Vengreso

JANUARY 22, 2025

Ready to enhance your sales skills? Our list of the best sales training blogs offers expert tips and practical advice to help you succeed. These blogs provide insights and strategies tailored specifically for sales managers , focusing on leadership, productivity , team motivation, and effective sales strategies.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2013

Two things happened this past week or 10 days that led to this week’s Sales eXchange being a bit different than the usual, and isn’t that what we always strive to be in sales. First is the fact that this is the 200th Sales eXchange post, and while I had given it much thought, someone asked if I will be marking the fact in any way.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The Sales Hunter tells you what it takes to lead a winning sales team. How often do sales managers generate opportunities and support their teams in customer conversations? Under constant pressure to deliver sales, they focus on reports and not on the critical sales activities that generate revenue.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 11, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Yesterday, I spoke at the Sales 2.0 Apparently, back in the 1920''s, the Salem Chamber of Commerce recruited dozens of business leaders to raise $500,000 in one week for the construction of the hotel. It was terrific to share our common beliefs and alignment on sales process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 22, 2024

In that same home, I constructed a built-in bookcase that would fit into the opening of a bedroom closet that wasn’t being used. 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. ” He was right.

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Highspot

APRIL 1, 2025

Key Takeaways Traditional sales role play often feels forced and anxiety-inducing, limiting a reps ability to build genuine sales confidence. That’s what traditional sales role-playing feels like: forced, vague, and anxiety-inducing. They are all waiting for you to screw up your script so they can tell you about it.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

75% of most sales processes fail. Think about this: You just invested a huge amount of time, energy and money in developing and training a buyer centric sales process. Our Making the Number research tells us that your peers feel the toughest part of a new sales process is having the team actually use it. Process Design.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. As a sales manager, see whether this sounds familiar: You sit down with an underperforming salesperson and open with a statement like, “You’re not hitting your numbers.”

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Hey, Sales Operations leaders. Do you want to increase sales and meet your 2013 goals? Encourage sales and marketing to build personas and build a plan to operationalize them immediately. Sales is frustrated because of a lack of proficiency in using the persona. Facilitate and Observe the Persona Construction.

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 17, 2017

If ever there was a key skill that you need to study and improve upon it’s asking the right sales questions. So now you can construct some questions around this: How many faxes does your company send in an average month? Construct your questions in this way and it will really help you. I hope you get the picture?

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Why Roleplay Should Be A Key Part of Your Sales Culture In this podcast, Jeb Blount, Jeremy Olson, and Kristin Isaacson discuss the importance of role-playing in sales. Role-playing in sales is a powerful tool that helps salespeople improve their skills, gain empathy for the customer's perspective, and build confidence.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 10, 2024

With raw honesty, he shares key mistakes made along the way and invaluable lessons learned about building a winning sales playbook, culture, and team structure. With no background in software sales, he had to quickly pick up the ropes of B2B selling, making numerous mistakes along the way. As he puts it, “I like to win.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

So how do you maximize the investment you’re making in sales new hires? Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). Onboarding Checklist for Sales New Hires. Pre-week training. Product Training. Product or service training.

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It’s best to manage an affiliate program to have the right kind of partnerships with influencers and bloggers within the industry whom you might leverage to amplify reach and create sales. Cost-effective marketing: Affiliate marketing is results-based; that is, you pay commissions only after a sale.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 21, 2019

Author: Lauren Boutwell As the field of sales enablement has evolved and matured, so, too, have its supporting technologies. Accordingly, video coaching has become a popular tool for driving readiness in sales organizations of all sizes and across industries. Validate training and certify reps. million words.

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SBI Growth

MAY 29, 2013

The concept of gamification is catching on in B2B sales and marketing. Their book does an excellent job of explaining what gamification is and how it can be applied to drive a sales result. How many of you have rolled out a sales initiative only to have low adoption in the field? Commercial negotiation- think sales training.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Storytelling is vital at every point in the sales cycle. Nearmap, the company I work for, captures, manages and delivers high-resolution aerial imagery to engineering and construction firms, governments, property and real estate companies, solar installers, telecoms, and others. Getting them trained and on-script takes time.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 1, 2024

These discussions, whether addressing underperformance, behavioural issues, or compensation adjustments, are crucial for maintaining a healthy sales environment and driving performance. A Look at the Stats Recent surveys and studies have revealed an uncomfortable truth: many sales managers regularly sidestep difficult conversations.

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Vengreso

MARCH 11, 2025

Imagine a surprising twist in the world of sales culture that could skyrocket your team’s performance. It’s something unexpected, something that will make you rethink everything you know about building a winning sales culture. Ready to take your sales game to the next level? Let’s dive in!

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Score More Sales

JUNE 25, 2014

Many of the same ideas are rehashed daily within sales and customer service – and in accounting and operations. If you have an open environment where ideas can be shared your company has a good chance of using collaboration for sales growth. Be open to criticism and ask for it to be constructive. How can this impact sales?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 12, 2018

Author: Jim Ninivaggi Many companies have their annual sales kickoff (SKO) meetings approaching. A well-constructed theme should serve as the SKO’s center of gravity, and should support the overarching objective of the meeting (e.g., The goal is to ensure the field force is ready to execute the sales strategy for the upcoming year.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 25, 2024

.” That is a revised title as the <title> in the HTML code revealed that the original title was, “What the Science of Sales Means for Entrepreneurs.” The author said they were providing a correlation between sales and genetic DNA. ” The article was supposed to be about being born to sell!

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Allego

APRIL 11, 2023

You launched your new sales training program ! You have personalized training, peer-to-peer learning , training reinforcement, and a sales content library filled with just-in-time learning that sellers can access when they need an immediate answer. Now, you need to make sure the sales training program is working.

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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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Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 23, 2025

It is used both during the sale and after the sale. Division Sales Manager for another large sign company, I elected to spend my final years as a commission only salesperson. Division Sales Manager for another large sign company, I elected to spend my final years as a commission only salesperson. Determine approx.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

So if we tie win-rate directly to baseball and define a sales loss the same as we define a strike-0ut, I struck out in 56% of my at-bats. Do lost deals – or strikeouts – correlate to sales success? Similarly, I don’t believe one can be a consistently great sales producer and not strike out a lot.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Today’s sales reps face a challenging reality: buyers are more informed, independent, and selective than ever. 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. What Is Sales Skills Training?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Training your team requires providing them with more than a manual and a few workshops before sending them out into the field. In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. Start a free trial 3.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

Earlier this week, I was interviewed by John Radkins, for his Sales Machine Blog, and he asked me to explain sales process for those who don’t want to be restricted by sales process. Construction: A formal, staged, milestone-centric, buyer-focused sequence of events. Milestones are anything but restrictive.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 24, 2025

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: 9 Ways to Empower Your Sales Team The sales team is the driving force behind a company’s success, but that can only happen if they have the time, space, and support they need to work at their highest level. So, how do you invest in your sales team?

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Training Programs to Empower Employees and Business Growth In today’s dynamic business environment, investing in employee training isn’t just a luxury—it’s a necessity.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 22, 2024

For sales leaders, building a robust sales culture is the bridge between mediocrity and excellence. The journey to a winning sales culture is a nuanced strategy that unfolds over time and demands patience, careful planning, and decisive leadership. This promotes innovative problem-solving for complex sales challenges.

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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. But, sales training shouldn’t be limited to these infrequent events. 6 Sales Training Ideas for Your Next Team Meeting.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Do you have a new class of sales development reps starting soon? 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.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2023

This is the fifth in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Scott is the Founder of Sales Success Media and hosts the Sales Success Stories and Daily Sales Tips podcasts.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Here are 33 tips and techniques that I believe will help every salesperson to improve their overall sales figures and create more motivation and drive. If you get a sale, learn what went right so you can repeat it and improve it. If you lose a sale, learn what you can do differently, so you can improve it.

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 22, 2020

As a longtime sales leader and consultant to B2B sales leaders and CEOs at companies of various sizes, across various industries, I know teams that stay positive and adapt quickly will survive in a tough economy and come out strong on the other end. Stay Focused and Keep Sales Strong in a Crisis. Selling is about solutions.

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