Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Rejection is part of the job in sales. As sales leaders, it’s our responsibility to help our salespeople overcome the fear of rejection and build confidence in their ability to succeed despite it. Here are 5 ways to teach your team to handle rejections, objections, and losses, and come back up swinging.

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Salesforce

AUGUST 25, 2022

Sales reps are the engine that drives your pipeline. But that engine only works when reps get the training they need on the latest tools and sales strategies. Here’s the rub: it’s easy to lose sales momentum if you pull your team away from selling for training. Tip #3: Personalize sales enablement tips for each rep.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The moment a customer voices a sales objection, it’s tempting to do two things. Hearing sales objections make a rep want to: Say these words: “I’ve got the perfect solution for you!”. Handling sales objections well is a skill that separates good reps from their top-performing peers.

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The 5% Institute

MAY 16, 2023

Sales is the lifeblood of any business, driving revenue and growth. However, achieving consistent sales success can be challenging, even for experienced professionals. That’s where sales coaches come in. What is a Sales Coach? What is a Sales Coach?

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 14, 2023

When I look at sales performance, there are a lot of things one can do to improve sales performance. We can spend a lot of time focusing on specific selling skills, for example questioning, probing, objection handling, presenting skills, closing skills. Do the math on what that means for pipeline coverage.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Effective sales management is the core of any successful business. Read on as we break down why strong sales management matters, along with proven strategies to achieve it. It involves planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the sales activities within an organization to achieve its revenue targets and close deals.

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

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. Why’s that? Ramp new hires faster.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 2, 2018

Your sales and marketing teams may experience a serious pipeline drought when GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) goes into effect on May 25. That means the number of sales meetings and qualified opportunities that come into your pipeline is at risk of being cut in half. Treat sales meetings as precious assets.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 30, 2023

We have our classic, “marketing catches them/sales skins them” approach. Marketing creates awareness/demand, sales qualifies/closes. We measure our people the way we’ve always measured them–primarily activities(emails, dials, meetings, proposals), 3X pipelines (regardless of the health), and quota attainment.

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Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, implementing new sales strategies, or upskilling your team, sales training and coaching will always be of utmost importance. Oftentimes, sales managers won’t have the bandwidth to set up personalized training and coaching sessions for each rep on their team. That’s where AI comes in.

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Gong.io

MAY 31, 2021

Meet Exceed sales goals. Pick any (or all) of the above, and you have the reason sales playbooks exist. A sales playbook serves as a guide or a model for capturing best practices for each and every potential sales situation. Best-in-class sales playbooks include: . Sales enablement materials. Team processes.

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

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. Why’s that? Ramp new hires faster.

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 16, 2024

In a recent episode, Sarah talked with Kristin Swindle , Salesloft’s Manager of Enterprise Sales Engineering, about how Salesloft AI, including their new product Rhythm, can be the AI co-pilot sellers need to be more effective. Sending a recap email with action items is a best practice in sales that has become an expectation.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 16, 2019

Let’s get some sales activity going! 21 Cold Calling Secrets From the Sales Masters. Cold Call Objection Handling – Outreach (is gated). 14 Actionable Cold Calling Tips and Techniques – Sales Hacker. Cold Call Objection Handling – Outreach (is gated). Expand Your Pipeline. There is no try.”

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Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The answer lies in lead generation driven by sales development reps. To truly unlock their potential, a robust sales development playbook is vital. What Is a Sales Development Playbook? Benefits of a Sales Development Playbook How Do You Create a Winning Sales Development Playbook?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The problem in sales is that we tend to be “givers.” By understanding all the gives and gets along the way and matching them up, we can know exactly what to ask for, and when, in order to move the deal through the pipeline to closure — or get out before it’s too late. Keep track as you go through the sales process.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 13, 2019

Sales is no different, we have our own vocabulary, terms like prospecting, qualifying, objection handling, pipeline, funnel, discovery, closing, quota. Along with those, we develop tools that help us with those things, for example, objection handling techniques, closing techniques, qualifying techniques, and so forth.

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Salesforce

JANUARY 3, 2024

According to the State of Sales report, cross-functional alignment is sales leaders’ #1 tactic for driving growth. With sales budgets expected to increase , sales teams have an exciting opportunity to work together to try new things and drive revenue for their companies, but this requires a strategic mindset.

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Lead Fuze

JUNE 30, 2023

We’ll discuss the importance of persistence and thorough research in achieving your sales goals. You’ll learn how to overcome common pitfalls like ‘happy ears’ syndrome, which can cloud your judgment during crucial stages of the sale. Tools like HubSpot Sales can help track these essential figures.

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The 5% Institute

JUNE 15, 2023

One crucial role in achieving these goals is that of a Sales SDR (Sales Development Representative). A Sales SDR plays a vital role in generating leads, nurturing prospects, and supporting the sales team in driving revenue. What is a Sales SDR? What is a Sales SDR?

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You’d have fewer lost deals right now and you’d be heading for the long-term results you want (like an accurate forecast and a President’s Club-level sales team). In this post, we’ll explore the analytics you should track now using sales analytics software so you know where to invest your coaching time. We’re down with sharing it.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before we dive into sales cycle management, let’s first focus on what a sales cycle is and the sales cycle steps. What Is a Sales Cycle? 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.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 13, 2019

Recently, someone posed a question on LinkedIn: “What is the most important part of the sales process?—–Prospecting, Others look at skills like questions, objection handling, and so forth. If we focus on closing, we empty our pipelines and have nothing left to close.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

These are the luxuries afforded to the typical inside sales rep. But aside from the obvious environmental difference, there’s a lot more that separates inside from outside sales teams, and that’s what we’re going to explore here. What is inside sales? . Inside sales vs. outside sales .

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Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2018

“I’m running out of sales training ideas ,” the director of sales told me, a bit embarrassed. “My My job is to upskill the sales team ,” he said. But keeping a calendar of sales training topics has been tough to juggle with everything else I have to do.”. This story is more common than many sales managers care to admit.

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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. Let’s take a look at the stages of a sales cycle, and how you can use it to secure regular deal wins. What you’ll learn: What is a sales cycle?

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The 5% Institute

JULY 4, 2023

In the competitive world of business, sales attainment plays a crucial role in determining the success of a company. Achieving and exceeding sales targets is a priority for organizations looking to grow and thrive. It is a measure of how well a company performs in terms of meeting or surpassing its sales objectives.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

B2B sales is a rapidly evolving discipline. With this in mind, what place do progressive technologies like AI ( artificial intelligence ) and machine learning have in a modern sales process? With this in mind, what place do progressive technologies like AI ( artificial intelligence ) and machine learning have in a modern sales process?

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Gong.io

MARCH 26, 2021

Sales training is the most underrated growth driver. Because training is the lever that fuels all other initiatives (new products, multi-year contracts, or sales methodology – you name it). This 4-step sales training plan will help you cut bad coaching habits and set your team on an unstoppable winning streak. To each other.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 14, 2022

I’ve seen numerous discussions around, “our people aren’t doing the prospecting needed to fill their pipelines, but if we compensate them on their prospecting efforts, we can incent them to do the work… ” Huughh???? How do we count the number of objections they get, so we can comp them on objection handling?

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence is massively changing the game in sales — and has huge potential for account executives. The future of AI in sales What AI can do for account executives The Harvard Business Review found sales teams using AI increased leads by more than 50% and reduced costs by up to 60%.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 25, 2024

The majority of our sales engagement strategies involve us in only the very latest stages of our customers’ buying journeys. We train our people in competitive differentiation and objection handling. Think of the revenue and growth we are foregoing by restricting our sales strategies to just beating the competition!

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Objection Handling 6. Looking for a rich list of sales techniques and tips you can use to close more deals? We’ve pulled together a list of 55 sales techniques, tips, and best practices. They’re split into sections from discovery call tips , to product demos , to objection handling , and more. Discovery 4.

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The 5% Institute

JULY 4, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, reviewing sales performance is crucial for companies aiming to achieve sustainable growth. By analysing sales data and evaluating key metrics, businesses can identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities, enabling them to make informed decisions and drive revenue.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 2, 2020

What’s the difference between sales enablement and Sales Engagement? As sales leaders figure out how to do more with less, 9 out of 10 sales orgs consider a Sales Engagement Platform (SEP) critical to their team’s success. What is a Sales Engagement Platform (SEP)? Is Sales Engagement Always the Right Fit?

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you consider sales training to be the first of several steps toward boosting profits, it’s easy to see why it’s such a crucial investment. Sales training lays the foundation for future revenues by increasing your team’s satisfaction, loyalty and competence, all of which improve their interaction with the customer.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 17, 2021

We sales people have adopted a unique vocabulary about what we do and how we work. One of the things I learned as a beginning sales person was to learn the language of my customers. ” The language we adopt as sales people, like other disciplines, enables us to communicate effectively with each other.

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