The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

No one likes rejection, and I would argue few professions have to put up with as much rejection as sales people do. We face rejection throughout the sale, from the time we try to prospect and engage with a potential buyer, right to the end when they finally agree to deal with us. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca .

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 23, 2018

Professional athletes have one trait in common - they are all very athletic and their skills are among the top several hundred in the world in their particular sport. Dig a little deeper and in each sport there is an even smaller subset of players who are all-stars.

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Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I interviewed sales manager, sales person, sales trainer and all around smart guy Jorge Soto. I asked Jorge about how he uses Sales 2.0 Jorge, I know you are a fan of Sales 2.0 You are running a sales/biz dev effort now. What are your main goals in this role and how are you applying Sales 2.0

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Bernadette McClelland

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Why have I introduced both Jen and sports into this conversation? According to Jen, ‘ sports should be your go-to because of its versatility, popularity and ongoing storylines. Finally, because sports and business have a common link – one of ethics – it is important to differentiate between winning and competing.

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The Sales Heretic

APRIL 14, 2020

Sports, proms, conferences, festivals, trade shows, concerts, seminars, and more have been cancelled. These are difficult times. The death toll from COVID-19 keeps climbing. Unemployment is skyrocketing. And uncertainty is everywhere. What can you do at a time like this? Let me explain.

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Jill Konrath

DECEMBER 18, 2017

If you want to catch a big fish, perhaps the sports fishermen of New Zealand can give you some ideas. How do you get a targeted account if all your previous attempts have failed? After all, they face a very difficult, if not insurmountable, challenge that would stop most fisherman entirely.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 2, 2014

Those of you who have followed this blog for a while are more than familiar with Dan Waldschmidt , we have done webinars and other events, and his guest post a couple of years back Retarded Sales Behavior and The Reasons We Under-Perform , had one of the biggest responses I have had to a guest post. Tibor Shanto'

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 24, 2021

We are finally doing things we haven't done for quite a while including dining inside restaurants, flying, staying in hotels, going to and hosting parties, attending packed stadiums for sporting events and more.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 21, 2020

In the 2nd post in our "2020: The Year for Sales Growth" blog series, our Founder and CLO Tony Cole, discusses the importance of maintaining core sales values within an organization, how these values relate to organized sports, the erosion of these said core values, and the impact they have (or can have) on your attempt to grow your sales organization (..)

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 19, 2019

The average professional sports team wins more than 75% of the games they play on their home court. Sales games are no different than sports games. You win more sales when you sell them at home. Do as much preliminary sales work as possible so that you can spend an equal amount of time having fun as selling.

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SBI Growth

JULY 14, 2013

There’s no denying that in sales, talent is a key differentiator. Today’s post is about how Sales Ops can create conditions that enable success. Today’s post is about how Sales Ops can create conditions that enable success. How well have you created conditions for sales success? Huddle Around A Sales Process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 27, 2022

When you think about cars, you know there are coupes, sedans, crossovers, SUVs, and sports cars. To further complicate things, in some companies and industries, Sales Managers function as salespeople and Sales VPs function as Sales Managers. You also know there are luxury cars, mid-range cars and economy cars.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

In sales the go to is often sports, and one can understand why. It start with how sellers think about time; which is why in sales, time is value not money. But the reality of sales is that each day, quarter, and year you have more to juggle and no more time to do it in. By Tibor Shanto. Customer Value Management.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile Objections 352

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 18, 2021

As a sales leader, you are in the most challenging role in the organization. Even though your customers and the selling environment have changed, you are still responsible for delivering sales results. However, this technology is taking you away from what is critical – delivering on your sales objectives.

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Face-to-face Sports Energy Objections 379

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 12, 2018

In addition to their God-given talent, they outworked everyone else to master the mechanics and nuances of their sport, the mindset required for greatness, and competed at a high level from a very young age. Their average scores are listed below for 5 Sales Core Competencies in which they have the best scores. They are:

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Like a championship sports team that needs great athletes , exceptional salespeople are the lifeblood of a high-performing sales organization. Even during more favorable hiring conditions, hiring sales executives is risky. Even during more favorable hiring conditions, hiring sales executives is risky.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Years ago, our company name was intentionally changed to Score More Sales because of the great analogies between professional, collegiate, Olympic sports and professional selling.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 23, 2022

Sales coaching is the No. 1 management activity that drives sales performance. Do You Want To Increase Sales Performance? Transforming your managers from good to great coaches can dramatically impact sales. Transforming your managers from good to great coaches can dramatically impact sales.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 31, 2024

This is the question every sales manager must ask. A sales leader’s primary responsibility is to put the BEST team into the marketplace.Much like a general manager in sports, a director of a theatre company or an orchestra leader of a symphony, you have a job and a responsibility to hire and use the best performers.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 14, 2018

ow”, as sports psychologists describe a state of alert concentration in which the body moves by pure instinct, like a ?sh Bernadette McClelland is a Keynote and Sales Kick-Off Speaker, Executive Sales Leadership Coach, and published author. It’s the point before the point of no return. I’m a different man when I emerge.

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Competition Decision Maker Sports Sales Leadership 355

The Sales Hunter

APRIL 23, 2019

Not many people dream of having a career in sales. Let’s be real here: sales was probably not your first choice. For many of you, although afraid to admit, sales wasn’t even your second, third or fourth choice. You see, sales was not my first or second choice. Sales is what I fell into.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The 2018 World Series is in the rear view mirror, my family can go to sleep at a normal time again, and sports fans can finally devote their attention to Basketball, Hockey and Football (and soccer okay? You got me to say it).

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 28, 2021

Is it possible to replicate the infectious energy of the sales floor at the end of a quarter in a virtual world? That was the challenge ZoomInfo faced as 2020 drew to a close in December, which is typically a great month for B2B sales teams. Breaking News: Broadcast Sports Sales Updates Live. We will find deals at 10 p.m.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2024

Wouldn’t it be cool if, instead of the news that currently appears in your feed, or the sports analysis you just heard, you could read the news of your last few days of selling, or hear the play-by-play analysis of your sales call from earlier today? Example One: Dave had a tough few days on the sales trail.

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The Pipeline

MAY 15, 2014

To use a sport analogy, your pipeline is your core, no matter what sport you are in hockey, tennis, or running, a strong core, a well exercised and maintained core adds to athletic performance and lifts one competitor to victory over a comparably talented athlete with a less conditioned core. Sales Process Tibor Shanto'

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 2, 2017

Having a team of top sales performers is great! Sports teams that have many great players don’t always win championships. When I coach sales managers on how to get the best out of their team, I realize that not all top performers are the same. Performance is not just about hitting sales numbers but how we do it.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 17, 2017

Fifty-nine percent is certainly a lot, but what about the other 41 percent your account based sales team wants to reach? We all have best ways to learn—including your buyers and your account based sales reps. The Question Account Based Sales Leaders Must Ask. Ask your account based sales reps how they prefer to learn.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Author: Charles Brennan One of the fastest-growing sports in America is pickleball. However, many people are not familiar with the sport. Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis. Fortunately, he did well enough to get offered the job he wanted. Planning Versus Strategy.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Another “baseball is to sales” analogy shouldn’t surprise readers because I’ve already published more than 100 different articles over the past 19 years showing how selling is just like baseball. Quotas, pricing, margins, forecasts, conversions, quotes, close rates, meetings booked, average sale and more.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 1, 2019

I have often said that the schoolyard taunt “ sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me ,” doesn’t hold up in sales. We don’t want that, so to help, here are four four-letter words to banish from your sales vocabulary. Words can kill you, your pipeline, and career. Just A Sec. Stop doing this s**t to yourself.

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Objections Sports Up-Sell Buyer 291

The Pipeline

AUGUST 21, 2013

I hope we can all agree that in sales, manager are better leading from the front than behind the desk. The major cause continues to be that managers come from the ranks of the best sales people on the team. In essence these reps are good leaders precisely because they are great sales people. What’s in Your Pipeline?

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The Sales Heretic

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I’m going to talk about basketball for a moment, so if you’re not a basketball fan—or a sports fan in general—just bear with me. The point I want to make is important, and it will help you boost your organization’s sales and performance. Last week, history was made in the National Basketball Association. In a [.].

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Bernadette McClelland

OCTOBER 3, 2019

For Salespeople, that behaviour is Responsibility , and to complete the equation, for the Sales Manager it is Accountability. In other words, 94% of elite salespeople don’t make any excuses or blame, compared to those 20% who, perhaps, shouldn’t be in sales. . Both in equal doses! Responsibility and accountability!

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The Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2021

Sales like most tribes being a bit more civil than antelopes, prefers the 80/20 rule, over herd mentality. I have always been fascinated by how willing sales types are to accept the 80/20. As has been the case through the ages (I’m old enough), sales leaders look for “solutions” to fix their problems. A Herd By Any Other Name.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Sales is a team sport and like in any sport, a sales team without a great coach is a team that will never win, regardless of the talent and skill of its individual members. Effective sales coaching is about helping your salespeople get better at what they do. Who, exactly, seeks out a coach?

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Steven Rosen

MAY 1, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Brandon Nye , Vice President of Sales for Inmode, shares the key qualities to look for when hiring salespeople, including a proven track record in B2B sales and a competitive mindset. This is a crucial skill that many companies overlook when hiring salespeople.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

Earlier this week, I was interviewed by John Radkins, for his Sales Machine Blog, and he asked me to explain sales process for those who don’t want to be restricted by sales process. Think of the sales process as a journey rather than an adventure. Similarly, there are stages to the sales process.

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