Mike Kunkle

MAY 30, 2023

The goal of “enablement,” whichever term you use for it (sales, revenue, buyer, buying, performance, other) is ultimately to improve organizational performance. The goal of “enablement,” whichever term you use for it (sales, revenue, buyer, buying, performance, other) is ultimately to improve organizational performance.

Decision-making 295

Decision-making Sales Training Sales Stakeholders 295

Brooks Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Lack of clear authority, conflicting priorities, and the logistics of keeping 7, 10, or 12 people in the loop make the B2B buying process an increasingly tough sale. Lack of clear authority, conflicting priorities, and the logistics of keeping 7, 10, or 12 people in the loop make the B2B buying process an increasingly tough sale.

Value Proposition 93

Value Proposition Procurement Decision-making Stakeholders 93

Brooks Group

MARCH 21, 2024

A powerful lever to improve your team’s sales performance could be hiding in plain sight: sales discovery questions. Asking effective sales questions correlates with success, according to new research : 51% of successful sales teams are effective at sales discovery and questioning.

Sales 90

Sales Sales Training Decision-making Value Proposition 90

Brooks Group

MARCH 25, 2024

Winning sales teams, even those from different industries, have one thing in common: they use a repeatable sales process. As a result, they’re consistent, they follow best practices, they replicate the habits of their A-players, and they reinforce the process with sales team training. The data backs this up.

Negotiation 80

Negotiation Sales Training Decision-making Sales 80

Arpedio

APRIL 29, 2024

BANT stands for Budget, Authority, Need, and Timeline, and it provides a structured approach to qualifying leads and prioritizing prospects. Implementing the BANT methodology in your sales process can help you qualify leads more efficiently, focus your efforts on high-potential prospects, and ultimately close more deals.

Decision-making 52

Decision-making Prioritization Value Selling Value Proposition 52

Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Qualifying prospects is one of the selling skills every great sales professional relies on. That’s because filling your sales pipeline is a numbers game. Buyers leave the funnel for many reasons as they progress through the sales process : lack of budget, timing, or wrong fit to name a few.

Prioritization 80

Prioritization Sales Training Sales Construction 80

Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Creating a structured sales process is one of the most effective ways to boost your sales teams’ efficiency and results. With a formal sales process in place, your sales team has a framework to follow, and it’s much easier to stay on the same page, track results, and onboard new team members.

Decision-making 118

Decision-making Sales Negotiation Advertising 118

QYMATIX

MAY 6, 2024

Five practical examples of Predictive Analytics that will make your sales team successful. Predictive sales analytics has come a long way in the last decade. Predictive sales analytics has come a long way in the last decade. For many, it’s a powerful tool in helping to support sales and operations planning.

Sales Analytics 52

Sales Analytics Key Account Management B2B Sales 52

Brooks Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In baseball, “keep your eye on the ball” means watch where the ball is at all times. In sales, it means staying focused. In the race to finish the quarter strong, prospecting often gets put on the back burner while sales professionals work on closing open opportunities. But it’s tough. Here are some to focus on.

Sales 87

Sales Media B2B Publishing 87

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Every winning sales team has an excellent coach guiding them. This is no different in sales. The key to improving sales performance lies not only in the hands of sales reps, but also in the ability of their managers to provide effective guidance and support.

Software 95

Software Software Sales Remote Working 95

Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2024

Sales effectiveness is your sales professionals’ ability to achieve their goals and objectives efficiently and successfully. Sales effectiveness also corresponds with the return your organization gets from its sales investment. That’s in part because they’re not focusing on the right metrics.

Organization 84

Organization Account Management Sales Sales Training 84

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Why Roleplay Should Be A Key Part of Your Sales Culture In this podcast, Jeb Blount, Jeremy Olson, and Kristin Isaacson discuss the importance of role-playing in sales. They emphasize the need for leaders to create a culture of role-playing and accountability within their teams.

Sales Training 96

Sales Training Construction Sales Innovation 96

Arpedio

APRIL 29, 2024

A sales account plan strategy is a vital tool for achieving sales growth and building strong client relationships. It provides a clear roadmap for sales teams to follow, outlining the steps and actions necessary to reach their goals.

Account Planning 52

Account Planning Client Relationships Value Proposition Sales 52

Nutshell

MARCH 20, 2024

Your business needs leads to continue growing and thriving. Without leads, you can’t make sales, and if you can’t make sales, you won’t generate revenue. So, how do you ensure you’re always bringing in fresh leads for your business? How do you know which one is right for your business?

Software 77

Software Software CRM Management 77

ACT

APRIL 29, 2024

But, ask any SMB owner, and they’ll tell you how their team members are their most valuable assets. Figures like these emphasise the importance of building effective teams and managing them the right way. What does a successful team look like? All members work in harmony for the team’s success.

Small Business 52

Small Business Management Leadership Communication 52

Brooks Group

APRIL 18, 2024

Storytelling in sales is a skill. When used correctly, it can be an incredibly powerful way to convince your prospects of the value of your solution. In a selling situation, a well-timed and well-delivered story can help the prospect visualize how your product or service will solve their challenge or make their life easier.

Sales 95

Sales Decision-making Sales Training Communication 95

Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

It seems everywhere you turn these days, you hear something about artificial intelligence (AI)—how it’s disrupting industries, helping people be more efficient, and sometimes causing controversies. You might be wondering, can you use AI for sales? AI is one of the latest technologies that’s making a big impact on the world of sales.

Artificial Intelligence 118

Artificial Intelligence Sales Decision-making CRM 118

Hubspot Sales

MAY 11, 2023

But what if we told you that sales can work together with your marketing team to boost your customer base? This is where the sales blitz comes into play. Through a sales blitz, your team can accelerate the time needed to convert leads into customers by adopting a tailored strategy.

Sales 111

Sales Media Marketing Customer Success 111

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

Lead generation specialists play a crucial role in the sales process. Not only do they prospect for new business, but they help bring them into the sales funnel during the early stages. Identifying Quality Leads A major part of lead generation is prospecting. These can be new sales leads or existing leads that can be re-engaged.

CRM 98

CRM Communication Account Management Leadership 98

Brooks Group

MAY 2, 2024

Sales and emotional intelligence go together like skiing and snow. Yet many sales leaders focus on building their team’s hard skills and neglect sales emotional intelligence or “ soft skills.” But developing emotional intelligence in sales matters. You can’t do the first well if you don’t have the second.

Emotional Intelligence 52

Emotional Intelligence Sales Decision-making Sales Training 52

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. AI and the pandemic threw a wrench in the typical sales funnel that companies have now realized is too outdated to consistently bring in the profits they want to see. Clients aren’t buying like they used to.

Artificial Intelligence 106

Artificial Intelligence Decision-making Profitability Sales 106

PandaDoc

APRIL 8, 2024

This is done by forming a team of stakeholders and decision-makers, establishing approval workflows, and effectively integrating automation tools. This article highlights how a deal desk functions and its ability to transform the way companies tackle their sales strategy. A deal desk introduces a new approach to managing deals.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Sales Stakeholders Digitalization 52

Arpedio

APRIL 15, 2024

What is Sales Enablement? In order to improve sales effectiveness and drive revenue growth, it is crucial to have a clear understanding of sales enablement. This strategic approach aligns marketing and sales efforts, enhances buyer interactions, and optimizes the sales process.

Sales Training 52

Sales Training Sales Decision-making Account Planning 52

Nutshell

MARCH 18, 2024

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems have become vital in managing customer data, creating effective sales processes, and boosting sales team efficiency. However, one of the obstacles to implementing these crucial but advanced systems is a low CRM adoption rate from the team that needs to use it.

CRM 71

CRM Software Software Decision-making 71

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 7, 2024

No matter how much you know, if you don’t speak like an authority figure, you’ll never be treated like one. It’s not easy to build authority, especially if your prospects can’t see you. Sales reps who use these words sound like hesitant amateurs, so be very careful to avoid them. Profanity You never know who you might offend.

Sales 122

Sales Decision-making Onboarding Communication 122

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

How do you go from putting out fires to running like a well-oiled machine? If you’re rolling your eyes at your screen right now, just hear us out. Read on to find out how Teamwork.com increased sales efficiency by 50% when they ditched "more is better" in favor of "better is better." What’s the backstory?

Sales 114

Sales Onboarding Prioritization Profitability 114

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2023

As businesses continue to shift their strategies to create a more streamlined, efficient customer journey, it's going to become vital for every business to invest time, energy, and resources into a Revenue Operations team, otherwise known as RevOps. The 5 Biggest Missteps Your Revenue Operations Team Might Be Making 1.

Publishing 106

Publishing Customer Experience e-Learning Software 106

OnStrategyHQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Strategic Planning Process in 4 Steps To help you throughout our strategic planning framework, we have created a how-to guide on the basics of a strategic plan, which we will take you through step-by-step. A good strategic plan dictates “how” you travel the selected road. Questions to Ask: Who is on your Planning Team?

Value Proposition 98

Value Proposition Facilitation Decision-making Organization 98

Arpedio

MARCH 26, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, the role of pre-sales strategy in driving business success cannot be overstated. Let’s delve into the importance of pre-sales strategy and its impact on overall business success. What is a Pre-Sales Strategy?

Value Proposition 52

Value Proposition Prioritization Sales Organization 52

Nutshell

JANUARY 24, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) takes a more prevalent role in today’s world, you’ll find more opportunities to integrate this technology into your business strategy. For example, AI is revolutionizing sales and helping sales teams kick their efficiency up a notch. So, how does this work?

Artificial Intelligence 71

Artificial Intelligence Software Software Advertising 71

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results.

Management 122

Management CRM Sales Software 122

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 13, 2023

When I think about different types of sales calls, some of the first terms that come to mind are terms like warm calling or cold calling. Sales professionals not only convert prospects into buyers, they hold the power to negotiate, upsell, and even problem-solve after the initial purchase is made.

Negotiation 106

Negotiation Telecommunications Sales Software 106

Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount and Will Frattini, Head of Enterprise Revenue & Growth at Zoominfo, take on account management and account expansion selling. Why Account Management Matters In sales, closing deals and prospecting often steal the spotlight from account management and customer retention.

Account Management 89

Account Management Management Client Relationships Business Growth 89

Brooks Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

This is especially true for sales performance. Tracking key sales metrics and knowing how to influence them is critical. Leading and lagging indicators reveal how well your team is navigating the complex B2B sales cycle. Core sales metrics are important to the strategic goals of an organization.

Sales 97

Sales Sales Training B2B Organization 97

Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

As the backbone of any business, the sales team needs to be efficient to meet targets and ensure the company remains profitable. Keeping an eye on your team’s sales productivity is one of the best ways to track performance and nip bottlenecks in the bud. Table of Contents What is sales productivity?

CRM 71

CRM Sales Software Software 71

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In sales, where every conversation counts and every opportunity demands precision, your team needs more than just the ordinary training programs. They need a solution that not only equips them with the necessary knowledge and skills, but also empowers them to be confident in selling.

Sales Training 82

Sales Training Software Software Sales 82

Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, I dive into part two of my conversation with sales leadership expert Mike Weinberg on what new sales managers need to do to get off to a successful start. He credits Mary Gardner, the Area Vice President of his group, for fundamentally shaping his approach to sales leadership.

Sales Management 86

Sales Management Management Sales Leadership Leadership 86