Brooks Group

JANUARY 19, 2021

In a proprietary The Brooks Group survey of sales leaders, more than 92 percent of sales execs still anticipate hosting a sales kickoff in 2021 – a reminder of the importance of resetting the team to common goals and visions. Energizing and focusing your team on the goals of the year ahead has never been more important.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Our propensity for buying products online through companies like Amazon have greatly impacted how we buy almost everything. . The digital world has accustomed us to bundled products, bulk discounts, add-on services, being told what items other customers bought, and additional products we may be interested in. . Be Valuable To Customers.

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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.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

At the same time, larger buying groups, slower sales cycles, and shrinking budgets mean you need more deals in the pipeline to achieve the same revenue growth. Energizing your team and focusing on the goals of the year ahead have never been more important. Your sales professionals must add value and take a consultative approach.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2023

Here’s why having your sales team do mock sales calls is essential to your team’s success: Get Your Group Ready For The Real World Your salespeople may practice difficult circumstances in a relaxed setting with realistic simulated calls without jeopardizing the transaction. No, you’re not watching the latest horror movie.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 23, 2023

One personality test in particular has become the go-to for sales leaders: The Brooks Talent Index DISC assessment. Michelle Richardson , Vice President of Sales Performance Research at The Brooks Group, is an expert on personality and skills assessments and their impact on sales team dynamics.

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Brooks Group

JULY 6, 2022

Sales people may not know it, but they have a lot in common with recruiters working for the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. If your industry has gotten more competitive, you have less leads, or you’re talking with prospects who don’t fully understand the benefits of what you do — you’re not alone.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Sales teams are the backbone of any company. They are responsible for bringing in new business and helping grow the company. However, many teams struggle to close deals and meet their quotas. This is often due to a lack of training in areas that sales professionals need to succeed. 1) Stronger Team Relationships. Improved Communication.

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Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It is a platform where you manage all your contacts and client interactions. You can create new accounts, update contact details, send emails, etc. Get your prospects’ contact info from anywhere, organize and qualify each prospect in one place, and then automatically score them according to your own criteria.

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Brooks Group

JULY 20, 2023

The summer season is here. Warmer weather, long weekends, and kids out of school likely means vacation mode for your sales team and, unfortunately, your prospects. It’s no surprise that many sales professionals find it challenging to stay motivated in the summer. But lower productivity has a big downside—slowed sales growth for your company.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2023

So how do you motivate your team to hit those sales targets? It’s a difficult situation, but it’s not impossible. This blog will discuss how to encourage motivation in your organization and get you over the rough patch. How Do You Motivate Your Team When They’re Feeling Down?

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Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2023

The dreaded sales slump. Everyone knows that feeling of watching your numbers dwindle and feeling powerless to change the downward trend. Athletes refer to a slump as a plateau, but whatever you call it, it feels devastating. However, it’s important to remember that sales slumps are a normal part of business and don’t have to be permanent.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Organizations sink huge amounts of time and money into this annual event aimed at aligning teams to boost sales performance in the upcoming year. But are you getting the value and improving sales performance enough to justify your investment? Focus on the most important topics. Limit the SKO meeting to three days or less. When they win, so do you.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 4, 2023

Required Skills For Sales Associates Sales associates work in fast-paced environments that are full of retail environment customers. The sales career is vast and contains many sales positions which require strong organizational and complementary skills. What is a sales associate?

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Brooks Group

MARCH 10, 2021

I recently returned from maternity leave – which, along with my pregnancy, was a 12-month stretch that roughly tracked the COVID-19 pandemic. As I emerged from my yearlong journey to motherhood – a huge change, to be sure – I noticed that I was having a similar range of emotions to what my non-child-bearing co-workers were experiencing.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2023

The Brooks Group has a wealth of information pertaining to providing strategies for leading great sales conversations. 9 Strategies for Starting Powerful Sales Conversations Having successful sales conversations is all about being confident and covering all of your bases. If you’re not sure where to start, don’t worry.

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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. You can create a cohesive selling team. 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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Brooks Group

JANUARY 5, 2021

We at The Brooks Group took the pulse of your fellow sales leaders throughout 2020, and as the year drew to a close, it appeared that many of your contemporaries were taking steps to shore up their leadership playbook to reflect the dynamics of the times. As a sales leader, it’s never been more critical to be on the ball.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2023

A sales pipeline is the best way for sales leaders to manage their sales operations for potential buyers. With the help of the sale pipeline, businesses can observe all sales deals, whether they are sales-qualified leads (SQL) or dead deals. Let’s look at the sales pipeline and best practices. What Is a Sales Pipeline?

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Brooks Group

JULY 11, 2022

Sales is all about relationships. Whether you are selling to a customer in person or over the phone, the ability to build a relationship is key to success. However, when you are selling virtual products or services, this becomes even more important. This blog post will discuss five skills that can help your virtual sales career. Seek common ground.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

In group situations like training sessions, when some reps might be reluctant to openly reveal failures or top sales might take over the conversation, it can be challenging to take part in the journey of self-discovery. Why Is Sales Coaching Important For The Growth Of Business?

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Brooks Group

MARCH 29, 2023

In this article, The Brooks Group will examine the importance of pre-sales call research and how salespeople should conduct this research. This research can help sales professionals tailor their pitch and identify customer objections during the sales call. What Makes Pre-Call Planning Important? What Makes Pre-Call Planning Important?

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Brooks Group

JULY 14, 2021

The year 2021 has brought in new sense of optimism for channel networks, distribution networks and franchises. A recent survey of B2B enterprises with channel operations showed that: 91% of companies plan to increase revenue directly attributed to their partner network. 79% of organizations plan to increase the number of partners in their network.

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Inside Sales” Mike Brooks put it , “you can’t close an unqualified lead.” It’s a tale as old as time: Your sales team isn’t meeting its goals. You thought you hired the right people and that everyone was a good fit for the company, so why aren’t they exceeding their quotas? Get to the root of the problem. As “Mr.

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 10, 2023

One of the most common requests we receive at The Brooks Group is for sales negotiation training on closing techniques. Your Team Doesn’t Have a Closing Problem . Too many sales managers think their team has a closing problem, when in reality, they have a prospecting problem. All Prospects Start as Suspects. A sense of urgency to buy.

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Brooks Group

JULY 18, 2022

Undeniably, a lot of individuals make standard errors in the sales process, which may completely derail their presentations. If you educate yourself about these common blunders, you may steer clear of them and improve your chances of being successful. Failing to Captivate Your Audience. Being Unprepared. Not Being Aware of Your Target Market.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 3, 2021

The Brooks Group recently partnered with Tom O’Shea, principal at Agility Consulting and Training and an expert on business agility, to explore this sensation in greater depth. It’s the turn of the 20 th century, and like most salespeople of this era, you are riding a company horse from business to business to peddle your wares.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2023

Greater Stakeholder Number According to Gartner , there are typically six to ten decision-makers in a purchasing group for a complicated B2B product. Understanding your clients is essential to communication and sales in the business world. Here’s what you need to know about enterprise sales training. annual increase in contract value.

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Brooks Group

JULY 14, 2023

Train salespeople to conduct a thorough investigation of the contact, their industry or business, and their organization. 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.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 27, 2022

Whether you’re negotiating with a potential customer or working out the details of a contract, being able to negotiate effectively can make the difference between success and failure. Understanding the basics of negotiation can help you close more deals, meaning more commission. Negotiation is not easy. What is Sales Negotiation?

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We want the friends of The Brooks Group to be rewarded and to hear from us what we believe are the keys to having a good end of the year, a good pivot, and an agile sales team. And in the book, Russ and Michelle talk about the idea of contact mapping (access our free Account Mapping download tool here ). I love that term.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Anybody in the marketing field knows about cold calling, at least by name; this sales technique is notorious among marketers and consumers alike. Consumers may famously hate cold calls. Nobody liked an unsolicited sales pitch during matters involving their personal life. Cold Calling Tips. What is Cold Calling? Turn Cold Calling into Advantage.

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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. Further, alignment to optimizing the customer experience, compensating employees, automating processes, and analyzing and reporting performance metrics leads to true cohesion.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Exceptional sales management is key to an organization’s success—yet the role of a sales manager is one of the most challenging. Leading a sales team has become more difficult due to an evolving business landscape, technological advancements, changing customer expectations, and a host of other factors.

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Brooks Group

JULY 14, 2023

Each of these groups has unique points of view on the product and the market as well as differing pains and challenges. In a rapidly changing world, the success of your business may depend on one key factor: how effective the company’s sales leaders are. Good sales leaders (vice presidents of sales) are simply more effective.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2023

Pick The Proper Customer Details During a call, you are likely to collect customer details such as their name, contact information, the product or service they are interested in, and other relevant data, such as their industry or company size. For example, Revenue.io

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Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

For hundreds of years, traditional methods of sales have dominated the market. From door-to-door sales to full-on, boardroom-style sales meetings, sales reps have been able to harness the power of face-to-face interaction to make a sale. However, in the modern world, everything seems to have changed. However, it’s not too late to get on board.

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