Holden Advisors

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Imagine if you could banish “no-decision” from your sales funnel. More deals that travel all the way to the win/loss finish line, less wasted sales time, more essential customer needs resolved, and a higher share of wallet. In a review of 50,000 B2B sales calls, tech company Gong.io What’s standing in your way?

Decision-making 435

Decision-making B2B Profitability Account Management 435

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. Here are 4 ways a common language helps get new sales reps up to speed quickly.

Onboarding 77

Onboarding Sales Sales Training Communication 77

Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Qualifying prospects is one of the selling skills every great sales professional relies on. That’s because filling your sales pipeline is a numbers game. Buyers leave the funnel for many reasons as they progress through the sales process : lack of budget, timing, or wrong fit to name a few.

Prioritization 81

Prioritization Sales Training Sales Construction 81

Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As an fan of Challenger sales (and the variant Insight Selling Insight selling – building on consultative selling models (kimtasso.com) I was delighted to see that one of the originators – Matthew Dixon – turned his focus to selling in professional services. Rainmaking best practice in professional services firms (Selling behaviours).

Client Relationships 130

Client Relationships CRM Financial Services Decision-making 130

Upland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And now, savvy sales leaders are using generative AI , too. All you need is the right sales enablement AI tool. Ready to dive into sales enablement AI? What is sales enablement AI? Like other forms of AI, sales enablement AI helps sales teams automate everyday tasks… tasks that take away from the actual selling.

Artificial Intelligence 195

Artificial Intelligence Sales Decision-making CRM 195

Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 16, 2023

And the problem was compounded with extraordinarily long lead times for sales through complex decision-making processes in professional services. Some looked to LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator to drive data and process. Another area for discussion was sales training and sales process management.

Management 130

Management Emotional Intelligence Onboarding Communication 130

Red Star Kim

MARCH 1, 2024

At the recent Training – PM Forum on “ Buy-in, engagement and stakeholder management ” workshop we welcomed executive and manager delegates from legal and accountancy firms as well as a delegate from Poland. Achieve more engagement and buy-in: Relationships, Plan, Expectations, Benefits, Persuasion and Training.

Stakeholders 130

Stakeholders Decision-making Emotional Intelligence Communication 130

Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 2, 2022

We’re all in sales, right? I think the answer depends on what you mean by that (intent) and how you define “sales.” I get the intent of the “we’re all in sales” message, generally, much like Dan Pink’s book, To Sell is Human. “The 1980s called, and they want their sales approach back.”

Co-Creation 248

Co-Creation Negotiation Sales B2B 248

Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

Like many disciplines, sales teams everywhere are trying to understand what role artificial intelligence will play in their industry. It’s here, and it’s already changing sales as we know it. Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or fully on board, it’s important to educate yourself about how sales reps are using AI.

Co-Creation 85

Co-Creation Artificial Intelligence Sales Onboarding 85

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

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

Red Star Kim

APRIL 11, 2023

In early April I facilitated another of MBL’s training workshops on “ Pitch Perfect – How to Prepare & Present Winning Pitches & Tenders” for legal and accounting firms. Here are some of the highlights mentioned by the delegates: Pitch points from a pitching and tendering training workshop.

Government 130

Government Innovation Meetings Finance 130

PandaDoc

MAY 16, 2024

In this article, we’ll cover how you can measure indirect sales success and discuss the four main types of indirect sales strategies: distribution , dealership , franchising , and merchandising. In addition, we’ll give some examples of companies using this sales method and offer tips for successful indirect sales.

Retail 52

Retail Manufacturing Profitability Sales 52

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2024

The art of door-to-door sales is timeless — even during the rise of modern sales strategies. There’s no two ways about it: D2D sales can be tricky. So, if you can master the art of door-to-door sales, the juice is worth the squeeze on the income front. Table of Contents What is door-to-door sales?

Sales 103

Sales Decision-making Meetings Insurance 103

QYMATIX

MAY 20, 2024

The possibilities offered by AI models have also improved predictive analytics, with the result that this technology is now widely reported on. Predictive analytics in B2B sales is transforming wholesale & manufacturing companies, reducing overheads and optimising catalogues. I WANT PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR B2B SALES.

Retail 52

Retail Transportation B2C Decision-making 52

Brooks Group

MARCH 25, 2024

Winning sales teams, even those from different industries, have one thing in common: they use a repeatable sales process. 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. The data backs this up.

Negotiation 81

Negotiation Sales Training Decision-making Sales 81

Sandler Training

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The global sales space has been completely transformed over the last year with a virtual selling environment prevailing for almost all sales organizations. Sandler’s research reveals that 71.4% Sandler’s research reveals that 71.4% Unfortunately, 63.2% don’t have a plan. Unfortunately, 63.2% don’t have a plan.

Virtual Selling 112

Virtual Selling Sales Leadership Leadership Sales Management 112

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 30, 2023

But what changes will it bring to the sales industry? Will it be the end of salespeople, or will it become the secret weapon to help sales reps work more efficiently? HubSpot conducted research on the “State of AI,” with over 1,350+ specialists reporting on how AI affects their business. Let’s jump to the nitty-gritty.

Decision-making 90

Decision-making Sales Profitability Artificial Intelligence 90

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The HubSpot Blog’s Sales Strategy & Trends Report says that 42% of salespeople exceeded their goals in 2021, a similar amount simply met their goals, and 16% underperformed. Let’s go over how those top-performing sales reps met their goals. Let’s go over how those top-performing sales reps met their goals.

Value Proposition 109

Value Proposition CRM Media Sales 109

Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Why Is Sales Coaching Important for Revenue Growth? Sales coaching gives sales professionals the mentoring they need to resolve critical skills competency gaps and be more productive. One-on-one coaching is an essential way to supplement group training sessions, with topics that are tailored for each individual.

Sales 92

Sales Sales Training Sales Management Onboarding 92

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

Avoiding the Multiple Destination Trap with Tracking Monitoring and Reporting: As a leader, it can be challenging to ensure that everyone in your organization is on the same page when it comes to your strategic goals. However, not all management training programs are created equal. Are you having a strategy meeting soon?

Management 98

Management Decision-making Facilitation Software 98

Red Star Kim

AUGUST 30, 2022

As someone who understands psychology and the learning process (in order to ensure my training courses are effective), I understand the importance of reflection. In my post on Boost training effectiveness by incorporating learning theory (kimtasso.com) I outlined Gibb’s model of reflection. of public training workshops I delivered.

Marketing 130

Marketing Digitalization Insurance Communication 130

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. Invest in buyer persona and market research.

Sales 188

Sales Prioritization Innovation Leadership 188

Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2023

Like all disruption, generative AI in sales has the potential to completely change the way things are done. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales.

Co-Creation 107

Co-Creation CRM Sales Value Proposition 107

Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Does your team have a sales process? If not, you may see confusion, lackluster sales performance, and missed quotas. That’s because sticking with a sales process correlates with success—and lack of adherence is a problem at many organizations. What Is Sales Process Adherence? If yes, great. That’s an important first step.

Sales Training 52

Sales Training CRM Sales Meetings 52

Red Star Kim

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Growth of digital marketing and content management The team mentioned the need for engagement reports to show the performance of each post and fee-earner as well as for entire teams, services, sectors and campaigns. This also supplemented research into how performance could be improved.

Marketing 130

Marketing Stakeholders Digitalization Communication 130

Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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. EI is also the foundation of sales, and the gateway to all of that is empathy.

Emotional Intelligence 83

Emotional Intelligence Sales Sales Training Decision-making 83

Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When engaging new prospects is tougher than ever, sales organizations know cross-selling and upselling are two effective tactics to increase revenue. Yet many sales professionals overlook these opportunities, either preferring to stay in “hunter” mode or because they lack the sales training , skills, and coaching to get it done.

Sales Training 74

Sales Training Sales Account Management Profitability 74

Zendesk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They’re drawn from the 2022 CX Accelerator report , which includes insights from nearly 5,000 customer service decision-makers around the world. Survey respondents also report a real shift since 2021: 66% of companies reported that customers are less patient when interacting with agents or service teams.

Decision-making 98

Decision-making Prioritization Business Growth Organization 98

Brooks Group

MARCH 28, 2024

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. Learn How to Unleash Revenue Potential with Sales Team Training What Is a C-Level Decision Maker? Offer a consultative sales approach. Build credibility.

Decision-making 71

Decision-making Logistics Supply Chain Suppliers 71

Hubspot Sales

MAY 20, 2022

The demand for sales roles only keeps growing. According to research published by HireDNA, sales roles shot up by 65% in 2021, totaling around 700,000 positions in the US alone. READY TO START A CAREER IN SALES? Be a Certified Professional HubSpot Sales Representative. Inbound Sales. START LEARNING.

Sales 120

Sales Client Relationships Publishing Management 120

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 1, 2023

You can now more easily meet sales targets, close deals, and foster customer relationships. If you haven’t integrated AI into your sales processes, this article will give you all the reasons you should. We'll also recommend tools and offer insights from pros who made the leap into a more fulfilling sales career thanks to AI.

Artificial Intelligence 81

Artificial Intelligence CRM Sales Media 81

Insightly

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

dollars on marketing and sales in the fiscal year 2023. Software Reviews – CRM category Software Reviews is a division of Info Tech Research Group. Software Reviews recently published its Best CRM Software report and divides its findings among enterprise, mid-market, and small business. billion U.S. Not even close.

Software 52

Software Software CRM Small Business 52

Nutshell

MAY 3, 2023

If your company has a unique sales process or sells a variety of products and services, it can be tempting to build a CRM from scratch. Catering to unique sales models Custom CRMs can be particularly attractive when a company’s sales model is complex, or doesn’t neatly fit a typical B2B sales model.

CRM 127

CRM Software Software B2C 127

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

McKinsey Institute reports that one-fifth of sales functions could be automated with artificial intelligence (AI). Sales pros spend hours a day on manual and administrative tasks. Luckily, AI is paving the way to reduce or even eliminate the time you spend on routine sales tasks. How much time?

Artificial Intelligence 110

Artificial Intelligence CRM Sales Meetings 110

RAIN Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Most people who enter the discipline of sales training and enablement have an intrinsic motivator to help people. Training is inherently challenging. Research on The Forgetting Curve shows that within one week, people will have forgotten an average of 90% of the information presented.

Sales Training 80

Sales Training Facilitation Sales 80

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results. Get started with this three-step process.

Management 122

Management CRM Sales Software 122