Brooks Group

JANUARY 24, 2024

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. What are high-performance sales teams doing differently?

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Supply Chain Negotiation Sales CRM 97

Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At the recent Business Development for Professionals – 2024 Virtual Conference – MBL Seminars I presented a session entitled “Supporting Fee-Earners in Sales Targeting”. Here is a summary of the sales targeting toolbox for professional services firms.

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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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Organization Account Management Sales Sales Training 84

Nutshell

MARCH 28, 2024

As a startup, having a well-running sales pipeline is vital to facilitate sales actions and help your team close deals faster. Read on to learn more about the importance of sales pipelines for your business and how to manage a sales pipeline for your startup. What is a sales pipeline?

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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.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 23, 2024

A sales career can be exhilarating and rewarding—offering the potential for high earnings, flexible schedules, and the chance to work directly with a diverse range of customers. As you consider whether a sales career is the right fit for you, it’s crucial to understand both the upsides and the downsides.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the dynamic world of sales, where every decision can make or break a deal, harnessing the power of data is critical. As a sales leader or sales manager, your ability to navigate the complex terrain of market trends, team performance, and individual contributions hinges on a crucial tool—sales metrics.

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

You can’t manage what you don’t measure. This is especially true for sales performance. Tracking key sales metrics and knowing how to influence them is critical. Leading and lagging indicators reveal how well your team is navigating the complex B2B sales cycle. This is great, right?

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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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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. It's a CRM (or Customer Relationship Management Platform). If you're in sales, this result shouldn't be a big surprise.

CRM 90

CRM Decision-making Sales B2C 90

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.

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Emotional Intelligence Sales Sales Training Decision-making 82

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.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 4, 2024

Having a bad sales month? What makes a bad sales month? A bad sales month can be attributed to a variety of factors, ranging from internal processes to external market conditions. A bad sales month can be attributed to a variety of factors, ranging from internal processes to external market conditions.

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Sales Management Sales Management Marketing 104

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Being a sales manager is a whirlwind experience, especially for those who were once successful sales reps themselves. Fortunately, there are valuable best practices that can help aspiring sales managers excel in their positions. Best Practices for Sales Managers 1. Lay a robust foundation.

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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.

Management 118

Management CRM Sales Software 118

Brooks Group

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Effective sales coaching can have a huge impact on your business. The biggest benefit of sales coaching is its contribution to revenue. Research shows that successful sales coaching programs increased average deal size, sales activity, win rates, and new leads by 25%-40%. Anticipate nerves.

Sales Management 79

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Every winning sales team has an excellent coach guiding them. This is no different in sales. The key to improving sales performance lies not only in the hands of sales reps, but also in the ability of their managers to provide effective guidance and support.

Software 85

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 8, 2023

For sales teams, understanding each sales professional’s personality can help align strengths and weaknesses to create a high-performing sales force. How does DISC help sales professionals? How does DISC help sales professionals?

Sales Management 71

Sales Management Management Sales Sales Training 71

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. 3 Types Of Sales Coaching Sales coaching generally falls into one of three main categories: tactical, strategic, and personal.

Sales 91

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 11, 2023

Your sales team plays an essential role in driving revenue and reaching goals that stretch across the organization. So should you be worried about churn in your sales department? Sales teams have higher-than-average turnover rates than other business units. Why do sales teams experience high turnover?

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

As the backbone of any business, the sales team needs to be efficient to meet targets and ensure the company remains profitable. Keeping an eye on your team’s sales productivity is one of the best ways to track performance and nip bottlenecks in the bud. Table of Contents What is sales productivity?

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CRM Sales Software Software 71

Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

It seems everywhere you turn these days, you hear something about artificial intelligence (AI)—how it’s disrupting industries, helping people be more efficient, and sometimes causing controversies. You might be wondering, can you use AI for sales? AI is one of the latest technologies that’s making a big impact on the world of sales.

Artificial Intelligence 118

Artificial Intelligence Sales Decision-making CRM 118

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. A great speaker can help motivate your sales team, elevate your mission, and drive results.

Sales 92

Sales Sales Training Meetings Media 92

Brooks Group

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A sales training initiative can be one of the most impactful things you can do to improve your organization’s success. The question is, will the training program result in permanent behavior change and lasting sales performance improvement, or will it be a “flavor of the month” that your sales team abandons a few weeks after the experience?

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Sales Training Sales Decision-making Sales Management 74

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. 18% said they performed worse than their goals. Let’s go over how those top-performing sales reps met their goals. Sales Enablement.

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Value Proposition CRM Media Sales 101

Brooks Group

AUGUST 2, 2023

As we round out the dog days of summer, most of us have two things on our minds: Getting our sales force back on track from the summertime lull, and The start of the football season These two things might seem unrelated at first glance. We can go on the joint sales calls, give the correct feedback, and coach until we’re blue in the face.

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Sales Sales Training Leadership Sales Leadership 69

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. Sales collaboration dramatically improves results, but bringing it to fruition can be more complex than it sounds.

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Nutshell

MARCH 18, 2024

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems have become vital in managing customer data, creating effective sales processes, and boosting sales team efficiency. However, one of the obstacles to implementing these crucial but advanced systems is a low CRM adoption rate from the team that needs to use it.

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CRM Software Software Decision-making 71

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The same is true in sales. An uncoachable sales team is easy to spot — they lack direction, motivation, and cohesion. But when sales reps embrace coaching, they invest in their success — and the success of their entire team. Yet, coaching is necessary for professional growth — especially if you're in a sales role.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 17, 2024

“What is ACV in sales?”, What does ACV stand for in sales The meaning of ACV in sales is “annual contract value” and is a metric that tells you the revenue generated by a contract over a year. The importance of knowing ACV in sales ACV is an important metric for a variety of reasons. we hear you ask. It helps you plan.

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Arpedio

APRIL 15, 2024

As the tapestry of sales continues to evolve, the incorporation of artificial intelligence in sales stands out as a transformative force. To remain competitive and forward-thinking, companies are increasingly looking towards an AI sales strategy that not only augments human capabilities but reshapes them.

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Artificial Intelligence Decision-making Sales Sales Environment 52

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Sales leaders, be honest — you're curious about what your peers are up to. The ability to share information with other leaders, or to ask "how are you managing?" If you don’t have the time or resources to commission your own data, you’re in luck because we’ve compiled a list of important data points sales leaders need to know.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

One such technology that has revolutionized sales practices is Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI in sales refers to the application of advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to streamline sales processes, gain actionable insights, and deliver personalized experiences to customers and prospects.

Artificial Intelligence 52

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Training your team requires providing them with more than a manual and a few workshops before sending them out into the field. In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. Start a free trial 3.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Finance, operations, and management, oh my! Lack of clear authority, conflicting priorities, and the logistics of keeping 7, 10, or 12 people in the loop make the B2B buying process an increasingly tough sale. But with the right skills and tactics, sales leaders can equip their teams to overcome challenges and win these deals.

Value Proposition 93

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PartnerTap

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

2024 is the year companies admit the old sales playbook is broken and invest in sales transformation. Buyers have changed how they buy products and services for their companies and deal dynamics are exponentially more complex. Companies that don’t modernize their sales playbooks won’t survive.

Sales 52

Sales Decision-making B2B Suppliers 52

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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