Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

me) to actually absorb your outstanding training materials, then put them into action to achieve the desired results? . You share these your people and train them in the implementation of these strats and tacs. I also spent the last 40 years training and developing thousands of salespeople and managers. Charbonneau.

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SalesProInsider

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Here’s how I see it coming into play in sales situations, especially when faced with concerns or objections during our sales conversations. What are the too-common concerns or objections where advisors might lack conviction? What are the too-common concerns or objections where advisors might lack conviction?

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Today we’re closing out this three-part series with a post for our marketing audience. So, if you’re on the hunt for new marketing resources, look no further. 1. Marketing 360. The Marketing 360 YouTube channel offers a wide variety of high-quality video content. 2. Duct Tape Marketing. Go check it out!

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 9, 2018

Author: Rich Lanchantin, CEO, Qstream With unemployment rates at a 10-year low, it simply isn’t practical to buy your way to sales performance by cherry-picking top reps from the market. This requires going beyond one-size-fits-all training and development programs that are measured by simple pass/fail certifications or completion rates.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 8, 2024

In this article, Jenn Steele discusses the vital role of customer feedback in refining marketing and sales strategies. In addition, she tackles common challenges in aligning sales and marketing efforts, offering practical insights for overcoming these obstacles.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 8, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Jenn Steele , CEO and Co-Founder of SoundGTM, discusses the challenging dynamic between marketing and sales teams. She highlights the common blame game between marketing and sales and the importance of effective communication and collaboration between the two functions.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 4, 2018

How do I overcome price objections? If I have an objection, don’t resort to tricks and techniques. Buyers can see these a mile away, and they will know you have been on a training course. Instead, listen intently to the reason behind the objection , and work with that instead. MTD Sales Training. Then listen again.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 20, 2018

4. Make your key objective to help the customer, not to close a sale. Whilst these are skills that every salesperson must have and is typically the focus traditional sales training provides, I don’t believe they are the basics , nor do I believe they are the focus for the future sales professional that business wants and needs.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 3, 2018

Number one, your marketing team is ready to go, they have their strategies, their plans in place and their budgets. You are hitting all your objectives and are highly successful. If you want to crush your sales numbers Sales Strategy #2: Execute with Excellence is guaranteed to help. It doesn’t have to be that way!

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 6, 2017

That gives you an objective method for avoiding bias in your evaluation. Here are two suggestions: Provide additional training. Target marketing dollars in their territory to generate more leads and give them a boost. Failure to improve, or implement coaching. What skills does the new hire still need the most work on?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

They believe a call isn’t cold because it’s a marketing-qualified lead, because the prospect downloaded a whitepaper, or because they have a mutual connection on LinkedIn. New research from Dave Kurlan and The Objective Management Group (OMG) backs up my claims. Without an introduction, your outreach is ice cold.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Here’s the thing: Rejection (along with its less extreme cousin, objection) triggers your fight-or-flight response, releasing a wave of disruptive emotions: fear, insecurity, doubt, and attachment. It clouds objectivity and breeds insecurity. Desperation. Attachment is the enemy of self-awareness and the genesis of delusion.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business world, sales and marketing teams need to align to drive revenue. This article examines the importance of aligning sales and marketing , the challenges that hinder this alignment, and strategies to foster a more collaborative, effective partnership. However, their methods and priorities often differ.

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Lead411

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Mastering the Art of Overcoming Cold Call Objections in Sales Cold calling can be a daunting task for many sales professionals. It’s an essential part of the sales process, but it often comes with its fair share of objections. Recognizing the underlying reasons behind objections will help you address them more effectively.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 22, 2020

Worse, active buyers make up a small percentage of any given market, and the picture is a bit bleaker. Most companies only train their salespeople to interact with these active buyers. A presentation aimed squarely at 10% of the market that is ready to buy. Anyone not fitting the bill gets sent to nurturing.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

Having a scoring and qualification system in place will weed out unfit leads and save sales and marketing teams time. Marketing teams typically have their process of scoring and qualifying leads (MQLs), but it may look different for sales teams (SQLs). Align with your marketing team for unified lead scoring and qualification.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 3, 2019

When it comes to hiring, training, managing and coaching salespeople, there is actually a formula for success with some science behind it. They then react quickly and objectively to the answers to either disqualify or proceed through the sales process. The Value of Predictive Analytics.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Then Google REALLY started marketing! This week ask yourself: Are you following AT&T’s marketing efforts? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

In fact, this is also felt in the accounting department, the marketing department, and everywhere else. If I get an, “Ah, I don’t know,” then I once again use layering questions like: “Have you heard of my new On Demand Inside Selling Skills Training?” And, “How big of a role do you think increased sales training is going to play?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2023

They may get some leads out and set up some “demos or presentations,” but because they didn’t discover whether a prospect was truly a buyer and in the market at that time, their close rate is a disappointing 2 sales out of 10 full presentations…. You’ll discover hidden buying motives—and you’ll discover real objections. Try it today.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 6, 2021

But as Mike Tyson said, the best made plans are laid out by the first punch or prospect objection. Their product obstructed their view of the objective the buyer was trying to achieve. If it’s not the product, it’s marketing, no leadership, no culture; anything but the rep’s inability to get past product. Fight The Product.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2019

Author: Rory Christian According to IDC , despite a "typical" $1 billion company spending a large amount of resources devoted to training for customer-facing people, poor sales enablement results in around $14 million of wasted sales and marketing expenses, and $100 million in lost sales opportunities. Where could they be going wrong?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 31, 2020

In addition, what is also important about timeline is that if the prospect you’re speaking to isn’t in the market at this moment, it means you can relax behind your pitch. It also means that the decision makers have all agreed that their buying motives (needs) are such that a decision needs to be made now. Everybody is onboard.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Rather than having your reps go through another training de-jour, send them to a business course, buy them The Ten-Day MBA. Being able to spell PRODUCTIVITY is not the same as understanding it or applying it in a way that moves the prospect’s objectives forward. Make them proficient in conversational in business.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 17, 2020

Now more than ever, sales and marketing leaders should be looking to bolster those strategic partnerships in meaningful ways to solidify their channel. In addition to strategic alignment, now is the time to invest in partner success programs – providing them with resources, knowledge and tools to achieve those established objectives.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 14, 2020

Let’s borrow descriptions from marketing to simplify. The good news is that buyers are out to get value; they view things through the lens of their objectives. Buyers will often define their objectives clearly and in detail but rarely define value. Awareness – Consideration – Decision. Driving Value.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 4, 2018

Your marketing associates or executives also have opportunities with many associations. You are hitting all your objectives and are highly successful. I offer highly focused executive coaching, training and strategy execution to help sales leaders develop their leadership skills, execute with excellence and crush their sales numbers.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It’s no wonder that the most liked blog post I’ve put out over the last two years deals with a proven way to overcome the rejection and the objections you get while cold calling. There are many variations of the “ We are all set ” objection. Again, “We’re all set” is not an objection, it’s just a blow off. Let me ask you…”.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 21, 2019

Sales coaching like this has many documented benefits – from reinforcing training, to culling and promoting best practices, to even positively impacting the bottom line. How would you respond to these common objections?” “How Validate training and certify reps. How would you position our product compared to Competitor X?”

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

While some say it’s the operations and the admin team, most say that it is the sales and marketing team that earns the money for the company. Since the sales team needs to be trained to handle the customers and all their queries, the need for having a strong sales mentorship program is certainly of the essence. Train the mentors.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 17, 2020

You’re still in the market, and if we changed our offer just a bit, you’d be open to discussing it. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today. Get Access Today.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In 2011, Scott Brinker compiled the first of many marketing technology “Supergraphics,” illustrating the rapid growth of companies supplying digital marketing tools. The original displayed the logos of 140 prominent marketing tech brands. What is a Marketing Technology Stack? Get a Demo 2.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2024

One of the most effective ways to ensure your team’s success is investing in training and development. In fact, Qwilr notes the following sales training statistics : Today, 70% of sellers lack formal training. Nearly half of account executives (47%) cite poor training/onboarding as a factor in leaving.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Get ready to be surprised by an unconventional approach to overcoming objections. Sales leaders often face the challenge of coaching their teams to overcome objections, but traditional methods may not be yielding the desired results. Coaching sales teams to overcome objections is a key aspect of driving successful sales outcomes.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2019

The event was a culmination of thorough planning and conscious decisions about the learning objectives, content, fun and logistics. Incorporate different perspectives into training teams. We needed to decide if we include intro sales 101 training for our newer sellers in addition to advanced topics.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I’d like to revisit an objection and give you, once again, the scripts to deal with it. Response #2: “I didn’t expect you to be interested; heck, our marketing department hasn’t yet figured out a way to get our prospects to call us back—and that’s why they hired me! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Get Access Today.

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