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Expectations, Revisions, and Excuses on the Sales Team

Understanding the Sales Force

The same thing happens in sales. When half of salespeople hit quota it equates to strong sales performance across the team. When Sales Managers have any conversations with their salespeople it is considered coaching. They changed expectations in order to meet – expectations. A pipeline that is 75% full is a full pipeline.

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Creating a Winning Sales Pitch

Anthony Cole Training

Creating a winning sales pitch is a presentation that ends with a decision being made. We define either one of those as a winning sales pitch because there is a clear decision and a clear next step, or none at all. That is our definition. That decision could be Yes, or it could be No.

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Customer Retention Strategies in Sales

Anthony Cole Training

Here are several questions to consider as you reflect on your customer retention strategies in sales: If you are not providing a superior experience, your clients might start asking, “ Then, who will?

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4 Tips to Improve Your Virtual Sales Presentations

Sales and Marketing Management

80% of salespeople believe virtual meetings make it harder to engage with prospects and 40% believe virtual meetings are costing them sales. Here are four tips to maximize the impact of your virtual sales meetings. The post 4 Tips to Improve Your Virtual Sales Presentations appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Beyond the Basics: How to Develop and Retain a Top-Performing Sales Team

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego

Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Register today to save your seat! 📆 September 19th, 2024 at 11:00 AM PT, 2:00 PM ET, 7:00 PM BST

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The Secret to Effective Sales Proposals

Anthony Cole Training

An effective sales proposal is less about what the proposal includes and more about what the end result is supposed to achieve. In fact, many sales proposals are delivered much too soon and inappropriately, often generated because the prospect asked to "see what you can do."

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Effective Sales Meeting Strategies

Anthony Cole Training

Every salesperson has attended sales meetings and left thinking “Why do I have to go to these meetings? Sales leaders and managers must own and address this problem. Attendees to sales meetings should leave the meeting thinking: They are a waste of time and not helping me get better at selling.”

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Maximizing Sales Training ROI with eLearning

Speaker: Ray Makela, CEO Sales Readiness Group

Companies spend about $20 billion a year on various forms of sales training. Still, many sales leaders report low ROIs from their sales training initiatives. So how can you ensure that your investment in sales training is producing excellent results. Leverage eLearning to maximize sales training results.

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The Best Learning Methodologies for Developing Elite Sales Leaders

Speaker: Steven Rosen MBA, Author, Executive Coach, Speaker and Top 50 Sales Influencer

It is well recognised that the frontline sales managers are the key to driving performance in sales organizations. If you had to choose between investing in sales manager training vs sales rep training what would you do? The challenge is, that the road to success in developing your sales leaders is fraught with pot holes.

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Your Next Sales Coach is a Machine

Speaker: Matt McDarby & Dan Smaida, Managing Directors, Specialized Sales Systems

The pace of change in most sales organizations means sellers must constantly update and refine their skills to survive. Most sales managers know this, but suffer from three conditions that limit their opportunity to help: Too many people, too much ground to cover, and not enough time for developing people.

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The Modern Essentials for Sales Onboarding Effectiveness

Speaker: Mike Kunkle, Founder & Sales Transformation Architect, Transforming Sales Results LLC

Traditional sales onboarding methods have not produced a strong return on investment or moved the needle on the sales metrics that matter. The way that top-performing organizations onboard new employees has changed significantly over the last five years.

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Product Sales Training – Transformed for Results

Traditional product sales training doesn’t always work for dispersed sales reps who can’t attend Demo Days or Lunch ‘N Learns. Choosing the right product sales training partner will have a significant impact on sales reps’ expertise and results. Drive more sales. Differentiate competitive advantages.

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2019 State of Sales Coaching: Managers, Reps, and Enablement Pros Weigh In

Speaker: Henry Bruckstein, Founder at Canam Research, and Jake Miller, Product Marketing Manager at Allego

Virtually every sales organization sees the value of good sales coaching. Join Henry Bruckstein, Founder of Canam Research, and Jake Miller, product marketing manager at Allego, to learn why--and more--from the new 2019 State of Sales Coaching survey. So why do so few organizations do it systematically and well?

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Buyer's Guide: Best-of-Breed Sales Enablement

The results are in—companies who have sales enablement consistently report higher win rates than companies who don’t. This guide will help you understand: The subcategories of sales enablement. How to set up your best-of-breed sales enablement ecosystem. The best-of-breed and single-vendor approaches. Download the guide today!

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Reinforcement: The Key to B2B Sales Rep Training

Will your B2B sales rep training program result in long-lasting sales performance improvement? Download this whitepaper – Training Reinforcement - Critical For B2B Sales Reps – to learn how to strategically develop your B2B sales training reinforcement and maximize sales rep behavior change (and your ROI).