The 5% Institute

JULY 13, 2023

Selling is an essential skill that empowers individuals to achieve success in various professional domains. Whether you are an entrepreneur, a freelancer, or an employee in a sales-driven organization, learning how to sell can significantly impact your career trajectory.

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 13, 2020

Sales managers normally face a trifecta of shifting demands from buyers, their direct reports and their organization. The COVID-19 pandemic gives sales managers the perfect opportunity to work toward transforming into more capable leaders. Shift From a Sales Manager’s Mindset to Sales Leader’s Mindset. Get the Study.

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Hubspot

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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Sales Hacker

MARCH 23, 2023

Sales is the transfer of conviction and inspiration: The person who is most certain during the interaction will win. Which means your sales conversation will either inspire in them the certainty to say yes — or it will reinforce their uncertainty, and they will say no. On a sales call, attitude and conviction are your two superpowers.

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The 5% Institute

JUNE 4, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, having effective and successful sales traits and skills is crucial for achieving success. However, not all sales professionals are equally successful. Traits of Successful Sales People 1. What sets apart top-performing salespeople from the rest?

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Sales Pop!

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Coming to the final article in our series on sales ethics, let’s now cover its most practical aspect: sales ethics characteristics. The Critical Role of Character in a New Era of Sales explores this subject in depth. This proverb particularly applies to sales, saying, “Make the most of every opportunity.”

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SalesLoft

MAY 8, 2019

You can use it to become a better, more well-rounded sales professional. Tony Hughes explores the 30 best qualities to have in sales in his book, The Joshua Principle. There’s a reason it’s listed first here – persistence the main ingredient for sales success. Confidence. Confidence isn’t arrogance.

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SaaStr

APRIL 26, 2022

It’s the never-ending stereotype –– marketing and sales are eternal “frenemies.” In this session, Tolithia Kornweibel, CRO at Gusto, shares advice on creating sustainable partnerships between marketing and sales. . What I care much more about is growth rate –– that’s [sales and marketing leaders’] DNA.

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Sales Pop!

JULY 23, 2022

The more critical and complex type of navigation is developing the skill for exploring unknown territory. In the field of technology as applied to navigation, I have stated many times my non-belief in artificial intelligence, because it is programmed simply and only to find factors, solutions or destinations that are already known.

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In this article, I will share some of the core principles of brand marketing and how they may be reflected in criteria that can positively demonstrate expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness. Note: This is a deep dive into the first part of my SMX Next presentation, which takes place next week on Nov. Register here for free.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 4, 2020

For sales teams, there’s simply nothing worse than progressing a deal through the pipeline only to have a no-go objection come up at the 11th hour. And during future selling conversations, sales managers can coach other team members in real-time so they’re always on message when the same objection arises?

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Sales Pop!

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Stressful events can include job interviews, excessive workloads, group presentations, prospecting and sales calls, multi-million dollar revenue quotas, deadlines, moving, injuries, illness, divorce, marriage, loss of a loved one, and other high-pressure situations. We all experience stress and anxiety. Relax, Rest, and Rejuvenate.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2013

It is a tricky thing in sales careers when it comes to confidence. You can have all of the confidence in the world about yourself and have great self-worth. Even for those successful and accomplished individuals, when you have a new job selling products or services new to you, confidence seems to often come off as shaky.

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Lead Fuze

JULY 5, 2023

Making sound decisions is an imperative aptitude that all sales reps, recruiters, startup founders, advertisers and entrepreneurs must excel at. Making sound choices can be the deciding factor between success and failure in your professional pursuits. What are the 5 steps to making good decisions?

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The moment a customer voices a sales objection, it’s tempting to do two things. Hearing sales objections make a rep want to: Say these words: “I’ve got the perfect solution for you!”. Handling sales objections well is a skill that separates good reps from their top-performing peers. Both of them are a bad idea.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 28, 2019

Loyalty isn’t just a marketing metric; it’s also critical for measuring the internal health of your company.”. And by letting the world know about their beliefs, they can solidify an ideal image of themselves within their social circle and their own minds. No, this wasn’t a wacky teen challenge to make your dad late for work.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

These leaders may have short term success, but find it impossible to sustain. If I sacrificed my vision and the things we needed to do drive success, I would have failed them, I would have failed the CEO and the Board who had entrusted me to turn the organization around. They don’t have their people/teams behind them.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Come week seven, you start to question your basic sales abilities. Here is the six-step action plan to employ when you're doing the work but not getting any sales. Powering through a dry spell in sales is virtually impossible if you're not confident. No sales" isn't necessarily a reflection of you as a salesperson.

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CloserIQ

APRIL 30, 2019

As founder and CEO of a B2B SaaS startup , I realized fairly early the importance of a team-driven approach to sales. More specifically, their failure to apply a more comprehensive approach to their sales strategies. Marketing and sales teams dedicate a considerable amount of time and energy into developing outreach campaigns.

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The 5% Institute

MAY 17, 2023

R: Reality: Checking The reality checking phase prompts clients to critically assess their current situation and identify any obstacles or challenges that may impede progress. The GROW Model is a highly effective coaching framework that empowers individuals and organizations to achieve their goals and unlock their full potential.

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Gong.io

JULY 13, 2020

On a recent episode of the Reveal podcast, we connected with Laura Palmer, VP Sales at Unity Technologies, for answers to these and other questions that are top of mind for revenue leaders. One of the beliefs that I do have is that leveraging existing customers to help sell for you is very effective. Key Points to Remember.

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A Sales Guy

DECEMBER 12, 2013

There always seems to be lots of ideas and discussion around what great sales people do. I think it’s just human nature to evaluate success and emulate it. We take inventory of what the successful are doing and we copy it. Great sales people are like beavers. No moss grows under the feet of the best sales people.

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CloserIQ

APRIL 30, 2019

As founder and CEO of a B2B SaaS startup , I realized fairly early the importance of a team-driven approach to sales. More specifically, their failure to apply a more comprehensive approach to their sales strategies. Marketing and sales teams dedicate a considerable amount of time and energy into developing outreach campaigns.

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SalesProInsider

MAY 16, 2017

I recently found myself in a sales situation that brought back memories of a sale I am not proud of. During our conversations he always stated how much he thought our sales training course was just what was needed for every sales team in the company nationally. In fact, I am quite embarrassed. Count me in!

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 8, 2016

You have to know about things like GUI’s, software architectures, installation, coding, memory utilization, caching, pipelining, and all sorts of little details. To be effective, you have to know your competition’s products as well. Selling a vision is very different than selling a product, actually I find it’s much easier.

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SalesLoft

JUNE 21, 2018

The key to a successful onboarding program is flexibility and personalization. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution; a tailored onboarding experience is critical for creating successful employees from day one. Flexibility is important when onboarding multi-generational salespeople. They have grown to be leaders.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Many of you may reject this as being obnoxious–representing the worst thinking of a sales person. Many of you may reject this as being obnoxious–representing the worst thinking of a sales person. But the principle, the belief, the attitude it created within me is where the real power of this statement lies.

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Lead Fuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Best Sales Podcasts for You This 2021. The ability to listen to an almost inexhaustible supply of training, case studies, and applicable tips via sales podcasts shouldn’t be taken for granted. From individual sales reps to Founders, there are so many great “shows” to help you become better at your job.

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ClickFunnels

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Copywriting is a critical part of selling stuff online. Whether you’re a new or experienced copywriter, we’ve put this guide together to teach you how to leverage the power of branding in your sales copy. The most successful businesses understand this and create brand personalities that resonate with their target market.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

As someone who has had a few sales jobs over the past 20 years (and not all of them blew my socks off), I can say with confidence that it’s easy to lose sight of what’s important in the interview process when you’re scoping out a new gig. They ended up disbanding the entire enterprise sales team from the CRO down (OUCH).

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 25, 2014

This post originally appeared on the Sales section of Inbound Hub. To read more content like this, subscribe to Sales. At that time, I was working as a regional sales manager. Looking back, a few lessons emerged which I would recommend to any sales manager dealing with a crisis. Morale was at an all-time low. In a month?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Fear and greed are two of the three great forces in the world, according to Einstein (the third is stupidity). They’re also two triggers that direct marketers and copywriters have been well aware of for years. That’s because they are powerful emotions that, when used properly, drive people to take action. Is it possible to do so ethically?

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Salesforce

JULY 28, 2021

It is this inner circle Beckwith credits with much of her success. She believes everyone can — and likely should — have a personal board of directors comprising mentors, coworkers, and even an acquaintance you admire. Setting up your personal board of directors doesn’t require a formal process, but does require some action.

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Veloxy

JUNE 27, 2022

The same is true for sales slumps. We spoke with some of our clients, and the below list comprises their ten top sales movies and their five top sales tv shows. The 10 Best Sales Movies of All Time. This movie will not only give you new ways to overcome objections, but it is packed with outstanding sales quotes.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 9, 2024

With Synch, Daniel is on a mission to streamline the go-to-market tech stack, helping revenue teams spend less time on sales ops and more time actually selling. He brings hard-won insights on leveraging investors, landing crucial first hires, and scaling with in-person sales. 29:52) – When to let go of sales as a founder. (32:48)

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ClickFunnels

JANUARY 1, 2023

If done correctly, it can be incredibly effective in boosting sales and conversions. It’s a crucial part of any marketing campaign and can make or break your success. This will ensure maximum conversion rates and drive more sales for your business. This gives them more confidence in making a purchase decision.

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SBI

MAY 1, 2012

Tweet Sales-ready leads. Marketers, as we all know and understand, are responsible for many critical business tasks. The definition of dubious is “of doubtful promise or outcome” and there should be no surprise that the true nature or quality of these leads will be questioned by Sales.

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