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7 Winning Steps for Effective Objection Handling

Salesforce

We learned very quickly that the biggest obstacle to closing new business isn’t the objections themselves, it’s how the team manages the objections. The key to effective objection handling is using a question-based framework that puts the prospect at ease. Why is objection handling important?

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4 Steps to Help Your Sales Team Nail Objection Handling

SalesLoft

For sales teams, there’s simply nothing worse than progressing a deal through the pipeline only to have a no-go objection come up at the 11th hour. Move the deal back to an earlier stage where the objection should have been addressed, which involves re-engaging other stakeholders to resolve it.

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Why 3x Pipeline Coverage Is a Terrible Strategy

Salesforce

The sales pipeline should be three times the annual quota.” You might know this as the “3x Pipeline Coverage” rule. ” Then I became a chief revenue officer, and the pipeline suddenly became real. I’d sit down with sales reps for pipeline reviews , and we couldn’t answer the most basic question: “How big is big enough?”

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The Impact of GDPR on Sales Could Cut Your Pipeline in Half—Here’s What You Can Do About It

Gong.io

Starting May 25th, the impact of GDPR on sales and marketing teams could force you to experience a serious pipeline drought. That means the impact of GDPR on sales will put a number of meetings and qualified opportunities that come into your pipeline at risk of being cut in half. Zoom in on the deals that make up your pipeline.

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Win Rate Hacks

Partners in Excellence

We can spend a lot of time focusing on specific selling skills, for example questioning, probing, objection handling, presenting skills, closing skills. When we look at pipelines, there are a few key factors in our pipelines: Quality/integrity, volume, velocity. Do the math on what that means for pipeline coverage.

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B2B Sales Training Topics: Boost Your Team’s Performance

The 5% Institute

From prospecting and lead generation to objection handling and closing techniques, we will cover a wide range of topics that are essential for B2B sales success. Time and Pipeline Management Effective time and pipeline management is critical for your B2B sales training topics package.

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The Impact of GDPR on Sales Could Cut Your Pipeline in Half—Here’s What You Can Do About It

Gong.io

Starting May 25th, the impact of GDPR on sales and marketing teams could force you to experience a serious pipeline drought. That means the impact of GDPR on sales will put a number of meetings and qualified opportunities that come into your pipeline at risk of being cut in half. Zoom in on the deals that make up your pipeline.