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Character Matters: Learn How to Become a Better SAM

Strategic Account Management Association

This same belief rang true in the world of sales training. In the past, sales has done a disservice by being in the business of creating human doings not human beings. You do not treat others in shameful and blaming ways when they make mistakes. It is a chain reaction.”. Forgiveness leads to innovation.

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Preparing M&BD professionals for the future – learning, skills and knowledge transfer

Red Star Kim

A New Approach to Writing Job Descriptions (hbr.org)) Then it was over to the delegates – split into two teams to consider what current and future competencies they felt were important.

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Aligning Customer Success and Sales to Grow Your Business

Brooks Group

Benefits of Long-Lasting Customer Relationships In today’s highly competitive business environment, the success of a company often hinges on how well its customer-facing teams—sales and customer service—cooperate. Alignment (or lack) between customer success and sales alignment can make or break the customer experience.

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Selling to the C-Suite: Strategies for Reaching Executive Decision Makers

Brooks Group

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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Best Practices of High-Performance Sales Teams in 2024

Brooks Group

Supply chain bottlenecks, shortages, and inflation are easing and interest rates, although still high, will drop. This is good news for B2B sales teams that have faced economic headwinds, shrinking customer budgets, and delayed or canceled purchasing decisions.

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Unlock Probe: The 3rd Key Fundamental of IMPACT

Brooks Group

But knowing these things does not make someone skilled at discovery. At The Brooks Group, we asked over 100 salespeople to take our IMPACT Selling Skills Index ® (SSI) assessment before and after going through our flagship IMPACT Selling ® Sales Training, which focuses heavily on Probing and questioning techniques.

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What is the sales and operations planning process?

PandaDoc

The sales and operations planning process should guide your inventory-related decisions, and it should help you develop better relationships with your customers, but “should” can only take you so far on its own. If you’re wondering “what does S&OP stand for”, the quick answer is “sales and operations planning”.