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. What are sales plays?

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Objectives and Key Results Technique CRM Follow-up 59

The 5% Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

Handling objections is an essential skill for any real estate professional. When clients raise concerns or express doubts, it’s crucial to address their objections effectively to move forward with the buying or selling process. Timing objections: “It’s not the right time for me to buy/sell.”

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Real Estate Objection handling Transportation Finance 52

Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

The strategy ensures reps are well-prepared to meet and exceed sales targets. The goal of a blended and financially supported approach is to transform sales professionals into exceptional performers, equipped and ready to meet evolving customer needs and achieve measurable business outcomes.

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Objection handling Pitch Sales Technique 52

Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. The B2B sales process is a structured yet flexible journey tailored to meet the unique needs of customers. Each stage requires specific selling skills to satisfy prospect needs.

Technique 52

Technique B2B Cross-sell B2C 52

The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Sales Training Activity #1 – Objection Handling. There are numerous sales objections your team will come across when speaking with your potential clients, and if they don’t know how to effectively handle them – this can cost them the sale. Related article: Sales Objection Handling – A Step By Step Guide.

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Objection handling Sales Appointment Clients 98

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.

Process 52

Process GTM Objectives and Key Results Objection handling 52

The 5% Institute

AUGUST 9, 2021

Pick a niche that you want to serve and sell to. Having been a part of literally thousands of sales meetings and presentations , Sales Professionals generally approach their sales with this approach: They say hello, and build some basic rapport. Objection handling, and then again – ask for the sale. Inbound Prospecting.

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Closing Objectives and Key Results Lead generation Sales 145

Salesforce

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s no different in sales — only instead of game rules, you use a sales cycle to make sure you’re following the right steps at the right time. A sales cycle is the collection of sequential stages sales reps follow when converting a prospect into a customer. What you’ll learn: What is a sales cycle? Why is a sales cycle important?

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Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Sales Technique 110

The 5% Institute

MAY 25, 2021

Selling new homes; although lucrative, can also be very competitive. Pick a niche that you want to serve and sell to. Having been a part of literally thousands of sales meetings and presentations , salespeople generally approach their sales with this approach: They say hello, and build some basic rapport. Inbound Prospecting.

Consult 119

Consult Objectives and Key Results Lead generation Sales 119

Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2018

These sales conversations were recorded on web conferencing platforms, transcribed from speech to text, and tied to the sales outcomes they produced so we could analyze what selling behaviors correlate with success. Spend 15-20 minutes on this, and get a “spokesperson” from every group to present the best questions they came up with.

Objection handling 92

Objection handling Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Sales 92

The 5% Institute

JULY 22, 2020

Sales Training Idea #1 – Objection Handling. There are numerous sales objections your team will come across when speaking with your potential clients, and if they don’t know how to effectively handle them – this can cost them the sale. Related article: Sales Objection Handling – A Step By Step Guide.

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Objection handling Appointment Sales Clients 52

criteria for success

MARCH 11, 2020

The opposite, a bottom-line, risk-taking buyer, will also raise an objection or concern to test your abilities or determine whether they can trust you. Objections are Opportunities. Fine-tuning your objection handling process can actually improve the quality of the conversation for both parties.

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Closing Objectives and Key Results Objection handling Cross-sell 69

Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

Inside sales (sometimes called remote sales or remote selling) is often the primary sales model for B2B, SaaS, tech, and certain high-ticket B2C sales teams. Let’s say you’re looking to implement a new email marketing campaign , and you need an email automation platform to set it up. Booking meetings on behalf of other sales agents.

Inside sales 62

Inside sales Commission Outside Sales Quota 62

The 5% Institute

MARCH 3, 2020

If you’re selling B2B – also known as business to business; something that’ll be foundational to your success in your industry, is enacting a complex sales process. Following a complex sales process will give you many positive results when engaging with your potential clients. But what exactly is a complex sales process?

Process 98

Process Objectives and Key Results Objection handling Sales 98

Veloxy

MAY 24, 2023

Let’s delve into the core elements that make up this dynamic metric and explore the formula for calculating sales velocity. Conversion Rate Optimization Sales Training and Enablement : Provide your sales team with comprehensive training and resources to improve their selling skills. Learn more about sales enablement.

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Objectives and Key Results Pipeline Pharmaceutical CRM 130

The 5% Institute

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

If you’re selling B2B – also known as business to business; something that’ll be foundational to your success in your industry, is the presence of your B2B sales process. Following a B2B sales process will give you many positive results when engaging with your potential clients. But what exactly is a B2B sales process?

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B2B Process Objectives and Key Results Objection handling 98

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As celebrated entrepreneur Siva Devaki noted, “Sales is not about selling, but about building trust and educating.” Speed up your sales Wait, what is a sales call? Follow these four steps: 1. Are you going to meet again to discuss things? What you’ll learn: What is a sales call? Are you asking for a referral?

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Objectives and Key Results Pitch X-functional Sales 69

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 25, 2021

But meetings booked were low, and the team was drowning in spreadsheets. We started getting emails like these: Best of all, our reps got out of the spreadsheets and back to what they do best: selling! They follow a messaging strategy that’s already been laid out and tested. I’m not blaming our SDRs. Even better?

Strategize 99

Strategize Referrals Territory Objection handling 99

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

If you’d like to go into a sales negotiation with a constructive mindset and achieve the optimum result for your company, follow these tips in developing your own negotiation strategy. Have an idea of when each step should be taken, from first contact to following-up, all the way to actually closing the deal.

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Negotiate Closing Objectives and Key Results Objection handling 111

The 5% Institute

APRIL 14, 2021

Executives require sales training for a number of reasons; it helps them have the knowledge to train their staff, ensure consistency is followed within their sales team, and to make sure all your potential clients have the same positive experience. Although this is still taught and followed in many circles; rapport is a lot deeper than that.

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Objectives and Key Results Sales Clients Objection handling 139

Sales Hacker

MAY 19, 2022

It’s based on an outdated way of thinking that selling is an art – perfected only by a select few. The reality is, selling isn’t an unteachable art. The best managers understand that the right follow-up ensures coaching actually sticks. But according to SiriusDecisions , up to 70% of B2B content sits unused.

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Quota Cross-sell Objection handling Up-sell 92

Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Sales Planning They develop sales plans, strategies, and tactics to meet or exceed sales goals. Building and Leading a High-Performing Sales Team Only 31% of sales managers had strong confidence in their sales team’s ability to meet key business objectives.

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Objectives and Key Results Quota Technique Construction 59

Hubspot

MARCH 20, 2018

When we talk about objection handling in sales, it is often focused on the later stages of the buying cycle, usually during negotiations. We focus on pricing and timing issues -- the types of objections that prevent a deal from closing. Second, d on’t sell the product, sell the next step. The Gatekeeper.

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Prospecting Objection handling Appointment SQL 101

Hubspot

JUNE 21, 2023

Brush-offs are time savers — ways for prospects to get you off their back without much regard for what you‘re selling or how you’re selling it. If you offer up a traditional, more passive response, your buyer will continue on autopilot — not even giving you a second thought when the call ends. Dare to be different.

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Contract Cross-sell Prospecting Follow-up 78

The 5% Institute

JANUARY 15, 2021

Small Business Owners require sales training for a number of reasons; it helps them have the knowledge to train their staff, ensure consistency is followed within their sales team, and to make sure all your potential clients have the same positive experience. Topic #6 – Help People Sell Themselves.

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Objectives and Key Results Sales Clients Objection handling 131

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

A sales cycle is a term used to describe the sales process steps, beginning when a sales rep identifies a potential customer to follow up after closing the sale. This information will help you when coming up with the perfect sales pitch that will appeal to your prospect and sell the value of whatever product/ service you might offer.

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Sales Cross-sell Pipeline Negotiate 105

Salesforce

JANUARY 3, 2024

As a sales leader, it’s your job to distribute this investment wisely and set your team up for success. Create agile frameworks for your organization With 82% of sales reps saying they’ve had to quickly adapt to new ways of selling amid global challenges, agility is one of the biggest competitive advantages a company can have.

Retail 64

Retail Objection handling Sales Cross-sell 64

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!) Meet ChatGPT: The account executive’s AI personal assistant What is ChatGPT?

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Objectives and Key Results Pitch Cold Call Sales 75

The 5% Institute

JUNE 7, 2023

Definition of in-person sales In-person sales refer to the process of selling products or services through direct interactions between sales professionals and customers. These interactions can take place in various settings, such as retail stores, trade shows, conferences, or client meetings.

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Represent Technique Sales Objection handling 52

Gong.io

JUNE 19, 2018

Step 1 – Prospecting: Get the First Meeting Every Time. If you can hold their attention, you’re twice as likely to book a meeting as someone who can only keep them on a three-minute call: You’ll hold their attention by making sure you have s omething worth saying. In fact, it makes you 40% less likely to book a meeting.

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Process Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Objection handling 103

Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2019

Here’s a fix for that: Sign up for our free Sales Success Master Class video series. What’s the best way to earn the right to ask questions during an intro sales meeting? If you spend 3-5 minutes STARTING a meeting with a well-crafted customer story … and THEN pass the torch to your buyer by saying: “Enough about us.

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Objectives and Key Results Pitch Hospitality Objection handling 108

Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

Sales success = meeting booked in the next 10 days. Sales Stat #2: DON’T ask for time when booking meetings with cold emails. We crunched the stats, and it turns out the “Interest CTA” is the highest performing call to action for cold emails: The Interest CTA sells the conversation, not the meeting. . Provide context. .

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Cold Call Sell Objectives and Key Results Negotiate 93

Highspot

JULY 6, 2023

With proven sales training strategies and ongoing coaching and enablement, reps will be ready to tackle the art of selling. Becoming a good salesperson involves much more than simply knowing your product; it’s a rich blend of product and market expertise, meaningful dialogue, solution-based selling, and emotional intelligence.

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Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Objection handling Pitch 52

Outreach

JULY 29, 2020

In addition, they also need to track many non-selling activities. One example is with out-of-office email replies , which make up about 18 percent of our internal replies. When the prospect returns to the office, the sequence resumes — making it 46 percent more likely that a prospect will book a meeting with their rep.

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Objectives and Key Results Objection handling Sales Relationship building 69

Highspot

JANUARY 29, 2024

With any sales strategy , you need to confidently speak to the product you’re selling, the value it adds, and how to position it to decision-makers to engage them in a way that resonates. You should have clear goals and objectives laid out before the call. It’s easy to have tunnel vision and get wrapped up in your proposal.

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Negotiate Closing Objectives and Key Results Technique 52

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Every time I meet sales enablement and sales executives, I ask, “What are the critical skills you are focusing on training and developing your people on? By now, about 70% of the people are looking at me cross-eyed, inevitably thinking, “Those aren’t selling skills, what’s this guy talking about?

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Cross-sell Objection handling Territory Up-sell 72

The 5% Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

Discuss how you actively listen to customers to understand their pain points , goals, and objectives. Explain how you use this information to tailor your sales approach and provide solutions that meet their specific needs. How important is the follow-up after a sales interview?

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Closing Objectives and Key Results Technique Sales 52