SalesFuel

MAY 9, 2024

Powerful Sales Questions Build the Bigger Picture Questions play a big role throughout the entire sales process. And each question presents an opportunity to learn and engage with a prospect. All sellers must understand the very basic needs of each prospect to progress a sale.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Sales reps look to increase conversion rates by upping their cold call game. Along with actionable intelligence, guidelines for cold calls allow both sales managers and SDRs to tailor their sales processes. Be upfront and transparent with your prospects. Cold Call Sales Script Template. Reason for Calling.

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SalesFuel

MAY 22, 2024

The right questions should start before the meeting It’s a common misconception that you start digging for information during that first discovery meeting. Flaherty suggests that sellers don’t waste time waiting for the meeting. Consider reaching out to the lead via email for some pre-meeting engagement. But why wait?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. What are Prospecting Techniques? Let’s jump in.

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criteria for success

MAY 24, 2022

Looking for sales training ideas to implement during your next team meeting? When you read “sales training ,” you probably think of an offsite retreat. But, sales training shouldn’t be limited to these infrequent events. 6 Sales Training Ideas for Your Next Team Meeting. It should be ongoing!

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SalesFuel

MAY 6, 2024

Not all prospects will be easy to deal with, and you’ll encounter many types of difficult prospects. As HubSpot’s Jay Fuchs notes, “difficult prospects are a fact of sales life.” But even the most difficult prospects can be worked with to reach a deal. Efforts to work with these prospects require patience.

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criteria for success

MARCH 2, 2022

There are many aspects to sales development. And all great sales managers know that when it comes to sales development, opportunities for growth are endless. When we talk to sales managers about sales development, we tend to get some similar questions: Where is the best place to start? Where to Start.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

AUGUST 9, 2022

Most sales leaders are hyper-focused on increasing the sales team performance and try anything to improve prospecting activities. They look to create more opportunities by adding new tools to the sales stack, retraining the team, automating processes, and even outsourcing meeting acquisition.

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 7, 2012

You constantly hear about all of the great and positive things you can do to conduct a successful sales meeting and all of the inspirational tips and motivational tricks you can use to help encourage and train a sales team. So quickly, here are three common mistakes sales managers can make when conducting a sales meeting. #1.

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criteria for success

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As a sales leader, it can be a challenge to make sure your team is prospecting efficiently (or at all). That's why we put together something called the Prospecting Action Plan. This action plan puts your sales reps on the right track to ensure proper prospecting practices. Sales conversations. Networking.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s tough enough to uncover quality prospects. It’s even more difficult to keep their attention and capture interest during a prospecting call. And research shows that prospecting calls are a serious struggle. 2 Phrases to Use For Prospecting Calls One of his tips is to open with a business-oriented proposition.

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SalesFuel

JULY 3, 2024

If you’re having trouble meeting a quota, it may be time to add something new to your sales strategy. Emailing even a short video can have a big impact on a prospect. Boost chances of meeting a quota by using video There’s opportunity for sellers to strategically use video throughout their sales process.

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Vengreso

JULY 30, 2024

Seeking to elevate your leadership capabilities and propel your sales team toward outstanding achievements? Sales management courses are equipped with the necessary strategies and tools for this purpose. Moreover, the benefits of investing in sales management training extend beyond individual growth.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Every sales manager is time starved. INTERNAL MEETINGS. Sales Managers should be spending 75% of their time coaching their team. POST-SALES SUPPORT.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. It doesn’t matter how frequently you call prospects or how many years you’ve been in sales, you’ll always feel some anxiety before you dial — and that’s a good thing. Make getting a “no” the goal.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

Specifically, the managers who lead your sales teams — they oversee the reps who communicate directly with your prospects and customers daily. Think about it this way: If you're a sales manager and you help each of your 10 reps sell 20% more, you've essentially just "created” two new salespeople. Motivate Reps.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 4, 2023

Staying ahead of your upcoming meetings and appointments is critical for sales success, and keeping an accurate record of those meetings in your CRM can help you streamline your workflow and get a fuller picture of your relationship with customers. We’ve launched Nusthell Scheduler to help you do just that.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 2, 2019

In many ways, technology, like Google Maps, is similar to sales management software. Sales management software provides streamlined tools for data entry and management to speed up this process. And they often include some of the most popular sales tools (e.g., Free Sales Management Software.

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 21, 2021

If you’re like most of the sales managers we talk to, you’re looking for a repeatable, effective sales prospecting process. Or maybe you have no idea what’s going on with your team’s prospecting – it’s a black hole that randomly produces opportunities. Plan Your Prospecting Activity. Track Your Prospecting.

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Salesmate

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Being a sales manager, you have already walked into the sales rep’s shoes. You have attended many sales meetings in the past. You might have even had negative experiences where the meetings were uninteresting, long, and not at all motivating. Tips for running successful sales meetings.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Most sales reps groan, “Here we go again” at the thought of another sales meeting. Another sales meeting? How much has changed since our last meeting?” Yet again, another hour that will be lost forever once the sales meeting finally concludes. Cost of a Bad Sales Meetings.

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criteria for success

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If you’ve been a sales manager for a while, it's inevitable that one or more people – or even your entire sales team – will get into a prospecting or selling slump. 7 Sales & Prospecting Slump-Busters. Have everyone set an individual weekly goal for how many prospecting activities they will perform.

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Anthony Iannarino

JUNE 28, 2020

There aren’t too many things more important in sales than gaining first meetings with your dream clients. Nothing happens until you can meet and explore change. How to Get a First Meeting. Critical Outcome: Gaining a Meeting with Your Dream Client. Necessary Actions: Phone Call to Request a Meeting.

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Shari Levitin

JUNE 14, 2023

He landed a job at a lush eco-resort and quickly became the busiest dive instructor on the peninsula; because, unlike any other guide, he prospected for new business (would be divers) at the pool and in the cafes. Within a week, he assisted the sales department by standardizing the hiring process and mentoring new sellers.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 28, 2014

Recently I filled out a form on a website for one of my prospects and requested a demo. It’s not a sales secret; when you prospect through referrals, you’ll always connect. Getting prospects to call you back is deceptively simple. Your Referral Source talks to (or emails) your prospect and gets agreement to meet with you.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Hey, Sales Operations leaders. Do you want to increase sales and meet your 2013 goals? Encourage sales and marketing to build personas and build a plan to operationalize them immediately. During project meetings focus your thoughts on how to operationalize the personas. Specific examples of how to use personas.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Effective sales management is the core of any successful business. Read on as we break down why strong sales management matters, along with proven strategies to achieve it. It involves planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the sales activities within an organization to achieve its revenue targets and close deals.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If you are a new sales manager, building trust with your sales team is your first challenge. Without trust, progress will be slowed and time is a luxury few new sales managers have. If you have ever worked for a sales manager you didn’t trust, you know how stressful that sales role can be.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 6, 2017

That’s why referral selling is the only prospecting strategy that ensures qualified lead generation. And it only works if you have a referral system in place to ensure sales reps ask for referrals every day. Spend more time with customers and less time prospecting. What does it take to guarantee referral prospecting success?

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criteria for success

JULY 15, 2021

As sales managers, we’ve all been told we need to coach our teams. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. At CFS, we believe that to be an elite sales manager, you need to learn how to coach people where they are. State of Emergency.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The topic of Sales management is very broad, and is covered in an infinite number of books, so we won’t be covering that here. There is also an endless list of material on sales management—and as anyone who has read my previous writings on the subject knows, I consider that management is management.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

This article explores what a sales coach does. It covers how an effective sales coach can take a good or even mediocre sales force and make it great. While a sales coach might also take on the role of a sales trainer, the coaching role goes beyond teaching a selling system or how to overcome objections. Close more.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Prospecting, seeking new opportunities and clients, is an integral part of sales. However, when it comes to prospecting, many salespeople experience fear. A driver of performance anxiety, it can lead to sales slumps, missed quota, and restricted pipelines. Always think of prospecting from the prospect’s point of view.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s no secret that salespeople often fail as sales managers. Nonetheless, many of the best reps within an organization often end up in management positions. Whether you’re actively seeking a role as a manager or have already gotten a promotion, you should understand the most difficult aspects of the transition.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2022

One of my first customer visits as a young sales manager was in support of a salesperson — with a client I hadn't met before. As a result, the customer had researched other supply sources — and as we sat down for the meeting, he told us that he could buy the same product for half the price. 5 Traps to Avoid as a Sales Manager.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 14, 2011

While a good sales meeting can invigorate sales people and increase revenue, a poor sales meeting will cost you more than you can calculate. Incredibly, many sales managers take the structure of a sales meeting for granted. There is no such thing as an ineffective sales meeting.

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