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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Closing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 409

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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Hiring Lead Rank Intent Data Territories 130

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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Sales Enablement Strategy Scale Hiring 130

Sales Hacker Training

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Sales Leadership Framework Behind Multiple $100MM ARR Orgs Whether on the podcast, a one-to-one conversation, in GTMfund’s Slack, in a digital live event… the same pattern surfaces: the best leaders develop and leverage systems. It only felt fitting that we connect with Kevin “KD” Dorsey to share the systems behind his success.

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Sales Leadership Lead Rank Scale Marketing Qualified Lead 119

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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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Conversion Prospecting 130

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 31, 2024

Is your sales team not making full use of its CRM system? A new approach to training can foster empowerment and adoption, boosting performance and your ROI. The post Overcoming Your Sales Team’s Resistance to CRM appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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CRM ROI System Sales 296

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.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Intent Signal Conversion 130

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 31, 2025

Referral selling strategies are the key to consistent sales growth, but chances are, your team isnt leveraging them effectively. Without referral performance metrics, you dont have a predictable referral system. Reality: A scalable referral system must be intentionally nurtured. All sales calls are hot, hot, hot.

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Referrals Scale GoldMine Pipeline 156

Awarathon

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, equipping your sales team with the right skills is more important than ever. Traditional sales training often lacks personalized learning and real-time feedback. This is where AI-powered platforms provide dynamic, tailored training scenarios that replicate real-world interactions.

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Training Objections Video Coaching 52

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 8, 2024

Most sales managers spend less than 10% of their time on coaching, and only one third of managers actually coach their people on a weekly basis. Yet, the Coaching Competency is the most critical part of a sales manager's responsibilities; it is also the most difficult skill set to learn and master.

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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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B2B Training B2C Scale 62

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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Training Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile SalesForce 75

Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

Sales team success often hinges on the quantity and quality of leads routed from marketing campaigns and organic channels. This is where lead capture software comes into play, offering a powerful solution for businesses looking to streamline their lead generation processes, boost their sales pipeline , and track key sales metrics.

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Lead Capture Software Software Sales Qualified Lead 130

Allego

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sales training has never been more criticalor more challenging. Without the right knowledge and messaging, your sales team wont just struggletheyll lose deals before they even begin. Thats whereGenAI for sales trainingcomes in. The Role of GenAI in Sales Training Sales training must be fast, flexible, and relevant.

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Training Scale Hiring Lead Rank 62

Highspot

JANUARY 30, 2025

Key Takeaways Live Event Training ensures sales, marketing, and customer success teams receive consistent, real-time information to enhance learning outcomes and revenue team performance. Outdated training methods and disjointed efforts often lead to disengaged learners, inefficiencies, and missed revenue opportunities.

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Training Scale Webinar Metrics Face-to-face 59

Sales Gravy

MARCH 18, 2025

Gaius, who runs an insurance brokerage in Ohio wants to know how to get his new sales agents cold calling and building pipeline earlier in their training cycle, without making them feel overwhelmed and sabotaging their confidence. The question is, how soon can they start generating leads and setting up sales conversations?

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Cold Calling Hiring Guidelines GoldMine 84

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 6, 2025

Introduction In the fast-paced world of sales, speed is everything and lets face it, manually creating quotes is time-consuming and prone to errors. CPQ stands for Configure, Price, Quote , a tool that helps sales teams generate accurate quotes quickly and efficiently by automating configuration, pricing, and proposal processes.

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Training Proposal System Face-to-face 48

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 13, 2023

Today I will cover one of the ways we at Anthony Cole Training Group, LLC coach sales managers to help them coach their salespeople to have more and better initial sales calls: Your USA! USA is the terminology we use at Anthony Cole Training Group as part of our Effective Selling System (ESS).

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Allego

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Sales teams today can’t afford to waste time on outdated tools. Yet, many still rely on learning management system (LMS) software designed for basic, classroom-style training. These platforms are fine for formal courses, but they miss the mark for fast-paced, real-world sales needs. Let’s take a look.

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Sales Enablement Software Software System 62

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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Hiring Territories Energy Sales 386

Sales 2.0

APRIL 23, 2020

A shock to the system like this crisis is often what it takes for people to make big changes. Adapting your sales collateral/marketing pieces to the specialized needs of large accounts. Adapting sales compensation plans to the realities of selling to large accounts. Change is not easy but it is often necessary.

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Enterprise Enterprise Penetration Gatekeeper 432

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

Here are five important steps to make your team referral sales experts. If salespeople were self-motivated, they wouldn’t need sales managers or metrics. That’s why we need sales managers. Actually, what we need is strong sales leadership. Sales managers do what they ask others to do. I’m including myself here.

Referrals 328

Referrals Sales Management Hiring Scale 328

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Sales organizations typically have plenty of sales data due to the growth and usage of CRM systems, critical to capturing the activities that are occurring with the sales team. But effective coaching with sales performance data often becomes the greater challenge with sales managers and leaders.

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Coaching CRM System Data 308

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The apps help businesses customize their Salesforce environment, addressing needs across sales, marketing, customer service, and finance functions. Training and Support: Invest in training for end-users and ensure ongoing support for seamless adoption. With ZoomInfo, exporting enriched data into Salesforce is quick and easy.

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SalesForce Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Intent Signal 130

Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Speed, accuracy, and the ability to meet customer demands efficiently are the pillars of success for the sales team. Configure, Price, and Quote (CPQ) software plays a vital role in automating product configuration, pricing, and quote generation helping sales teams to easily handle complex pricing scenarios.

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Training Closing Discount Lead Rank 48

Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With over 25 years of experience working with Fortune 500 clients and advanced degrees in business psychology, Joel offers a wealth of knowledge on the critical distinction between perception and reality in sales and hiring processes. Understanding this distinction is crucial for both sales and hiring processes.

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Hiring Video Lead Rank Lead Scoring 105

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 1, 2024

Running a company is very different than managing a sales team, so you need someone skilled in the specific strengths of coaching and motivating your sales team. Companies have choices and often it makes sense to hunt, interview, hire and pay for a full-time sales manager, but this is a position very difficult to fill.

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Hiring Sales Management Motivation Objections 300

Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 15, 2025

Since one size does not fit all, we are now offering three tiers of Nimble CRM training and implementation packages! They finally realized that they were just not getting the desired results from the system. How many sales would you need to make in order to justify Nimble and my services? Invest in one or even in all three!

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CRM Training Hiring Fashion 62

MTD Sales Training

JUNE 25, 2019

and the whole system reconfigures itself to the correct levels and you’re back on track less that five minutes later. The resulting demonstration would sound something like this: ‘Imagine that your productivity is enhanced by software systems that read quality defects and maintain high-quality components without having to stop the line.

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How To Software Software System 279

Highspot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key Takeaways AI-powered sales training helps reps build trust by personalizing conversations and addressing buyer needs. Unified tools streamline workflows, enhancing collaboration and driving better sales outcomes. And without trust, deals stall, sales cycles drag on, and your competitors swoop in.

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Buyer Training Coaching Scale 52

Sales 2.0

MAY 6, 2020

Some sales inquiries are finally coming in. The crisis has probably “shone a light” on several places where your sales organization could be better. Consider some of these questions and think about where you can develop an even stronger sales organization. Do you have training for new hires documented and readily available?

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Hiring Proposal Sales Qualified Lead System 269

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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Face-to-face CRM Forecasting Cold Calling 312

Highspot

JANUARY 23, 2025

Key Takeaways Strong soft skills are just as important, if not more so, than technical expertise for sales success. Attributes such as empathy, communication, and critical thinking directly influence sales performance. What is Soft Skills Training? Did you know?

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Training Negotiation Exercises Proposal 52

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The sales and marketing go-to-market frameworks weve relied on for decades staples like the funnel, the flywheel, and the buyers journey are fast becoming obsolete or are out the door already. AI flags this activity, prompting sales to prioritize personalized outreach immediately. They make decisions faster than sellers can react.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Intent Signal B2B 130