Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 16, 2017

They’ve been through it so many times they can rattle off the typical objections from customers and prospects: “I don’t have time to hear this pitch”. Storytelling gives a prospect a compelling reason to hear you out. Early stage prospects often gravitate toward videos and short, educational demonstrations. Closing the deal.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It wasn’t until 2018 five years into his tenure that they developed a structured approach to guiding prospects through the sales process. Initially, there was uncertainty about the pandemic’s impact on the construction industry, prompting Levelset to pull back on aggressive sales hiring temporarily.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

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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MTD Sales Training

JULY 17, 2017

You need to unearth the pain, the desire and the motivations that will get your prospect to take action. Now in an ideal world your prospect will answer your questions EXACTLY the way that you want them to so that your product/service benefits match them like fitting a hand into a glove! We now need to reverse engineer that benefit.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 23, 2016

So, now that product knowledge is not the main concern of the prospect , how can you still control the conversation so you are taking it in the right direction? Before you make contact, research what the prospect already knows about you and your company. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

When delivering performance feedback, a little constructive criticism goes a long way. These can be sentiments like “That’s a great idea for discussion at our next team meeting” or “I liked the way you handled that prospecting call.”. If you’re not seeing something, it’s difficult to provide constructive feedback.

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 26, 2016

Instead, think about how you can get the prospect to think of what you have in terms of how it will benefit them. It may sound something like this: “Tom, many businesses in the construction industry have been able to save over 15% in their long-term buying cycles by using our preferred supplier status discounts. Happy selling!

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 8, 2015

During my career in the finance industry, I had many occasions to discuss opportunities with prospects that centred around their investments, pensions, banking circumstances and the like. We’d have maybe spoken a lot about how the prospect had got to this situation and detailed how he felt about the whole thing. Ah, gotcha.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 28, 2019

As salespeople, we see this every day with our prospects. Call it objections, going dark, or just plain ghosting -- but really, it’s your prospect trying to avoid telling you they’re not that into your product/service. Otherwise, your prospect might drag you along for weeks or months without giving a definitive answer.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 13, 2020

If so, you're probably thinking about how to train them and conduct effective coaching. While it might seem like a hassle to spend a lot of time on training, it's crucial to prioritize. That's why training is so important for your sales team. Below, let's learn HubSpot sales managers' top tips for training your SDR team.

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Nutshell

MARCH 9, 2023

Chances are, you landed on this page looking for customer relationship management (CRM) software to grow your construction business. After all, investing in a construction CRM can help you increase customer satisfaction, sales, and revenue. Live webinars, tutorials, and onsite consulting are available.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 21, 2019

Sales coaching like this has many documented benefits – from reinforcing training, to culling and promoting best practices, to even positively impacting the bottom line. The assignments can reinforce in-progress training or be given to reps cold, to get a baseline for their aptitudes. Validate training and certify reps.

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SBI

APRIL 6, 2021

Sales Training: Why You May be Struggling to Deliver. Are you struggling to deliver training that leads to positive, measurable outcomes? Most training fails to deliver long-term impact. As long ago as the 1870s, there was formal sales training.” It began more as sales coaching than training.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

One single idea helped Victor – he always said the same old pitch – the same messaging – to prospects but stopped long enough so that we could look at and hear what it is that he’s saying day in and day out. He was leading conversations talking about his company rather than a focus on the buyer and their company.

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Anthony Iannarino

MAY 5, 2020

The senior sales leader said, “When I have the right team, I will train them.” He believed investing in this particular team wasn’t worth investing in, and that he was better waiting until he could assemble something like the cast of characters in an Avengers movie to train, coach, and develop them. His salesforce is poorly led.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Analysis - the candidate studies the data provided, does independent research and determines the prospect''s needs. Feedback - the Review Panel provides constructive criticism to the candidate and evaluates the overall performance using the Scorecard. You can decide if the gap between what you see and what you need can be trained.

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criteria for success

MAY 24, 2022

Looking for sales training ideas to implement during your next team meeting? When you read “sales training ,” you probably think of an offsite retreat. This type of sales training does have its time and place as it provides an opportunity for breakthroughs, and the shared experience helps foster a healthy team culture.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 28, 2012

Here are some resources for sales professionals who are on the front lines, generating conversations, listening to prospects and customers online, and engaging with them by email, phone, video, and in person. You’ll gain confidence speaking, learn how to better offer constructive suggestions, and improve leadership skills.

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Vengreso

MARCH 11, 2025

He emphasizes the significance of continuous training, individual accountability, and celebrating wins while coaching privately for improvements, laying the foundation for a positive sales culture. He emphasizes the need for continual training, coaching, and the use of technology to enable sales teams to be effective in their roles.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 21, 2019

He poses the premise they should do this by answering every prospecting call they get–since sales people presenting their solutions will give the customer insights and ideas to improve their business. He goes further to imply execs are being irresponsible in not answering every prospecting call. They waste my time.”

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Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 23, 2025

Particularly on new construction, meet with architects to determine the suitability of sign placement and available access for installation and servicing. To learn more about our Nimble training and implementation services, please visit our Nimble CRM training services page. Determine approx.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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. First, though, let’s look at what sales skills training is. What Is Sales Skills Training? At this moment, the rep’s skills are put to the test.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Whether it’s a cold call on a prospect or a follow-up email after a client visit, have the clarity to know exactly what you are trying to achieve. 9) Prospect at the right level within the business. 10) Discover the prospect’s buying cycles. When you have contact with a prospect, do something that makes them grateful you called.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

I’ve found that cold calling is an excellent way to engage prospects one-on-one and move them to the next step in the buying process. Cold calling is most effective when paired with strategies such as prospecting and sales qualification. Cold Call Script Examples **The prospect's phone rings** Prospect: Hello?

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 3, 2013

This talent is not just about disciplinary matters such as employee to employee, but in a much broader context about people who fail to do what they promise or who act in a manner that is not professional and even extends to conversations between salespeople and their sales prospects. Share on Facebook.

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Pipeline

MARCH 28, 2025

Heres a common scenario: A prospective customer calls for a quote. Thats where a construction CRM comes in. In this article, well explore why a CRM is essential for managing construction bids and how it can streamline your entire sales process. Contractors often lose potential customers simply due to a busy schedule.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

So when I measured my win rate by all opportunities (at-bats), including prospects with whom there was no real opportunity, and those we could not qualify, my win rate is only 44%. Weak salespeople who fill their pipelines but don’t disqualify (referenced in the previous paragraph) should also benefit from sales training and coaching.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2023

It’s not all about scale Some of the biggest opportunities for using AI may not be the obvious ones being talked about now, like having ChatGPT write 100 prospecting emails in 3 minutes. The way that we’ve constructed territories has been lazy and somewhat dumb. The prospect knows that I actually had to put some effort in.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 9, 2025

AdMalls Digital Audit will do a real-time data capture of any client or prospects digital presence in less than a minute. Most roofers learn this trade with on-the-job training, and a formal apprenticeship training program can last up to three years. Be the expert.

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 22, 2020

3: Share constructive insights with your team and customers. Doom and gloom are all around us right now, which means it’s important for salespeople to share constructive insights. If you’re not prepared to jump into virtual coaching right now, consider filling the gap with targeted virtual sales training. Don’t let them down.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

Newer sales reps get more leverage to speak up after they have consistently engaged prospective clients, booked meetings and closed business. The worst news can be packaged in a way that it is constructive and helpful rather than scathing complaints and condemnation. It’s All About Timing. Choose Your Battles.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 25, 2013

They do not go to continuing education classes, sales training workshops or motivational talks with the intention of "not" succeeding. He pretended to be the runner during a training run talking to himself saying, "I''m going to finish last, I''m going to finish last, I''m going to finish last." They have settled in a "comfort zone".

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 20, 2012

Your feedback will make it most constructive so feel free to comment and we can get other perspectives here. The rest of us at that company ran in and out of the building – off to clients and prospects on a daily basis. One of those tips, though – caught my attention and is worthy of conversation. This is the tip: 17.

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Allego

MARCH 4, 2025

Skills gaps Weaknesses in prospecting, negotiation, or closing are holding them back. Some reps may struggle with objection handling , while others may need help with time management or prospecting techniques. Give Constructive, Data-Driven Feedback Feedback can make or break a sales reps improvement. I know you can do this.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

Construction: A formal, staged, milestone-centric, buyer-focused sequence of events. In its most generic form, stages correspond to opportunities as they move from suspect to prospect to qualified opportunity, to closable and finally, closed. Purpose: A framework for consistent, predictable, repeatable results.

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Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This young entrepreneur leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to quickly ramp up his successful and fast-growing photography business that he started this year. Our training was basically watching a guy do it for two days. There wasn't a lot of sales training. He didn't train me, but I was at least exposed to him having a camera.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 24, 2025

9 Ways to Empower Your Sales Team Image, Geralt, Pixabay In-Depth Training Its no secret that the better trained your employees are, the better they can do their jobs, making it a wise investment. In-depth training is to occur when the employee first joins the team, but it shouldn’t end there.

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