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7 Winning Steps for Effective Objection Handling

Salesforce

We learned very quickly that the biggest obstacle to closing new business isn’t the objections themselves, it’s how the team manages the objections. The key to effective objection handling is using a question-based framework that puts the prospect at ease. Why is objection handling important?

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4 Steps to Help Your Sales Team Nail Objection Handling

SalesLoft

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. Move the deal back to an earlier stage where the objection should have been addressed, which involves re-engaging other stakeholders to resolve it.

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Why 3x Pipeline Coverage Is a Terrible Strategy

Salesforce

The sales pipeline should be three times the annual quota.” You might know this as the “3x Pipeline Coverage” rule. ” Then I became a chief revenue officer, and the pipeline suddenly became real. I’d sit down with sales reps for pipeline reviews , and we couldn’t answer the most basic question: “How big is big enough?”

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Why Are You Still Using Your Old Playbooks?

Partners in Excellence

We engage in linear selling processes–Prospecting, Qualifying, Discovering, Proposing, Closing. Marketing creates awareness/demand, sales qualifies/closes. We may have buffed them up a little to make them look shinier, but underneath they are what we have always done.

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B2B Sales Training Topics: Boost Your Team’s Performance

The 5% Institute

Are you struggling to close deals and generate revenue for your B2B company? From prospecting and lead generation to objection handling and closing techniques, we will cover a wide range of topics that are essential for B2B sales success. Closing Techniques Closing a deal is the ultimate goal of B2B sales.

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Sales Velocity: The Complete Guide to Growing Revenue Faster

Veloxy

It’s the most important metric to a Chief Pipeline Officer. Sales velocity measures the SPEED at which deals move through your sales pipeline, resulting in shorter sales cycles, higher conversion rates, and increased revenue generation. It reflects the effectiveness of your sales strategy and the ability to close deals.

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The Impact of GDPR on Sales Could Cut Your Pipeline in Half—Here’s What You Can Do About It

Gong.io

Starting May 25th, the impact of GDPR on sales and marketing teams could force you to experience a serious pipeline drought. That means the impact of GDPR on sales will put a number of meetings and qualified opportunities that come into your pipeline at risk of being cut in half. Zoom in on the deals that make up your pipeline.