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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

At the recent PM Forum workshop on “Selling processes and sales skills for marketing and business development professionals” we focused on sales and selling challenges in professional services. Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills. Their fee-earners are often in the same boat.

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

Hubspot Sales

Sales coaching is all about looking forward and developing your people. 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. A survey of 330 U.S.

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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. Imagine your sales team is having trouble closing deals in late stages. Here are a few ideas for doing this: 1.

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

SBI Growth

Are you dependent on the top 20% of your sales force to ensure that you hit quota? 78% of the Sales VPs we speak with are worried about the disparity of their team’s talent. At SBI, we often see Sales Talent disparaged as the result of an ineffective Sales Training program. Sales Skills Overview/Best Practices.

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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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Which Type of Sales Job Is Right for You?

Hubspot Sales

Just like Girl Scout cookies come in many different flavors, sales jobs are incredibly varied. Rather than learning from direct experience which type of sales job you love -- and which ones you’re ill-suited for -- use this comprehensive guide. What to Look for in a Sales Job. Others, like outside sales, are on the decline.