Brooks Group

JULY 7, 2023

Sales training can be one of the most critical investments you make for your team. Salespeople often resist training, viewing it as a hassle that takes them away from their work. In fact, according to Training Industry , more than a quarter of salespeople feel that their sales training is ineffective.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 26, 2023

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. A recent study by Accenture found that every dollar spent on training got a $4.53 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. Role-specific sales training considers the different types of sellers on your team. What Is Sales Training?

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Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Virtual training provides an easy way for companies to deliver high-quality instruction. Without needing in-person meetings or sessions, it allows organizations to customize content quickly and easily based on the needs of their audience. Why Should You Consider Virtual Sales Training Programs?

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

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. Sales team training can greatly improve the effectiveness of your sales team, resulting in higher sales and increased profits.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 2, 2023

There’s a good chance you’re in planning mode for your annual sales kickoff. 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?

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Showpad

JUNE 15, 2020

Sales training programs offer your reps the opportunity to develop their sales skills and connect with customers more meaningfully — when set up and executed properly. In this blog post, we’ll discuss why you need formal sales training and how to guarantee its success. . Benefits of sales training.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sales team training is an essential investment for any organization. When individuals and teams undergo sales training, they learn the skills and techniques needed to be successful in sales. However, not everyone knows how to make the most of their team sales training. Sales can be challenging.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Given the different responsibilities, industries, and team structures salespeople encounter, it’s hard to recommend a one-size-fits-all approach to sales training. That’s why we’ve made a list of the best sales training ideas, activities, and games. Use a sales training template.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 19, 2019

Sales training is a big investment. Not only are you paying for the training itself and related expenses, but your sales team is also losing prime selling hours to attend workshops and sessions. Nonetheless, this investment can reap significant benefits and set your sales teams up for success. Of course not.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

in 2013 on hiring sales training companies, one of the top five outsourced training expenditures, according to Training Industry. Clearly, if your team needs sales training, there's a lot of options out there. Tracy’s company, Brian Tracy International, offers training on a variety of subjects.

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Corporate Visions

AUGUST 2, 2019

The post Can Online Sales Training Be Better Than the Classroom? When it comes to creating lasting behavior change, most sales leaders assume that online sales training is just a pale imitation of the in-person classroom. So, what are the pros and cons of online training versus classroom training?

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Whetstone

APRIL 5, 2023

The painful shift from in-person meetings to virtual ones has been a major adaptation for most businesses and organizations. While we’ve always understood that in-person meetings are beneficial, we’ve learned over the last few years that virtual meetings provide opportunities that we were previously unaware of.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 25, 2024

As a result, they’re consistent, they follow best practices, they replicate the habits of their A-players, and they reinforce the process with sales team training. Research shows that sticking with a sales process correlates with success. Sales teams that don’t follow their sales process find it difficult to meet sales goals.

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RAIN Group

APRIL 5, 2023

You’d be hard-pressed to find an organization that didn’t want its sellers and sales teams to meet their goals in the face of challenging conditions and do so with high win rates and strong pricing. Sales training is one obvious way for organizations to build such teams.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 22, 2014

Why do you need customized sales training program? 2) You need to expedite the learning curve of your sales reps. A customized sales training program will do both of these. The importance of a customized approach is paramount to the effectiveness of your organization. Again, think of options.

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SBI

APRIL 1, 2020

Brainshark Collaborates with GO1, Enhances Sales Training. the industry’s only data-driven sales readiness platform, and GO1, a leading provider of off-the-shelf, high-quality eLearning content, today announced a strategic partnership. WALTHAM, MA (April 1, 2019): Brainshark , Inc., About Brainshark.

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Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Nowhere is this truer than with the commercial organization. It shifts the focus from “revenue enablement” (which – I’m sorry – is internal, seller- and company-centric) to the broader functions of the commercial organization, in a more buyer- and customer-centric paradigm. One that I will expand over time from this foundation.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 27, 2013

The top reason good sales people leave an organization is their boss. Providing simple sales training is easy. Training is your responsibility as a sales leader. Don’t leave it to L&D, the training department, or a 3 rd party. There are many reasons why sales training efforts fail.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But in this unpredictable economy, sales organizations must be more agile and resilient than ever. A successful national sales meeting or sales kickoff (SKO) is a great way to align the team on goals, communicate key initiatives, and share tactics for today’s turbulent selling environment.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Planning your sales kickoff or national sales meeting? Your sales keynote speaker will set the tone for the rest of the event. A great speaker can help motivate your sales team, elevate your mission, and drive results. Contact us to find your best sales kickoff keynote presenter today!

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Brooks Group

APRIL 23, 2024

Commission-based pay and fluctuations in sales volume can make it challenging to predict your monthly or annual income. Demanding Expectations Sales roles often come with high performance expectations, requiring you to consistently meet or exceed sales targets and quotas.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 4, 2019

These are the skills your sales team needs to survive. If you want to develop a more effective salesperson, start with how your organization coaches and trains them. A unique tension exists in the transition from individual salesperson to sales manager that can lead to ineffective coaching. Systems and Operations.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Sales managers and coaches provide individual team members with the advice and support necessary to address areas of development, enabling them to improve and consistently contribute to the growth of the business. 3 Types Of Sales Coaching Sales coaching generally falls into one of three main categories: tactical, strategic, and personal.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 30, 2023

This applies to the enablement profession as a whole, regardless of name – Sales Enablement, Revenue Enablement, Buying Enablement, Performance Consulting, or even Sales Training and our Sales Operations and Revenue Operations partners. At the same time, a unique set of challenges complicates this mission.

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Corporate Visions

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Tis the season for picking sales meeting kickoff themes for sales and marketing organizations around the world. But when it comes to the content for the sales kickoff meeting, don’t settle for a new version of the same checklist you may be using. Advise brain science vs. new theories.

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Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This can have significant long-term implications for both individual sales professionals and the organization as a whole. The Downside When Your Sales Team Doesn’t Qualify Prospects Well When your team doesn’t qualify the right prospects , they’re starting off at a disadvantage. Failure to qualify properly has a big downside.

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Brooks Group

MAY 14, 2024

While leads represent potentials in your pipeline, prospects are leads that have advanced based on meeting certain qualification criteria. Properly vetting and identifying qualified prospects allows you to prioritize the most viable sales opportunities and allocate your efforts more efficiently.

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Mike Kunkle

JULY 4, 2022

It’s hard to ask them to coach if they haven’t received great coaching to use as a model to follow, or been trained on how to do it effectively. In another, “sales coaching” was where the managers sat down with the reps to tell them what they were doing wrong and what to do instead. It’s a negotiating position, as needed.

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Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

That’s because sticking with a sales process correlates with success—and lack of adherence is a problem at many organizations. Sales teams that don’t follow their sales process consistently have difficulty meeting sales goals. Why Do Organizations Need Sales Process Adherence?

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Tip #1: Determine Your Key Performance Indicators Key performance indicators are an important part of your sales strategy , because they allow you to see how your sales reps are performing throughout the entire sales process.

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Brooks Group

MAY 2, 2023

Opening the Meeting Is More Important Than You Know Our culture seems to underemphasize the importance of starting off strong. The process of tying up a sale doesn’t begin at the negotiation table after all the meetings have been had and solutions have been presented, but rather at the beginning of the sales process.

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Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ramping new sales reps quickly is a pivotal factor separating successful sales organizations from those that underperform. Data from our 2024 Sales Leader Trend Report shows that 87% of successful teams have extensive, structured onboarding. In this research report, we share what the best sales teams do differently.

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Brooks Group

MAY 9, 2024

With a consultative sales approach, sales professionals can uncover valuable information about the customer’s pain points, goals, and preferences by asking insightful and open-ended questions. 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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Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In addition there are internal factors such as company resources, budget allocation, technology needs, sales training needs, and whether you have the personnel to support these needs. Typically, organizations try to engage Group 1, those who are resistant to change. Sales training is a component of strategy.

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is good news for B2B sales teams that have faced economic headwinds, shrinking customer budgets, and delayed or canceled purchasing decisions. But even throughout this tough period, some sales organizations have found a way to meet or exceed targets—and feel confident in their ability to do it again this year.

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Mike Kunkle

MARCH 31, 2023

When many organizations develop competency models and assess their sales force, they often weave both methodology and competencies into the assessment, which they can do, because they have implemented a specific methodology. These organizations are just combining them. But the definitions in this post still hold true.

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