Mike Kunkle

JULY 2, 2022

Senior sales leaders and C-suite execs, this one’s for you. In an expanding number of vertical industries (but not yet everywhere), the concept of “enabling the sales force” has exploded. Way back in 2003, I worked in a department called Performance Development and led the Sales Performance Development team.

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Zendesk

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

You’re looking for a sales position and scouring the job postings. Before disqualifying yourself from a sales career , you should know that your experience doesn’t have to come from an actual sales job—you just need to understand how to transfer your current skill set to the position you’re applying for. Retail sales associate.

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Insightly

DECEMBER 28, 2023

What is the sales operations career path and what opportunities come with it? What is sales operations (SalesOps)? Sales operations plays a crucial role in the success of any sales team. Skills such as data analysis, forecasting, and platform management are vital to this role. Let’s take a look in this blog post.

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Insightly

DECEMBER 28, 2023

What is the sales operations career path and what opportunities come with it? What is sales operations (SalesOps)? Sales operations plays a crucial role in the success of any sales team. Skills such as data analysis, forecasting, and platform management are vital to this role. Let’s take a look in this blog post.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2021

If you hear "ABC" and "Always be closing" pops into your mind, a sales career may be the perfect match for you. You've come to the right place to learn what it's like to have a career in sales, and it's about much more than the close. Sales seems like a fast-paced, hardball kind of career. What's a typical sales career path?

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

From negotiation to messaging personalization, sales managers and employees can improve their communication skills with anybody by taking enterprise sales training. Understanding your clients is essential to communication and sales in the business world. annual increase in contract value.

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Showpad

AUGUST 23, 2018

Sales managers at any organization are in a position to guide and motivate those they lead, similar to the coach of a sports team. So it would make sense to give managers the proper training for sales coaching, right? Unfortunately, many sales managers do not know how to coach properly and aren’t being held accountable.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 26, 2023

The profession of sales is changing rapidly. More than ever, sales professionals need sales training programs that can help them keep pace with the demands of the modern sales process. Sales training pays off in many ways. Sales training pays off in many ways. What is Sales Training?

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

There are no one-fits-all solutions for sales training. The best programs are the ones tailored to your organization and sales force. That is where role-specific sales training comes in. For a program to be effective, it must be tailored to the needs of your sales force; otherwise, it can be counterproductive.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 5, 2019

Delivering value, making the ROI case, retaining customers, growing accounts, recruiting top talent, forecasting, implementing a sales process, using sales technologies, winning against the competition, developing sales managers, coaching sales teams, generating leads, onboarding, productivity, compensation.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

Lead generation specialists play a crucial role in the sales process. Not only do they prospect for new business, but they help bring them into the sales funnel during the early stages. These can be new sales leads or existing leads that can be re-engaged. Table of Contents What is a lead generation specialist?

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Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2023

Understanding Sales Operations A company’s operations team is responsible for everything from managing leads, selling strategy, and territory planning. This post is an acting guide on efficient sales operations team structure! This post is an acting guide on efficient sales operations team structure!

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Even the most seasoned, effective salespeople can struggle when hashing out how to lead a sales team. Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. Open and thorough communication is key here. Let's dive in.

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Zendesk

MARCH 22, 2022

Finding a good position in tech sales isn’t easy, but it’s not impossible. The tech industry is constantly churning out new products to sell, and it needs good salespeople to communicate the value of its products to a public overwhelmed with options. How to get a job in tech sales—the basics. That’s a pretty broad definition.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 18, 2020

Artificial intelligence resources are evolving from novelty to necessity in sales, and the massive investment companies are putting into these kinds of tools is a testament to that. billion in sales process recommendation and automation in 2019 — a figure that's expected to rise considerably through 2022, at least.

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Zendesk

MAY 19, 2022

If you’ve ever taken sales training of any kind, you know that mastering sales vocabulary is shockingly difficult. Many sales terms sound interchangeable when, in fact, they mean drastically different things. That’s why we compiled a list of the 100 most useful sales terms every salesperson needs to know. Sales job terms.

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Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As technology changes, so must our sales approach and related sales technologies. The standards of the sales industry changes rapidly, and it can be challenging to keep ahead in the face of these alterations. The benefits of having a skilled sales team leader are nothing to scoff at. Be A Good Listener.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

These days, it seems as though there’s a new app or widget every week promising to make businesses and their sales reps more productive, efficient, and effective. Although some technology has proven to be more useful than others, one piece of sales technology that’s here to stay is customer relationship management (CRM) software.

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Miller Heiman Group

JANUARY 29, 2019

In today’s unpredictable, fast-paced sales environment, midsize organizations need a formal sales enablement initiative to ensure that sales reps are having quality conversations with prospects that lead to more wins. Sales enablement affects the bottom line in a real way. percent win rate. percent win rate.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Closing more sales makes for a more successful business, but how can you figure out what kinds of sales suit your company best? We’ll explore inside vs. outside sales to show you what both entail and which kinds of companies need either one. What is inside sales? Let’s kick things off with a definition of inside sales.

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Zendesk

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Sales operations refers to any tool, plan, or training your company uses to enable its sales staff to deliver their best work. It may seem like a vague term, but having a clear sales operations plan can greatly increase the success of your sales team. Sales ops provides a systemic approach to sales.

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Miller Heiman Group

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Over the course of this year, our blog took sales and services on a journey, with stories about practical challenges in growing prospects, advice for sales leaders anticipating a recession, conversations with major sales influencers like Neil Rackham and much more. 2020 starts tomorrow—and that’s got us feeling reflective.

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Miller Heiman Group

AUGUST 13, 2019

In our new whitepaper, “ Reinventing the Machine: Growing US Manufacturing Sales in the Time of Tariffs and Globalization ,” we explore the latest research on manufacturing sales and trends and provide strategies that organizations can take to overcome these challenges and transform their sales performance. Download the Report.

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SBI

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The Top Sales Tools of 2017 Guide: Final Cut is where you’ll find the best sales tech for growing revenue. Pipeline Management & Deal Flow. Sales Enablement & Engagement. Sales Prospecting & Communication. Sales Management, Coaching, & Training. Closing Deals.

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Sales enablement has many moving parts, and while some may not even realize it, they are fulfilling the responsibilities of a sales enablement professional. We continue our sales enablement blog series to help clarify what sales enablement is and how businesses can effectively execute on their strategies.

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Sales enablement has many moving parts, and while some may not even realize it, they are fulfilling the responsibilities of a sales enablement professional. We continue our sales enablement blog series to help clarify what sales enablement is and how businesses can effectively execute on their strategies.

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Zendesk

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Sales technology has come a long way from the Rolodex and the post-it note. Sales teams can now connect with leads and clients in more ways than ever before, from emails to phone calls to video conferences. All that constant communication is made possible in part by Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2020

Similarly, your business's inside sales team needs the right technology to be as productive and impactful as possible. Not to mention, just because the tools and tech you have in place for your outside sales team work well for their needs, doesn't necessarily mean they'll be an ideal fit for your inside sales reps, too.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

A successful career in sales is not for the faint of heart. According to a Bridge Group study , the annual turnover rate for sales professionals is 34.7%. Sales Burnout. With the role of a sales rep often being a high-stress, high-pressure position, burnout is a common occurrence for those who work in the field.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Everyone wants to know how and whether a sales technology will help them sell more, in less time, at the right price, or with less cost. We refer to those as the 4 Golden Goals of sales organizations. After rollout of their product, typical sales orgs spend 20 – 30% more time selling, which is really a game changer.

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SBI

DECEMBER 12, 2018

I asked thought leaders from various sales technology firms, how they think SalesTech will change the way salespeople sell in 2019. Historically, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems have tended to create work for sales people, rather than simplify their job. Here’s what they had to say.

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SBI

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. In this interview series, we ask executives at leading salestech companies to describe how their customers are leveraging technology, what metrics are now possible, and more.

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SBI

JANUARY 12, 2022

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. In this interview series, we ask executives at leading salestech companies to describe how their customers are leveraging technology, what metrics are now possible, and more. .

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