The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. 4 Ways to Close More Sales By Changing Your Sales Process. We don’t pay enough attention to our sales process. I contend if we want to change our sales results, need to change our sales process.

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Vengreso

MARCH 26, 2025

Whether you’re new to the field or looking to close more sales, online sales training offers a flexible and effective path to success. Through virtual instructor-led training, professionals can now master the intricate selling process without the hefty price tag of traditional programs.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 30, 2024

Why SaaS Leaders Need to Start Coaching Selling Skills SaaS sales leaders struggle to balance deal-focused coaching and skill development among sales teams. Complex Sales Processes : SaaS products often involve complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 22, 2013

A client engaged us to assess their Sales Force. We recommended: 1) enable their SMs and 2) implement a Sales Process. Taking the “easy” route, they decided to do Sales Process and Rep training first. Unfortunately, the implementation failed because the SMs were not trained on change management.

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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. will improve the overall or individual sales performance.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2018

Selling Skills. Accurately depict the purchasing process. In order to answer these questions and find out what separates sales winners from second-place finishers, RAIN Group, a sales training company , studied over 700 B2B purchases from the buyer’s perspective to find out what really happened in their buying experiences.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 17, 2025

In this blog, we’ll explore why virtual sales programs, especially Vengreso’s offerings including our extensive blog resources and eBooks , should be integral to your business strategy in 2025. The evolution of virtual sales programs is not merely a trendits becoming the cornerstone of modern sales strategies.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 4, 2012

If I asked you what has changed in the last year with regard to your sales process, what would you say? One of the best ways to do this is by assessing each part of your sales process from the types of questions you ask to the types of closing techniques you use. Too bad because your customers have changed.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 22, 2025

Ready to enhance your sales skills? Our list of the best sales training blogs offers expert tips and practical advice to help you succeed. These blogs provide insights and strategies tailored specifically for sales managers , focusing on leadership, productivity , team motivation, and effective sales strategies.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Training System: Do You Have One? Do you have a sales training system you believe in? It never ceases to amaze me how few salespeople have a personal sales training system. high profit selling.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 21, 2022

Why not use them to upgrade your team’s selling skills so they can hit the third and fourth quarter hard? Check out our best inside sales training available on the Internet: On-Demand Training! It forced me to listen rather than ad-lib poor sales techniques—perhaps some of the things your team is doing right now….

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

You probably started with a tricycle (very safe), then got a bicycle with training wheels (safe), which you eventually dropped for a free ride (not so safe). Want your sales team to build permanent, repeatable, effective referral selling skills? Here’s how B2B sales professionals can keep their referral skills sharp: 1.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 30, 2020

After all, that’s what they beat into our heads during the intensive five-week training program I’d just completed: Go for the decision-maker. The training program, called "Professional Selling Skills," took a then-new consultative approach to sales. The 7 Steps of the Sales Process. Here they are.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2018

Check out my NEW online sales training course on LinkedIn Learning. Time to make my introductory referral program accessible to as many sales organizations as possible. Then a colleague suggested LinkedIn Learning, a new platform for online sales training. How to Benefit From This Online Sales Training.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

When I read the article I noted a couple of things I really liked: They learn very little about sales in the first 30 days. By the time training is over, they will rank in Google for a few dozen keywords in their market, have a few dozen followers on Twitter and have written a few dozen blog articles. You need them both.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 11, 2014

where opportunities stall in your sales process, why they stall. length of sales cycle by salesperson and opportunity type. % Poor consultative selling skills. Lack of listening and questioning skills. Inability to Sell Value. Rushing through the Sales Process. Ineffective Sales Process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Continue the sales process with these conditions in place (Emotionally Involved). These weaknesses can neutralize entire sets of skills, from Hunting skills to Consultative Selling skills, to Qualifying skills to Closing Skills. Do they: Accept it as truth (Too Trusting).

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 11, 2024

GTM AI Advancements for Better Conversion Rates: Smarter Tools for Smarter Selling Artificial intelligence continues to transform the sales process. According to Salesforce s State of Sales report, 81% of sales teams are either experimenting with or have fully implemented AI.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 4, 2018

What good is having a sales process if you don’t use it? Not using your sales process is just as bad as not having a sales process at all. How can we expect to be successful as sales professionals if we don’t have a process we follow and believe in?

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 8, 2024

Regular readers know that most of my life experiences pass through a sales filter, meaning that there is always an analogy to sales and while sales onboarding has many similarities to RCIA, there are many differences as well. At the time, most people didn’t realize how difficult it would be to achieve success in sales.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

No matter how you present it, ensure the customer has a place at the sales meeting table on a regular basis. Bring in outsiders to teach a skill or customer insight. Practice objection-handling or consultative selling skills. Training and learning is an everyday thing for the best salespeople in the world.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The “customers” (American citizens) were led to believe this process would flow smoothly and be easy to understand. The reality, though, is the on-line system for the Affordable Care Act has been a bit of a train wreck (that may be putting it mildly). Third, we have to own the sales process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 19, 2012

By only modifying how they responded to the price question, they were able to take the first steps toward transitioning from a transactional sale to a consultative process. The consultative sales process is more than just a sales approach. which salespeople have strengths that support consultative selling.

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criteria for success

MARCH 17, 2021

Thinking of building a sales training program? Regardless of the size of your team (or your budget), it’s important to have a sales training program. But in the long term, a sales training program can save you time, make the most of your resources, and strengthen your sales team. Listen Now.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 25, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Not only does the customer have access to more knowledge, but the entire closing process has changed. Inside salespeople need to ensure the inside sales process can continue over an extended period of time, if it should come to that.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When resistance appears, it does not matter if the sales process, methodology, tactics and strategies are good or even great, unless salespeople are equally great at first lowering the resistance.” ” Will whipped cream help? They’re a crutch. They’re for weak salespeople.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Regardless of whether you are a Fortune 500 company or just hired your first sales rep–you need a sales training plan in place. In this article, we will explore a few options for training your future new sales reps. The Shadow Method of Sales Training. In other words, discouraging.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 13, 2021

Stay Ahead With These Sales Training Courses this 2021! Predictable Revenue, sales hacking, and now account-based everything has massively impacted the sales profession over the last 10 years. In partnership with LeadFuze, Sales Hacker has launched FREE LeadFuze Certified Sales Hacker Bundle.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 24, 2011

Referral Selling Training Programs. Hire Joanne As Your Outsourced VP of Sales. Referral-Selling Private Client Program. You need more great clients, more sales, and your sales process and sales strategy need work. You either have too many other things to do, or you just don’t know sales.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Lesson learned for sales: We need to examine each step in our sales process. If we expect to win in a fantasy league, we need to look at individual players; in sales, we need to look at individual selling steps.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 11, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan What jump starts sales performance? Is it: Improved Selling Skills? New Sales Talent? Optimized Sales Process? Better Sales Methodology? Improved Sales Model? Effective Sales Management? Here are the first 30 I thought of. More Pride?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 5, 2018

My new LinkedIn sales training courses take out the guesswork! Is selling really tougher today? And my new sales training courses on LinkedIn Learning and Lynda.com are your ticket to referral selling. Sales: Referral Selling by Joanne Black. Forget closing. By getting referrals.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Guest post Monday and we have Owen Van Syckle of the Van Syckle Group , a sales training and consulting group. Today he offers key points on how your questioning skills can reveal if you are a sales amateur or a sales professional.

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Carew International

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Here are four critical skills all sales professionals should prioritize in order to build trust throughout the sales process. How do you rate among these four skills? Read the entire article here: According to a New LinkedIn Report, You’ll Need 4 Virtual Selling Skills to Attract Buyers.

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The Digital Sales Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Selling Skills To Master. There are a multitude of selling skills to master to navigate your way into today’s selling environment. Listening Selling Skills. Listening Selling Skills. Customer Focus Skills. The sales experience does not match the promise. Mindset Skills.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 5, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. I recently read The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson. In the book, the authors reveal the findings from their extensive studies regarding the sales process.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. This is what the selling process is all about. The customer will be far more truthful with you during the sales process phase than they will be during the negotiation phase. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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