No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

He explains: “When salespeople successfully reach the actual decision makers, opportunities move through the pipeline and reach the closable stage, often resulting in a win. However, MOST salespeople are NOT reaching the actual decision makers and those are the opportunities that lose traction and/or result in a loss.”.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Sales training can be a significant investment in your sales team. However, despite this, it would be a mistake for organizations to think they can just sign their team up for training and watch them succeed. To be successful, training cannot be a one-off event. What do you want reps to take away from the training?

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

If virtual sales training was ever needed, this was the time. As a trained actor, Julie understands the importance of eye contact and knows how to use the camera to connect virtually. It’s like a training manual, with exercises and opportunities to practice and refine what you learn. (It even became a verb.).

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 20, 2019

Rather than battling for new hires in an uber-competitive job market, smart companies are moving to train and promote from within. In fact, any business today that isn’t investing in its employees and giving them the tools to ascend and grow within their organizations is opening itself up to severe disruption. According to the U.S.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 11, 2021

Many reasons: nervousness, not wanting to hear no, lack of training, etc., Intersperse it with tons of questions and tie-downs and opportunities to engage and learn more about your prospects. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Why do sales reps talk so much? What’s the solution? A good, tight, non-salesy script.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2021

While this may seem like a bad thing, it can actually present a great opportunity for you. If I get an, “Ah, I don’t know,” then I once again use layering questions like: “Have you heard of our new ‘ On-Demand Inside Sales Training Program’ ?” . Or, “How big of a role do you think increased sales training is going to play this year?”

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this environment, your sales operations tools and platforms can’t just be effective — they need to be transformative. If you’re looking to assemble a new sales operations tech stack — or simply want to upgrade your existing tools — this comprehensive guide to the key categories can help. What Are Sales Operations Tools?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Choosing the best-fit revenue operations tools can dramatically enhance cross-departmental collaboration, enabling unified platforms where sales, marketing, and customer service teams are able to access and share critical data. To help with the vetting process, here are some suggestions of the top RevOps tools worth considering.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A sales strategy isnt about tools or trendsits about how your company attracts and serves customers. Yet, too many sales leaders fall into the trap of believing the latest digital sales tools or automation platforms will solve their sales prospecting problems. Digital isnt a sales strategy. Hope isnt a strategy.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

What is the impact of that on the use of freed resources, training, managing, and more? Shouldn’t the freed-up time, resources, training, and more – resulted in increases in output? Because the discussion drives sales, the need for bodies and the need to buy/sell more tools. Smaller Treadmills. If not, then why bother?

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Sales 2.0

MAY 30, 2023

Once AI is implemented, she says, “The question then becomes, ‘do sales organizations that use technologies like this shift their time to higher value activities, like training, researching prospects and strategy, so that when they do get face-to-face time to sell, they show up prepared and better trained?’” Sign up for the Sales 2.0

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Add to this the now famous “Meet The Modern Learner” infographic from Bersin, and it is easy to see why L&D and training are no more than a last-minute decoration on a tired and very plastic Christmas tree. If You Can’t Train Them – Enable Them. Hey, if you can’t train them, enable them.

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Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2021

Sales teams in a multi-threaded environment create various opportunities to demonstrate the value of the solution. Who else in your organization would find value in taking a look at a tool like ZoomInfo?” Most sales teams still focus on just one contact, which leaves opportunities open for more polished sales professionals. “My

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

And you will align all systems in your organization—recruiting, training, and compensation—to support the referral selling process. All of us perform our best when we are accountable and have the tools to succeed. New hires need the technical know-how for their jobs, as well as the skills and tools to become part of the referral team.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 20, 2018

With a niche product like this, the pool of potential customers is small, so you have to make the most of every opportunity. The sales team was jumping on these opportunities, firing back an answer to the prospect’s question – often within minutes – and then following up with a phone call. That’s why they had brought us in.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 21, 2019

Accordingly, video coaching has become a popular tool for driving readiness in sales organizations of all sizes and across industries. Sales coaching like this has many documented benefits – from reinforcing training, to culling and promoting best practices, to even positively impacting the bottom line. million words.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Training Programs to Empower Employees and Business Growth In today’s dynamic business environment, investing in employee training isn’t just a luxury—it’s a necessity.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills? You’re not going to get the next opportunity.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 14, 2025

Fortunately, with the right sales negotiation training, every seller on your team can confidently conquer any negotiation that comes their way. In this post, well explore how sales negotiation training can supercharge your teams performance. Why does sales negotiation training matter? What is sales negotiation?

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Tools for Store Owners to Provide Better Customer Service Do you want to run a successful store ? Delivering excellent customer experiences is critical but requires using the right tools to streamline your operations while building a loyal customer base.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Consistent, effective, and efficient prospecting sufficient to deliver enough viable opportunities to retire quota, still eludes many teams. And unlike other elements of sales success, you will indeed have to have done it to train and lead it. There is no shortage of data being generated by apps and automation tools.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 6, 2018

However, these positive traits also make it more difficult to actively recruit them to your opportunities. Skills can be taught with training. We split passive candidates up into a few different groups: Candidates who are content with their current job and are not looking for new opportunities. Talk about opportunities.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

At conferences, you can learn about best practices, the latest technologies, and upcoming tools in the marketing world. Probably one of the most inspiring marketing conferences around, the Microsoft Advertising Partner Summit is just as it sounds: an opportunity to learn more about Microsoft’s newest initiatives. Google Marketing Live.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2023

“Best in Breed” vs “all in one” The sales tool market will likely follow the same pattern that has played out in the marketing tech market. The key problem with the “best of breed” approach is integrating all the tools, so they communicate to each other. However, it’s the non-tech companies that may have the biggest opportunity here.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 30, 2025

Instead, using AI effectively is about finding new opportunities and building deeper relationships, which ultimately lead to faster conversions. Heres how some of todays top experts use AI to sidestep common challenges, encourage experimentation, enhance sales training, and create smarter prospecting lists.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2021

Chatbots in B2B marketing and sales are the perfect lead generation tool for digital activities that lead prospects onto your website. However, Optimizing your chat tool to maximize your team’s efficiency and generate leads requires finding the balance between automated and human touchpoints in your chat platform’s programming.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2021

If you have a big-deal prospect or client, you’d better jump on a plane, catch a train, or take a road trip as soon as possible. With limited or no opportunity to meet in-person, buyers naturally turn to known, trusted suppliers who already understand their business needs. But acquiring new customers remains extremely difficult.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sales training has never been more criticalor more challenging. This groundbreaking technology is transforming how enablement teams create, update, and personalize sales training content atunprecedented speed. Generative AI is enhancing sales enablements agility in delivering training for critical commercial initiatives.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Link Building Strategies and Tools for Boosting Your SEO Link building is still one of the most critical components of search engine optimization (SEO) for increasing website visibility and domain authority.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

But generative AI tools have empowered them in ways GTM teams can scarcely imagine. Armed with tools like GenAI, buyers zigzag through buying stages now, reacting immediately to real-time insights and shifting priorities. Are you integrating third-party intent signals from tools like ZoomInfo?

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 22, 2019

There is no mistaking a rejection on the phone, but with those other softer tools, you can tell yourself they’re just ignoring you, maybe next time. What if every time they responded you see it as a question, an opportunity to educate? Most companies I cold call have committed to a sales training organization, internal or external.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2023

BUT, by being transparent, polite, and promising not to waste someone’s time, you’ll be giving yourself the best opportunity to get those who might call you back, to go ahead and dial your number. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 21, 2025

The rapid adoption of GPT-based AI tools isnt simply a technological evolution in sales; its a fundamental restructuring of how teams work. And emerging solutions such as AI agents and AI SDRs are already accelerating time-to-market, enhancing team productivity, and delivering better ROI on tools and resources for early adopters.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 25, 2021

Author: Andres Lares Negotiation is a soft skill and as a result it requires both training and real world experience to improve. At Shapiro Negotiations Institute , one of our tools is to turn to a tried-and-true game of high-stakes and higher-rewards to perfectly illustrate the fundamentals of great negotiations. And it works.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2025

The landscape is being transformed by innovative tools designed for sales acceleration, optimize processes, and enhance productivity through an accelerated sales process. While many may be familiar with mainstream solutions, there are several sales acceleration tools flying under the radar that can provide a significant edge.

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Zoominfo

MAY 12, 2020

However, these positive traits also make it more difficult to actively recruit them to your opportunities. Candidates who are content with their current job and are not looking for new opportunities. Candidates who are content with their current job but are open to hearing about new opportunities. Talk about opportunities.

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