Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 29, 2025

Introduction Jerry, a sales manager at a mid-sized manufacturing company, was on the verge of closing a lucrative deal with a major client. Situations like this happen all too often in sales teams relying on traditional quoting methods. Now imagine the same situation with a Quoting Software. The only thing left?

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SBI Growth

JULY 20, 2013

Most Americans don’t like negotiating over a price. However, dealerships are attractive to automakers for one giant reason: they take manufacturer’s inventory and sales expenses off their books. However, dealerships are attractive to automakers for one giant reason: they take manufacturer’s inventory and sales expenses off their books.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 30, 2025

This is where quotation software becomes a game-changer. Quotation Software is a specialized tool that is specifically designed to help businesses generate accurate and transparent quotes much faster. The online quotation software ensures sales teams generate precise quotes in minutes rather than hours and seal the deal quickly.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2013

Sales VPs need to train their Sales Managers differently. Coaching sales people has changed. 77% of all Sales Managers reported fewer sales calls in 2012. Download the Sales Manager Situational Coaching Tool to immediately change your coaching.). Why would I need to meet a sales rep to identify my problem?

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Nutshell

JANUARY 2, 2025

Finding the best software for architects is one way to ensure that your designs have the impact you desire and that your projects run smoothly. This guide sets the great architecture software apart from the good and provides you with the information you need to ensure you have the tools you need to succeed.

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Pipeline

MARCH 2, 2025

Construction CRM software is essential for managing people, projects, and processes in the industry. Whether you’re in roofing, plumbing, or expanding into new services like gutters or commercial projects, having adaptable software ensures smooth transitions and prevents costly disruptions.

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Allego

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I’m willing to bet you’re like me when it comes to buying something, whether it’s a new pair of boots or enterprise software. This presents a significant challenge for sales teams that struggle to adapt to these evolving expectations. You’re probably thinking, “That all sounds great, but what does the software actually do?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a post for any Sales Leader considering or using a buyer-driven sales process. During many of our training events for a sales process rollout, we’ll get the question “So I should just identify the buyer’s stage and go from there?”. It’s tempting for the sales rep to give in. Who doesn’t want the quick sale?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Plus, how you can leverage BATNA's key negotiation tactics to ensure your business and your customers are both benefitting from a deal. BATNA stands for Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement. When you're negotiating, you need to ask yourself, 'What are the concessions I'm willing to make? What does BATNA stand for?

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Cincom Smart Selling

JANUARY 30, 2025

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) involves overseeing agreements like thisfrom initiation through negotiation, execution, performance tracking, and renewal or termination. 2- Review and Negotiation In this stage, stakeholders collaborate to review and refine the contract, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A successful negotiation is like a tango. And nothing ruins a productive negotiation like one of the participants using one of the 14 phrases listed below. 14 Phrases That'll Instantly Sabotage Your Negotiation 1. The focus must always be on the buyer — yes, even during the negotiation. I’ll be honest.”

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

On the other hand, a faster sales cycle keeps your buyer’s attention on your offering. Understanding the sales cycle in separate stages helps predict buyer behavior and selling outcomes. Sales reps can also pinpoint specific obstacles and make improvements with a stage-focused sales strategy. Negotiation.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 27, 2021

If you're looking to optimize your sales process, close more deals, and delight more prospects and customers, then you should consider the quote to cash process. Quote to cash refers to the parts of the sales cycle that drive revenue. The sales rep creates a quote proposal for the prospect using your QTC/ CPQ software.

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SBI Growth

MAY 29, 2013

The concept of gamification is catching on in B2B sales and marketing. have brought software solutions to market recently. Their book does an excellent job of explaining what gamification is and how it can be applied to drive a sales result. There are six types of game approaches: Grand challenge- think sales contest.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Responding to proposal requests is a slow process that adds time to the sales cycle. Manual processes tie up the sales and marketing team for weeks as they sift through previous answers to repetitive questions, chase responses to new questions, verify the information and seek approvals, over and over again. and RFP software delivers.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 8, 2025

In this blog post, Ill break down what gap selling is, why its the secret sauce for successful sales, and how you can use it to connect with prospects on a deeper level. I asked Sean about any other Sean cites Ronan Pessars probe and provoke methodology as a great way to implement the basics of gap selling into your sales approach.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

B2B sales isnt what it used to be. They conduct extensive research, engage with sales reps late in the process, andperhaps most challenging of allrarely make decisions alone. To succeed in today’s B2B landscape, sales teams need personalize coaching, real-time feedback, AI-driven insights, and adaptive learning strategies.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Software Applications - there are free versions of most of the cloud-based software we use but I pay for versions that have all the features I want. If they have any bottled water in the kitchen, pay for any streaming, or software then it's simply not true. What's the point? Can you say bluffing?

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 5, 2020

But what most sales teams don’t know is that their sales tech stack is still missing a critical piece — a tool that can accelerate the last leg of their deal cycles and cut it down by 24%. Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software. Aside from legal, Sales is one of the primary departments involved in contracts.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The tool compliments almost any sales strategy. We recently introduced an enterprise software firm to the Solutions Option Framework. I’ll admit the sales aid seems simple enough at the first glance. It’s also incredibly powerful when placed in the hands of skillful sales reps. One of Many Sales Tools.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2025

Not all sales shortcuts are created equal. Sales Shortcuts 1. Source My former colleague from Serpstats sales team learned this the hard way. During an enterprise software pitch, a prospect threw out an unexpected question one that shifted the conversation in the wrong direction. Dont let them out-research you.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Today’s sales reps face a challenging reality: buyers are more informed, independent, and selective than ever. This shift has made sales skills training more essential than ever before. This is where a well-rounded sales skills training program can make all the difference. What Is Sales Skills Training?

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 5, 2020

But what most sales teams don’t know is that their sales tech stack is still missing a critical piece — a tool that can accelerate the last leg of their deal cycles and cut it down by 24%. Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software. Aside from legal, Sales is one of the primary departments involved in contracts.

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Vengreso

OCTOBER 18, 2024

” What a missed sales opportunity! This case sounds all too familiar—sales objections are quite common. However, it takes strategic rebuttals to address these objections and effective strategies to achieve sales success. Here’s the catch: Only a quarter of all sales are successful. What are sales objections?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2018

Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. Storytelling has stood the test of time as a critical skill in sales and marketing?—?and and isn’t that our goal in sales?—?a But where to begin?

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Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2023

This is the fifth in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Scott is the Founder of Sales Success Media and hosts the Sales Success Stories and Daily Sales Tips podcasts.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 13, 2023

When I think about different types of sales calls, some of the first terms that come to mind are terms like warm calling or cold calling. Sales professionals not only convert prospects into buyers, they hold the power to negotiate, upsell, and even problem-solve after the initial purchase is made.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 15, 2020

Sales efforts aren't always cut and dry. There might have to be some give and take when making a sale — some degree of negotiation to land on a mutually beneficial agreement that suits both you and your customer well. Ideally, they and their prospect will eventually reach a mutually beneficial price point and make the sale.

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eGrabber

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In todays fast-paced world, boosting sales performance and closing deals quickly are more important than ever. Sales leaders, sales managers, and sales professionals must work smart and act fast. In 2025, the key is to use smart tools like sales automation and track real sales data.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 26, 2020

Author: Jacklyn Walsh No two customers are the same and an organization’s sales force needs to be as diverse as its customer base. Sales organizations and teams that embrace diversity have a more solid footing in the market, achieve higher customer and employee retention and earn more wins. Steps to Achieving Diverse Success.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Kevin Knieriem started his career in sales selling ice cream to convenience stores. In this week’s episode, Kevin tells us how he ended up in a windowless meeting room negotiating for 40 hours straight, despite his own company’s global team trying to intervene. When did you get started in sales? And I got a chance to sell.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 20, 2025

Introduction Meet John, a sales manager at a manufacturing company that produces customized industrial generators. All you need is CPQ software in place. Without an intelligent system in place, sales reps often struggle to create accurate, viable configurations, leading to costly errors and delays.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Previously, he was an operating partner at Fractal Software, helping launch vertical software companies and find product-market fit. Before that, he was the first non-founder seller at three startups, turning early traction into a repeatable sales motion. 13:17 Characteristics of top early-stage sales reps.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 20, 2025

By making pipeline generation a non-negotiable part of the operating rhythm, it turns what is often deprioritized into a reliable growth driver. Guy Yalif has seen significant success with executive dinners small, curated gatherings designed to foster peer connections rather than push a sales agenda. More on their motion here.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 25, 2025

The sales process varies greatly depending on the purchase. In this article, well explore the challenges of complex sales and the strategies your team can use to close deals more efficiently. What is considered a complex sale? Complex sales typically involve high-value products or services, which are often highly customizable.

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