SBI Growth

MARCH 10, 2024

In today's dynamic commercial environment, accelerating the sales cycle is not just a goal but a necessity for thriving in a competitive market. The landscape has evolved, with buying behaviors becoming increasingly conservative and consensus requirements reaching new heights. The challenge?

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Sales Readiness Group

JUNE 19, 2023

Effectively managing the progression of opportunities and accurately predicting future sales performance is critical for success. Sales pipeline management and forecasting are essential practices that help sales teams achieve these objectives.

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Customer Think

APRIL 8, 2024

This is where sales enablement comes into play. Sales enablement equips sales teams with the tools and info for better customer interactions, aiming to boost sales productivity and revenue […] This needs quality offerings and the ability to provide seamless, personalized experiences.

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Sales Readiness Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Sales forecasting is not just another corporate chore. Let’s explore who should be in charge of sales forecasting, why it is so important, and how to engage your team to gain unique insights. It is the cornerstone of informed decision-making and the financial roadmap that keeps your organization on course.

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Sales Outcomes

APRIL 1, 2024

Achieving consistent and reliable sales forecasts depends heavily on the sales manager’s competencies in conducting 1:1 sales pipeline reviews with their team. A lack of focus on pipeline management often accompanies inadequate sales pipeline reports and a lack of understanding and adoption of sales stages.

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Sales Readiness Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

Sales opportunities can easily lose momentum and stall, creating a bottleneck in the sales funnel and leading to lost deals. Let's dive into the three tactics to move your sales opportunity forward. Let's dive into the three tactics to move your sales opportunity forward.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. But in the modern sales landscape, more and more salespeople have started reforming their behavior. Identify In this stage, salespeople do research to start the sales process with prospects who seem like good fits.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 6, 2024

Imagine for a moment that you are the sales leader for a national media company. Picture your sales team and imagine the following scenario…. Your team is made up of 100 percent sales superstars who knock it out of the park and raise the bar day after day, week after week, month after month.

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Sales Readiness Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

Sales leaders today face a common problem: how to drive increased productivity from their sales teams. Let’s dive into the four strategies to do this.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 4, 2024

Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. This week‘s post comes from five winners of HubSpot’s Modern Sales Leader 25 award. 5 Pieces of Advice All Sales Leaders Need to Know in 2024 1. 5 Pieces of Advice All Sales Leaders Need to Know in 2024 1.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 4, 2024

Are you tired of struggling to close deals and wondering why your sales process is not bringing in the results you desire? It's time to align your sales process to the buyer's journey.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

DECEMBER 7, 2022

If you are like me, the idea of your sales team working remotely was beyond your imagination. Have you changed your management style to match the new reality of a hybrid sales team? Oh, sure, they are "working from home," and I saw "Big Foot" run across my backyard. However, with the pandemic, the world changed seemingly overnight.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 7, 2024

In this episode, we’re once again consulting the latest Media Sales Report by The Center for Sales Strategy. Today, we’re asking the question, “Why are so many media sales managers lacking superstar talent?”

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Every time you use a selfish sales tactic, you’re destroying the trust between you and your buyer — but you’re not just hurting yourself. The last slimy sales tactic this mattress salesperson used was guilt.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

New data from the Media Sales Report shows that 46% of managers believe less than 20% of their sales teams are underperforming. It’s a terrible position to be in. It sucks your energy, time, and takes your focus from where you can be making a positive impact. It’s hard on leaders and underperformers.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 7, 2024

But when an inside sales professional wants to establish their authority over the phone, they need to use their voice tone and pacing to get the point across. Sales reps who use these words sound like hesitant amateurs, so be very careful to avoid them. It’s not easy to build authority, especially if your prospects can’t see you.

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Sales Readiness Group

AUGUST 30, 2023

Dive into the four pivotal sales management styles—Directing, Selling, Participating, and Delegating—and learn how to strategically apply each one to elevate your leadership and boost those sales numbers. Are you looking to maximize your team's performance? Don't just manage—lead with impact and flexibility!

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RAIN Group

MARCH 20, 2024

What’s more, the best sellers tend to have strong skills across the sale cycle. The best sellers strive to deliver value in each interaction, leaving the buyer wanting more and turning to them for advice.

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Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

You might be wondering, can you use AI for sales? Sales is a field that relies heavily on human interaction, but technology has always played a significant role in enhancing its efficiency and effectiveness. AI is one of the latest technologies that’s making a big impact on the world of sales. How can sales teams use AI?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 11, 2024

But if there is one common thing every organization needs for success, it’s to have at least one sales superstar on their team. These are the sales stars who not only meet targets but also exceed them.

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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?

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RAIN Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023 has seen sellers and sales organizations adapting to longer sales cycles and more deals lost to no decision. Sales managers had to be proactive in supporting and coaching their teams. And sales enablement was tasked with ramping up new hires and boosting sales force productivity.

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Sales Readiness Group

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Every conversation, interaction, and decision made within your sales team significantly impacts your bottom line. In this article, we will delve into the essential sales metrics you should be tracking every month. To thrive in this dynamic landscape, you need more than intuition.

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Customer Think

JANUARY 31, 2024

Earlier this week, I was interviewed by John Radkins, for his Sales Machine Blog, and he asked me to explain sales process for those who don’t want to be restricted by sales process.

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SOAR Performance Group

MARCH 15, 2024

Register For Webinar Join us Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:00am ET/10:00am CT for a presentation of research on Sales Analytics and AI from experts at the University of Houston. Carl […] The post Sales Analytics and AI appeared first on SOAR Performance Group.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This can work by physically accompanying a salesperson in the field or translating to online sales by listening to sales calls or observing emails and chats. You can learn so much more by observing first-hand how your salespeople interact with clients and customers.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In this Quick Take episode, we’re kicking off our season-long exploration of The Center for Sales Strategy’s 5th Annual Media Sales Report by highlighting some of this year’s most eye-catching findings.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a new weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders Top salespeople are successful because they sweat the details. They probe for pain, help their prospects, and run effective sales calls. Honesty should be a given in any sales conversation.

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Sales Readiness Group

MARCH 1, 2023

Sales coaching is crucial in improving sales reps' performance and selling skills. Why aren't sales managers spending enough time coaching, and what can be done about it? But first, let's examine why sales managers should prioritize coaching in the first place. These are important questions to answer.

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Arpedio

APRIL 15, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a pivotal tool in revolutionizing the sales domain. Importance of AI in the Sales Domain The importance of AI in the sales domain cannot be overstated, particularly in today’s fast-paced and data-driven business landscape.

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