Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Detecting purchase readiness: The skill of identifying when a prospect shifts into a buying state signals the right moment to propose the sale. Initiating a preliminary agreement: Engage the prospect with statements and questions that lead to a tentative verbal commitment. What are the steps in the sales closing process?

Closing 52

Closing Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Technique 52

Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

Depending on their role within the team, inside sales reps engage in research, prospecting, email and social media outreach, cold calling, lead nurturing, qualification, demonstration, and negotiation conversations. It’s easier to accommodate the prospect and get in touch ASAP when you don’t need to fly out reps for a meeting.

Inside sales 62

Inside sales Commission Outside Sales Quota 62

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It can also help when handling objections from prospects. Examples include: Prospecting plays Develop a comprehensive strategy for identifying and reaching out to potential new customers. If any employees are new to presenting, this is a good chance to outline best practices and tips for public speaking.

Objectives and Key Results 59

Objectives and Key Results Technique CRM Follow-up 59

Closing Bigger

JANUARY 7, 2020

In today’s podcast I talk about the 8 rules that will help you understand the Right Brained Sales Revolution: If you commodify your clients they will commodify you Don’t aim to fit the sales culture, aim to be indispensable If it’s predictable, duplicable and repetitive it will be automated People skills eat sales hacking skills for breakfast Stop (..)

Objection handling 52

Objection handling Negotiate Sales Drivers/motivators 52

Closing Bigger

JANUARY 7, 2020

Presentation Skills. Objection Handling Skills. Negotiations. Curious Prospecting (Motivated lateral thinking). Presentation Skills. Objection Handling Skills. Negotiations. Curious Prospecting (Motivated lateral thinking). Curious Prospecting (Motivated lateral thinking).

Objection handling 52

Objection handling Negotiate Drivers/motivators Networking 52

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Prospecting. Sales prospecting is to find qualified leads that are close to being ready to buy the advertised business or service. Companies start prospecting by formulating an Ideal Customer Profile. So not only do sales reps prospect for new customers, but they also qualify them. Presentation.

Sales 105

Sales Cross-sell Pipeline Negotiate 105

Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

Sales Stats for Prospecting. Annoyed prospect. Annoyed prospect. Before you drop an F-bomb on your next sales call, let’s add one crucial caveat: Wait for the prospect to swear first : . Success rates increase when sellers present slides in mid and late-stage meetings. Sales Stat #1: DON’T use ROI in cold emails.

Cold Call 93

Cold Call Sell Objectives and Key Results Negotiate 93

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Prospects qualified? The most successful sales calls include tailored presentations and focus on building trust with prospects by addressing their unique pain points. A sales call is a conversation between a salesperson and a prospect about the purchase of a product or service. Market research done?

Objectives and Key Results 69

Objectives and Key Results Pitch X-functional Sales 69

Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2018

It influences everything from how the seller presents, to which objections the customer surfaces, to how much negotiating leverage you find yourself with at the end of the sales cycle. Spend 15-20 minutes on this, and get a “spokesperson” from every group to present the best questions they came up with. A few things….

Objection handling 92

Objection handling Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Sales 92

Hubspot

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Negotiation. Whether you are facilitating the purchase or sale of a property, having strong negotiation skills is a must. Seek out training opportunities that introduce you to new negotiation techniques and give you clear examples of effective negotiation that can deepen your level of understanding from all sides.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Education 66

Hubspot

AUGUST 6, 2019

The hands-on trainings have them building landing pages, setting up contacts, and presenting “final projects” at the end of their training cycle. Train reps on how your company handles prospecting. How does your company prospect? Practice negotiating and common object handling.

Negotiate 88

Negotiate Territory CRM Objection handling 88

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

At the risk of repeating myself, these programs have been upgraded in how they are being presented. Internal teams don’t think in terms of “objection handling,” but they have skills at resolving differences of opinions, contention/conflict within their own organizations.

Sell 92

Sell Objection handling Assembly Line Territory 92

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 29, 2020

I’m not sure I’ll present a methodology for the future, but I will suggest design principles for a Next Gen Sales Methodology. In today’s selling methodologies, we tend to focus on sales specific skills and capabilities, we talk about prospecting skills, qualifying, objection handling, negotiation, closing and other skills.

Sales 106

Sales Objection handling Represent Negotiate 106

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Hyper-targeted prospecting: AI is a personal research assistant who never sleeps. Real-life example: Creating ChatGPT parameters Nothing is more tedious than getting a long email from a prospect you need to pull key ideas out of and rewrite for the CRM. Researching ICPs and pain points Need to know more about your prospects?

Objectives and Key Results 76

Objectives and Key Results Pitch Cold Call Sales 76

The 5% Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

Prepare compelling answers that highlight your achievements, problem-solving abilities, and your approach to handling challenging situations. Be ready to provide specific examples of successful sales campaigns, difficult negotiations, and effective sales strategies you have implemented in the past.

Closing 52

Closing Objectives and Key Results Technique Sales 52

Lead Fuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Prospecting. The process of sales prospecting is to identify potential clients who are interested in your product or service. Prospecting starts with a company formulating an Ideal Customer Profile. Presentation. Handling objections.

Commission 52

Commission Sales Cross-sell Pipeline 52

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Hyper-targeted prospecting: AI is a personal research assistant who never sleeps. Real-life example: Creating ChatGPT parameters Nothing is more tedious than getting a long email from a prospect you need to pull key ideas out of and rewrite for the CRM. Researching ICPs and pain points Need to know more about your prospects?

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Pitch Cold Call Sales 52

Partners in Excellence

MAY 18, 2016

We wrap a lot of stuff about prospecting, qualifying, deal strategies, pipelines, call planning, presenting, proposing, value propositions, objection handling, closing, negotiating around this process. We spend billions training people in those skills.

Customers 51

Customers Objection handling Negotiate Technique 51

Engage Selling

OCTOBER 21, 2017

No matter how persuasive, compelling or brilliant you may be, it’s difficult to build a relationship with a prospect if you can’t get them to call you back. Most sales people use boring, outdated voice and email methods, which leave … Read More »

Prospecting 54

Prospecting Objection handling Sales Presentation 54

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 22, 2018

A good sales playbook breaks down your sales process—think buyer personas, call scripts, discovery, scoping and negotiation questions, and deal intelligence. If your sales team doesn’t know your product inside out—how are they supposed to guide prospects in understanding the value it brings to their respective needs and pain points?

Sales 100

Sales Gaming Objection handling Quota 100

Sales Hacker

APRIL 26, 2018

Nor can a salesperson achieve decent performance metrics without strategic thinking , affinity to technology , and presenting. These include prospecting, value articulation, problem solving, objection handling and negotiation , and relationship building. The list of required skills can go on and on. Sales Acumen.

Drivers/motivators 54

Drivers/motivators Non-Profits B2B Strategize 54

PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Give an incentive to the salesperson who signs the most deals with a specific sort of prospect the following month. Salespeople should take risks, from trying a new prospecting sales strategy to experimenting with different negotiation strategies. Attend an objection handling workshop.”

Sales 52

Sales Quota Trust Promote 52

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

1 Sales Skills for Prospecting: The ideal talk-to-listen ratio. But the top sales reps are great at prospecting. Sound advice… but NOT for prospecting calls. The talk-to-listen ratio for successful prospecting calls is higher than unsuccessful ones. The goal of prospecting is to sell the meeting. It’s tough.

Cold Call 118

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Cross-sell 118

Engage Selling

AUGUST 26, 2017

When you’re part of an organization whose sales team is spread out over a large territory, it’s easy to lose touch with what’s happening on the front lines, where staff work directly with prospects and customers. Your sales managers are … Read More »

Territory 48

Territory Sales Prospecting Objection handling 48

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

1 Sales Skills for Prospecting: The ideal talk-to-listen ratio. But the top sales reps are great at prospecting. Sound advice… but NOT for prospecting calls. The talk-to-listen ratio for successful prospecting calls is higher than unsuccessful ones. The goal of prospecting is to sell the meeting. It’s tough.

Cold Call 71

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Cross-sell 71

PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Negotiation play Negotiating with leads, answering questions, and overcoming objections are key parts of sales. Explain the best practices of the negotiation process and give actionable advice and examples on how to handle objections.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Contract Represent 52

SalesLoft

DECEMBER 3, 2019

So if you think about the core pillars of what makes a great set of sales skills, you’ve got things like discovery, you’ve got things like prospecting, and objection handling, and presenting and negotiation. And still, if you’re weak, for example, at objection handling, that is your weakest link.

Objection handling 59

Objection handling Quota Negotiate Presentation 59

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. Sales presentations. Sales presentations. Best-in-class sales playbooks include: .

Territory 118

Territory Objectives and Key Results Contract Price 118

Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Despite changes to our selling marketplace, too many sales professionals are rooted in beliefs about customer engagement that simply aren’t true. That’s why today, I’m going to dispel the three big sales engagement myths. Myth #1: Being on social media … Read More »

Sales 81

Sales Sell Objection handling Customers 81

Hubspot

JANUARY 22, 2018

Focus: Prospecting, negotiating and closing, social selling, and sales management. Jeff Hoffman’s workshops span the entire sales cycle, from getting your prospect’s attention to successfully winning their business. The right story, presented in the right way, can change the course of a sale. Sales Presentation Training.

Objectives and Key Results 101

Objectives and Key Results Inside sales Price Negotiate 101

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.

B2B 65

B2B Process Objection handling Negotiate 65

Engage Selling

DECEMBER 30, 2017

So far in this series, we’ve looked at how you can apply the hard-earned wisdom of top sales professionals who thrive in crowded, commodity-driven markets and apply it to any organization—even yours. One method is to focus on rethinking the … Read More »

Process 78

Process Objection handling Sales Presentation 78

Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Prospecting 2. Objection Handling 6. They’re split into sections from discovery call tips , to product demos , to objection handling , and more. Prospecting Sales Tips & Techniques. Let’s start with PROSPECTING! You have to hunt them with outbound prospecting. Quick Links 1. Discovery 4.

Technique 133

Technique Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Objection handling 133

Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

You know how it goes. You’re having a hectic week of client meetings or at a tradeshow and things begin to slide in the self-care department. Eat a greasy meal here, pull a late night there, and then load up … Read More »

Tradeshows 54

Tradeshows Clients Meeting Objection handling 54

Engage Selling

MARCH 24, 2018

Two of the toughest problems that salespeople struggle with are knowing when to recognize a deal is stuck, and understanding what needs to be done next. Stuck deals aren’t just ones that haven’t closed yet. They’re the ones that have … Read More »

Closing 48

Closing Objection handling Presentation Negotiate 48

Sales Hacker

APRIL 16, 2018

It begins with a phone call or an email and you move into that first meeting, the sales deck , the demo, the discovery call, objection handling, negotiation, closing, etc. 2) Be selfless: behind the scenes vs. at the front-lines. That’s the first most important thing you can do. Performance ramp. Sales effectiveness.

Territory 41

Territory Cross-sell Up-sell Objection handling 41

Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

It’s the worst question in sales and marketing today: How do I get better at cold calling? Spoiler alert: Cold calling is dead. Stop wasting your time with it. Here are the better questions to ask: Why do sales teams … Read More »

Cold Call 54

Cold Call Objection handling Sales Presentation 54