DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Because it’s time-consuming to create and frequently overlooked, it is imperative that you streamline content creation, refresh content to keep it relevant, and throw out unnecessary content. Finding the right contact – and context – for sales outreach is time consuming. Training, training, training.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Be certain about this, however: you can’t solve an ability problem with a motivation solution, and you cannot solve a motivation problem with a training solution. . Here is the test: has there been sufficient training and testing in the past? If you want to assess the can’t-vs-won’t question, begin with training and testing.

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Follow-up Prospecting Motivation Training 207

Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

My prospecting approach at that time was going through lead lists and sending blind emails. Nowadays, I can’t even imagine a world without social media, especially for prospecting. First of all, prospects, business partners and most stakeholders will look at your Linkedin profile at least once when doing business with you.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 27, 2013

It didn’t matter how much training or communication they received – they were simply “old dogs that couldn’t learn new tricks.”. Needing different solutions because their consumers have changed. Not recognizing changes in their customers’ consumers’ patterns. Doesn''t even check messages on Linkedin or research prospects.

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Smooth Sale

JULY 10, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Creditors Adapt to Current Consumer Habits for Business Growth Business owners and creditors must adapt to rapidly changing consumer habits to succeed in today’s market. From online shopping to digital banking, consumers increasingly value convenience and speed.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2020

If you’re prospecting, and you should prospect daily, number two or three on a to-do list, you’re inviting more activity. You can spend this on planning, calls, meetings, e-mails, come to my training, post social videos, whatever consumes selling time. You have $80 dollars in your pocket.

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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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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

These LDRs were well trained and capable of qualifying true prospects. Prospects who did engage were speaking with multiple vendors as well. Prospects who did speak with the Teleprospectors were better informed and more aware of competitive alternatives. Prospects were called twice a month instead of once a month.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers. These sellers quickly determine the business problems facing their prospects.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 23, 2017

But I have to tell you that most of those so-called golden nuggets are actually outdated, old-school pitch-mentality approaches to working with updated, modern and sophisticated consumers. Likewise, when thinking about referrals, sales people are looking for a “ready made customer” instead of a possibly qualified prospect.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

With consumers knowing more than ever, sales reps need to know their product inside and out. However, basic product knowledge training isn’t enough. So, how can you train your sales reps on the product they’re selling and ensure they’ll remember the information when they’re making a sale? Solve for the customer.

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Hiring Training Case Study Hubspot 144

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

It’s complicated and time-consuming. Based on my experience with thousands of solution selling training program participants, here are a few signs that your B2B sales strategy needs a review and re-work: Lagging Growth: You are not growing as fast as your competitors or your industry. And is it really necessary?

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Account Strategy Ideal Customer Profile Hiring 291

Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

With ZoomInfo, your go-to-market team can easily identify website visitors , engage prospects with website chat , and optimize web forms to transform anonymous visitors into actionable prospects. The key is to find a solution that aligns with your specific business goals and sales processes.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Only 20% of marketers will receive formal training on analytics and customer data management. The CMO is the default chief of the consumer digital experience. Success of content should be measured by how well it pulls prospects through the buying process. Download this Marketing Team Capability Assessment to help.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 19, 2013

One is the result of the type of prospects you pursue; if you are selling stuff measured in units, the larger the target company, the more units they will require. It is no different if you are selling services, if you target companies that can ‘consume’ more of what you sell, you will sell more by avoiding those who consume less.

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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. And this is what this prospecting guide is all about.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2019

This scenario not only illustrates the ease of the modern buyer’s cycle but also, the variety of options that are now available to the average consumer. Consider these statistics : Over 78% of consumers will only engage offers if they have been personalized to their previous engagements with the brand. Let’s get into it!

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B2B Lead Generation Lead Rank Consumer 189

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

In this podcast, we’ll discuss “Finding the Why in How Clients Buy” by using the latest studies in consumer behavior and neuromarketing to sell more effectively!”. Predictable Prospecting. Over the years I’ve received training/coaching from some of the industry’s leading experts. Listen here. Listen here.

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Zoominfo

MAY 15, 2019

As a sales rep, you can make the most calls and send the best emails, but if you’re targeting the wrong prospect, none of that matters; you won’t be able to close the deal. You Can’t Reach Your Sales Prospects. You Don’t Have Enough Training. Sales training can be time-consuming and expensive—but it’s worth it.

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Hiring How To 224

Crunchbase

JUNE 28, 2021

Investing in team training is a critical part of business success and growth. In today’s age of digital transformation, sales management teams must adapt their sales training strategies to evolving consumer trends and the global shift towards remote work. Sales is a dynamic area of business that’s constantly in flux.

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Webinar Metrics Training Strategy Software 111

SBI Growth

JANUARY 18, 2014

High turnover within this group will consume your front-line sales leaders. Train reps on each potential buying center within their accounts and the corresponding Personas. Teach your team to leverage social prospecting to get referred into other buying centers. You can’t have the magic middle constantly in a state of flux.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

To become a "trusted advisor" — as so many thought leaders advocate — a rep must first gain their prospects' trust. Prospects coming to you cold might warm up to you a bit after reading a few glowing endorsements (especially if they know or share common connections with your referrer). Establish Your Credibility. Look Them in the Eye.

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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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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2020

With internal meetings (training bootcamps, sales kick-offs, role play sessions, etc.), client and prospect meetings, and industry tradeshows getting postponed and canceled, how can sales teams pivot quickly to drive productivity in a new (predominantly virtual) environment? Should my online training and events be live or asynchronous?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 30, 2019

Author: Greg Flynn Imagine a marathon runner starting a race without having trained or even stretched beforehand. With agile onboarding, sales enablement works closely with sales leaders to map the sequence of training with upcoming skills and milestones that reps must perform in their roles. 3 – Treating Onboarding as One-and-Done.

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Hiring Retention Case Study Maximizer 221

Sales Hacker Training

AUGUST 10, 2021

In this episode of the Sales Hacker podcast, we have Keith Daw , VP of GSD and Trainer at McDonell Consulting Group , where he ‘Gets Stuff Done’ and teaches the Sandler Training methodology. Know why you’re training your team before you start. Training during the last 15+ months [10:43]. powered by Sounder. Sam’s Corner [28:12].

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Training Scale Webinar Metrics Face-to-face 119

Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Sales leaders should identify the skills needed to achieve sales goals and provide training and resources to develop those skills. Eliminating time-sucking activities and prioritizing training and coaching are essential for creating a continuous learning and development culture.

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Sales Goal Top of Funnel Social Media Coaching 156

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

A Lack of Training. One side deployed code; the other deployed prospecting campaigns. “On Training wasn’t as immersive as it needed to be, either, says Gupta, who recently co-authored a research paper on this topic for the Journal of Business Research. The answer has little to do with the technology itself.

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Marketing Decision Maker Telecommunications Lead Rank 252

Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2018

As a sales rep, you can make the most calls and send the best emails, but if you’re targeting the wrong prospect, none of that matters; you won’t be able to close the deal. Can’t Reach Your Sales Prospects. Not Enough Training. Sales training can be time-consuming and expensive—but it’s worth it.

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Hiring How To 196

Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

To be successful, sales professionals need to be experts in many different areas at once: their product’s strengths and weaknesses, their prospects’ pain points and needs, and the broader economic and competitive landscapes. Sales engineering, customer success, and support teams all require content and training.

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Sales Enablement Strategy Scale Hiring 130

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems remain the most critical, enabling sales teams to collaborate, managers to stay on top of business, and customer-facing people in other departments to share one prospect or customer record. The growing use of mobile-optimized click-to-call puts reps at the beck and call of prospects.

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Inside Sales Trends Outsourcing Services Face-to-face 209

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 17, 2017

Maybe if I were 40 years younger, video would be my #1 way to consume information. Want your account based sales reps to devour information and training, and to have passion for growing their skill sets? Yes, sales teams need multi-threaded approaches to reach prospecting targets. Oh wait, I wouldn’t have to put ear buds in.

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Account Video Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 291

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Being an extraordinary sales manager is grueling and time-consuming. In this blog, we discuss the best habits of highly successful salespeople and sales managers.

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Sales Management Consumer Hiring Sales 205

Smooth Sale

JUNE 12, 2024

It examines important e-commerce pointers that, from utilizing cutting-edge technology to improving consumer experience, might help your brand prosper in the upcoming year. Furthermore, by analyzing consumer behavior, ML algorithms may personalize marketing campaigns and increase conversion rates.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 2, 2019

Most conversations around big data reference healthcare data, GPS/location data, data within government and education systems, financial data – all personal information at the consumer level. How, who, and when will we consume this data regularly for it to have a meaningful impact? How do we deal with data breaches?

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 16, 2019

It’s the feeling clients and prospects have when they have any contact with your name. In a sense, brand essence overpowers everything else a prospect may have about you. Feeling: What components of your brand do you want to evoke the true feeling within the mind of the consumer? So, what is brand essence? Happy Selling!

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Ideal Customer Profile Customer Social Media Fashion 145