Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Last week, I revealed the first secret success ingredient from our Sales Force Effectiveness Study. Our new White Paper, The Modern Science Behind Sales Force Excellence is available today - Download it. John Pattison wrote his first article for the Sales Operations Blog, Today I met the Worst Salesperson Ever!

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 22, 2014

Why do you need customized sales training program? 2) You need to expedite the learning curve of your sales reps. A customized sales training program will do both of these. Customizing a sales training program is easier than you think. If you only have one style of training, (i.e.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2019

There’s no denying it — sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. The two departments may see eye-to-eye and share unified goals, but it’s less common for sales to proactively help marketing perform better, or vice versa. But in today’s digital world, the line between sales and marketing is increasingly blurred.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Sales training can be like sailing the high seas – an always-on adventure where focus, navigation, and teamwork are vital. We’ve curated a collection of the best sales training tips so you can build a program that will put wind in your team’s sails to navigate an uncertain selling landscape and outperform every quarter.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

However, for sales professionals, one thing provides security: the foundational pillars of a high-performing sales organization. Janek Performance Group is an award-winning global leader in sales training and coaching. Processes need refining, and sales professionals must adapt and adopt new skills.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 10, 2021

Maybe this situation sounds familiar: A company with a sales team of 50 reps decides its data is stale and its customer relationship management (CRM) features don’t meet business needs. So the company begins defining requirements for new CRM software, and two months later selects a vendor. Source: ZoomInfo.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 2, 2023

In an instant, sales organizations saw their operations and teams rendered dramatically less productive. In addition to an uncertain economy, organizations now face dispersed sales teams and a lexicon of new phrases. Think of that in terms of sales, an industry on the forefront of change. It wasn’t just prolonged downtime.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. But I have some of them, and I invite you to download the FREE white paper – registration is not required.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

It is very easy for us to maintain and continue to evolve the content within the Interactive White Paper , and the personalization rules. No custom software application development / programming is needed to specify the content or rules.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. In these conditions, without the right knowledge, tools, and team assistance at their fingertips, your sales reps will find consistent sales success hard to come by.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 22, 2014

Why do you need customized sales training program? 2) You need to expedite the learning curve of your sales reps. A customized sales training program will do both of these. Customizing a sales training program is easier than you think. If you only have one style of training, (i.e.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 16, 2013

Write an industry white paper. White paper, or brochure? For the past decade, my weekly email magazine, Sales Caffeine , has been a major source of value to my customers and revenue to me. The post Jeffrey Answers a Question on Cold Calling | Real World Sales Wisdom appeared first on Jeffrey Gitomer’s Sales Blog.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Yes, we have several customers and partners who are authoring their own Interactive White Papers. Anyone with basic spreadsheet / Word skills can be taught how to create and publish Interactive White Papers on the Alinean platform, with no custom application development skills required / needed.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 26, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan If you have been reading this Blog for a while, then you may remember my requests during the last half of 2011 to complete a survey for my Trust Project. Did you know that women and salespeople were 25% more likely to be victims of a sales scam than men and non salespeople?

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Shari Levitin

AUGUST 19, 2019

Your junk drawer provide a perfect metaphor for your sales process. Your junk drawer, like your sales process, undergoes a natural sort of entropy. We litter them with ideas, metrics, and white papers; we pile on more information and clutter our slide decks. We assume if one taco sauce is good, fifty must be better.

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Sales Training Connection

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

In October 2010, McKinsey & Company published an interesting white paper – Getting more from your training programs. The focus was on optimizing the results from the $100 billion that world-wide companies spend every year on performance skill training in areas ranging from performance management to sales techniques.

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Sales Training Connection

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The Etch A Sketch Sales Force. Recently it has gained a renewed notoriety so we thought it might be a good bit of framing to use to discuss the increasing need to revamp ones sales force to be better aligned with ones customer base. Set the customer as a trigger.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Avoid these sales management pitfalls. Sales execs recognize that coaching contributes to performance. Most sales leaders are so busy that the only coaching they have time for is asking reps who they plan to call during any given week. In other words, great sales managers have a different definition of competency than most.

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Allego

JUNE 11, 2024

Do you know what separates high-performing sales teams from the rest of the crowd? Sales enablement. When you give your reps the tools, content, and training they need to confidently close deals, you proactively remove barriers and set them up for incredible success. What Is Sales Enablement? for those without.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 10, 2024

Photo by Andrea Schit z via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Know How To Increase B2B Sales? As a result, B2B companies don’t have to underrate the importance of building a robust sales strategy that targets high-value prospective clients and convinces them to transact with their brands.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 17, 2011

Online Training. What are you willing to change, so that when you do get that CEO meeting you are ready to make a great first impression, an impressive first impression, a differentiating first impression, and earn a sale? Write a white paper on safety, their industry, productivity, or leadership. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 10, 2018

Or a person who has proved through their articles, blogs, newsletters , white-papers and others, that they know what they are talking about, have the experience to be an asset to you, have gotten results through their expertise and proficiency, and have been reviewed by successful companies for providing great results? Happy selling!

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 21, 2024

At the midpoint of the year, sales organizations face a critical juncture. In the transition from Q2 to Q3, sales leaders have a good idea of their progress. Here, we will explore strategies to maintain midyear sales momentum and ensure continued success. By Q3, much has changed from the beginning of the year.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 10, 2021

Maybe this situation sounds familiar: A company with a sales team of 50 reps decides its data is stale and its customer relationship management (CRM) features don’t meet business needs. So the company begins defining requirements for new CRM software, and two months later selects a vendor. Source: ZoomInfo.

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Allego

APRIL 30, 2024

This article originally appeared in Training Industry. In the competitive landscape of modern business, staying ahead requires more than just traditional sales tactics. According to McKinsey & Company , “Players that invest in AI are seeing a revenue uplift of 3 to 15% and a sales ROI uplift of 10 to 20%.”

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Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Is it a sales opportunity or not? It seems like a real sales opportunity – but is it? There was all sorts of things that they needed from you and your company – proof of concept, white papers, data sheets, demos and more. They told you they like you and your company. What is still possible, and what is dead.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. In these conditions, without the right knowledge, tools, and team assistance at their fingertips, your sales reps will find consistent sales success hard to come by.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 25, 2022

In my news feed, I saw an article about an interesting research study on sales performance/productivity. It promoted a white paper going much more deeply into the research. I filled out their form, my name, email, title, company… I download the white paper. My interest is, clearly, about the research.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Hiring Sales Talent , Proactive , Proactivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales eXchange , execution. Given that, why train them?

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Allego

AUGUST 13, 2024

For life sciences sales reps, meeting these expectations is crucial. By integrating digital selling and enablement technologies into the sales process, you can empower your reps to meet buyers where they are and provide the information they need precisely when they need it. For life sciences sales reps, digital selling is essential.

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Pipeliner

MAY 26, 2023

Sales enablement is a process that helps businesses equip their sales teams with the resources, tools, and information they need to improve their performance and close more deals. In today’s competitive market, sales enablement has become an essential strategy for any business that wants to stay ahead of the competition.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Where once only B2C buyers received digital sales experiences, B2B buyers now expect the same. According to the firm’s report , Future of B2B Sales: The Big Reframe, “65% of [B2B] customers prefer remote human interactions or digital self-service over traditional interactions.” The world has gone digital. Download your free copy.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Capture (gaining more direct information about customers and advancing company awareness with, say, gated content such as white papers and eBooks). Expand (how to expand relationships with existing customers – marketing’s job no longer ends at the sale). In the Expand phase, think about training and adoption.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 13, 2014

Yes, the title, "Improve Sales Forecasting to Improve Sales Performance?" It remains a question despite the millions of dollars spent on CRM, sales force automation, training and hype. And, because of these problems, there are challenges in the predictability of future sales. is a question. A couple of things.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

When things don’t go well, the negative brand impact on your company has greater potential for damage that goes far beyond losing a sale or a current customer. It could be a marketing interaction, and more often, that first touch starts with someone on the front lines of your sales organization. Which brings me back to the sales force.

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Sales Training Connection

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Optimizing Sales Training Investments. Some time ago we posted an article based on an October 2010 white paper in the McKinsey Quarterly entitled – Getting More from Your Training Programs. At the time we noted there was more to be told about the McKinsey white paper. This blog completes the story.

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Allego

JANUARY 14, 2021

As sales managers reviewed results at the end of last year, many faced a stark reality: the virtual sales training programs they had cobbled together to get through the pandemic had not produced the desired results. Here are the top four behaviors of companies that have mastered modern sales enablement: 1.

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