Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 7, 2020

When it comes to sales assessments, things are also not what they appear to be. For example, take the FinXS Extended DiSC which, at first glance, appears to have much in common with Objective Management Group's (OMG) Salesperson Evaluations and Sales Candidate Assessments.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This is the science of sales performance and sales selection and the last time I wrote about it was in this article from February of 2022. For comparison, the most recent example of a blowhard writing junk science without being scientific about what top salespeople do differently can be found in this article from August of 2022.

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Comparison Groups Objections Examples 312

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Immediately following the announcement of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, commercial leaders began questioning their sales kickoff (SKO) plans and turning to SBI for peer comparisons and feedback.

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Nimble - Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The post Nimble vs. Salesforce: the Complete Comparison Guide appeared first on Nimble Blog. Looking for a new CRM is a time-consuming process, and it oftentimes starts with comparing the market leader to other products. We have a lot of […].

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 28, 2020

Whether it’s the price you are charging or their needs to get different quotes, or many other reasons, it can be quite deflating when the competition is brought up in the sales meeting. Y ou need to show your value and differentials in how you approach the sales offering. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog. Happy Selling!

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Competition Sales Meeting Meeting How To 375

Zoominfo

MARCH 12, 2025

Sales leaders need to make sure that every interaction counts and that means understanding which accounts are the best fit, when to reach out, and how to solve customer challenges. 70% reduction in data inaccuracy , saving time and effort for reps 1,100+ hours saved from manual data enrichment, allowing sales reps to focus on closing deals.

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Pipeline Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 130

SBI Growth

JANUARY 8, 2014

In 2013 our consultants attended 463 live sales calls. In October, we participated in the worst sales call of the year. But it was our pre-call interview with the sales rep that clinched it. Social Prospecting gets sales reps net new sales appointments inside their dream prospects. The appointment was bad.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Comparison Webinar Metrics 288

SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

The sales field is suffering. Sales forces lack buyer-centered tools for success. When will Sales catch up with Marketing? Sales field alignment with the modern day buyer requires more than lip service. This blog is focused on the transformation of Sales to incorporate buyer-centered tools. Customers are suffering.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Decision Maker Infusion 335

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 22, 2024

For comparison, the built-ins that cabinet makers have constructed in our current home, look like they came out of a page in Architectural Digest. Customizing the sales process – they consistently create sales processes that are missing entire stages and key milestones.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 8, 2013

I bet that two vital pieces are missing from your sales strategy. If you formalize them into your sales process, training and measurement, revenue will grow. Otherwise, your sales team will be eaten up. As the sales operations leader, you develop the sales strategy and support team performance. Social Selling.

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Strategy Referrals Cost per Lead Social Selling 310

Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 20, 2014

But even those three groups pale in comparison to the original rocker. Dave Kurlan top salespeople changing sales performance sales personality sales quotas sales presentations Sales Rock Star Greatness Inspiration' I was just looking for contrast. No, not Elvis.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Top sales reps share a common trait. Why Top Sales Reps Will Be Unemployed in 2 Years set an SBI record for most views in one day. The post offered advice for top sales reps to avoid becoming obsolete. What can sales and HR leaders learn from this massive response? What separates top sales reps from the rest?

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Hiring Social Media Comparison Forecasting 308

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The sales and marketing go-to-market frameworks weve relied on for decades staples like the funnel, the flywheel, and the buyers journey are fast becoming obsolete or are out the door already. A prospect downloads a competitor comparison chart and begins engaging with high-value case studies.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Intent Signal B2B 130

LinkedFusion

DECEMBER 22, 2024

to automate lead generation and enhance your sales funnel seamlessly. enables businesses to boost marketing and sales, streamline outreach efforts, and generate more leads. LinkedFusion.io , for instance, is designed to help businesses achieve all this and more, making it the ultimate choice for professionals and sales teams in 2024.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

First, ask your sales leader who shows up in the most deals. Since there are so many data points to consider, I decided to share my competitor comparison worksheet here. Download the competitor comparison worksheet to help you make this year’s number. It’s skipped because it can be time consuming for time strapped teams.

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Closing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Media 330

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 7, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I don''t write about Inside Sales as often as I should. After all, everyone else is writing about it, some bloggers are devoted to it, and if you read what the inside sales bloggers are writing you would think that inside sales is king. They are $1.29 I''ll let you know.".

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Consultative Selling Inside Sales Top of Funnel Funnel 297

Bernadette McClelland

AUGUST 19, 2018

If we stopped and analysed any recent decision we’ve made, we would have found some form of contrast, or comparison against something else – for example, do I get the carrot cake or the friand? Value through comparison is so ubiquitous. Do I buy the big one or the small one? Do I push the red button or the green?

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Comparison Sales Leadership Travel Examples 247

Steven Rosen

MARCH 2, 2017

Having a team of top sales performers is great! When I coach sales managers on how to get the best out of their team, I realize that not all top performers are the same. Performance is not just about hitting sales numbers but how we do it. This week I had two coaching sessions with sales managers from different companies.

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Energy Comparison Face-to-face Sports 275

Bernadette McClelland

DECEMBER 27, 2018

And with that comparison, comes critical judgement. Bernadette McClelland is CEO of 3 Red Folders – a modern day saleswoman and keynote speaker on business growth, personal leadership and sales performance. Book your Conference or Sales Kick Off Meeting today! And then we look around. And then we compare!

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Comparison Discount Conference Energy 363

Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2020

You may easily say “yes” but if I look at real sales people’s actions over the course of a couple of decades, I see that their actions say “no”. They can get expensive but if you know this could be a dream account that cost will be tiny in comparison to the payoff. This is hours of work, not minutes. It can be frustrating.

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Enterprise Enterprise Social Media Referrals 416

BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Transactions here often involve high-value contracts, lengthy sales cycles, and twisted negotiations. Sales Cycles: The sales cycle in B2Bs can be long and involve rigorous negotiations, as they count on relationship-building, industry events, and a consultative sales approach.

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Lead Rank Comparison B2B Ideal Customer Profile 105

SBI Growth

AUGUST 12, 2024

No matter how good you're at selling at some point in the sales process, you'll get some objections. Common objections we all hear include price, quality issues, competitive comparisons, or concerns about terms and conditions of the sale. But outstanding sales professionals can prevent objections in the first place.

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Objections Comparison How To Competition 156

Bernadette McClelland

AUGUST 19, 2018

If we stopped and analysed any recent decision we’ve made, we would have found some form of contrast, or comparison against something else – for example, do I get the carrot cake or the friand? Value through comparison is so ubiquitous. Do I buy the big one or the small one? Do I push the red button or the green?

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Comparison Sales Leadership Travel Examples 225

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

These could be anything from website visits, content engagement, and social media interactions, to more advanced sales signals like changes in a company’s leadership, financial performance, or public statements from executives. To maximize effectiveness, marketers should map key signals to specific points in the sales funnel.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Buyer 130

Bigtincan

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

There is no shortage of sales onboarding solution options to choose from and most of them offer basic instructor-led training that is created once and typically isn’t updated for months or years at a time. Visual data points on sales KPIs (like bookings and close rate) that quickly allow you to see where reps are struggling.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The same principles hold true in B2B sales, but customers don’t instinctively get the message. Example: Television commercial comparisons between (more or less identical-seeming) automobile brands. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople' If you want a top-notch product fast, you’ll need to pay more. Wouldn’t you?

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Cost per Acquisition Hiring Discount Insurance 314

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Getting ghosted is an unfortunate fact of sales life nowadays. To help you out on that front, we here at The HubSpot Sales Blog — the Internet's definitive, ultimate, unimpeachably authoritative authority on all things sales-related and sales-adjacent — tapped some experts for strategies they use to get an unresponsive prospect talking again.

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Demand Generation Agencies Prospecting Strategy Follow-up 115

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Selling, is filled with rituals, from the sales process we always follow, to those specific questions we always ask to those specific talking points, comparisons, and stories we always share. Rituals are like traditions in that they serve the same purpose, but occur much more frequently.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 9, 2025

If your sales team is constantly stuck chasing approvals or fixing pricing mistakes, its time to rethink how you generate quotes. The Problem with Traditional Quoting Imagine this: A sales rep gets an inquiry from a high-value prospect requesting a custom quote. Deals slow down, errors creep in, and customers lose patience. Hours pass.

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Tools Scale Comparison Discount 48

Tenbound

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Tenbound BEAST Quadrant is a framework for evaluating and categorizing software solutions in the AI SDR/Sales Agent space based on four primary factors. This quadrant is designed to provide a clear, visual comparison of market players by assessing their performance across key attributes.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

Sales reps can easily lose a successful sale if they don’t have the right tools or framework to work with. Both market and sales intelligence fall under the umbrella of lead intelligence, which collectively gives comprehensive insights about prospects. What is Sales Intelligence? What is Market Intelligence?

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Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Marketing Top of Funnel 207

Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 11, 2020

Could I at least do a no cost/no obligation comparison quote for you?”. Layer: “And when was the last time you did a comparison with another provider?”. [If Could I at least do a no cost/no obligation comparison quote for you?”. Could I at least do a no cost/no obligation comparison quote for you?”.

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Comparison Face-to-face How To Objections 180

The Pipeline

JANUARY 2, 2014

As the first post of the years, I thought I would set the tone for the blog and hopefully sales in 2014. Let’s start by setting straight some unadulterated s**t that has made its way into main stream sales over the last few years. A cute marketing term that elevated the noise created by Sales 2.0, Big difference.

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Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Sales Cycle Comparison 295

SBI Growth

JULY 6, 2018

Comparisons exist when it comes. If you follow or have any familiarity with the sports world, you have heard the term. It’s what teams play for on the road to a championship because of the competitive advantage.

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Comparison Sports Customer Competition 189

Selling Energy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Most buyers like to have choices, and they get personal satisfaction knowing that they made the right choice. That said, be careful not to overwhelm your prospects with too many options. The perceived risk of making the wrong decision may become a roadblock to making any decision at all.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 26, 2018

Despite the plethora of martech and sales enablement technologies now on the market, most sales teams are still performing at sub-optimal levels. With all these new tools making a salesperson’s job easier, there’s no excuse for your sales team not to excel. In these three channels is where sales performance can be enhanced.

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How To Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead Lead Capture 218

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Author: Anand Srinivasan The typical B2B sales process goes through four distinct stages. Studies show that high-performing sales teams depend on strictly enforced structures and processes to get work done. In comparison, this was only true for around half of all under-performing teams. The ideal sales team is.

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B2B Hiring Lead Rank Scale 205