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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

What is surprising is that despite having demanding sales roles for new and existing clients, many professional services marketers have received little formal sales training. Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills. This has changed the sales process fundamentally in many environments.

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The Sales Leader's Guide to Performance Management

Hubspot Sales

As a sales leader, your ability to develop and retain your sales reps is important to your company’s bottom line and future success. Employee retention in the sales field continues to be an issue. In 2018, the average sales professional tenure was reported to be 1.5 years , down by half from 2010.

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Unlocking Key Fundamentals of IMPACT Selling® in Uncertain Times

Brooks Group

Mental Models, Cognitive Tunneling, and the Crisis of Qantas Flight 32 On November 4, 2010, Captain Richard Champion de Crespigny entered the cockpit of an Airbus A380 headed from Singapore to Sydney, Australia. As a manager, you need a strong mental model of what good sales behavior looks like. Know what good looks like.

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5 Outcomes to Expect When You Implement Effective Sales Coaching [New Research]

Hubspot Sales

High-revenue growth companies are seeing the payoff; 54% of high-performing companies are using sales coaching more than in the past, and 60% use sales coaching as an integrated part of a sales training program. Plan to invest at least two to three years in a sales coaching program to get it off the ground.

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Get Consistent Performance in Half the Time By Reinventing Your Sales Training

SBI Growth

At SBI, we often see Sales Talent disparaged as the result of an ineffective Sales Training program. It will get you the access to the tool you need to begin developing the proper training, our prospect/customer interview guide. Inspiring speech from Senior Management. Sales Skills Overview/Best Practices.

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Which Type of Sales Job Is Right for You?

Hubspot Sales

For instance, someone who loves to get to know their customers and help them achieve their goals over an extended period would likely be best in account management. Jobs in sales: Sales development rep (SDR). Account Manager. Sales Engineer. Sales Manager. Director of Sales. VP of Sales.