Hubspot

JUNE 16, 2025

Maintained a 90% client retention rate, securing $1M in contract renewals.’ Show your process for handling tough objections. Sales interviews often assess how well you handle tough customer objections. Handling objections with a clear strategy proves you're prepared for real-world sales situations. “A

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Outreach

APRIL 9, 2019

The outbound sales process generally adheres to the following sequence: Prospecting Research Connecting Needs Assessment Presentation/Proposal Follow Up Negotiation/Objection Handling Closing In outbound sales, sellers initiate the relationship and drive interactions with target B2B buyers. Close deal B2B Sales Tools & Technology.

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B2B Process Objection handling Negotiate 65

Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

An inside AE ( Account Executive ) takes meetings booked by BDRs or directly by the buyer, presents product demonstrations, and closes contracts. Inside sales tend to have shorter sales cycles than outside sales, but they also represent a lower ACV (Annual Contract Value). Negotiating and closing contracts. Setting sales quotas.

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Inside sales Commission Outside Sales Quota 62

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Be ready with responses to your prospect’s objections. RELATED: Check out our tips on objection handling. Contract Negotiation: All stakeholders involved understand the value and have an order form in hand–payment terms and price are negotiated at this point, if necessary. Closing the sale. Closed-Won: =].

Sales 111

Sales Cross-sell Pipeline Negotiate 111

Gong.io

JULY 6, 2018

Set an upfront contract: This simply means that you’re getting the prospect to agree to schedule a next step (or ending the meeting without one clearly) at the beginning of the meeting. Sales Call Tip #17: Avoid a Nervous Monologue After Objections. Objection handling situations are actually a good thing.

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Cold Call Objection handling Pitch Sales 103

Gong.io

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The sooner your new hires ramp to quota, the more revenue you’ll have on your books. Recently, we teamed up with Sales Hacker to share 7 tips that are guaranteed to help you accelerate sales onboarding: 7 Ways to Ramp New Sellers to Full Quota Lightning Fast from Chris Orlob. What does good objective handling look like?

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Quota A/B testing Sales Objection handling 59

Gong.io

JANUARY 25, 2019

The best candidates will maintain their composure and even start using objection handling techniques. Walk me through one of your most strategic sales cycles, from contact to contract. Your whole team uses the same sales process, so what sets you apart to consistently hit the quota you said you hit? Why do you say that?”

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Sales Quota Drivers/motivators Objection handling 80

Lead Fuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Salespeople are not just judged on their quota. If you’re looking for someone to fill the Account Executive position with a $1 million annual quota, it costs upwards of $4,000 every day that role goes unfilled. Which is more important: fulfilling sales quotas or ensuring customer satisfaction?

Quota 52

Quota Sales Objection handling Follow-up 52

Gong.io

JUNE 8, 2022

Because nothing grabs a buyer’s attention faster than talking about what they could lose (market share, deal size, annual contract values, etc.). But that alone doesn’t get anyone to quota. . They focus on objection handling , active listening, presenting skills, storytelling, and more. (As Give them a filter.).

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Process Objectives and Key Results Quota Sales 62

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

With 64% of sales reps expected to miss quota this year and 85% having fallen short last year, businesses can no longer rely on traditional sales tactics alone. Tools like Agentforce provide personalized sales role-plays that help reps refine their pitching, objection handling, and negotiation skills.

Territory 59

Territory E-commerce Negotiate Objectives and Key Results 59

Gong.io

JULY 6, 2018

Set an upfront contract: This simply means that you’re getting the prospect to agree to schedule a next step (or ending the meeting without one clearly) at the beginning of the meeting. Sales Call Tip #17: Avoid a Nervous Monologue After Objections. Objection handling situations are actually a good thing.

Cold Call 54

Cold Call Objection handling Pitch Sales 54

The 5% Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

Discuss specific quotas you have met or exceeded, significant deals you have closed, and any awards or recognition you have received for your sales performance. Share success stories where your closing techniques have resulted in signed contracts or purchase orders. What are some effective sales techniques to discuss in an interview?

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Closing Objectives and Key Results Technique Sales 52

Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Proposing a formal agreement: Share a detailed proposal or contract with the sale terms, which becomes binding upon signing. Overcoming objections: Plan discussions or meetings to resolve any reservations or issues the prospect might have regarding the agreement. Let’s look at these challenges and explore ways to overcome them.

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Closing Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Technique 52

Cience

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

That’s why I’d like to see the tenure increase, but once again – it’s up to the hiring managers and the companies to keep SDRs happy, because there will always be other organization willing to hire a rep from your firm on a quota-carrying position. The latter still continued as quota-carrying, but for appointments, not the revenue.

Appointment 50

Appointment Inside sales Quota Clients 50

Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Objection Handling 6. They’re split into sections from discovery call tips , to product demos , to objection handling , and more. Start Your Meeting with an “Upfront Contract”. Set an “upfront contract” near the beginning of the meeting. The folks at Sandler Sales Training invented the upfront contract.

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Technique Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Objection handling 133

SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2019

It was all about getting the contract. Once you had the contract, all the servers were set up, you flew in your professional services people, it took six months to set it up, it took six months to train people, and the product sucked, but it didn’t matter. Now I’m in a position to put marketing on a revenue quota.

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Growth Cross-sell Contract X-functional 102

Salesforce

JANUARY 18, 2024

Check out our objection-handling-tips for more guidance.) You can make this easy by sending a PDF contract with an electronic signature (e-sign) field. Barnes suggests combining your prepared responses with the “feel, felt, found” formula: “I understand how you feel. Others have felt the same way about [our product].

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Process Real Estate Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 59