hostage

Understanding the Sales Force

Ignored in all of these articles are those clients and companies that sell through channels. The channels are many, and include stocking distributors, brokers, retailers, VARs, agencies, partners, resellers, rep firms and more. Channel sales is quite different. In these cases, the channel salespeople function more like coaches.

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A Get-Well Plan for Sales Ops in the New Year

SBI Growth

Training: Have you given your team the right training? Some people just need the right information and training to become more productive. If budgets are tight, have your superstars conduct mini trainings. Don’t do a territory redesign project without knowing exactly who you’re targeting.

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A Sales Enablement Tool for the CEO

SBI Growth

Trained the sales force and channel partners on the new product. This is very different than product training. Set territory revenue/unit goals by product. Do your sales reps know what marketing campaigns directly impact their territories? What if there is interest from someone in their territory?

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Expert Opinion: Capture Revenue with Strong Onboarding

SBI Growth

The sales team deserved a training program as aggressive as this year’s budget. In a recent post , I urged Sales Ops leaders to take responsibility for training and development. It included activities the client’s Training and Development team had deemed necessary. This VP felt the status quo needed to be challenged.

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New Hire Training for Salespeople: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). When you're creating a new-hire training plan, remember a few things : Keep your training plan personalized, because no two reps are the same. Pre-week training. Product Training.

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Channel Sales for SaaS: What It Is, When it Works, and How to Build Your Own

Openview

Some of the most successful and influential SaaS companies include channel sales in their go-to-market strategy. For the uninitiated, channel sales refers to the process of partnering with third parties to get your product into the end user’s hands. Channel Sales versus Direct Sales – The Good and the Bad. Channel – Cons.

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How to Leverage New Learning Channels for Client-Facing Professionals

Allego

Yet few organizations harness the speed and ubiquity of mobile to advance their training initiatives. The current state of corporate learning—clunky technology, sporadic training events and poor access to internal expertise—doesn’t do enough to help them succeed. One of them is through formal training.