Sales Training Connection

AUGUST 16, 2013

Sales and storytelling – a powerful combination! We’ve written extensively about the power of storytelling noting that success comes more quickly to sales reps who are able to share engaging stories that resonate with the listener. Those tips work with all B2B sales. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC. Make it personal.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

hospitals have begun responding to the implementation of health care reform by accelerating their hiring of physicians. physicians are now employed by hospitals or integrated delivery systems , a trend fueled by the creation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) and the prospect of more risk-based payment approaches.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Medical Sales. If you missed some of our medical sales and medical device blogs posts, here’s a chance to look at our most popular posts appear during 2013 – in the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up. If you find the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up helpful, why not subscribe to the Sales Training Connection ? .

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MAY 1, 2013

When we first began working with medical device companies, we heard a VP of Cardiac Devices open our sales training program. He talked about a Book of Knowledge that sales reps needed to learn. A major challenge for the sales reps was to keep up with that Book of Knowledge.

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APRIL 9, 2012

At a minimum they will be entering the healthcare market with a different set of expectations around healthcare availability and a different point of view about their relationships with medical sales companies than their more senior peers. So, what does this can as medical sales reps begin to sell to the newly minted physician?

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

Medical sales. So, when physicians interact with medical sales reps they are looking for people with products that can help them manage the risks they must face every day. After all, physicians aren’t looking to be sold to – which is why they’re great at fending off medical sales reps. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I would like to discuss what happened toward the end of the presidential campaign (hooray for that being completed!), Over the past four years, the national health care package has come to be known as Obamacare. Sales Manager: "What happened?". Steve: "Oh, not too good.".

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Medtech sales. ” The BCG report goes on to suggest that MedTech companies must also invest in reinventing their sales team to reflect the shifts in the buying process. As the future unfolds, the Affordable Care Act and other social and economic changes will significantly reduce hospital reimbursements. Sales Process.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Drive sales innovation. A good case in point is the health care market where the Affordable Care Act plus other social and economic trends are transforming the health care landscape. Senior managers expect salespeople to have a good handle on their needs and interests before sales calls.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

In our last blog we posted 4 hospital-physician issues impacting medical sales in 2013: Hospital consolidation continues. Measuring customer satisfaction is another trend that hasn’t been written about as much in the medical sales world , but strikes us as one with implications for selling to physicians and other hospital medical staff.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Medical Sales. If you missed some of our medical sales and medical device blogs posts, here’s a chance to look at our most popular posts appear during 2013 – in the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up. If you find the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up helpful, why not subscribe to the Sales Training Connection ? .

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Medical device sales. Worldwide sales for 2011 are estimated to be more $300 billion in 2011 with the U.S. However, all isn’t rosy; the medical device industry faces several issues – pricing concerns, health care reform, reimbursement pressures, and increasingly regulations. Health care reforms in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Sales reps usually get excited when their company launches a new product. The down side is that sales reps falsely assume their customer base is equally excited and want to hear about every last detail as soon as possible. How can medical sales reps sell new products to this larger population of physicians?

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APRIL 23, 2012

What does this mean for the sales force? Historically, a medical device sales team primarily focused their efforts on selling the clinical benefits of a product to physicians. In some cases, the medical device sales rep will be making this economic case on their own. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Medical sales. Storytelling and sales – a powerful combination! We’ve written extensively about the power of storytelling noting that success comes more quickly to sales reps who are able to share engaging stories that resonate with the listener. Those tips work with all B2B sales. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

Transformation changes affecting medical sales. However, due to the trends in the health care industry more providers and patients are no longer demanding the latest and “greatest” a/k/a most expensive. How do these transformational changes impact sales? ©2013 Sales Momentum ®. ©2013 Sales Momentum ®.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

So, the challenge for medical sales reps is to figure out the right “buying” experience for every physician. Understand why the physician is using the current medical product – personal financial gain, comfort level, relationship with sales rep, opportunities with vendor for practice building. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Medical device sales success. Key Account Managers (KAMs) in Medical Device Sales . Before we examine some of the advantages, it is important to note that KAMs are not just territory sales reps with another label. This level and type of conversation is now a requirement for sales success. How do you train KAMs? .

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MARCH 12, 2014

Medical Sales. If you missed some of our medical sales and medical device blogs posts, here’s a chance to look at some of our most popular posts – in the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up. If you find the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up helpful, why not subscribe to the Sales Training Connection ? .

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Apptivo

JUNE 27, 2022

The health care CRM can be integrated with other marketing tools in order to send regular emails, or send messages without having to dial the patients manually. The health care CRM is a repository of patient information: The more you learn and know about your patients, the better you can serve them.

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Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

If you are an inside sales person, it is important to put yourself in the receiver’s shoes – the person who you are trying to connect to. I get a lot of these calls and messages from eager sales reps every week, and I can tell you that there is one thing overall that shuts a conversation down quicker than anything else for me.

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JUNE 19, 2013

Medical device sales and sales managers. The cornerstone for making the adjustment will be the front-line sales manager. The same report showed the sales difference between the top 25% and bottom 25% of sales managers was a stunning 80%. Get serious about sales training and development.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Sales Training for New Medical Device Sales Reps. If you hadn’t yet had a chance, check out our article in the Winter 2012 issue of FOCUS Magazine – published by SPBT – Training new medical device sales reps – getting it right. But on its own, it’s not enough for sales success.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Now you can – Getting MedTech Sales Strategy Right – is available on those formats. To access the Getting MedTech Sales Strategy Right – download here: iTunes (iBook) (free). Technorati Tags: biotech sales , healthcare sales , medical device sales , medtech sales , pharma sales , sales training.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Medical Sales Round Up. If you missed some of our medical sales and medical device blogs posts, here’s a chance to look at our most popular posts appear during the Fall 2012 – in the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up. Click here.

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JULY 23, 2012

Medical Sales Round Up. If you missed some of our medical sales and medical device blogs posts, here’s a chance to look at our most popular posts appear during the Summer 2012 – in the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up. Click here.

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APRIL 1, 2013

Medical Sales Round Up. If you missed some of our medical sales and medical device blogs posts, here’s a chance to look at our most popular posts appear during the Winter 2013 – in the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up. Click here.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

This lament is familiar from patients – and we’re certainly hearing it from sales people selling in the medical space. It’s no wonder sales people often hear from docs, “I’m too busy to talk right now.”. If you found this post helpful, you might want to join the conversation and subscribe to the Sales Training Connection.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

Pharma - new challenge, new sales strategy, new sales training. We’ve been in the consultative sales training business for more than 30 years. Over the last dozen or so years, we specialized in sales training for the health care market. sales force by 24%. Sales strategy.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

Medical sales - a new opportunity. Since starting the Sales Training Connection, we’ve written numerous posts about selling in the medical sales market. The other day we stumbled upon an intriguing headline in the Money Section of USA Today – Hospitals hire sales reps to woo doctors. ©2011 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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MARCH 30, 2012

If you missed some of our medical sales and medical device blogs posts, here’s a chance to look at our most popular posts appear during the Winter 2012 – in the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up. If you find the Medical Sales – Blog Round-up helpful, why not subscribe to the Sales Training Connection ?

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

So, today’s medical device sales reps must become skilled in selling with clinical data. Unfortunately too many medical device sales reps do not optimize the use of clinical data during their interactions with medical staff. Medical device sales reps can no longer simple say, “my product is the best” or “Dr.

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MARCH 19, 2013

Medical sales - getting a commitment. Asking for a commitment that moves the sales process forward – too often it’s the forgotten last step in a sales call. How often have we been in a sales call where the physician nods in agreement and we leave the call thinking it’s been successful? ©2013 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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The Pipeline

MAY 3, 2018

I recently read about two groups, one from national health care provider, the other from a leading airline. The piece – SalesBlocks – Engineering Sales – starts by James sharing “I am an engineer who found sales and fell in love. It is an absolute must for both, and both excel at it in their way.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

As we edge towards the end of 2012, medical sales people are thinking about closing out 2012 strong – providing momentum for a good start in 2013. One key to a successful 2013 is crafting effective account sales strategies … and a linchpin of a successful sales strategy is an understanding of the customers and the issues they fac e.

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JULY 28, 2014

MedTech sales. ORTHOKNOW asked Dick to prepare an article for its August issue on sales and understanding healthcare economics. Technorati Tags: biotech sales , biotech sales training , medical capital equipment sales , medical sales , medtech sales , medtech sales training , orthopedic sales training , pharma sales.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

MedTech clinical staff + sales training. Because of the transformation changes in the healthcare buying environment, many MedTech companies either already have or are now seriously considering leveraging the clinical support staff to participate more actively in the sales effort. But why stop there?

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