Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 26, 2020

There is no one-size-fits-all model to selecting and training the top sales leader, so a holistic onboarding program needs to rely not only on training and sales tactics, but also on leadership and coaching. Training practices should start from the top-down, with leaders directing the selling methodology. Leaders, Take Part!

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Babette Ten Haken

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Technical decision makers are skeptical by nature. First, they do not assume anything, including the validity of marketing and sales materials. Technical decision makers are just as skeptical with each other as they are with the sales, marketing and non-technical types reading this article.

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Decision Maker Social Media Infusion Retention 65

Mereo

JULY 14, 2022

B2B decision makers have often been akin to the Viking warriors centered behind a shield wall. According to a past Objective Management Group analysis , only 1% of salespeople new to sales — those often with the onus of sales development — can get past the shield of gatekeepers to access decision makers. Inaccessible.

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Decision Maker Gatekeeper Ideal Customer Profile Analysis 36

Zoominfo

MAY 22, 2024

But in today’s go-to-market environment, data isn’t enough. It’s not enough to know who your buyer is — you need to know what they care about, exactly when they are in the market, and what problems they’re facing right now. Modern sales is becoming a science. Sell Smarter. Win Faster.

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eGrabber

AUGUST 29, 2024

In the fast-paced world of training and development, the key to sustained growth lies in connecting with the right clients. As organizations increasingly recognize the importance of upskilling their teams, training providers face both challenges and opportunities.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. A Lack of Training. The Rise of Cross-Functional Teams.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Author: Tim Riesterer When it comes to creating lasting behavior change in salespeople, the assumption is that virtual sales skills training is a pale imitation of in-person classroom training. But what if an online training alternative could be proven as effective?—?or than classroom training? Live classroom training.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 8, 2019

Sometimes sales professionals get it backward, and they fail to understand the need to worry more about your champion than your decision maker. We tend to become so obsessed with the decision makers that we overlook the champions, who are arguably the most important person in the whole scenario.

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Decision Maker Referrals Hiring Vendor 69

Sales Hacker

JUNE 4, 2024

Robert Brooks IV has spent 12 years leading sales, marketing and customer success at early-stage startups. How to train your sales team to sell to highly technical buyers and decision-makers. 15:09) Convincing technical founders to value go-to-market expertise. (19:06) valuation).

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Enterprise Enterprise Networking Sales Process 91

Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

How to Reach Executive Decision Makers, and Why They are Listening Right Now In previous episodes, we’ve covered that sales reps have to touch base with several people within their industry, especially the executive decision-makers. This course is also brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 30, 2023

They won’t improve unless you have them trained on cold-call delivery. There are five possible reasons and some obvious solutions: Salespeople are not reaching decision makers. Opportunities are 341% more likely to get stuck if your salespeople aren’t talking with decision makers. Not being the value.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Then Google REALLY started marketing! This week ask yourself: Are you following AT&T’s marketing efforts? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today.

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Awarathon

JULY 4, 2024

In today’s dynamic commercial landscape, integrating AI in sales training revolutionizes traditional methodologies, driving significant revenue growth. This customized approach ensures that commercial teams receive relevant, engaging content, thereby enhancing training effectiveness through AI solutions.

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Training Retention Decision Maker Face-to-face 52

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. Why has automation failed to gain traction despite its obvious promise?

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Marketing Decision Maker Telecommunications Lead Rank 130

SBI Growth

MAY 4, 2013

Every year, Sales Reps are forced into mandatory training. The question Reps want answered: how does this training help me make more money? Assess the value of your training and do one of these three things: If the training is bad, then tell your manager exactly why. 4 Attributes of a Quality Training Program.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

Sales training program expert tips for anyone involved in sales management or sales enablement some insight into planning any form of sales training. It sounds simplistic to say that sales training is the act of training salespeople or the sales team on the product and sales process.

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Training Top of Funnel Sales Methodology Lead Rank 52

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

One of the most difficult responsibilities for a B2B marketer is sales enablement. The sales field is often critical of any marketing effort. Marketers can feel like they are in a can’t-win position. Marketing teams begin to resent their peers in sales. Marketing teams begin to resent their peers in sales.

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Marketing Decision Maker Sales Enablement Transportation 316

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 15, 2024

The stock market has lost nearly all of its gains and the only thing we haven’t yet seen is massive layoffs. You should spend money on training and development for the twelve challenges I listed above. What are the twelve biggest challenges?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 22, 2024

You can’t rely on your numbers, so it’s difficult to plan for the future or make informed decisions about hiring, marketing, and investments. Marketing is not the answer. Attribution: PhotoMIX Company ) How do you fill your sales pipeline with nothing but hot, qualified leads? Neither is technology or social media.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Hiring Face-to-face 177

LeadFuze

AUGUST 13, 2021

Stay Ahead With These Sales Training Courses this 2021! As the profession continues to evolve at a rapid clip, current and future sales leaders must constantly self-educate with sales training courses in order to remain on the cutting edge. An ABM marketer’s objective is to provide content that is stage-specific.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 31, 2020

It also means that the decision makers have all agreed that their buying motives (needs) are such that a decision needs to be made now. In addition, what is also important about timeline is that if the prospect you’re speaking to isn’t in the market at this moment, it means you can relax behind your pitch.

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Decision Maker Face-to-face Gatekeeper Inside Sales 199

SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

When will Sales catch up with Marketing? Marketing Leaders Guide the Way. A strength of the marketing discipline is a natural thirst for buyer insights. A strength of the marketing discipline is a natural thirst for buyer insights. Today’s marketing leaders are poised to help.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Decision Maker Infusion 335

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Some are written by marketing experts. There seems to be a blurring of the lines between sales and marketing and that’s not useful to anyone. Should marketing understand what salespeople really do? Should salespeople understand what marketing does? Some are written by sales experts. Absolutely.

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Sales Leadership Hiring How To Account Based Marketing 215

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2023

They may get some leads out and set up some “demos or presentations,” but because they didn’t discover whether a prospect was truly a buyer and in the market at that time, their close rate is a disappointing 2 sales out of 10 full presentations…. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Solution: Ask questions and listen more.

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Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing 212

MTD Sales Training

JUNE 29, 2017

When your decision-makers see the efforts you are making to support their business rather than just sell products, they will believe you have a part to play in the future of their business. To become a favourite with the decision-maker, you need to personalise the contacts you have with them, customising at every opportunity.

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Decision Maker Hotels Loyalty Up-Sell 163

Allego

JULY 20, 2022

A sales rep schedules a meeting with a prospect, but then they receive a request to attend a training session for the exact same time. Sales training is critical. The best solution: Implement a sales training program that allows for both. In addition, the training must be worth it for sales reps to attend, Dulany said.

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Training Hiring Webinar Metrics How To 118

Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

In fact, this is also felt in the accounting department, the marketing department, and everywhere else. If I get an, “Ah, I don’t know,” then I once again use layering questions like: “Have you heard of my new On Demand Inside Selling Skills Training?” And, “How big of a role do you think increased sales training is going to play?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Response One: “That’s great, and I’d just like to see if we could get on your vendor list for the next time you’re in the market. Response Four: “I understand; I didn’t expect to catch you in the market right now. And let me ask you—the next time you are in the market for this, how many companies are you going to reach out to?”.

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Face-to-face Decision Maker Objections Gatekeeper 156

Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. A well-designed program, paired with a robust training software , will empower your sales reps with the knowledge they need to deliver value and close more deals. What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training? The decision cycle is often longer.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 6, 2016

Easier said than done, I set about researching the best way to identify key decision makers, and here’s a summary of the best advice and tips that I found. Sam Kusinitz defines a buyer persona as “a semi-fictional representation of your ideal customer based on market research and real data about your existing customers.”.

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Decision Maker Top of Funnel Buyer Persona Buyer 52

Mindtickle

MARCH 5, 2016

Easier said than done, I set about researching the best way to identify key decision makers, and here’s a summary of the best advice and tips that I found. Sam Kusinitz defines a buyer persona as “a semi-fictional representation of your ideal customer based on market research and real data about your existing customers.”.

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Decision Maker Top of Funnel Buyer Persona Buyer 52

Sales 2.0

APRIL 23, 2020

If you don’t sell to the enterprise market, it’s very likely your competitors will. When one of your competitors succeeds in getting business in the market that has 60% of the cash to spend in your type of solutions, what will that do for their business and yours? It’s the “80/20, Pareto rule” again. Areas of change.

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Enterprise Enterprise Penetration Gatekeeper 432

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back on our sales training and coaching when it comes to dealing with RFPs. ” When training and coaching salespeople, theory is not enough. He started strong which you can see here.

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Decision Maker Proposal Distribution Territories 175

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Marketing and sales have switched to account-based everything, which crystallizes focus on the customer. Revenue teams – Companies will move beyond simply aligning sales and marketing toward revenue teams?—?super super teams that include customer success in the same organization as sales, marketing and operations.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Yet many reps struggle to get that critical first meeting with a decision maker. Social Selling training budgets increased 48% in 2013. Social Selling’s ‘Lead-to-Close’ conversion rate is 5x marketing sourced leads. The best sales & marketing leaders are leveraging social selling to make the number.

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Social Selling Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Marketing 321

Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. Tips for adoption of social selling training. Digital marketing can leverage this skill to establish lasting customer loyalty and improved brand awareness. Why some companies, teams and individuals resist it.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. In this guide, we’ll dive deep into sales training and give you the information you need to choose an impactful course for your team, including: What is sales training?

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