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Why Are You Still Using Your Old Playbooks?

Partners in Excellence

We still train our people the way we always have, providing them endless product training and sales skills training (prospecting, qualifying, need identification, proposing, objection handling, closing). Yet year after year quota attainment plummets, our activities present fewer results, win rates plummet.

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What Having Cancer Taught Me About Sales

Cerebral Selling

Indeed, from negotiating tactics learned from going a few rounds with my kids , to objection handling lessons from pandemic politics , there are so many valuable sales lessons that life can teach us if we remain mindful and open to them. You might be stressed because you find yourself woefully behind on your quota attainment.

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Proven Strategies for Effective Sales Management

Highspot

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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Are You Being Helpful?

Partners in Excellence

Some focus on skills like objection handling, closing, negotiation. Sales performance numbers continue to decline (for example % of sales people making quota). Our success as leaders seems to decline, as measured by voluntary/involuntary churn, inability to meet goals, declining employee and NPS scores.

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What is Inside Sales? Everything You Need to Know

Gong.io

They travel to meet clients (whether by car, plane, or foot), and attend industry events and conferences to painstakingly prospect new leads. An inside AE ( Account Executive ) takes meetings booked by BDRs or directly by the buyer, presents product demonstrations, and closes contracts. Booking meetings on behalf of other sales agents.

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5 Key Strategies for Building a Team of Unicorn Sellers

Sales Hacker

Revenue leaders who accept this notion often cross their fingers during the hiring process, hoping they’re lucky enough to find the rare “unicorn seller” with those innate, unteachable skills that translate to quota attainment. Read more: How I Reduced My Sales Team’s Objection Rate by 254%. Rather, it’s a science.

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Unlock Sales Potential with a Sales Training Strategy

Highspot

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.