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“Our Value Proposition is…”

The Pipeline

Oh ya, the marketing team that “developed” the “value prop” does. What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. Rather than leading with “our value proposition is,” work to mutually develop one with the prospect. .

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Is BANT a Sales Process or a Man-Made Disaster?

Understanding the Sales Force

I believe the TV series, 24, is one of the best shows ever (as ranked by episode ending cliff hangers and the need to continue watching) for sleep depravation, and more than 20 years later, it’s still a great show. How is it that in 2024, people are still hailing BANT as some kind of relevant and beneficial sales tool?

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10 Best Sales Analytics Software Tools: Turning Data into Revenue

Zoominfo

From identifying high-performing reps to forecasting future revenue, this technology provides the clarity sales leaders need to drive results. But selecting the right sales analytics tool for your GTM team takes time and resources. What is Sales Analytics Software?

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5 Reasons Sales Managers Are Reluctant to Coach Prospecting

Steven Rosen

However, the significance of prospecting is often overshadowed by the allure of the deal’s close, leading many sales managers to neglect to coach the top of the funnel. This paradox has far-reaching implications, resulting in underdeveloped strategies that can stunt the growth of an organization’s sales pipeline.

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Reconstructing Your Product Sales Training for Success in 2022

In 2022 sales management challenges will grow. Customer meetings will be harder to schedule, sales rep turnover will be higher, and traditional Product Sales Training (Lunch ‘N Learns, Demo Days, Sales Meetings) will be tougher to execute. Success stories of leading companies. Understanding the options.

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Use a Custom Sales Process to Increase Sales by More Than 28%

Understanding the Sales Force

The Existence of Sales Process You and your sales team fall into one of four categories relative to having a formal, staged, milestone-centric, buyer-focused sales process: You don’t have one – salespeople just do their thing You have a seriously incomplete sales process consisting of fewer than seven steps.

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold

The Pipeline

These famous words from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice equally apply to our sales pipeline. As sales managers, we know from experience that when we review the opportunities our sales reps have promised to close this month, next month and the next 90 day, that they won’t all close. But which ones will close?

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Sales Coaching Strategies to Increase Your Team's Revenue

Speaker: Steve Benson, Founder and CEO, Badger Maps

As a sales manager, you’re always looking for ways to better enable your reps. But discussions around enablement frequently spiral into increasingly granular solutions that can lose track of your overall goal: the ability to identify the parts of your team that drive real value, and then to amplify those parts.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation.