SalesFuel

MAY 8, 2025

SalesFuel has been recognized by Selling Power as one of the Top Sales Training Companies for 2025. According to Selling Power publisher and founder Gerhard Gschwandtner, quality sales training remains paramount to B2B sales success. They accelerated our sales results by 10x! SalesFuel CEO C.

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RAIN Group

OCTOBER 30, 2024

There's no room for improvisation when it comes to sales training. In a recent study from the RAIN Group Center for Sales Research, only 33% of respondents rated their sales training as extremely or very effective, indicating a significant gap for most organizations.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Once considered a catch-all team performing various misfit duties for sales, our research uncovered that modern enablement has grown to support essential functions across the commercial organization. But as the scope grows within an organization, so does the cost.

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Vengreso

MARCH 26, 2025

Mastering sales fundamentals has become more crucial than ever for sales professionals. Whether you’re new to the field or looking to close more sales, online sales training offers a flexible and effective path to success. Here are the essential sales skills that sales training programs provide.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 13, 2025

Go-to-market teams that adopt AI-powered sales automation can reap major benefits: research shows they spend more time with customers, drive higher customer satisfaction, and most importantly, boost sales by up to 10%. But savvy sales leaders know AI isnt a magic wand that can close deals for you.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

To be successful, sales professionals need to be experts in many different areas at once: their product’s strengths and weaknesses, their prospects’ pain points and needs, and the broader economic and competitive landscapes. To give sellers a fighting chance, sales leaders need to build an effective, flexible sales enablement program.

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Tenbound

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Recently, Nicolas De Kouchkovsky released his Sales Tech Market Map with the following categories. Each example company is followed by it’s Tenbound Review page for further research. Sales Dialers Five9: A cloud-based contact center platform offering advanced dialing solutions to enhance sales productivity.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Cold calling is nobody’s favorite part of sales. The same research indicates just 2% of cold calls result in a booked meeting, and other literature suggests that dismal figure might actually be on the optimistic side. Let’s be honest up front.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

Salesforce, for example, now requires 3X pipeline coverage for its sales teams — an increase of 50%. They’re also adding more enablement, training, and AI resources,” sales coach Collin Cadmus says. ZoomInfo Copilot Chat can help frontline sales teams get up to speed rapidly in a variety of scenarios.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

This broken link is to blame for sales teams’ biggest closing mistakes. “My This is the frustrated lament I hear regularly from sales leaders. But not closing sales is never the real problem. The problem is that sales reps neglect important activities during earlier stages of the sales process. It’s just a symptom.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 3, 2020

Unleash the 10X Factor to Close the Sales Gap. Do you want to close the sales gap? Now is the time to get sales on track. Even though we are still social distancing and face to face selling may not resume until 2021, you are still responsible for sales results. Sales managers are the key to driving sales performance.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 30, 2025

Go-to-market teams that adopt AI-powered sales automation can reap major benefits: research shows they spend more time with customers, drive higher customer satisfaction, and most importantly, boost sales by up to 10%. But savvy sales leaders know that AI isnt a magic wand that can close deals for you.

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The Digital Sales Institute

APRIL 9, 2025

Sales training programs fail due to not understanding the pitfalls in selling to todays connected buyer and the solutions they expect, which go way beyond the product. Read on to why many sales training programs fail and why. So how do sales organizations do this in a highly competitive and noisy market?

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 28, 2020

Whether it’s the price you are charging or their needs to get different quotes, or many other reasons, it can be quite deflating when the competition is brought up in the sales meeting. Your research should tell you what you do better than the competitor, so focus on what those better things are. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog.

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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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Allego

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Your top rep just completed a high-impact sales training session. This rapid decline in knowledge retention leads to inconsistent sales execution, wasted training investments, and a constant struggle to keep teams aligned on best practices. Highly effective sales teams are 4.8 Sound familiar? Theyre also 2.2

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RAIN Group

MAY 7, 2025

While our recent research on the state of sales training and continuous learning highlighted the clear benefits of highly effective sales training, it also revealed that many organizations struggle to achieve these results.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2020

OK, maybe keep it a secret between us for now, but when you kill your sales quota and everyone starts calling you a Rockstar, you may want to let on (in the right circumstances). Train Your team. Your team does need training. You need to train them. I can’t go spending money like this.”. Build Your team.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 31, 2021

Hiring Sales Stars . Whether you are starting a new sales force or hiring a new rep to fill a vacancy, the four principles of the STAR Process will help you select top sales performers. Without a clear process, your sales managers will each adopt their own approach and ultimately achieve sub-optimal results. R – Rigors.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 31, 2021

Author: Brian Trautschold As a new hire, structured training and onboarding programs are expected. Today, it is rare to see a company that doesn’t have a strict training program in place from the moment a new hire walks through the door. That’s where sales coaching comes in. In a week, that average increases to 90 percent.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 8, 2022

Meanwhile most high tech companies accept this level of productivity in their sales departments. If you sell a product of a reasonable value to a reasonably large company there will be several people involved in the buying of such a product ( 6-10 based on Gartner’s research ). Do you know how you help? public) and those that are not.

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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 theyre moving the needle: According to McKinsey , sales orgs that use AI see revenue uplifts of up to 15% and sales ROI uplifts of up to 20%. Its about building GPT-native sales teams.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 25, 2021

Who paved the way for women in sales? Yet, even with gender biases and cultural norms working against them, there were women trailblazers in every century, including women sales leaders. Blazing a Trail for Women in Sales. Most notable among early women sales leaders is Lucinda W. Picture yourself in 1900.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The Impact of AI on Sales Leadership: Expert Insights and Actionable Strategies In a recent episode, John Golden sat down with Matt McDarby , a seasoned sales leader and the founder of United Sales Resources, to discuss the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on sales leadership and performance.

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

If youre a Sales or Training Leader, mastering influence is no longer optionalits essential. Lee Smith , CEO of SalesFuel, Global Sales Credibility Authority and author of "SalesCred; How Buyers Quality Sellers." Lee Smith is the CEO and Founder of SalesFuel a sales and marketing research firm based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Cox Automotive predicts that in 2025, new vehicle sales will reach 16.3 million units, making this the best year for sales since before the pandemic. In 2025, new vehicles sales will reach 0 M units But that doesnt mean automotive sales will suddenly be easy or guaranteed.

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Highspot

JANUARY 23, 2025

Key Takeaways Strong soft skills are just as important, if not more so, than technical expertise for sales success. Research shows that 85% of job success hinges on soft skills, while only 15% is tied to technical skills. Attributes such as empathy, communication, and critical thinking directly influence sales performance.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 23, 2025

Yet, traditional training methods often fall short when it comes to preparing automotive sales reps to face (and overcome) these complex selling scenarios. By integrating AI role-plays into your automotive sales training strategy, your sellers can build the skills and confidence they need to to succeed.

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RAIN Group

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In today's competitive sales landscape, having a well-structured sales playbook can be the difference between good and great performance. Download the complimentary guide and take it to read later.

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Training the existing workforce to fill these roles can be beneficial. Communication and Training Shortfalls In addition to a lack of communication, many first-line managers have not received the kind of training they need. However, only 37% have been trained to handle change management.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 30, 2023

This is number 7 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. Traditional sales models vs. AI-enabled selling. The traditional sales model is robotic. Think about that.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 4, 2025

The good news is that you can improve your situation by offering a training program. Designing a great training program will help you retain employees. And youll want to discuss their interest level in training. Research indicates that warehouse and logistics businesses experience up to 49% turnover rates.

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The global medical devices market is expected to reach by the end of the year $ 0 B Yet, medical device sales reps dont have it easy. Organizations must build a strong medical device sales rep training program so sellers are always ready to overcome these challenges. What are medical device sales?

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: How to Make Sales That Benefit You and the Customer Retail and corporate sales have many similarities; they all begin with serving clientele well. Our collaborative blog offers insights on ‘How to make sales that benefit you and your customer.’

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