Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

With increasingly knowledgeable buyers, complex buying committees, and remote selling, today’s sales reps must elevate their expertise in order to win deals. Although certain sales professionals may believe they possess the complete skill set required to seal any deal, there’s always room for growth.

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Julie Hanson

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2022 has raised the bar on virtual selling skills. If you want to remain competitive in 2022, it’s time to level up with these must-have virtual selling skills! Must-Have” vs. “Most” Virtual Selling Skills Most virtual selling skills are simply traditional selling skills rebranded under the virtual selling umbrella.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Learn the best effective phone sales techniques including successful cold calling business prospecting, outbound telemarketing, professional telephone calls process, and other opening selling skills, tools, methods, tips and ideas. In sales, I like to say: “Take what the prospect is giving you.”.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 19, 2021

However, there are some misguided selling strategies that can be undone and in today's article we'll discuss the benefits of the single tool that is the real deal and a huge difference maker. The US Government has seriously botched the ABC's in 2021 and there's no way to easily undo what's been done.

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RAIN Group

MARCH 31, 2021

Developing relationships, collaborating online, leading virtual sales conversations, gaining and keeping attention, leveraging technology, making the ROI case, delivering value—these are hard to do regardless of the sales and economic environment. But, do these become more difficult when selling virtually versus face-to-face?

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In the face of all this, for the most part we are training our sales people in the same skills I learned many decades ago, and my predecessors learned decades before that. Even concepts of insight based selling are repackaging of consultative, solution, customer focused selling programs of the 60s, 70s, 90s.

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Sales is suffering from 9 brutal ills: Number 5 in this 9 part series. Not enough salespeople understand the game/rules of sales. Too much reliance on selling tools. “Welcome to the team,” said my new sales manager, as he dropped a giant yellow pages phonebook on my desk. That was selling in 1996.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2023

Let’s see what sales managers can do amidst this revolution to merge the gap between humans and technology. The objective should be to make the change manageable, iterative and practical in a way that generates immediate benefits while minimizing the downsides and risks as the platform and tools evolve.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Earlier this week I received an unsolicited email from the founder of a company who introduced himself and asked me to try his new tool for speakers. By itself, this was not unusual because I receive 20-25 unsolicited emails per day.

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Braveheart Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2018

It said the mere act of following a repeatable sales process helps salespeople close 15% more business. I wish I knew where the information came from, but since I couldn’t verify it directly from the source, I went searching for data myself that might support the use of a sales process. A Sales Process Defined.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 19, 2013

I can’t be in a classroom without sharing with them my list of recommendations for sources to help someone become a sales leader. I’ve found the top leaders in business are top leaders because they’re informed and they use tools like this to help them do it. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 6, 2014

Today it’s all about building a network with tools such as LinkedIn. If you want to use LinkedIn as a prospecting tool, that’s fine but do it right. Copyright 2014, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. Sorry, but those are yesterday’s rules for LinkedIn.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Developing Master Sales Coaches. Do you have a team of master sales coaches? Are your sales managers ready to crush it in 2020 or will it be another frustrating, mediocre 12-months? Most sales managers lack the skills, tools and methodology to effectively coach their team so the reps just try to ‘wing it’ as best they can.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

So, if you’re winging it, ad-libbing your way through your sales career, then I know you’re struggling—and I know you’re not making your revenue goals…. And that means more money, more sales, more confidence, more success, etc. If it’s not perfect selling skills, then help them upgrade those skills today!

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Closer's Coffee

MAY 20, 2019

For Parts 1-3 of the Essential Selling Skills Bootcamp, click here. Best Sales Prospecting Tools. Your reason message is the second critical millstone to the sales process. Through social media, the sales professional is able to engage with prospects that meet their buyer’s persona. Subjects Covered.

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Contact Monkey

OCTOBER 17, 2018

If you’re a business owner, you know how imperative it is to get the most out of your sales team in order to maximize key business results. This is especially pertinent today as the sales process has become much more challenging , evolving with the needs of buyers over the years. . contact-form-7]. 1) Focus on Providing Value.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 7, 2016

It’s really no secret that the three GREATEST sales tools are your MIND, TIME and NETWORK. My guess is that if you look closely at these three sales tools, you will find areas where you can improve. But how well are you managing these? That is key to your success. Don’t delay!

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 20, 2017

To be successful reaching prospects, you have to use every tool available. If you expect to be successful by just using email to prospect or any other single method, you’re in for a rude shock. This is why a lot of salespeople fail when they think all they need is social media. It will reach […].

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I used to think it was just sales newbies who struggled with referral reluctance. I wondered about those in non-traditional sales roles like customer success, CPAs, attorneys, architects, engineers, and consultants—who are now being asked to sell. Sales Leadership Is Missing It Big (and Here’s the Proof).

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Sales 2.0

MAY 29, 2020

In the sales domain, this big change has accelerated the trend to digital selling. As sales forces have been sent home and told their clients won’t meet them with them in-person, they have had to use new digital tools just to keep doing their job. There are some great digital listening tools out there. Prospecting.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

Wholesale distributors are feeling urgency to change their sales models, a joint MDM/RLI research study shows. Many distributors have a field sales culture in markets where inside sales models may make more sense. Most Critical Skill Gaps. Field Sales vs. Inside Sales. What This Means for Sales Managers.

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Richardson

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

With an agile approach, companies prioritize individuals and interactions over processes and tools. An agile model focuses on customer collaboration and responsiveness to change rather than adhering to a single, unchanging plan.

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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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SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

Most sales managers would like to do that. But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers. Credibility is key to buyers.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 25, 2024

Dedicated CSMs focus on ensuring that customers achieve their desired outcomes which drives retention and supports your sales career. Smart and Agile Account Management Will Boost Your Sales Career As the primary point of contact, you know your accounts better than anyone in your organization. How much came from referrals?

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Lessonly

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Are you ready to get your head in the sales game and set your sales reps up for top success? Well, then it’s time to get on board with all the glory that sales readiness has to offer! Sales readiness is a well-crafted mix of rep assessment, sales management training, and coaching. These include skills like: .

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Lessonly

MARCH 1, 2021

Sales moves quickly. New sales trends emerge. Before you know it, you’re in the back of the race, losing sales and profits. Time to level up with online sales training! What is Online Sales Training? Overall, sales training programs help sales reps learn and improve their selling techniques, skills, and processes.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 23, 2018

One sales expert sees a new breed of reps emerging – one with key business skills and AI tools at its disposal.

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Nimble - Sales

MAY 29, 2024

Sales role-playing exercises are essential training tools for real estate agents, helping them refine their selling skills, enhance customer interaction, and better understand the dynamics of closing deals.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The telephone is still a great prospecting tool, despite what some naysayers might want you to believe. Voicemail is a great extension of it and can get you connections you’d never get any other way. In my new book High-Profit Prospecting, I devote several chapters to the discussion of the telephone and voicemail.

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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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SBI

MARCH 19, 2013

So it’s not surprising that each time I talk with my friends on the sales training front, they tell me that the path to increasing sales is to improve selling skills. Of course, my retort is that you won’t increase sales if you don’t have the right tools to compete more efficiently and effectively.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 18, 2014

A great tool I use is emailing the prospect a link to an article they may find of interest. Blog Professional Selling Skills Prospecting prospect prospecting sales prospecting video sales tip' Blog Professional Selling Skills Prospecting prospect prospecting sales prospecting video sales tip'

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Allego

JANUARY 12, 2022

Scrolling through LinkedIn recently, I saw several sales leaders sharing their goals. One common theme: They want to empower their sales teams to succeed. Other sales leader resolutions I saw on social media: “Start giving reps objective coaching and feedback.”. Plus, we discovered customers like virtual sales.

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Allego

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world is causing a massive shift in the medical device sales industry. The days of relying solely on face-to-face sales meetings are over. Digital selling is the game, and you must have a strategy that ensures your team succeeds in medical device digital sales. Not to worry, though.

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Julie Hanson

JULY 16, 2024

The 65% Sales Team Performance Improvement You Didn’t Know You Needed In today’s rapidly evolving and competitive business environment, sales leaders are always on the lookout for strategies, big or small, to boost their team’s performance and gain an edge in influencing potential buyers. But we’ve already had virtual sales training!”

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Closer's Coffee

MAY 6, 2019

For Part 1 of the Essential Selling Skills Bootcamp, click here. The brutal fact is the number one reason for failure in sales is an empty pipeline and the root cause of an empty pipeline is the failure to prospect.” ? Top Sales Prospecting Challenge. Why do Sales Professionals need to prospect? Jeb Blount .

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