Salesforce

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A well-defined sales cycle has two key benefits. The key is following your cycle stages sequentially, utilizing best practices in each stage to ensure deals move quickly and smoothly to a close. This is called “multi-threading” and is key for larger deals where many stakeholders are involved. Why is a sales cycle important?

Objectives and Key Results 110

Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Sales Technique 110

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.

Objectives and Key Results 59

Objectives and Key Results Technique CRM Follow-up 59

The 5% Institute

JUNE 7, 2023

Consultants leverage customer relationship management (CRM) tools, sales automation software, and analytics platforms to streamline processes, track performance, and gain actionable insights. Overcoming Objections and Closing Deals in B2B Sales In the world of B2B sales, objections and negotiations are common hurdles.

Consult 52

Consult Growth B2B Strategic partnership 52

The 5% Institute

JULY 4, 2023

It is a measure of how well a company performs in terms of meeting or surpassing its sales objectives. These targets should be based on thorough market research, historical sales data, and the organization’s overall growth objectives. Unrealistic targets can demotivate the sales team and lead to poor performance.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Customer Relationship Management Technique Drivers/motivators 52

Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned sales manager or a frontline rep hustling for results, we get it – the struggle is real. This is followed by handling sales objections, offering solutions, and finally, guiding the customer towards making a buying decision. With the proper training, salespeople can turn objections into opportunities.

Closing 52

Closing Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Technique 52

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Here are some key areas where transformation is already well on its way: Superhuman efficiency (e.g., no more updating the CRM): Automating the repetitive, manual tasks means more time spent on meaningful tasks. We all know it’s tedious to update the CRM with every customer interaction. And it happens a lot. Just like magic!

Objectives and Key Results 76

Objectives and Key Results Pitch Cold Call Sales 76

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

These calls — most often conducted either in-person or via video — involve multiple parts, including initial agenda-setting by the rep, the product pitch, a demo, prospect objections and rep responses, negotiation, and outlining of next steps. Pro tip: Make sure all this data goes into your company’s CRM.)

Objectives and Key Results 69

Objectives and Key Results Pitch X-functional Sales 69

Gong.io

MAY 31, 2021

It leads your sales reps through various scenarios: how to prospect, when to sell what product or service, how to overcome common objections, what to negotiate for (and how ) to name a few. Objection handling. Every result or goal you want to achieve is preceded by a process. Results aren’t all bad.

Territory 118

Territory Objectives and Key Results Contract Price 118

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Here are some key areas where transformation is already well on its way: Superhuman efficiency (e.g., no more updating the CRM): Automating the repetitive, manual tasks means more time spent on meaningful tasks. We all know it’s tedious to update the CRM with every customer interaction. And it happens a lot. Just like magic!

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Pitch Cold Call Sales 52

Sales Hacker

MAY 14, 2018

Here’s the bottom line: if you want to drive sales results, you need a repeatable, scalable process you can apply to your entire sales team. It has become a key sales function that top sales organizations recognize as a strategic advantage. Past performance on its own does not guarantee future results. Didn’t think so.

Objectives and Key Results 60

Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Objection handling Sales 60

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 31, 2017

A sales process refers to the series of steps — each consisting of several activities and involving one or more sales methodologies — that are aimed at finding and connecting with customers; getting them to make a purchase; and creating a template for achieving sales objectives and replicating a desired level of performance. Prospecting.

Process 82

Process Objectives and Key Results Repeat business Referrals 82

Hubspot

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The key is keeping it in check -- if you let “competitive” turn into “cutthroat,” your reps might begin withholding useful suggestions and information from each other, trash talking each other, or trying to steal opportunities. Salespeople should take risks -- from trying a new prospecting technique to using different negotiation strategies.

Objectives and Key Results 85

Objectives and Key Results Quota Sales Trust 85