MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

He once said to me, “Sean, what do you do after a sales meeting that ensures the next one will be even better?”. But it got me thinking about what would be the best way to learn from the meeting experience and determine how I could improve next time. Ask yourself questions like these: How did the meeting start?

Meetings 110

Meetings Sales Decision-making Sales Training 110

Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

What is the informal decision-making process? link] There’s advice to jump your uncertainty gaps by decision-making and actions which involves risk. Strategy is a stream of decisions and actions”. He notes that your optimism (or pessimism) will impact decisions as well as ability to make fast decisions.

Strategic Thinking 147

Strategic Thinking Decision-making Innovation Facilitation 147

Mike Kunkle

APRIL 8, 2023

My point here, is that you should make a purposeful determination on these levels, clearly define them, train them, and coach to them. In addition to having the right decision makers in the deal, which is part of qualification, it’s important to assess the landscape and relationships. Here’s what I mean.

B2B 211

B2B Decision-making Sales Stakeholders 211

Red Star Kim

JUNE 15, 2023

Financial information, adverse filings, directors and managers, financial strength metrics such as credit scores and ratings and CCJs, shareholders, subsidiaries and branches, company structures and the corporate family, M&A activity and rumours, industry descriptions, SIC codes and research, news articles from various high profile sources.

Key Account Management 130

Key Account Management Account Management Management Client Relationships 130

Nutshell

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll explain how artificial intelligence software can enhance productivity and provide a comprehensive list of the best AI productivity tools. Make informed decisions: AI software assists decision-makers by providing recommendations based on the latest data.

Artificial Intelligence 100

Artificial Intelligence Software Software Meetings 100

Upland

AUGUST 30, 2023

It represents the culmination of their journey, where they have progressed through the earlier stages and are now highly engaged and ready to make a purchase. At every stage of this journey, marketers employ targeted strategies to guide potential customers toward making a purchase decision. What Is The Marketing Funnel?

Decision-making 195

Decision-making Software Software Retail 195

SuperOffice

JANUARY 19, 2022

Types of customer meetings. Along with a sequence of emails, companies with long sales cycles arrange three meetings before the conversion happens: Discovery meeting. This is your first meeting with a warm, qualified lead that’s held with the goal of understanding the specific needs of a prospect. Follow-up meeting.

Meetings 63

Meetings CRM Decision-making Sales 63

Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

An HBR article offered a similar matrix with costs to serve vs willingness-to-pay. This approach is suggested by Liz Whitaker in her book “Power of Personal” People | Propella Decision-Making Unit Again, to target effort on decision-makers rather than users or gatekeepers is a good way to target effort in a large organisation.

Value Proposition 130

Value Proposition Key Account Management Digitalization Sales 130

Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Worse, recently, I’ve read an increasing number of articles and posts about how buying has become so convoluted and non-linear, that given that and a buyers’ market, sales process just doesn’t matter anymore. click the image to see a larger version] This makes sense, right?

B2B 198

B2B Sales Decision-making Negotiation 198

Scovel

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

You have landed a meeting with a prospective buyer… The floor is yours…. Be cognizant of a few buyers in the decision cycle. Then comes the next dimension, multiple buyers taking a joint decision. As we saw in the multiple buyer’s blog, each one of them are going to look at the same problem from their point of view.

Meetings 52

Meetings Decision-making Sales Prioritization 52

Upland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Its many evolutions and the powerful AI of today make it an irresistible tool to many. Recorded phone calls, emails, and virtual meetings create mountains of data. Its content capabilities make it an indispensable tool for your sales team. Many writers use AI to spark ideas. Even musicians use AI to create catchy tunes. .”

Artificial Intelligence 195

Artificial Intelligence Sales Decision-making CRM 195

Red Star Kim

MARCH 1, 2024

Building empathy with fee-earners helps us to understand what they expect and any assumptions they may be making about the likely results. Be influential and persuasive Influence is having a vision of the optimum outcome and then, without using force or coercion, motivating people to work together toward making the vision a reality.

Stakeholders 130

Stakeholders Decision-making Emotional Intelligence Communication 130

Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This article summarises the delegates’ key pitching insights – Qualification, Branding and Following up. Qualification processes varied significantly – from structured assessment during enquiry handling through detailed discovery telephone calls to time intensive in person scoping meetings. Assess decision criteria and processes.

Decision-making 130

Decision-making Communication Meetings Marketing 130

MDI Training

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Read this blog post to see the results. Coach potentials: AI can make learning suggestions Answers from ChatGPT: The four main roles of a leader according to Covey – building trust, developing vision, implementing strategies, and coaching potential – can be supported to varying degrees by AI technologies.

Leadership 52

Leadership Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation Co-Creation 52

Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 30, 2023

They must show that they can make an impact with enablement and move the needle on the metrics that matter most. But there is much an enabler can do to lead the change projects, garner the support needed, and continue to nudge, push, cajole, and lead the way to making a business impact. But it’s all about behavior change.

Leadership 262

Leadership Stakeholders Decision-making Sales Training 262

Mike Kunkle

MARCH 31, 2023

For you, you need to wade through and master the complexities, to make things work. It’s certainly fine to make things as simple as possible for others – who are just telling time or driving the car, but you – Mr. and Ms.

Sales 217

Sales Interpersonal Skills Account Management Sales Training 217

Mike Kunkle

JUNE 12, 2022

I originally posted it as a LinkedIn Article in August of 2020 and unfortunately, find it relevant again already in mid-2022. Unfortunately, many company executives still needed to make tough choices, even with their revenue-producing teams. This is a post I never wanted to write. Strategy First. Solving Complex Business Problems.

Sales 130

Sales Decision-making Virtual Selling Remote Working 130

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. Use data to drive informed decisions, optimize sales processes, and identify untapped market opportunities. Tailor your products, services, and sales strategies to meet these needs authentically.

Sales 188

Sales Prioritization Innovation Leadership 188

Red Star Kim

AUGUST 1, 2023

Have empathy – Most fee-earners are really stretched to meet their targets, serve their clients and manage their teams. Find ways to make their lives easier and better. They can make it a firm priority to produce M&BD plans. Then summarise their comments, requests and decisions in a (concise) structure that they value.

Decision-making 130

Decision-making Marketing Business Planning Management 130

Brooks Group

MAY 2, 2023

This article is part of our Key Fundamentals of IMPACT Selling ® series. Opening the Meeting Is More Important Than You Know Our culture seems to underemphasize the importance of starting off strong. The Meet step of the IMPACT Selling ® process is where the proverbial rubber meets the road.

Negotiation 81

Negotiation Sales Training Meetings Decision-making 81

Red Star Kim

JANUARY 22, 2024

I also wrote a blog post about one of Helen’s digital products here: System review: CogniClick for instant, personalised research (kimtasso.com) ) Further details of the author: Helen Kensett | LinkedIn Overview This simply but powerfully illustrated little black book comprises 260 pages. And that technology is making some jobs obsolete.

Value Proposition 130

Value Proposition Emotional Intelligence Sales e-Learning 130

Red Star Kim

APRIL 11, 2023

Deconstruct bids to increase understanding An article in PM Magazine in December 2022 by Alex Footman and Stephen Timmins talked about the need to deconstruct a bid in order to properly understand the client requirements and produce a robust plan to meet milestones and differentiate. Ask their opinion about these approaches.

Government 130

Government Innovation Meetings Finance 130

Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The article What Today’s Rainmakers Do Differently (hbr.org) was published in Nov-Dec 2023. Traditionally, firms have focused on technical expertise, client impact, and book of business as the criteria for making partner-selection and hiring decisions. billion, making it the fastest-growing law firm in the United States.

Client Relationships 130

Client Relationships CRM Financial Services Decision-making 130

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 30, 2020

It listed information for all the prospects in my California territory including the company name, revenue figures, address, telephone number and — of course — the decision maker’s name and title. After all, that’s what they beat into our heads during the intensive five-week training program I’d just completed: Go for the decision-maker.

Sales 141

Sales Decision-making Software Software 141

Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This article supplements the learning resources from the session. Finding a suitable location (quiet and without interruptions) to make calls when working in an office environment was sometimes a challenge. We explored the fundamentals of relationships, managing inbound calls and planning outbound calls.

Emotional Intelligence 130

Emotional Intelligence Value Proposition Decision-making Digitalization 130

Mike Kunkle

MAY 15, 2019

[This article was originally published as part of the Sales Education Foundation 2018 Annual Magazine , co-authored with Robert M. Corporate buyers will also likely leverage AI in their problem-identification, research, problem-solving, and decision processes. Peterson, Ph.D., The man will be there to feed the dog. Improvisation.

Artificial Intelligence 130

Artificial Intelligence B2B Co-Creation Decision-making 130

Upland

JUNE 14, 2023

In this article, we’ll dive deeper into each of these areas to uncover what chief revenue officers can do to address some of their most pressing issues, and how an effective account planning practice can help. Will they shun it? There are compelling reasons for either course of action.

Artificial Intelligence 195

Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation Account Planning Supply Chain 195

Red Star Kim

DECEMBER 2, 2022

This article summarises the main themes that arose from the discussions and exercises and forms part of the day’s learning resources. How can I make the time to be proactive? Make a project plan/mind map of how in my role I can be more proactive. Plan my career as I plan a marketing project to make it happen.

Marketing 130

Marketing Communication Meetings Strategic Thinking 130

Brooks Group

APRIL 10, 2024

Prospecting Techniques: Before the Sales Call The right sales skills and a consistent set of best practices before sales calls will make prospecting time more productive. Make sure every team member has a professional headshot, sales title, and product-oriented “About” section. Here are some to focus on.

Sales 88

Sales Media B2B Publishing 88

Corporate Visions

MAY 6, 2020

With Corporate Visions’ Mastering Remote Selling training program, you’ll learn to use science-backed techniques to grab and hold your buyers’ attention, make sure they remember your most important message, and persuade them to take decisive action after the call. Read Tim’s full article on Highspot’s blog.

Sales Training 59

Sales Training Decision-making Publishing Innovation 59

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. But many salespeople and marketers make the mistake of crafting a perfect sales email, holding a great meeting, or running a fantastic product demo, and then sitting back and doing nothing. This is a major purchasing decision and cannot be rushed.

Decision-making 140

Decision-making Sales Meetings Stakeholders 140

KAM With Passion

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

By talking to each other and by making sure that conversations are meaningful to both parties. The evolution of social and economic parameters or business models and the disruption caused by the sanitary crisis do not make them less important. Then, the same meeting is used to jointly plan ahead. On the contrary.

Key Account Management 130

Key Account Management Suppliers Account Management Account Planning 130

MDI Training

JULY 26, 2023

In this blog post, you will learn about the areas where this technology is particularly suitable and what you, as a leader, need to pay special attention to. Data Analysis for Success Another useful capability of AI is to analyze key data and make decisions for the company. What is Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial Intelligence 98

Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation Leadership Digitalization 98

Corporate Visions

MAY 6, 2020

With Corporate Visions’ Mastering Remote Selling training program, you’ll learn to use science-backed techniques to grab and hold your buyers’ attention, make sure they remember your most important message, and persuade them to take decisive action after the call. Read Tim’s full article on Highspot’s blog.

Sales Training 52

Sales Training Decision-making Publishing Innovation 52

Corporate Visions

MAY 6, 2020

With Corporate Visions’ Mastering Remote Selling training program, you’ll learn to use science-backed techniques to grab and hold your buyers’ attention, make sure they remember your most important message, and persuade them to take decisive action after the call. Read Tim’s full article on Highspot’s blog.

Sales Training 52

Sales Training Decision-making Publishing Innovation 52

Corporate Visions

MAY 6, 2020

With Corporate Visions’ Mastering Remote Selling training program, you’ll learn to use science-backed techniques to grab and hold your buyers’ attention, make sure they remember your most important message, and persuade them to take decisive action after the call. Read Tim’s full article on Highspot’s blog.

Sales Training 52

Sales Training Decision-making Publishing Innovation 52

Brooks Group

APRIL 19, 2023

This article is part of our Key Fundamentals of IMPACT Selling ® series. The first key fundamental that IMPACT Selling ® teaches is how sales reps can make their first impression a good one. They are interested in hearing expert opinions, industry insight, and anything that may guide them as they make business decisions.

Decision-making 83

Decision-making Sales Training Media Publishing 83