Brooks Group

JULY 11, 2023

Asking open-ended sales questions—and making an intention to listen to the response thoughtfully—allows your reps to connect with prospects and customers and gather the information needed to recommend the best possible solution. When Are Open-Ended Questions Most Useful in the Sales Process? What are Open-Ended Questions?

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Brooks Group

MAY 9, 2024

Is your sales team leaving opportunities on the table because of poor questioning? Asking consultative sales questions is a critical skill many sellers overlook in their rush to close. When you understand your customers better, you can offer solutions that meet their needs, making it more likely to close a sale.

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KAM With Passion

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

By talking to each other and by making sure that conversations are meaningful to both parties. What is true in the private life is true in business as well, especially between a supplier and their customers. They need their suppliers to come to them with a “seek to serve” mentality. How are strong relationships built?

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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. Today’s major purchasing decisions often involve cross-functional buying committees that include executives from the C-suite. Your prospect lacks budget authority.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In Part One of this series, we identified a reason why your buyers make decisions, either by moving away from a painful scenario or by moving toward a beneficial one. Buyers make decisions based on a series of criteria that makes sense to them. In this section, we look at another way your buyers decide.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Decisions, decisions… ah, there’s a dilemma inside every choice for everyone! The way decisions are made can tell you a lot about the personality of a person. People’s decision-making criteria will always give away a lot of information, as they help you understand their beliefs, values and behaviours.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 3, 2011

So what are the main reasons why buyers make decisions to buy? Here are four: 1) The supplier has the knowledge they are looking for. 3) The relationship with the supplier’s company. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

How can you start to improve, so that you have the best chance to make an impact and create high level communications with clients that will persuade them they are making a good decision to choose your products and services? What decisions should they make? How do you want them to react? Happy Selling!

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

One of the biggest changes in sales over the years has nothing to do with selling itself. The process of sales is evolving as technology, globalisation and communication methods advance and progress. What makes a buyer decide to be loyal to a supplier? But the evolution of the buyer has been exponentially faster.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 28, 2023

If you haven’t already, it’s time your sales team abandons outdated “used car sales” tactics to reach their quota. So, sales organizations need focus on improving their sellers’ sales skills and strategic thinking abilities. Customers today have more information, more choices, and freedom.

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Arpedio

APRIL 13, 2023

Stakeholder Management: A Must Read Guide ← Back to blog Stakeholder management refers to the process of identifying, understanding, and engaging with individuals or groups who have a stake or interest in a project, initiative, or organization.

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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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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 5, 2018

No, but maybe they are claiming to have more power than they really have in the decision-making process. Sometimes it may be a ploy used by the customer, to either boost their own ego or to bypass the stringent processes the company use decide the supplier list they are going to use.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 13, 2019

When we talk to buyers, we often ask what inspires them to remain loyal to suppliers. Many suppliers actually think it’s good value, cheap prices and quality products. What is it that makes buyers really want to do business with you? What makes them keep buying from you and building long-term loyalty? Happy selling!

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Brooks Group

JUNE 12, 2023

Sales negotiation can be a source of dread for many sales professionals. With the right sales negotiation strategy & sales negotiation skills training, even this part of the sales process can remain warm and result in a mutually beneficial outcome for all parties. How does that translate to your business?

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Jeff Gittomer states that ‘value is what you do up-front before the sale, and what you do during the relationship. Many times, customers will say that the only time they hear from a supplier is when that company wants to sell them something. Be a supplier who is really interested in the company you are dealing with.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Instead, your real value lies in developing your overall sales skills, so you help your clients to improve their business over time. Leanne Howard, an Agile Practices Consultant, defines five components that make an agile mindset: • Positive attitude. It requires you to make time to improve and invest in your future career.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 12, 2020

Are you using online sales meetings throughout your sales process? Do it wrong and it can completely ruin the sale! Be prepared and make sure everyone knows what they need to do to access the session beforehand. You just lose all momentum and it always seems to be the decision maker! Close Down All Other Windows.

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Apptivo

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Our commitment extends to bug resolution and the integration of valuable feedback, making Apptivo a more robust and reliable platform. Access DataTable within the Dashboard Imagine a scenario where you want to scrutinize sales performance for a particular month. Feature Updates 1.Access Read More 2.Mandatory

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Apptivo

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Our commitment extends to bug resolution and the integration of valuable feedback, making Apptivo a more robust and reliable platform. Access DataTable within the Dashboard Imagine a scenario where you want to scrutinize sales performance for a particular month. Feature Updates 1.Access Read More 2.Mandatory

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 19, 2022

But how do I make that happen?" Pore through as much industry-relevant content as you can — whether that be through magazines, blogs, podcasts, or any other medium that can give you a fleshed-out picture of your market. Pin down what, exactly, makes your product unique, and go from there. Contact suppliers. All-natural.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 22, 2018

Unless you’re working with customers who are purely in transactional mode, the holy grail of sales is gaining repeat business. Here are some ideas to work with: 1) Ask what makes your customer use specific suppliers. Their answer to this simple question with give you information as to their decision-making criteria.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Despite their power, many brands aren’t utilizing storytelling techniques in their sales strategy. But an excellent sales pitch will use finely-tuned narrative techniques to wash these down. What Google can’t replicate, however, is the people, beliefs, and values that make your brand the best choice. Stories Are Memorable.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Sales is a complicated, never-ending process of building relationships with prospects, building trust, answering questions, and moving the whole procedure through to the commitment stage. If you don’t evolve your sales processes accordingly, you may be left behind when it comes to customer expectations. What exactly is a sales process?

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Apptivo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

What is Outbound Sales? What is an Outbound Sales tool? Why use Outbound Sales CRM? Advantages of Outbound Sales 5. How to find the best CRM for Outbound Sales? So, why not take a technologically smart approach to their sales outreach, thereby decreasing their sales cycles? What is Outbound Sales?

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QYMATIX

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

By 2025, 75% of B2B organizations will use AI-powered sales solutions for hyperautomation, according to Gartner. There is keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning specifically for sales management in the B2B market. But other factors are making hyper-automation in sales inevitable.

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Cosawi

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In both our careers, we have seen sales and marketing joined at the hip; although sometimes siloed, they have traditionally worked together in parallel. At another point, decision remorse may be setting in. Most would agree. For example, at one point in the journey, the customer may be ambivalent or frustrated.

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Brooks Group

JULY 14, 2023

Now, instead of focusing on transactional sales, salespeople must be capable of building long-term relationships beyond the initial sale and maintain their standing as trusted business advisors to your customers. A consultative sales approach is the skill they need in order to do that. What Is a Consultative Sales Approach?

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Arpedio

MARCH 27, 2023

4 Sales Methodologies That Will Maximize Your Sales Success ← Back to blog Are you looking for the best way to engage with customers, boost team performance, and close more deals? By adopting the right sales methodology, you can unlock your sales team’s full potential. What is a Sales Methodology?

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Let’s say you’re the head of sales in a small company that recently launched a product. Your task as a sales manager is to market it. But appealing to large audiences doesn’t help your business to reach sales goals, or generate and convert enough leads. Your product is of service to the widest range of potential customers.

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Apptivo

MARCH 7, 2023

Even though a contact management system is purely for storing information about the customer it forms the basic core of many systems like CRMs which extend contact management systems with more business features such as sales tracking, reporting, pipeline management , email automation, and activity tracking.

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Showpad

AUGUST 9, 2022

And when you have the right content, you start conversations, demonstrate value, and address pain points with buyers in ways no sales deck can. . And nearly one-third of sales organizations reported that relevant content is completely inaccessible when needed. . Let’s look at what makes it feel that way, and how you can fix it.

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Arpedio

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Back to blog. Making the customer’s buying journey less complex. The overlay of various interaction media and multichannel customers complicates ‘how’ buyers now interact with sellers and the speed of innovation makes it difficult for customers to keep track and make informed purchase decisions.

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Insightly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, there are some general strategies by industry/vertical that we will examine in this blog post. Companies can use modern CRM systems to identify trends in customer behavior that could inform product development decisions or reveal opportunities for market expansion. There are many different CRM model examples.

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Insightly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, there are some general strategies by industry/vertical that we will examine in this blog post. Companies can use modern CRM systems to identify trends in customer behavior that could inform product development decisions or reveal opportunities for market expansion. There are many different CRM model examples.

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 10, 2017

So you’ve arrived 30 minutes early and you’re sitting in your car ready to go in and visit a prospect and you’ve made the cardinal sin and have not done any sales preparation for this meeting! Well, here are 5 areas to prepare for the sale now so it will give you more focus: Know Your Objectives. Shame on you!

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Without a good invoice approval system in place, you could well encounter problems with both customers and suppliers. Noting the disadvantages that come with manual invoice approval workflows can enable you to make an informed decision as to whether an automated process would be more efficient.

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