Vengreso

JANUARY 17, 2025

Entering this 2025, to embrace a virtual sales program, like our own FlyMSG Sales Pro Plan , could be pivotal for achieving unprecedented business success. The Rise of Virtual Sales Programs As we enter 2025, the landscape of sales training programs is undergoing a revolutionary transformation.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Leadership Summit 22, sponsored by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals is set for March 8-10 in Chicago. The conference will feature thought-provoking keynote presentations, workshops and panel discussions on key trends and challenges facing today’s B2B sales leaders and their teams.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2019

Author: Rory Christian According to IDC , despite a "typical" $1 billion company spending a large amount of resources devoted to training for customer-facing people, poor sales enablement results in around $14 million of wasted sales and marketing expenses, and $100 million in lost sales opportunities. What would you include?

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The Sales Heretic

APRIL 19, 2018

In my seminars and workshops, one of the most frequent complaints I hear from salespeople is that regular sales meetings are a waste of their time. Unproductive sales meetings not only drain the morale of your sales team, they can actually cost you sales, because your people are sitting in a meeting room rather than [.].

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 22, 2019

That’s why I decided to host summer sales training courses this year. For the first time in three years, I’m leading a Summer Virtual Referral Selling Workshop Series. Maybe you’re an individual salesperson or a rogue sales rep who isn’t getting the professional development you need from your company. We’ll change that.)

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Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

That’s why HG Insights created The Next Generation of Sales AI report — to calm the FOMO and help you bring AI to your GTM teams. It includes a breakdown of the Sales AI landscape, adoption of GenAI and Sales software across buyer groups. Plus, an analysis of the top 75 trending sales AI tools. You’re not alone.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Author: Mark Kovac, David Deming and Sushant Khandelwal Virtual selling in business-to-business markets, often associated with inside sales, has carried a bit of a stigma within field-dominated sales organizations. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person.

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The Sales Heretic

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The single best thing you can do with a prospect—at any point in the sales cycle—is to ask them questions. If you ask enough of the right questions, your prospect will tell you everything you need to know to make the sale. In my training seminars and workshops, I typically give audiences 20 to 40 [.].

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Sales reps and rewards go hand in hand. This came to light in a recent conversation with Jana Gallus from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management at a Behavioral Science workshop in Philadelphia. When sales managers use rewards, they send signals to their teams and organizations. What rewards can signal.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 26, 2021

The familiar expression “measure twice, cut once”, has validity in B2B sales as well. Not just know, but plan for and manage like any other element of sales success. You can focus on improving other variables of the sale. Coaching for Sales Performance and Growth virtual workshop. By Tibor Shanto.

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Allego

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Sales enablement professionals, get ready—2025 is shaping up to be an exciting year for sales enablement conferences. For attendees, the top sales enablement conferences in 2025 promise to provide value-packed and personalized experiences. Ready to take your sales enablement game to the next level?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2019

Author: Joe Andrews We just wrapped up sales kickoff (SKO) season. And how do we, in turn, ensure our own sales kickoffs are effective? We recently completed our sales kickoff at InsideView. The three-day agenda combined information sharing, skills development, team workshops and fun, which I’m sure sounds pretty familiar.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 31, 2023

APR is a time-consuming process for the sales leadership team. To supercharge your leaders, sales executives can leverage the annual performance review to focus on and invest in creating robust leadership development plans. Creating Powerful Development Plans It’s the annual performance review (APR) time again.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A well-planned sales kickoff meeting can be the launchpad for a high-performance year. But here’s the truth: 85% of companies fail to make their sales kickoff events as impactful as they could be, research from Opus Agency revealed. What Is a Sales Kickoff Meeting?

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Sales Gravy

MARCH 9, 2025

A Winning Message for Sales Winners Last week I delivered a keynote at a large company's Presidents club event. These sales professionals are the best of the best. The Bees Knees in the words of their VP of Sales. It happens to Presidents club winners and every day sales reps. It was fun! Great hotel. Think about it.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 15, 2021

Sales Leadership Development in the New Millennium. Leading-edge sales organizations understand the value of investing in leadership development. They believe that strong sales managers are the key to driving sales rep performance. They really loved it!”. What specifically are companies doing?

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

No need to go to the gutter right away, there is a lot to be said for words in sales before we have to go blue. As long as companies fill their sales people’s heads with more “Product Knowledge” than business skills, the challenge will persist. By Tibor Shanto.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

It takes commitment to a referral sales strategy. It’s a discipline that requires metrics, building skills, integrating referrals into their sales process, providing reinforcement and coaching, and ensuring accountability. Without these components, there’s no chance a referral sales strategy will gain traction. Everyone loses.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Author: Charlotte Powell You don’t need a big sales team to make a lot of money. Small sales teams can perform incredibly well if you get the right balance of skills, motivation, and resources. How can you inspire your sales team to go above and beyond? Even small sales teams need a sales toolkit.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 28, 2018

Author: Glenton Davis Today’s consumer has access to more knowledge than ever before, adding a burden to businesses to provide truly innovative products and services — and for sales teams to understand their companies’ offerings in a deep and informed way. More than ever, understanding one’s field is critical to sales success.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 5, 2025

Building trust is hard today, especially in sales and coaching. Social media helps start the connection, but real trust grows through deeper content like podcasts and workshops. The post 🎧 How to Build Trust in Sales and Coaching: Tips appeared first on SalesPOP! She says honesty wins over hype. Take your time.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 19, 2014

A few weeks ago I put out a question based on a discussion I had with a sales rep about the need for and, value of confirming appointments. I do notice that transactional sellers get forgotten more often than higher ticket product or what some would call more complex sales or solutions. Thank you to everyone who responded.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 30, 2025

GTMfund hosted an inaugural event called The GTM Workshop x Founders this week (some photos here ). Tips for sales leaders Set clear expectations. Align cold calling with broader sales strategies. Tips for sales reps 1. Previously, he was the Global VP of Product for SAP, CRM and Sales Cloud.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As a busy sales rep, you don’t have a ton of time to spend perusing blog posts. But, what if we told you a quick reading break might actually increase your sales productivity? Here are 25 of our favorite sales blogs. Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 1. Factor8: Your Inside Sales Advisor.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 10, 2018

A salesperson on one of our workshops was bemoaning the fact that he had to make between 100 and 150 cold calls a week. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. The post The Best Way To Generate New Leads appeared first on MTD Sales Training. Happy selling! Sean McPheat. Managing Director.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As you prepare for your next sales kickoff, it’s important to make every step count. Sales Training—Is your team’s training still relevant? Skill-Building Sessions : Sales are always changing—and so do customers, becoming more sophisticated as they seek solutions. Sales Enablement and Content Review—Call out those wins!

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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. Soft skills training helps sales teams learn to work well with colleagues and customers.

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Bernadette McClelland

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Advisor Best Australian Speaker Best Sales Speaker Best Speaker Sales Strategies Sales Workshops Top Sales Speaker' Whether it be a health scare, a financial crisis or the death of someone we loved, and whilst, […].

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 15, 2019

And yet, sales reps still look for ways to improve their sales email strategy. It’s not hard to see why — after all, only 24% of sales emails are opened ( source ). Ready to start a conversation with any sales prospect in your database or CRM? ” Example 2: Selling Sales Consulting. Keep reading!

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 20, 2018

It’s a question I’ve asked a couple of times in workshops and online, and it’s a question that was triggered by a few ‘posts’ I read, stating that. 4. Make your key objective to help the customer, not to close a sale. And the basics of selling are….? salespeople today don’t execute on the basics. 5. Know your prospects.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

I would work with small companies to develop their sales strategy, sales process, and sales goals, and incorporate these into their business plan. My entire career had been sales and sales management, and my best business had always come from referrals. Decrease the cost of sales. That got me thinking.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 12, 2020

In today's blog post, we discuss the technique of going for the "No" early in the sales process. It may seem counterintuitive, but countless studies have shown that humans desire what they can't have.

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Rob Jolles

OCTOBER 18, 2024

I had a fantastic candidate in mind, with years of successful sales experience, and then my client asked me the question: “Does this candidate have industry experience selling our particular product?” In it, I will be delivering a series of five, virtual workshops designed to help you Master the Art of Professional Speaking.

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SMEI

JANUARY 16, 2024

What is a GPT and how can it enhance my sales and marketing productivity? In essence, GPT can significantly enhance your productivity as a sales and marketing professional by automating routine tasks, assisting in creative processes, facilitating learning, and providing support in various professional scenarios.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 17, 2019

That comment was from a 20-year sales veteran, the kind of seasoned pro who should know how to get referrals, and given this person’s track record, should feel confident about asking. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in sales. After all, it’s easier to just pester strangers with social media sales pitches.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 2, 2019

Hiding behind technology doesn’t drive sales—THIS WILL. The Sales Leadership Gap for Small Biz. But very few came from sales. In fact, they think sales is a four-letter word. The Sales Avoidance Phenomenon. These are all important considerations for a small business, but without sales, there is no business.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 10, 2025

Having a robust sales enablement framework is crucial for driving success and outperforming competitors. With an effective framework, organizations can empower their sales teams to close more deals, increase productivity , and enhance customer engagement. What is Sales Enablement?

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