Pipeliner

MARCH 19, 2025

The mining industry is having to change in its approach to sales, moving away from its traditional focus on transactional selling and instead leaning into consultative selling. As with any evolution this represents both challenges and opportunities for mining sales professionals.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2022

This is where a Sales QBR or ‘Quarterly Business Review’ comes into play. What is a Sales QBR? A QBR is an executive business review of the previous quarter’s sales and a strategic planning session to build playbooks and forecasts for the upcoming quarter. Related: How to Prepare for a Sales Development QBR.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Sales leaders, be honest — you're curious about what your peers are up to. If you don’t have the time or resources to commission your own data, you’re in luck because we’ve compiled a list of important data points sales leaders need to know. Sales Leadership Stats. Sales Performance. Remote Selling. is invaluable.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Ironically, we provide very little in the way of onboarding new managers, particularly new front line sales managers. Typically, the process is: “Lisa, congrats on moving into the front line sales manager role…… I need an updated forecast by Tuesday!” There should be a huge focus on communication skills.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

In just the last 12 months, we launched ZoomInfo Engage to automate sales outreach. With Chorus, the entire organization can make better decisions by surfacing insights and analytics that you would only get if you sat in on every sales or customer success call. ZoomInfo); Sales Engagement Platform (e.g.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Nearly every sales organization will admit they could be better at planning. According to a study by Cascade Insights , more than 75% of sales leaders agree their planning efforts are problematic — and 90% of sales ops leaders confessed on LinkedIn they need to do sales planning faster and more frequently.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 13, 2020

In sales, every day is a new opportunity to contact leads, close deals, and move closer to your target. However, it's also important to step back regularly and conduct sales audits to ensure your team is performing at a high level that meets or exceeds your expectations. What is a sales audit? Sales Audit Checklist.

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Allego

JANUARY 16, 2020

Today’s post is by Colleen Stanley, President of SalesLeadership , a sales development firm. She is the creator of the Ei Selling System ®, a powerful sales and management training program that integrates emotional intelligence skills with consultative selling skills. It’s not impossible.

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SBI

APRIL 24, 2012

Tweet AA-ISP Inside Sales Summit. Four hundred Inside Sales leaders attended the 2-day American Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP) Summit last week in Dallas. The Summit is the only conference dedicated exclusively to Inside Sales Leadership. Buy Jill Konrath’ s book “SNAP Selling.”.

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Showpad

JULY 7, 2020

In this edition, I’ll be discussing the three most critical success factors when it comes to sales enablement. Did sales enablement success factors change during COVID-19? . Win rates for forecast deals have been below the win rate of gambling in Las Vegas for years. Effective sales enablement requires both.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Closing the sales year with a bang is nice, but if you’re not already getting a jump-start on business development for 2017, you’re running behind. But if you haven’t closed deals by now, and they’re not on your forecast to close, you’re toast. Building professional skills takes practice—deliberate practice.

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Salesmate

AUGUST 18, 2020

The sales podcast offers a wealth of information that can help you level up your sales game. These podcasts can help you in improving your sales approach and conversion rate. All you need to do is invest a little time listening to sales podcasts by various experts. The best sales podcasts you shouldn’t miss.

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

I received this email yesterday; Hi Jim: XYZ, a sales applications provider, is announcing a major new release of its Super Duper cool application. One benefit of the app to ‘sales guys’ is that they will be able to save a lot of time preparing for the dreaded quarterly pipeline review. Best regards, Sales Person.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Everyone rattles off the same thing: a list of their deals, next steps, and forecasts for the month. . Pipeline reviews happen at every sales org. The rep-to-sales-leader information dump is killing you. . Every sales rep can rattle off deets about a bunch of deals. . The monthly forecast. And it can be. .

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

We analyze sales conversations and deals using AI, then share the results to help you win more deals. You have to get wide when you sell into organizations with 2,000+ employees.” . Without this level of visibility, you can only hope you’re wide enough in your deal to forecast accurately. . It’s about stakeholders.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 15, 2017

Sales Tips: Lack of Trustworthy Sales Forecasts Costs Billions. This guest post was created by MIT Sloan School of Management, courtesy of SellingPower.com.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Just like Girl Scout cookies come in many different flavors, sales jobs are incredibly varied. While one role might be perfect for your personality and career goals, another might make you miserable or require skills you don’t have. What to Look for in a Sales Job. Others, like outside sales, are on the decline.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Only about one-quarter of sales leaders believe that their managers effectively coach and develop their sellers. In part, that’s because sales managers spend less time coaching—14%—than they do on selling, forecasting and administrative tasks, according to our latest study, 2020 Trends in Sales Management.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 25, 2022

Here’s the thing about driving a car — and about running a sales org: Bumps in the road are inevitable. One of the best ways to ensure every part of your engine is running smoothly is to build sales performance dashboards for everyone on your team. What is a sales performance dashboard? What is a sales performance dashboard?

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 24, 2022

Here are eight ways to break a sales slump: Focus on the Fundamentals. For sellers, it’s their core selling skills. Too often, we complicate our sales process or skip necessary steps. These things can make our tried-and-true methods feel like bad sales habits. Always revise and retune your sales scripts.

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Sell Integrity

MAY 12, 2020

With leaner sales organizations, your sales enablement strategy has to step up and be a valuable contributor to the organization. In many organizations, revenue has “fallen off a cliff,” as one sales leader put it, and companies are looking at where they can make cuts and recapture lost momentum.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

B2B sales is always changing, but nothing could’ve quite prepared us for the wild ride that 2020 ended up being. While most of us have settled into the new normal and the challenges that come with it, sales leaders are looking ahead with uncertainty. Best Sales Statistics to Know in 2021. Short on time? What this means for you.

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 17, 2021

Selling has a well earned reputation of being a rollercoaster ride and, by default, so goes your paycheck especially if your earnings are based on commission. Nimble CRM can improve your sales and your bank account! This may be pointing to selling skills and/or training. Your pipeline should reflect your sales process.

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CRM B2B Forecasting How To 71

The Digital Sales Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Taking a sales skills course is the most purposeful route in enhancing a wide range of selling skills including cold calling, telephone sales, business development, closing, social selling, sales prospecting and sales presentations amongst others. Sales Training Class. Communication.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 16, 2017

One of the most common questions that our customers ask us is how to measure the impact of their sales training. is a benchmark framework that has been used for over 60 years across many disciplines to measure the impact of sales training. In this post, I’ll outline the Kirkpatrick Model and how it applies to sales training.

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Lead Rank Training Top of Funnel Forecasting 52

Mindtickle

AUGUST 16, 2017

One of the most common questions that our customers ask us is how to measure the impact of their sales training. is a benchmark framework that has been used for over 60 years across many disciplines to measure the impact of sales training. In this post, I’ll outline the Kirkpatrick Model and how it applies to sales training.

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Lead Rank Training Top of Funnel Forecasting 52

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Recently, I had the privilege to have lunch with two close friends–and great thinkers on Sales Enablement, Sheevaun Thatcher and Kelly Griffith (Kelly and I actually had a few chuckles around how I pronounce things so incorrectly, but she’s Australian… ). But this is not just a sales enablement issue.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A few months back, I was inspired by a section in Scott Barker’s “The Forecast” newsletter where he referenced some data from Chorus.ai analyzing how often Directors and Executives are involved in the sales process. At the time, COVID-19 was in full effect, so sales opportunities aplenty were turned upside down.

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Energy Up-Sell Call-back Case Study 131

InsideSales.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In this post, you’ll learn how to use predictive analytics and big data to improve your team’s inside sales skills. Follow these sales best practices to improve your sales reps’ selling skills and turn regular salespeople into sales superstars. Selling Is a Competitive Sport. I agree with them.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 1, 2021

All sales organizations are masters of sales tactics. . And while tactics are important, a sound sales strategy is critical to improving your closed/won ratio. Here is the 7-step framework for crafting a bullet-proof sales strategy in 2021. Here is the 7-step framework for crafting a bullet-proof sales strategy in 2021.

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Carew International

DECEMBER 19, 2019

‘Twas the end of the sales year and finally, at last, Sales pros were sending their final forecasts. No longer were sales elusive, or a difficult chore. When out of the blue the realization did dawn, ‘Twas their new selling skills making their job easy and fun!

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Forecasting Energy Selling Skills Objections 48

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

B2B sales is a rapidly evolving discipline. With this in mind, what place do progressive technologies like AI ( artificial intelligence ) and machine learning have in a modern sales process? With this in mind, what place do progressive technologies like AI ( artificial intelligence ) and machine learning have in a modern sales process?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Churn Forecasting 62

Vengreso

JANUARY 24, 2022

Sales messaging is a vital part of a sales reps’ daily work. While the perfect sales message will connect and engage the buyer (eventually leading to a sale), a weak sales message will just be ignored, or worse, will damage the reputation of your company. Things Every Sales Messaging Strategy Needs.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 24, 2022

Sales messaging is a vital part of a sales reps’ daily work. While the perfect sales message will connect and engage the buyer (eventually leading to a sale), a weak sales message will just be ignored, or worse, will damage the reputation of your company. Things Every Sales Messaging Strategy Needs.

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Conversion Prospecting Sales Methodology Referrals 100

Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 16, 2023

We all know the challenges of a sales career. That’s what makes the sales manager position unique. Sales managers, however, not only work with their teams. In addition, there are many misconceptions of what a sales manager’s role entails. To anyone not in sales management, these points may be surprising.

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Sales Management Hiring Coaching Forecasting 62

Gong.io

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Sales templates help guide new and seasoned salespeople. If done well, they serve as a starting point for various steps along the sales process — incorporating best practices and often company and product-specific messaging. However, most sales templates are not backed by data and science. The BEST sales deck ever.

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The Digital Sales Institute

AUGUST 16, 2024

Sales training course materials whether video, PowerPoint slides or sales playbooks, are used to support the learning journey of salespeople. Every sales training course, whether online or delivered in classroom, is designed to improve the sales skills and knowledge of salespeople.

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