Engage Selling

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

There has been much debate on my LinkedIn article regarding cold calling. I’ve discussed it in-depth this year especially, as in 2017 and beyond there are simply more effective prospecting methods available today. Seriously, think about the last time someone … Read More »

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 4, 2024

Assessments Compared Data on Sales Excellence Coaching Salespeople MUST READ: Are Assessments as Evil as the Persona Movie Suggests? The Caliper vs OMG Comparison: Which Sales Candidate Assessment is More Predictive? How to Transform Your Sales Pipeline Today Can Malcom Gladwell Explain the Sales Hiring Problem?

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Veloxy

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

While it checks a lot of boxes for Sales Managers, there’s still a lot of work that needs to be done to unlock Salesforce’s potential to accelerate sales at your company. Start here: Speed up your selling activities in a few clicks If you’re using another sales acceleration software, most of the principles will still apply.

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Engage Selling

AUGUST 11, 2017

Cold calling is nothing more than desperation selling. I had a recent debate on one of my social media networks on the effectiveness of cold calling. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The truth is, he had … Read More »

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Highspot

AUGUST 2, 2022

When you work in sales, it’s not enough to just meet your goals. To truly maximize revenue, the sales team requires a style of management that uses collaboration, analysis, and a proactive approach. This is where sales performance management(SPM) comes in. What Is Sales Performance Management?

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Ask any sales leader what they want, and you’ll get an answer along these lines. You can’t tell a sales rep to “increase sales” and expect them to know what to do. A good place to start is to set the right sales objectives. We’ll also look at examples of sales objectives that you can set for your sales team.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 25, 2022

As anyone in sales knows, there is nothing worse than a sales slump. You pick up the phone and no one is answering your calls. Experiencing a sales slump can make you question your ability, or worse, your entire career. Experiencing a sales slump can make you question your ability, or worse, your entire career.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It’s not hard to set sales objectives. Any sales leader can ask their team to increase sales by 50% or cut customer churn in half. . What’s difficult is setting achievable, effective sales goals that have a genuine impact on your company’s long-term strategy. . What different sales objectives look like .

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Closer's Coffee

OCTOBER 17, 2022

According to careerexplorer.com , sales representatives report 2.5 out of 5 stars when asked about job satisfaction which puts sales in the lowest 5% for overall career satisfaction. These metrics aren’t difficult to explain for a position that often includes cold calling and hearing a lot more nos than yesses.

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Hubspot

MARCH 19, 2022

The goal of any sales organization is, ultimately, to increase revenue. Which means the goal of any effective sales leader is to inspire and motivate their sales team to hit, or exceed, their revenue targets. But first — what is a goal driven sales environment? What is a goal driven sales environment?

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2022

This is where a Sales QBR or ‘Quarterly Business Review’ comes into play. What is a Sales QBR? A QBR is an executive business review of the previous quarter’s sales and a strategic planning session to build playbooks and forecasts for the upcoming quarter. Related: How to Prepare for a Sales Development QBR. isn’t ad-hoc.

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Gong.io

MARCH 30, 2018

You’ve established your sales process and you have a structure in place to help your team achieve quota attainment. But with any sales machine, you should consistently to check see if all the moving parts are working and repeatable. There are hundreds of ways to measure sales performance, so be sure to choose wisely.

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Women Sales Pros

MAY 3, 2019

One of my personal resolutions was to post a new article to our blog every week to keep you current on what we’re finding is working in sales and marketing. Sales can feel the same way. You set a bright, shiny optimistic goal, thinking that this year you really can exceed your quota by 20%, or earn 15% more than last year.

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2024

How do you build GTM efficiency in SMB sales? Lesson #1: Just Say No Once he joined, Kyle quickly discovered that Owner had a leaky bucket and had either bad or no targeting on prospects, was closing a lot of poor-fit customers, and there were a lot of miss set expectations from sales so customer handoff was sketchy at best.

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Go To Market GTM X-functional Objectives and Key Results 101

A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Quota is hard enough to make as it is. Only 52% of sales people make quota. Doing these things will make for sure you don’t make quota. Just don’t expect to make any sales. Not make enough cold calls . Make more calls. Fail to build a sales plan. They just make things harder.

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Engage Selling

JANUARY 8, 2016

When it comes to cold calling, the hunters have become the hunted! Learn what I mean in this week’s video sales tip! Get your copy of Nonstop Sales Boom for more in-depth sales strategies to take your organization’s sales to new heights.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 30, 2023

There are simple, easy, fast and powerful solutions for sales problems too. There four possible reasons and fairly obvious solutions: Salespeople aren’t prospecting as required because they have call reluctance. Salespeople aren’t prospecting as required because sales managers are not holding them accountable.

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Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Cold calling is dead. That’s right, cold calling is no longer relevant. If we’re connected on LinkedIn, you’ve probably seen many of my posts surrounding this topic. And, this is exactly why you need to pick up the phone. Watch … Read More »

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sales reps are constantly trying to close more deals and achiever their quota. However, is it fair to define sales performance based on a sales rep’s achieved sales goal? . Due to the onset of the pandemic, 40% of companies failed to meet their sales goals in 2020. . And I make 0 calls.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2018

I love reading sales books just like most sales nerds. With the swamped salesperson in mind, I’ve compiled 99 of my favorite motivational sales quotes to allow you to quickly gain knowledge from the greatest sales books of all time. Sales is an extremely tough grind. Sales is an extremely tough grind.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building. The strategy ensures reps are well-prepared to meet and exceed sales targets.

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Hubspot

JUNE 29, 2023

Insurance sales is a highly lucrative industry. In this guide, we’ll explore everything about starting a career in insurance sales, including the pros, cons, and tips to help you succeed. Table of Contents What is insurance sales? Limitless Earning Potential Many insurance sales agents get commission-based income.

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

80% of all sales are made by 20% of salespeople. You surely would want to prove your sales manager or seniors in the new company that you are amongst the 20% who have the potential to win. You need to gain control over your sales game and shine immediately to make an impact on the sales manager as well as the team.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Choosing long-term and shorter term goals that will actually motivate your team is tricky, though. You have to strike a balance between stretching your sales reps and staying realistic. How do you set the best sales goals? We’ve got the information you need to work through the process, including: What are sales goals?

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Gong.io

JULY 5, 2022

It‘s no secret that B2B sales (especially at the enterprise level) take a significant amount of time and effort to nurture and eventually close. The B2B sales funnel is a popular method for modeling this journey. What is a B2B sales funnel? . Now, there are a few naysayers who proclaim that “SaLeS fUnNeLs ArE dEaD.” .

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 28, 2017

You see it as something that benefits management, and you get sick and tired of the sales manager asking, is it in the CRM? If used correctly, the CRM is the by far the best tool you have to manage the entire sale, from contact to contract and therefore make you a better salesperson. I remember my first sales job. I feel you.

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Salesmate

JULY 16, 2021

There is plethora of sales myths circulating in the industry, making it difficult for salespeople to map out the perfect sales strategy. Therefore, I am here for busting the myths on sales, so every salesperson can sell with confidence! If you’re new to selling, these sales myth may lead you to a tough path. Mark Daoust.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

In sales, sellers who cite convoluted reasons to explain poor performance, rather than proactively doing something about it often remain — unsurprisingly — at the bottom of the success ladder. There certainly are a lot of things in sales that make life a tad more difficult. Our quotas are too high. Our sales process is broken.

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Sales Pop!

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Besides old age cold calling , companies are increasingly using new technology to win more deals. For instance, training platforms that offer courses in various sales training topics might empower salespeople and boost their performance. In other words, the sales setup of an average business is constantly growing.

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Outreach

JANUARY 31, 2019

Everyone’s an over-achieving, Type-A, killing-it, crushing-it, hyper-motivated shark! Or maybe your company’s product is bad, your manager’s an idiot, and sales is a dumb career anyway. Most of us didn’t choose the sales life, the sales life chose us. Meetings landed, sales closed, quota hit!

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Lead Fuze

JULY 2, 2023

How to get into tech sales without a degree? This question might be looming in your mind if you’re interested in the lucrative field of technology sales. In this blog post, we will delve deep into understanding the nature of tech sales jobs and essential skills required for success.

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Lead Fuze

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The Power of Social Selling (+ 7 Rules for Storytelling in Sales). More and more people are avoiding sales communications. With their email inboxes and cell phones, they can block any sales messages. How can we move from a knowledge-led sales process to one that is more customer-, or story-driven? It made it very easy.

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Salesmate

OCTOBER 15, 2020

This motivational lyrics from the classic Rocky is apt for the sales world that is filled with challenges. This level of enthusiasm and an eye of a tiger is needed to overcome the roadblocks in sales. With a never-give-up attitude and a few sales tactics, even you can change your sales’ future.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you consider sales training to be the first of several steps toward boosting profits, it’s easy to see why it’s such a crucial investment. Sales training lays the foundation for future revenues by increasing your team’s satisfaction, loyalty and competence, all of which improve their interaction with the customer.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Although 71% of companies say closing more deals is their top sales priority, further data from Forrester suggests that only 0.75% of leads generated become closed revenue. Compounding this issue is sales reps can spend up to 40% of their time looking for somebody to call, according to Insidesales. Adaptive Business Blog.

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Highspot

MARCH 9, 2022

We’ve all had experiences with sales leadership. And most of us could list the benefits of working with a good sales leader — like the fact that their average annual quota attainment sits around 105% or that by offering dynamic training, they can boost their reps’ win rates by 28%. Why is sales leadership important?

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Here’s a recap of the best sales articles from 2018 from Sales Hacker! With 2019 is right on the horizon, I’m taking this as an opportunity to look back at the kickass year we had at Sales Hacker. for making Sales Hacker what it is. The 18 best sales articles of 2018 from Sales Hacker. More on that later…).

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