The 5% Institute

MAY 18, 2021

Making a great first impression in your sales conversations is key, and in this article, we’ll look at ten sales questions to ask customers to help you with this. Objection handling. Rapport Building Sales Questions To Ask Customers: “Where were you working before you started at [current company]?”. Qualification.

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Lead Fuze

JUNE 30, 2023

This post will delve into key aspects that define successful salespeople. We’ll also explore effective follow-up strategies using advanced tools like HubSpot, along with other beneficial resources for sellers. Mastering objection handling techniques such as Sandler’s Reverse Negative approach will be another focus area.

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The 5% Institute

JULY 12, 2021

Consultant Sales Training – How To Close Sales Easily. There are a number of key things you’ll need to focus on to ensure you’re successful. Consistently deliver results. Objection handling, and then again – ask for the sale. Handling objections. Requirements To Be A Consultant. Building rapport.

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The 5% Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Making a great first impression in your sales conversations is key, and in this article, we’ll look at ten questions to ask a potential client to help you with this. Objection handling. Rapport Building Questions To Ask A Potential Client: “Where were you working before you started at [current company]?”. Qualification.

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Salesforce

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

How to start a sales call How to close a sales call 13 tips for making a successful sales call Sell faster by connecting with buyers wherever they are Learn how Sales Engagement helps you meet buyers on their preferred channels, whether by phone, email, and web. Speed up your sales Wait, what is a sales call?

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Salesforce

OCTOBER 10, 2023

3 ways to optimize your sales cycle Follow a clear path from prospecting to close Sales Cloud gives you the tools to navigate every sale easily, tracking each stage in the sales cycle and surfacing recommendations for actions that will get you to closer faster. A well-defined sales cycle has two key benefits.

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Salesforce

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Benefits of a playbook Sales plays to include in your playbook How to write an effective playbook How to keep your playbook up to date 7 sales playbook types and examples Make your enablement about results, not effort Close your revenue gaps and get more out of every rep — with Sales Programs delivered in your CRM.

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Gong.io

MAY 27, 2018

Let’s get started. When you think of a rep that’s hungry to close deals, you probably picture the stereotypical seat-of-their-pants, adrenaline-pumped sales junkies. They’ve rehearsed their sales call process, and never show up just to “wing it.”. A great sales call structure starts with a great “opening” to the meeting.

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Gong.io

APRIL 27, 2018

Let’s get started. When you think of a rep that’s hungry to close deals, you probably picture the stereotypical seat-of-their-pants, adrenaline-pumped sales junkies. They’ve rehearsed their sales call process , and never show up just to “wing it.”. A great sales call structure starts with a great “opening” to the meeting.

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The 5% Institute

MAY 25, 2021

There are a number of key things you’ll need to focus on to ensure you’re successful. Consistently deliver results. Objection handling, and then again – ask for the sale. Handling objections. Inbound prospecting is the method of setting up lead generation systems, where the leads come to you.

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 16, 2024

Kristin and Sarah dive into the Salesloft platform to learn how it prioritizes sellers’ daily workflows, recommends follow-up timing and copy, provides AI-powered forecasting, flags potential issues with the buying committee, and orchestrates your deal cycles from start to finish so you never miss a target again. But that’s not all.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 17, 2021

” Likewise, as financial types start talking “debits, credits, etc.” ” I start getting a little dizzy. Since software developers must work in close collaboration, adopting a commonly understood language, and even process/techniques, enables developers to communicate efficiently and get work done.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Bonus: 7 ChatGPT Prompts for Selling to the C-Suite Table of contents What AI can do for AEs Introduction to ChatGPT Easy guide: How to set up and use ChatGPT 5 things you should use ChatGPT for right now (with prompts!) Here are some key areas where transformation is already well on its way: Superhuman efficiency (e.g.,

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Outreach

JULY 29, 2020

When your sales teams have the insights they need to do their jobs effectively and efficiently, they close deals faster. This helps customer-facing sales reps take better action in challenging situations, such as handling objections, while allowing managers to quickly see improvement areas for individual team members.

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Objectives and Key Results Objection handling Sales Relationship building 69

Gong.io

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

For example, it probably feels right and intuitive to do a “ramp up” product demo. That’s when you start your demo from the ground up, build anticipation, and do a “grand finale” at the end, For most people, that seems like the right way to approach a product demo. The first product demo was all lead up. Please don’t.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2018

It influences everything from how the seller presents, to which objections the customer surfaces, to how much negotiating leverage you find yourself with at the end of the sales cycle. To start, show your team the data behind asking great questions. Your sales team can be amazing at discovery, presenting, and objection handling.

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Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2019

Here’s a fix for that: Sign up for our free Sales Success Master Class video series. Here’s the first one: Your questions didn’t respect your prospect’s stage in the buyer’s journey: Most salespeople are trained to start by diagnosing a buyer’s problems. START with a “discovery prompter.”. Everyone knows not to feature dump.

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Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

Steve, a CRO friend, did an A|B test and shared the results with me in this email: . Silence, followed by phone hanging up sound. Open up your next cold call with the following question: . line resulted in a 6.6x Cold calls that led with this question resulted in a greater than 10% success rate. Annoyed prospect.

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

Starting May 25th, the impact of GDPR on sales and marketing teams could force you to experience a serious pipeline drought. As a result, each deal requires its own strategy. That’s when deals start to break down right under your nose. Zoom in on the deals that make up your pipeline. Map out a strategy to close it.

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Gong.io

JUNE 19, 2018

You can get away with “pitches” for up to 37 seconds : Stats show that if your spiel is too short — 25 seconds or less — you’re half as likely to book a meeting as a rep who talks for longer: Shocking, isn’t it? Or use the runner up: “How are you?”. It’s straight up vanilla, but any version of it will do the trick.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Bonus: 7 ChatGPT Prompts for Selling to the C-Suite Table of contents What AI can do for AEs Introduction to ChatGPT Easy guide: How to set up and use ChatGPT 5 things you should use ChatGPT for right now (with prompts!) Here are some key areas where transformation is already well on its way: Superhuman efficiency (e.g.,

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Ready to amp up your sales training results? In addition to observation and feedback, you can start with data. Look at your sales enablement metrics to assess what your training should cover for the best results. For example, they can discuss what content helps close sales and customers’ frequently asked questions.

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Gong.io

MAY 12, 2019

Because the Gong Labs research team used AI to analyze more than 5 million sales calls and pinpoint the words and phrases that close deals. Let’s move from a cold call through to a closed deal. That phrase should have been put to bed ages ago, but it’s in enough sales books that new recruits still pick it up. Who is this?

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 28, 2019

Whether they are SDR hire #1 or #20, you need to get them up and running quickly and efficiently. It’s your responsibility to show them the ropes so they can start producing for your company. For many companies, the ramp-up time for new sales professionals typically is 6 months or more, but inside sales has changed. New trends.

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

Starting May 25th, the impact of GDPR on sales and marketing teams could force you to experience a serious pipeline drought. As a result, each deal requires its own strategy. That’s when deals start to break down right under your nose. Zoom in on the deals that make up your pipeline. Map out a strategy to close it.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Sales Hacker Success Summit: Level Up for 2020. So, start clearing your schedule, and get ready for the best week of your sales career! How can you differentiate yourself from the competition, and set yourself up for a successful sales career that keeps getting better, and better? The AAA Principle To Close More Deals Faster.

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Lead Fuze

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Increase in productivity: AI not only optimizes outreach efforts but also allows your sales reps to focus on what matters most – closing deals. From automating tasks with Zapier to crafting personalized messages via Marketo, closing deals has never been easier. What if we employed AI to solve this problem?

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Openview

JULY 23, 2018

As we covered in our last article , managing the tension between consistency and flexibility is key to a sales team’s success. Get this right and you’ll have sales conversations that close significantly more deals. But if you give your team too much flexibility, you end up with inconsistent results.

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

Starting May 25th, the impact of GDPR on sales and marketing teams could force you to experience a serious pipeline drought. As a result, each deal requires its own strategy. That’s when deals start to break down right under your nose. Zoom in on the deals that make up your pipeline. Map out a strategy to close it.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 24, 2023

It’s their job to head up your approach. The following five sales enablement functions make up the core of a strong sales enablement strategy: 1. Content that supports and assists your sales team with closing more deals can include: Product walkthrough videos: In-house demos of key product features.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

So you decided to become a sales development representative … My guess is your plan involved getting a promotion or making a lateral move within a year, as that’s the plan for most people who sign up for what I call “the struggle.” . He got the same result with less work. . In reality, my action plan started before I got the job.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 2, 2018

As a result, each deal requires its own strategy. That’s when deals start to break down right under your nose. Zoom in on the deals that make up your pipeline. Map out a strategy to close it. It can help you achieve a larger, strategic objective. What’s the alternative? Dissect it. Poke holes in it.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Sprints: start executing on your list and get feedback along the way. Competencies can be anything from listening and closing skills to negotiation skills and objection-handling – anything a rep needs to be proficient at to be successful. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.

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Gong.io

JUNE 19, 2018

You can get away with “pitches” for up to 37 seconds : Stats show that if your spiel is too short — 25 seconds or less — you’re half as likely to book a meeting as a rep who talks for longer: Shocking, isn’t it? Or use the runner-up: “How are you?”. It’s straight up vanilla, but any version of it will do the trick.

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Process Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Objection handling 48

Gong.io

JUNE 8, 2022

It helps you qualify buyers so the right ones end up in your sales funnel. Unqualified leads pop up time and again, derailing forecasts and draining precious resources. Reps waste their time on buyers who won’t close no matter how much effort reps put in, and they lose out on spending time with buyers who are primed for a purchase.

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The 5% Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

By hiring correctly up front, you’ll have steps in place to avoid the mistake of having to manage and train people who are not the right fit for your sales team or business. How To Manage A Sales Team #2 – Be Clear On The Desired Results. Contrary to popular belief; many Sales Professionals don’t turn up to work purely for the money.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 16, 2020

And to make it worse, everyone and their start-up cousin is calling them, which makes it tremendously difficult to stand out. Luckily, there are a few things you can do today to start improving how you go about the rigorous, rejection-filled prospecting days. For the rest of you, listen up. Believe in your product.

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