Brooks Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

Sales leaders and managers seek individuals who can not only meet targets but exceed them consistently. What makes successful salespeople isn’t just inherent abilities—it’s also their skill set. When you focus your sales training on the right skills, you ensure your team is equipped for any selling situation.

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Mike Kunkle

APRIL 8, 2023

In this post, I’m going to share some simple concepts that I’ve seen deliver radically improved results across a sales force. The advice comes from Modern Sales Foundations , a course that was developed based on over 16+ years of top sales performer analysis, modernized for working with today’s buyers.

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B2B Decision-making Sales Stakeholders 211

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. If you're in sales, this result shouldn't be a big surprise. As part of our 2024 State of Sales Series , our Sr.

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Zendesk

JUNE 1, 2022

According to the Zendesk Customer Experience (CX) Trends Report 2022 , only 21 percent of shoppers say companies make it easy to interact with them. The best customer communication strategies arm your team with the tools and knowledge they need to engage with buyers according to their preferred communication methods and channels.

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Sales Gravy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Delivering A Next-Level Customer Experience In this Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount talks to Clare Dorrian, SugarCRM's CMO, about putting people first, building human connections, and prioritizing the customer experience in a saturated market. In a highly competitive market, differentiation is key.

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Customer Experience Marketing Prioritization Sales 96

Red Star Kim

MARCH 1, 2024

This is challenging as everyone is time poor and most communications are digital. And we know that face-to-face communication is most effective in building relationships. Building empathy with fee-earners helps us to understand what they expect and any assumptions they may be making about the likely results.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Effective sales coaching can have a huge impact on your business. The biggest benefit of sales coaching is its contribution to revenue. Research shows that successful sales coaching programs increased average deal size, sales activity, win rates, and new leads by 25%-40%. Anticipate nerves.

Sales Management 78

Sales Management Management Sales Meetings 78

Brooks Group

APRIL 23, 2024

A sales career can be exhilarating and rewarding—offering the potential for high earnings, flexible schedules, and the chance to work directly with a diverse range of customers. As you consider whether a sales career is the right fit for you, it’s crucial to understand both the upsides and the downsides.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 10, 2024

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 your sales team needs to be able to do both: fill the pipeline with highly qualified prospects and keep deals moving. But it’s tough.

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Sales Media B2B Publishing 87

Corporate Visions

JUNE 18, 2020

The post How to Make Virtual Sales Meetings More Engaging and Memorable by Tim Riesterer appeared first on Corporate Visions. Sales reps who were selling in person just a few months ago are now steeped in a very different (virtual) reality. 6 Ways to Make Your Virtual Sales Meetings Engaging and Memorable.

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Zendesk

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These convenient online shopping options breed fierce competition between brands and create pressure for sales teams. Though the sales landscape has changed drastically over the years, the fundamentals of sales remain the same. Table of contents What is inside sales? What is outside sales?

Sales 52

Sales Computers and Electronics Decision-making Software 52

Brooks Group

APRIL 18, 2024

Storytelling in sales is a skill. 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. A great story can make a presentation compelling enough for people to act.

Sales 75

Sales Decision-making Sales Training Communication 75

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. Sales collaboration dramatically improves results, but bringing it to fruition can be more complex than it sounds. The result?

Marketing 99

Marketing Sales Decision-making Prioritization 99

Brooks Group

APRIL 25, 2024

You’ve got to keep plugging when you work in sales. But the most successful sales professionals understand the value of cultivating long-term relationships with their customers. Your customer service team and your sales team both serve the same purpose: to support customers and improve the bottom line.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Supply Chain Sales Sales Training 52

Mike Kunkle

MARCH 31, 2023

Sales process, sales methodology, and sales competencies are all important and related aspects of sales effectiveness. Sales Process A sales process is a series of stages that an opportunity moves through. But they are not the same thing. It’s been proven in multiple studies and is worth the effort.

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Sales Interpersonal Skills Account Management Sales Training 217

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 1, 2018

TED Talks on Communication. How to Save the World from Bad Meetings, by David Grady. How Can Groups Make Good Decisions?, Effective communication helps you forge strong connections, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, close deals, and convince people to share your views. Listen, Learn.

Communication 111

Communication Decision-making Cybersecurity Meetings 111

Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

“As in other studies we’ve done, this year’s enablement study found that sales process and sales methodology adoption rates above 75% resulted in above-average gains for revenue plan attainment, quota attainment, and win rates, with a big boost at adoption rates greater than 90%.” increase in revenue plan attainment 17.1%

B2B 198

B2B Sales Decision-making Negotiation 198

Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount (People Follow You) sits down with Leigh Cantrell and Rob Matura who are Regional Vice Presidents at Cigna to discuss the keys to leading multi-generational sales teams.

Sales 106

Sales Communication Decision-making Digitalization 106

Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, the role of Chief Revenue Officers (CROs) or senior-most sales leaders (by any title), has never been more critical. When sales, marketing, and customer success operate in isolated bubbles, opportunities for collaboration and synergy are lost. This is a definite growth killer.

Sales 188

Sales Prioritization Innovation Leadership 188

Brightbridge Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2021

A face-to-face meeting is planned! An issue we are not surprisingly seeing is that our customers own clients have stayed with virtual conversations and for lower value sales appear to be increasingly bypassing conversations and going straight for a decision on supplier and placement of the order. The post Meeting up?

Meetings 40

Meetings Suppliers Key Account Management Account Planning 40

Mike Kunkle

JUNE 12, 2022

Unfortunately, many company executives still needed to make tough choices, even with their revenue-producing teams. If you absolutely can’t avoid it and find yourself needing to resize and retool your sales force again at this time, I have some advice that I hope might help. Reengineering Sales Performance. Strategy First.

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Sales Decision-making Virtual Selling Remote Working 130

Sales Gravy

MAY 3, 2023

Leading In A Changing Sales Landscape On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount (Sales Gravy CEO and author of Sales EQ) and Graham Hooper (CEO of Ellison Technologies) discuss the keys to leading your sales team in uncertain times.

Emotional Intelligence 88

Emotional Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Decision-making Sales 88

Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 8, 2023

This strategic approach goes beyond conventional departmental boundaries, breaks down silos, and encompasses product, marketing, demand generation, sales enablement, and the encompassing realm of customer experience (whether it goes by customer support, customer success, customer service, or a combination of these).

Customer Experience 277

Customer Experience Decision-making Profitability Marketing 277

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. But improving sales effectiveness is a complex task that few organizations do well.

Organization 84

Organization Account Management Sales Sales Training 84

Red Star Kim

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It concentrates on making the first minute of a conversation with a colleague (or client) effective. As such, it addresses two critical elements of good communication – being concise and clear. The techniques should boost your confidence in your communication skills, save you time and improve collaboration.

Communication 147

Communication Meetings Publishing Decision-making 147

Arpedio

APRIL 11, 2024

Introduction to AI in Sales In the dynamic landscape of modern sales, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing traditional approaches and unlocking unprecedented opportunities for growth and efficiency. Let’s delve into the world of AI and discover how it’s reshaping the sales landscape. What is AI for Sales?

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Artificial Intelligence Prioritization Sales Innovation 52

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of modern business, sales strategy stands as a cornerstone of success. Whether you’re a seasoned sales professional or a burgeoning entrepreneur, the effectiveness of your sales approach can make or break your company’s growth trajectory. What is MEDDPICC?

Value Proposition 52

Value Proposition Decision-making Sales Stakeholders 52

Arpedio

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Sales forecasting is a critical process that enables businesses to project future sales activity and streamline their business strategy for better results and profitability. Whether you are a small business owner or a large corporation, sales forecasting can help you make informed decisions that improve your bottom line.

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Decision-making Profitability Procurement Sales 52

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

Insightly

JUNE 3, 2022

That’s especially true in the world of B2B sales, where deals have traditionally closed over meetings, handshakes, and other face-to-face interactions. . Today’s sales organizations are facing challenges unlike any they’ve seen before—but the most successful teams have always been flexible, agile, and adaptable.

B2B 98

B2B Value Proposition Decision-making Sales 98

Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

You need to stand out to make buyers want to do business with you. Many sales leaders think the way to do this is to help their sales team sell better value or overcome objections. These are both good strategies, but the true differentiator is the sales professional and their emotional intelligence.

Emotional Intelligence 82

Emotional Intelligence Sales Sales Training Decision-making 82

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

There are many things to consider if you are interested in starting your career in sales. You’ll also need a thorough knowledge of sales trends and stats to succeed. With a modest, go-get-'em attitude, you can learn the stats you need to know to anticipate what a career in sales has in store for you.

Software 111

Software Software Sales Meetings 111

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.

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Negotiation Telecommunications Sales Software 96

PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. There is no room for failure in today’s competitive sales landscape. With a defined and clear structure, staff can make useful decisions without the constant supervision of their manager.

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Sales Training Management e-Learning Construction 98

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

When it comes to sales prospecting , it's more important than ever that you write concise, effective communication. As such, it’s crucial to make your communication clear, to the point, and relevant. Download Now Here are a few things to consider as you write an email that’d help you with sales prospecting.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on achieving sales excellence and driving business growth. In today’s competitive business landscape, sales performance and effectiveness are crucial to the success of any organization. Sales performance is the measurement of the results achieved by the sales team and individuals.

Business Growth 52

Business Growth Sales Sales Training Decision-making 52

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. See also How to close the sales cycle with sales battle cards 2.

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