Brooks Group

JUNE 26, 2023

More than ever, sales professionals need sales training programs that can help them keep pace with the demands of the modern sales process. Sales training pays off in many ways. A recent study by Accenture found that every dollar spent on training got a $4.53 What is Sales Training?

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In this post, I will offer advice about how to measure the ROI of your sales enablement program. This is a complex topic that is beyond the scope of one blog post, but I will do my best to provide a solid kickstart for you and offer what I hope will be some helpful perspective and good resources to continue to pursue.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 8, 2023

For sales teams, understanding each sales professional’s personality can help align strengths and weaknesses to create a high-performing sales force. Here are 12 recommendations for sales managers. Tailor Sales Training Tailor your sales training programs based on the DISC profiles of your team members.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

From negotiation to messaging personalization, sales managers and employees can improve their communication skills with anybody by taking enterprise sales training. Understanding your clients is essential to communication and sales in the business world.

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Long-standing account managers, who were expert at managing existing relationships, are now tasked with cultivating entirely new ones and building awareness, interest and relationships/trust from ground zero. This allows you to create content to aid buying decisions. Now, customers are demanding more.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 30, 2023

They know that the place they choose to work (the environment, especially the attitudes and behaviors of senior leaders) will radically influence their ability to make an impact with enablement. Finding yourself in one of these situations does not excuse you from working as hard and as smart as possible to make an impact with enablement.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

Technical Sales Manager Skills The sales manager plays an important role in any organization. Besides having soft skills, communication skills, and other common skills to boost sales performance, some technical skills are required for consistent success. Customer Satisfaction 10.7%

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Brooks Group

JULY 13, 2023

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of blog posts about the most important sales manager skills. Others discuss how to coach and the need for data-driven decisions. Still more provide readers with tips and tricks for getting sales teams to take action toward desired outcomes. What causes your throat to clench?

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Only 40% of sales professionals report a well-established coaching culture at their organization. Just 42% say sales managers at their organization are actually held accountable for providing good coaching. The best coaching simply adjusts what they’re already doing to help make them more effective and to close more deals.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 30, 2023

To firmly establish the function as required and themselves as integral players in their companies, enablement experts must be equipped to prove their worth by improving sales results and bolstering profitability. They must show that they can make an impact with enablement and move the needle on the metrics that matter most.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

This abundance of data can lead to analysis paralysis, where decision-makers are overwhelmed without the insights to drive action. Without a laser focus on the metrics that truly matter, sales leaders can find themselves rudderless. Have your sales managers assess the sellers on their teams. Dashboards become mash-boards.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Sales training is essential to your company’s success. It’s a powerful tool for developing the full potential of every sales professional on your team. Part of our rigorous screening and training process includes making sure each of our sales trainers has the following skills and characteristics.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the dynamic world of sales, where every decision can make or break a deal, harnessing the power of data is critical. As a sales leader or sales manager, your ability to navigate the complex terrain of market trends, team performance, and individual contributions hinges on a crucial tool—sales metrics.

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Mike Kunkle

JULY 2, 2022

In an expanding number of vertical industries (but not yet everywhere), the concept of “enabling the sales force” has exploded. According to Paul Krajewski’s blog , where he tracks the profession, there were 15,000 LinkedIn users with “sales enablement” in their job title, as of June 17, 2022.

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Mike Kunkle

MARCH 31, 2023

For sales managers , I believe it’s helpful to have a basic understanding and to at least know the difference between process, methodology, and competencies. Especially since managers need to develop sales coaching excellence. For you, you need to wade through and master the complexities, to make things work.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 28, 2024

As buying processes grow more complex, it’s becoming increasingly important for sales professionals to gain access to senior executives and C-level decision makers. Gone are the days when you could simply sell to a mid-level manager. Senior decision maker titles also vary by industry. Your prospect lacks budget authority.

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is good news for B2B sales teams that have faced economic headwinds, shrinking customer budgets, and delayed or canceled purchasing decisions. But even throughout this tough period, some sales organizations have found a way to meet or exceed targets—and feel confident in their ability to do it again this year.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2024

But these measurements alone don’t give sales leaders enough information to make good decisions that improve performance. Effective performance management requires establishing KPIs, metrics, and performance tracking systems to monitor individual and team performance, identify areas for improvement, and drive accountability.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 4, 2023

Sales Leadership: Qualities Of A Sales Leader To be an effective leader, you need to make appropriate strategic decisions that fit within your organization’s vision and goals. What Are The Qualities of Successful Sales Leaders? Sales leaders have to be able to make tough decisions quickly and effectively.

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Brooks Group

MAY 2, 2023

That will hurt trust, increase the buyer’s reluctance to engage with your seller, and make it difficult for the buyer to see your sales professional as a strategic resource. They may be able to go through the rest of the steps of IMPACT, but challenges during the Meet step usually culminate when it’s time to close the sale.

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Mike Kunkle

JUNE 12, 2022

Unfortunately, many company executives still needed to make tough choices, even with their revenue-producing teams. Even under financial and emotional duress, strive to make calm, thoughtful, strategic decisions. And you must assess and make go-forward decisions considering these realities. Strategy First.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 23, 2019

We all know that sales are based mostly on emotion and the decision is backed up with logic. Your Sales Manager and Sales Director will most likely ram USP’s down your throat so you can discuss them with your prospects. Can your product/service make the prospect: * Feel important. Managing Director.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 19, 2023

The first key fundamental that IMPACT Selling ® teaches is how sales reps can make their first impression a good one. The Power of Positioning During the IMPACT Selling ® Training we cover the three P’s of the Investigate step: positioning, prospecting, and pre-call planning. Download the interactive pdf here.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 9, 2019

As your sales process evolves, it's important to keep your skills relevant and up to date. Plus, it can increase your sales. In a case study by Rain Group , a global sales training organization, they discovered that a client who went through sales training closed 15.2% Attend sales training.

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Brooks Group

JULY 14, 2023

In fact, high-performing sales leaders reported an overall average annual quota attainment of 105% compared to 54% for underperforming leaders, according to Harvard Business Review. An effective sales leader has the professional and personal qualities needed to guide their sales professionals through uncharted waters.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 27, 2019

Let’s start with a list of the types of organizational learning that you should have in place (or should consider, based on organization size, resources, and budget) to support sales employees. Sales onboarding for new sales reps and new or promoted sales managers. Management and leadership development.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

Beginner to Mid-Level Careers in Sales Here are some of the beginner to mid-level positions in sales: Sales development representatives (SDRs) must have strong communication skills, as they are responsible for bringing in qualified leads. Inside sales reps are tasked with nurturing leads and converting them into customers.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 8, 2023

Not everybody is in the market for what you sell, and even if they are, not everybody is willing to pay the price you need to sell at to make enough margin. Make sure your team doesn’t assume they know what a buyer perceives as valuable. Who else, other than you, of course, will be involved in the buying decision? Check it out!

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 9, 2023

Working as a salesperson makes you accountable for identifying , qualifying , closing , maintaining , and growing new and existing business opportunities. These responsibilities also make a career in sales highly rewarding. Sales managers can earn a median salary of $127,490. “He Start in a hunter sales role.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 1, 2022

It’s safe to say that nearly every sales manager has regretted at least one of their new hires. Having worked with thousands of sales leaders and millions of salespeople, our 45 years of experience have shown that industry experience is not critical for success. The Hiring Manager’s Secret Weapon. But be warned!

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Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

What Is Sales Management? A sales management process involves working together towards a common goal to increase profit and revenue targets by implementing strategies to help the sales team hit set targets. For better decisions and better workflow, sales management is important.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The best sales leaders invest in their teams by providing a standardized, clearly defined selling system. Everyone from customer service to sales managers, and sometimes even the C-suite, understand what the sales team is doing in the field and how they can best support them, given their respective roles.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 1, 2022

It’s safe to say that nearly every sales manager has regretted at least one of their new hires. It makes sense that a manager would want to hire someone with industry experience, familiarity with their customers, and maybe even an existing book of a competitor’s business that could be tapped into. But be warned!

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Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As technology changes, so must our sales approach and related sales technologies. The standards of the sales industry changes rapidly, and it can be challenging to keep ahead in the face of these alterations. The benefits of having a skilled sales team leader are nothing to scoff at. Be A Good Listener.

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 29, 2017

The acid test is your ability to convince your customer they are making the right decision to keep using you and your services. This can be done through blogs, newsletters, LinkedIn posts, emails, articles and the like can show your customer you know enough about their business needs to be of real assistance.

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PandaDoc

JANUARY 29, 2024

Item 1: Set realistic goals First and foremost, setting clear, realistic goals is crucial for your sales team. But here’s the thing – setting realistic goals can really make or break your sales team’s morale and motivation in the long run. They can identify trends, spot opportunities, and make data-driven decisions.

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PandaDoc

MAY 13, 2024

Key takeaways Sales enablement equips sales and marketing teams with everything they need to succeed. It’s a different process to sales operations (which helps support the day-to-day functioning of sales) and encompasses much more than sales training. Sales enablement is also not a one-time set of actions.

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