Emissary

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

During the sales process, your organization did a lot of hard work to uncover your client’s needs and link a range of possible solutions to those needs. Over the course of a many-month sales cycle, that was refined into an acceptable solution. There are no sales-oriented calls to action. But are they steeped in “business”?

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Allego

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and competitive sales environment, the importance of effective sales training cannot be overstated. A strong sales training program combined with modern sales training software directly impacts sales performance, win rates, and overall revenue.

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As a sales manager, how do you improve your team’s performance? If you want to make a real difference in sales performance, the key for many salespeople is coaching. If you want to make a real difference in sales performance, the key for many salespeople is coaching. Let's Talk Sales! The same goes for remote sales.

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Allego

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re involved in sales training , you know creating a training program is a multi-step and multi-person effort. Create Engaging Content: Your sales training content must be engaging, relevant, and effective. It should also be practical and directly applicable to their daily sales activities. It’s a lot.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In sales, where every conversation counts and every opportunity demands precision, your team needs more than just the ordinary training programs. Without sales training software, it would be very difficult to ensure reps are applying best practices, staying up-to-date with the products and services they’re selling, and closing deals.

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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?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Enter negotiation role play exercises. Sales Role Play Exercises. Sales Role Play Exercises. Sales Role Plays. The same concept can apply in sales. Complete the entire exercise as many times as you’d like. Practice Dealing with Extreme Situations. Get Comfortable Breaking Up with Prospects.

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Allego

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In this episode, ResMed’s Senior Learning Strategist Emily Mason discusses the beauty of being a disruptor, the value of “throwing weird things out in the marketplace,” and how to make sales training hyper-personalized. Emily Mason is a senior learning strategist specializing in sales training at ResMed.

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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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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 8, 2024

Sales training is one of the most significant investments an organization can make in their sales team. In fact, research cited by taskdrive.com shows sales training has an average return on investment of 353 percent. In 2023, on average, Janek clients realized a 1188 percent return on their training investment.

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Awarathon

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The sales roleplay exercise is one of the most proven ways. The classic sales teams used to help their sales reps prepare for real-world buyer interactions. Unfortunately, many organizations often ignore it as they don’t see value in executing these in their sales process.

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Awarathon

JULY 3, 2024

Sales training has always been a critical component in building a successful sales force, but the conventional methods of role-playing and theoretical exercises lack the depth and dynamism needed for today’s fast-paced market. Sales professionals engage with these simulations, which mimic real customer interactions.

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Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, implementing new sales strategies, or upskilling your team, sales training and coaching will always be of utmost importance. Oftentimes, sales managers won’t have the bandwidth to set up personalized training and coaching sessions for each rep on their team.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Heres how the sales role play usually goes: The manager gathers the team and tells them that they will be doing some role-playing to prepare for an upcoming presentation. One of the exercises in this book covers what most people think they already know how to do. The second exercise was too artificial to learn from. The Ringer.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 24, 2019

Many of these people make their living playing sports… but sales isn’t so different. So why isn’t practice an important part of our sales careers? Why aren’t we spending hours honing our conversational tactics, perfecting our pitches and learning to guide buyers through the sales journey? That place is role play. Role Reversal.

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Sales Gravy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Sales professionals are always looking for fresh strategies to boost their performance and outshine the competition. Surprisingly, one key factor that’s often neglected is their physical fitness for sales. Recommended exercises include rows, lat pulldowns, and hip flexor stretches.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

At the same time, travel restrictions and pandemic protocols have prevented cybersecurity sales training teams from meeting in person.The result has been a surge in demand for scalable virtual sales training. 6 Ways to Enable Virtual Sales Training at Scale. It Must Be Tailored for the Specialty.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training?

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When setting sales goals for your retail employees — or for any employee, really — there are usually two things to keep in mind: Those goals need to be realistic and clearly defined. I’ve been leading sales teams since 2014, and believe me when I say I’ve seen a few things. Improve sales numbers” is not specific.

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Mereo

JANUARY 26, 2023

During your sales kickoff, role-plays and other hands-on activities should dominate. These exercises allow your teams to have in-depth practice of what to do — and what not to do — during buyer interactions. When your teams are not given the space to practice skills and sales tools, they can make larger blunders with buyers.

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Highspot

JULY 18, 2023

When you’re planning how you’ll build a successful sales strategy, it’s important to know where you’re starting from and where you want to end up. It’s essential that you clearly map out every step your sales team needs to take between the onset of a sales training program and its completion.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 22, 2021

In-person training is hard enough, but now that we’re doing everything virtually, we have to deal with team members working on their second screen or giggling while messaging their team members through slack. Luckily, your sales training doesn’t have to put your team to sleep. ” and all you hear is crickets?

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Allego

MARCH 30, 2023

Sales reps never seem to have enough days in the month for all the phone calls, emails, meetings they need to have with buyers. Add to that the management and administrative tasks that go with every sale, and even top performers may end up exhausted and frustrated. Sales training is one solution.

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Allego

MAY 21, 2024

Being in sales enablement these days can feel like neverending work. You’re constantly training and coaching sales reps, creating reinforcement learning, ensuring sellers have the right content, and helping them connect with customers and create personalized buying experiences. And why not?

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 24, 2017

Today’s sales leaders agree on today’s top sales training challenges: it’s too expensive, there’s not enough time, and there’s a lack of engagement. Add to this the fact that when surveyed, the majority of sales leaders question the effectiveness of their current sales training programs.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 7, 2024

If you would like to instantly improve your selling skills—and so your open and close rate—you can do so by taking just a few minutes to complete the following exercise (don’t worry, it’s easy and fun!). Closing the sale: Closed ended: “Do you have any questions?” ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Achieving revenue targets can be tricky, and it’s tempting to overlook training. A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building.

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Richardson

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Sales role-playing exercises are particularly effective for those learning consultative selling in which the path to the sale is revealed through a process of questioning. This tension is what makes the theoretical become the practical. The result: real-world skills.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The sales profession isn’t what it used to be. Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? It’s no surprise that 20% of salespeople say their training needs a complete overhaul. What about sales training programs?

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Force Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This post is an extension of the Ten Reasons Why Our Sales Training Is Different. The impacts of the pandemic have left many sales leaders to shift priorities and find new ways to equip their sales teams to succeed. Like many companies, we’ve had to refine our sales engagement and delivery process. Read it here.

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Autoklose

MARCH 18, 2024

Having a well-versed and highly-skilled sales team is an essential ingredient when it comes to the success of your entire business. When you’re starting out, and it’s just you and maybe another salesperson, it’s not difficult to make a sales strategy, implement it, and learn from the results. Do you have a sales process in place?

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Vengreso

JULY 30, 2024

Seeking to elevate your leadership capabilities and propel your sales team toward outstanding achievements? Sales management courses are equipped with the necessary strategies and tools for this purpose. Moreover, the benefits of investing in sales management training extend beyond individual growth.

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Funnel Clarity

JULY 23, 2021

Sales teams are facing an extremely different environment than they did 20 years ago and it's no surprise that b uyers are more informed now than ever before. The average sales cycle has gotten longer and involves more decision - makers. Simply put, buyers expect more from sellers.

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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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

There are nearly 15 million salespeople working in the United States, and they spend weeks or even months training for success in their role. Given the different responsibilities, industries, and team structures salespeople encounter, it’s hard to recommend a one-size-fits-all approach to sales training. Get certified.

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SalesFuel

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It’s true for exercise, lifestyle habits and even retaining valuable sales intelligence. Sales Intelligence is Easily Retained Using Popular Neuroscience Techniques Rapid learning techniques have been touted to generations of students to help retain information. Over time, small changes can make a great difference.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 4, 2024

In today’s article, I introduce my first innovation of 2023, the Sales Goals Grid, but first, some context and the back story! Most people set New Year’s resolutions around this time of the year which, in general terms, is nothing more than an exercise in goal setting. Happy New Year everyone! Not by any stretch.

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