Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2020

For many leaders, when we hear the term remote sales management, our blood pressure starts to rise. Sales teams are hard enough to manage already, let alone remotely.". Let’s explore some crucial components you can keep in mind when constructing your own sales enablement strategy. There is no need to fear.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech. Table of Contents What is inside sales training? Here are five reasons you should.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

In talking with many sales reps this week I’m hit with two words that come up when I talk with the most engaged, most passionate, and most financially successful. Keep a realistic eye open so that you’re not proposing amazing things that will never happen – wrong prospect or wrong value proposition. Close More Deals.

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Pointclear

JUNE 20, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Will it bring another evolution in the ever-changing buying and sales processes? Via Score More Sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021?

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I subscribe to several newsletters written by medical doctors who practice natural medicine. I read most of the other sales blogs too. Some of them are from companies within the Inside Sales community which, in an attempt to sell their services, are also publishing misinformation.

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Score More Sales

JULY 30, 2014

For some of us it is easy to be social in sales, for others it is an effort, and for a third group, a confusing idea. I have been meeting more and more leaders in mid-market companies who are simply confused about the value of having their sales reps focused on social selling because they don’t see the payoff. Increase Opportunities.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 25, 2014

Many of the same ideas are rehashed daily within sales and customer service – and in accounting and operations. If you have an open environment where ideas can be shared your company has a good chance of using collaboration for sales growth. In sales and business building – execution is where it is at. Blurred Lines.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In this post, we’re sharing three inside sales job descriptions that you can steal and personalize for your business in order to attract the right sales talent in 2020! Job description template: junior inside sales professional. ? Job description template: inside sales leader. ? Let’s get going.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In my new book: Power Phone Scripts: 500 Word-For-Word Questions, Phrases, and Conversations to Open and Close More Sales , I teach you exactly what to say in the hundreds of selling situations you get into, including this competitor situation. Option #4: “What don’t you see with our proposal that you see in others?”.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 6, 2018

This article takes you through 5 crucial tips to efficiently manage your sales pipeline. Before we jump right in, let’s define what a sales pipeline is. A sales pipeline is a systematic and visual representation of your sales process. Ensure your reps take ownership for their individual sales pipelines.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The rule of thumb in sales research varies a bit, but generally has been that it takes 5-12 “touches” to make that impression for the customer to buy. Touches are the times you contact the buyer in some way — be it a phone call, proposal, video conference, or in person visits. We’ll talk more on that later.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 9, 2020

The facts (research) show that just because some sales leads are six months to a year old, half of any given group of leads with the same age is still in the market to buy. Companies are not immune from the same issue – no (or slow) follow-up, no sale. The subsequent delivery of pricing (a proposal?), Talk to customers.

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Score More Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Tag (categorize) the record appropriately as a pre-prospect, prospect, qualified, proposed, or client. Use the steps and your own terminology within your sales process to help your SDRs and BDRs enter clean, verified data.]. Bad leads slow down your sales force. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Zoominfo

JULY 6, 2021

We all know Tom: the sales guy trying to sell you something you don’t really need on a Tuesday afternoon. The Old World vs. New World of Sales. Tom represents the old world of sales, which was limited by location, highly based on geography, and heavily reliant on how well he could persuade his prospects. Then there’s Kate.

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Score More Sales

MAY 19, 2014

She has a huge sales opportunity with someone who asked her for a contract – not a proposal. Sales is about give and take. By setting next actions in your sales career, you will see how helpful it is for all of your relationships – in and outside of the sales position. The professional was in a panic.

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Score More Sales

JULY 28, 2014

It is easy to get distracted in a sales career. Have you lost track of a pending sales opportunity? Regardless of whether you have a sophisticated CRM system or manila file folders at your desk (I hope not), one way to keep track of upcoming potential sales opportunities is to have a Hit List. Does your focus shift?

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

One sales expert I know recently went on a rant about how social selling has not affected KPIs in any of the companies they have talked with. They went so far as to say that many of us “other sales experts” don’t know what we are talking about when it comes to understanding business improvement and revenue increases.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2021

No business can survive for long without a healthy sales pipeline. It’s what keeps your sales team organized and focused on managing opportunities to close deals. Unfortunately, many B2B organizations suffer from ineffective sales pipeline management. Good sales pipeline management can protect the health of your bottom line.

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Score More Sales

JULY 17, 2013

That happened for me on Monday at the Sales 2.0 Conference Boston – a gathering of sales experts, practitioners, sales leaders and sellers all coming together to talk about what is the latest in professional selling. Lots of sales leaders say this – and I have heard it for years.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Is it something like: “I’m just calling to follow up on our proposal….”. Why not lead your prospect into the sale by referring back to the benefits he or she is going to get by working with you? I know you were meeting with your boss about our proposal, and I know you were recommending this to him. Who Should Attend?

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Closer's Coffee

APRIL 23, 2020

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Inside Sales and Outside Sales Roles. As companies seek to grow their sales numbers it’s not always clear which sales approach to take. As companies seek to grow their sales numbers it’s not always clear which sales approach to take.

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The Digital Sales Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2018

What does the future hold for the inside sales jobs role for a salesperson and will its job description come to mean anything more than facilitating a customer’s purchase. What will the inside sales jobs role look like in three-to-five years? The inside sales role will evolve in line with technology.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

A recurring and ongoing discussion is sales revolves around the role of numbers in sales. You have the soft, relationship, Quality crown chanting their sacred mantra: “Sales Is Not Numbers Game!” Not Numbers Game, and she started talking about the role and importance of metrics is sales success. Sales Cycle Length.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 20, 2020

In my continuing blog series on how to handle the stalls, objections, and real-world situations in sales caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, below you’ll find some suggested email responses to situations you may be running into. I have no updates on your proposal because our offices are closed, and we are all working remotely.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2021

How are sales teams impacted by remote work? Recently, sales teams have been leveraging virtual meeting tools like Zoom to conduct calls and face-to-face meetings to help build relationships with prospects or interact with colleagues. But the question still remains, without an office, what will happen to sales teams?

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 15, 2017

Last week I was speaking with a new prospect who had called in to inquire about one of my inside sales training programs. 3) Get them to tell you what you might be able to do to save the sale. I’ve been in sales long enough to know when we might not be a match for a company. Just a quick question, though.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

If you're looking to level up your sales team’s performance, turn to artificial intelligence. Although only 37% of all sales organizations currently use AI in sales processes, more than half of high-performing sales organizations leverage AI. That doesn’t mean fully automating your sales jobs. What is AI in Sales?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

If you ask most executives if they have a sales process , they’ll immediately say yes. But when you ask them to describe their sales process, their descriptions vary wildly. To some, a sales process means milestones in their sales pipeline. Having clear definitions for your sales process matters a lot.

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EyesOnSales

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

How to Deal with Other Quotes, Proposals, and Competition. In my new book: Power Phone Scripts: 500 Word-For-Word Questions, Phrases, and Conversations to Open and Close More Sales , I teach you exactly what to say in the hundreds of selling situations you get into, including this competitor situation. By Mike Brooks, [link].

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 8, 2019

While metrics are important in every aspect of any business, they’re especially critical in sales. Sales leaders can’t use their intuition to guide their decisions — not only are they dealing with a huge amount of information, but the risk of failure is high. Let's take a look at what sales metrics are. Activity Sales Metrics.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2018

Chatbots, AI, machine learning -- sales, like other industries, is changing rapidly, thanks to technology. Where Will Sales Be in Five Years, and Where Has It Already Changed the Most? What will the sales function look like in three-to-five years? “It AI, machine learning, and automation will greatly assist the sales force.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 15, 2017

Last week I was speaking with a new prospect who had called in to inquire about one of my inside sales training programs. 3) Get them to tell you what you might be able to do to save the sale. I’ve been in sales long enough to know when we might not be a match for a company. Just a quick question, though.

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Objections Call-back Follow-up Proposal 120

SBI

JANUARY 21, 2014

A long-lived tenet of sales is that people make a decision to take action based on reason and then proceed to justify the decision with emotion. This is, I suppose, very much in line with the Challenger Sale. This is not something we in sales want to hear for it’s the doing-phase that represents a decision.

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Women Sales Pros

MARCH 1, 2019

You can’t achieve your revenue sales goal without monitoring interim sales and marketing metrics. Most business owners focus only on the end goals: closed sales and net new clients. You have to look at how you’re doing all along the way to the closed sale. But focusing only on the end goal won’t ensure you’ll achieve it.

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SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Our sales team is experiencing rapid growth, and with over a month of continuous deals, we’ve got sales on the brain. We always have sales on the brain. That’s why we’re sharing a common model for sales compensation and performance expectations. Sales Executive. Senior Sales Executive.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2021

If you hear "ABC" and "Always be closing" pops into your mind, a sales career may be the perfect match for you. You've come to the right place to learn what it's like to have a career in sales, and it's about much more than the close. Sales seems like a fast-paced, hardball kind of career. What's a typical sales career path?

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