Allego

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sales ignores the content. Sales reps create their own content, which is slightly incorrect or off message. Sales is annoyed, while marketing is frustrated—maybe even a little sad. “It’s a common problem: The marketing team creates content for sales, but sellers don’t use it. It’s a tale as old as time.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Many sales leaders think they’ve put a simple sales process in place, but they get frustrated when their reps don’t follow it. That’s because the sales processes leaders come up with are often not as clear, actionable, or repeatable as they’d hoped. These 3 Sales Process Tips Will Make You Unstoppable. Sound familiar?

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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. Sales Prospecting Techniques. Why is this so?

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Author: Mark Kovac, David Deming and Sushant Khandelwal Virtual selling in business-to-business markets, often associated with inside sales, has carried a bit of a stigma within field-dominated sales organizations. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person.

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DocSend

MAY 17, 2022

What is sales enablement? At a high-level, a sales enablement tool can do two things: help teach your sales team how to sell and enable their ability to sell by providing training, documents, and guidance. A lot of what a sales enablement tool does is teach reps how to sell or store information they need to sell.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Attempts to get sales enablement right are on the rise , as organizations grapple with the idea that shorter product life cycles, a more informed customer base, and global competition make the way they sell just as important as what they are selling. Streamlining the sales process. Create relevant sales content. Two things.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Business leaders depend on the conversations that sales reps are having with prospects to grow their pipeline and stoke their go-to-market engine. Many companies lack easy access to valuable insights that inform sales conversations in real time. Fast-Track Sales Enablement. Sales teams. Reduce onboarding ramp time.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 1, 2021

Cespedes, Yuchun Lee and Mark Magnacca A lot of sales training misunderstands how salespeople learn. Most learning in sales is through peer learning in specific contexts, and the effects are cumulative because modeling behavior is a big driver of how salespeople develop. Further, the benefits go beyond sales. Author: Frank V.

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Allego

JULY 9, 2020

Sales productivity has never been more important, yet sales teams today face tougher obstacles than ever as the current crisis makes most in-person interactions impossible. Almost 90 percent of sales have moved to a remote model since the pandemic began, according to McKinsey. Managing Virtual Teams in a Changing World.

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Sales enablement is a framework specific to each company — one size does not fit all. . If your organization is aiming to improve sales effectiveness, leverage marketing collateral and win deals faster than ever before, a sales enablement program is a productive place to start. What is sales enablement?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

And if so, what does it look like to sales professionals? In this post, we're going to discuss what it means to quiet quit in sales, what it looks like, and what sales managers can do when they think it's happening in their teams. Sales rely on won deals. Am I providing adequate training and support to the team?

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building. The strategy ensures reps are well-prepared to meet and exceed sales targets.

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Allego

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This presents a significant challenge for sales teams that struggle to adapt to these evolving expectations. To stand out and capture B2B buyers’ attention, sales reps need innovative technology that enables them to engage buyers in a meaningful way, provide personalized content, and track their progress throughout the buyer journey.

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SBI

MAY 17, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? Seismic levels the playing field for sales. This is the key.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

There’s both a greater need and an opportunity to follow up after virtual sales calls with something that will differentiate your value proposition. The best way to tackle these challenges is to amplify and enhance the sales cycle with a one-two punch of technology and content. Challenge 3: Differentiating Your Value Proposition.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Why is sales enablement important? Our 2019 Media Sales Report found that some of the major challenges in sales today are that sales reps’ time is not actually spent selling and salespeople are simply not equipped with relevant materials. Because buyers are more informed, and selling is more challenging than ever before.

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Allego

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Sales managers and sales enablement folks face a similar challenge. Sales teams start out on what they think is a true path, and then the economy changes course, sales reps leave, or new technology comes along. Sales leaders and sales enablement managers must then rethink their strategies.

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Startups are super exciting but they can turn a “rockstar sales person” into a “loser”. Most startups make their first sales through the founders. In fact when you boil it down they make their first sales through social selling. This is often when the founders call in a “sales professional”. Startup sales reality.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2023

The intricacies of pharmaceutical products, stringent regulatory guidelines, and the critical role healthcare professionals play in decision-making create a complex environment for sales reps. With those unique circumstances in mind, the importance of effective sales training cannot be overstated.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 20, 2024

As buying groups grow bigger, there’s even more chance of someone being able to sabotage your sale. 2 Types of Objectors Who Can Sabotage Your Sale One of the decision-makers that Frost highlights is the cost-conscious objector. SalesFuel’s Voice of the Sales Rep found that “your price is too high” is the top objection they hear.

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Mindtickle

JULY 24, 2024

In B2B sales, sellers need seamless, in-the-moment access to the materials that will engage buyers and close deals. In this blog, we’ll explore how the Mindtickle mobile app significantly boosts your organization’s sales by enhancing training, collaboration, and productivity. And there’s a lot on every seller’s plate.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In sales, the fourth quarter is equally important. As a football coach may pump up the team for the fourth quarter, sales managers can provide extra motivation. Here, managers can add incentives for increased activity, such as additional calls to close deals, and allow reps to be flexible with offers. Incentivize.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

You have a sales content library full of collateral, videos, reports, eBooks and more. Proving the impact of your sales content can be tricky. You might already monitor several common metrics to show how well sales and marketing content is doing. To track deal content, you must measure three sales content metrics.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In the world of sales, an SDR is a foundational role that offers a kind of sanity check for aspiring salespeople to see if they have what it takes to make it in a high-stakes sales environment. Less obvious career outcomes for sales professionals. Less obvious career outcomes for sales professionals.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

In many ways, managing multiple sales channels is like climbing that mountain—it looks easy until you really get into the process, and then the challenges and difficulties become all too apparent. You Need Channel Management. But, managing multi-channels is a strategic process that requires a strategic-level outlook and plan.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 26, 2018

In an ideal world, sales reps would spend all day sending emails, taking calls, and ultimately, doing what they do best—selling. There’s a lot more to sales than meets the eye. The best sales reps have developed an arsenal of productivity hacks to balance the administrative work with the actual sales process.

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Showpad

MARCH 3, 2020

Sales operations (sales ops) and sales enablement are terms used often within an organization. But how do they contribute to sales productivity and overall business performance? Sales Enablement versus Sales Operations. Sales Operations Roles and Responsibilities. Managing sales tech stack.

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Allego

JULY 26, 2022

For that time, learning management system (LMS) software was ideal for enterprise learning and development, including sales training. Today’s Sales Teams Need a Learning Ecosystem. Sales teams need modern tools that deliver continuous learning, micro-learning, and learning in the flow of work. Just-in-Time Learning.

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Allego

JULY 31, 2023

Sales reps say they spend 51% of their time on non-core selling activity, according to the Forrester Sales Enablement Society 2022 survey. Further, sellers spend 11 hours a month looking for and modifying content for buyers, Forrester’s Q4 2020 Global Sales Enablement survey found. Buyers receive outdated sales collateral.

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Sales is suffering from 9 brutal ills: Number 5 in this 9 part series. Not enough salespeople understand the game/rules of sales. Too much activity management. “Welcome to the team,” said my new sales manager, as he dropped a giant yellow pages phonebook on my desk. The Bro Culture , . Lack of Coaching.

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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. That’s why having a strategic sales plan is vital. It sets out everything your sales team needs to know about your sales process, including what they need to do at every stage of the B2B sales funnel to convert high-value leads.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The answer lies in lead generation driven by sales development reps. To truly unlock their potential, a robust sales development playbook is vital. What Is a Sales Development Playbook? Benefits of a Sales Development Playbook How Do You Create a Winning Sales Development Playbook?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2022

To get the most out of their investment, sales and marketing operations leaders should ensure that any data they collect is normalized before it’s put into action. Two prospects who have the same job responsibilities might fill out the form differently, where one enters “Sales Manager” and another uses “Manager, Sales.”

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. Sales collaboration dramatically improves results, but bringing it to fruition can be more complex than it sounds.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Business leaders depend on the conversations that sales reps are having with prospects to grow their pipeline and stoke their go-to-market engine. Many companies lack easy access to valuable insights that inform sales conversations in real-time. Simplify coaching Sales reps generate an astounding volume of conversation data.

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Allego

JULY 28, 2022

Podcast hosts are turning to Allego experts for advice on improving sales results. That’s because sales teams are under intense pressure to win deals and hit quota. It’s understandable, as sales are what drive a large part of a company’s success. That demand, however, may cause sales reps to pressure buyers.

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Keith Rosen

JULY 30, 2020

Unfortunately, this is the message I’m hearing from senior leadership to their front line sales managers, as companies fearfully scramble to reinvent themselves. It was day two of delivering my sales leadership coach training course for the talented leaders at Microsoft in São Paulo, Brazil. The Storm Before The Calm.

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