The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2017

One of the more common questions I am asked by my Students is sales objection handling. Ranging from money, to ‘needing to think about it’, there are all kinds of objections you’ll come across when having conversations with your potential clients. Sales Objection Handling – A Step By Step Process.

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Gong.io

APRIL 27, 2018

Objection handling techniques, tips, and tricks for sales are all over the Internet. So what makes this the BEST post about objection handling you’ll ever read? But, the way successful salespeople were handling sales objections were golden and we wanted to share them as well. We’ve seen it last up to 21.45

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Gong.io

APRIL 27, 2018

Objection handling techniques, tips, and tricks for sales are all over the Internet. So what makes this the BEST post about objection handling you’ll ever read? But, the way successful salespeople were handling sales objections were golden and we wanted to share them as well. We’ve seen it last up to 21.45

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Cerebral Selling

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

With heavy talk of inflation and a looming recession (or a recession that’s already started) buyers are anxiously shifting their budgets, headcount, and growth plans, leaving salespeople to hear objections like: now isn’t the right time. my CFO is asking me to put together a “recession plan”. call me back when the storm passes.

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Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 23, 2023

Or maybe you’re constantly coming up against the same competitor in your sales cycles and have to deal with non-stop questions around feature comparisons and landmines that have been set for you. There are two important things to keep in mind before you start injecting these tactics into your sales and marketing motions!

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SaaStr

MARCH 25, 2023

So one recent survey we did really brought out a healthy debate: does your VP of Sales really need to be a product expert? Many of the comments said it was more important a VP of Sales understand process and leadership more than the product itself. I say, you just gotta know the product. A true product savant?

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The 5% Institute

AUGUST 2, 2022

Sales Drills #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. 3 – Pre-Frame.

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

If doing a product demo FEELS easy and intuitive, watch out. Even if you have lots of product knowledge, doing a product demo persuasively is hard and counterintuitive. I mean that what feels right during a product demo usually causes failure. 3 Million Product Demos Analyzed. What do I mean?

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Let’s get started (or fast forward using the table of contents below)! Five examples of close ended sales questions Have you used a similar [product/service] before? Are you interested in purchasing this [product/service] in the near future? What are open ended sales questions? Have you budgeted for this purchase?

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The 5% Institute

MAY 18, 2021

Objection handling. Rapport Building Sales Questions To Ask Customers: “Where were you working before you started at [current company]?”. First of all, it allows them to open up about themselves and their previous experience. How can you perhaps help them get there with your product or service? Qualification.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Hearing sales objections make a rep want to: Say these words: “I’ve got the perfect solution for you!”. Launch (knee-jerk styles) into a monologue about how their product solves the problem. Handling sales objections well is a skill that separates good reps from their top-performing peers. Both of them are a bad idea.

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Lead Fuze

JUNE 30, 2023

We’ll also explore effective follow-up strategies using advanced tools like HubSpot, along with other beneficial resources for sellers. Mastering objection handling techniques such as Sandler’s Reverse Negative approach will be another focus area. Talk about a secret weapon for follow-ups that convert.

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The 5% Institute

APRIL 13, 2021

Although this is completely normal, it’s still very important to have regular sessions with your team, as it keeps communication healthy, and creates an opportunity to up skill their training and abilities. 1 – Objection Handling. The first on our list of practice sales activities, is objection handling.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 30, 2023

We may have buffed them up a little to make them look shinier, but underneath they are what we have always done. It hasn’t changed since I started selling, despite all the data showing us customers don’t buy that way. We engage in linear selling processes–Prospecting, Qualifying, Discovering, Proposing, Closing.

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The 5% Institute

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Sales team building games can be a great way to break up your usual sales team meetings , because it allows your Sales Professionals to enhance their personal development in a lighter way. 1 – Objection Handling. The first on our list of sales team building games, is objection handling.

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Salesforce

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the enterprise world, generative AI has shaken up fields from marketing and sales to service and ecommerce. 11 Time-Saving GPT Prompts for Sales Crafting a good GPT prompt can be deceptively simple, but getting it just right requires nuance that can deliver a big productivity win, especially in sales. Here’s our advice.

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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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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Keeping up with new products, trends, and customer expectations can feel like navigating a maze without a map. Four Pillars of Sales Readiness Getting Started with Sales Readiness The Power of Sales Preparedness What Is Sales Readiness? Prepared sellers understand products and confidently convey their value to customers.

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Highspot

JULY 18, 2023

When you’re planning how you’ll build a successful sales strategy, it’s important to know where you’re starting from and where you want to end up. pricing sheets, sales templates, assessments, refined sales pitches) is crucial for them to start selling immediately.

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The 5% Institute

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Sales resistance is something you’ll experience as a Business Owners or Sales Professional when selling your products or services. Sales resistance is the resistance a potential client or customer feels before they buy a product or service. Sales objections usually come from two places. The presentation or pitch then starts.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Instead of simply steamrolling through their objection, own it. Fall on your sword and acknowledge their objection. This tactic is the first step in preventing a buyer from hanging up on you, ending the call seconds after they answer. These are all simple, direct, and reasonable ways to validate a buyer’s objection.

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Cerebral Selling

OCTOBER 30, 2022

I was instantaneously thrust into a world of tests, scans, special doctors, surgeries, follow-up treatments, and the crazy rollercoaster of emotions that go with all the above. However, despite my secrecy, there were people I opened up to immediately about my experience. It starts with Googling WAY too many things!

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Martech

JULY 19, 2023

I got to really know outbound marketing: Objection handling, what do we say to a customer? Between that and being a cold-calling account executive, you can pretty much talk to anyone because you have been exposed to being hung up on and, all kinds of things. I ended up leaving them. I managed a floor of people.

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The 5% Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Objection handling. Rapport Building Questions To Ask A Potential Client: “Where were you working before you started at [current company]?”. First of all, it allows them to open up about themselves and their previous experience. How can you perhaps help them get there with your product or service? Qualification.

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The 5% Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Fun sales training games can be a great way to break up your usual sales team meetings , because it allows your Sales Professionals to enhance their personal development in a lighter way. 1 – Objection Handling. The first on our list of fun sales training games, is objection handling.

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Starting Meetings 3. Objection Handling 6. They’re split into sections from discovery call tips , to product demos , to objection handling , and more. Let’s get started. Let’s start with PROSPECTING! If they do, I’m willing to bet that your respect for them jumps up a notch. Discovery 4.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building. When done well, it will boost sales productivity and efficiency, and enhance customer interactions. When a rep knows their product, they can easily earn customers’ trust and respect.

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criteria for success

JANUARY 20, 2022

This fear is also a leading cause of debilitating “head trash” that can keep salespeople from making enough cold-calls or setting up new business meetings. With that said, go into meetings and cold-calls prepared to field a wide range of objections. There you have it – the five most common categories of sales objections.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

It starts with prospecting for potential leads, then moves through to negotiation and closing the deal. Here’s what the B2B sales cycle looks like: Prospecting: This business development is where the sales process begins, as sales reps search for potential clients who might need their products or services. What is B2B Sales Training?

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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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Salesforce

JANUARY 3, 2024

As a sales leader, it’s your job to distribute this investment wisely and set your team up for success. Here’s where that starts. Go on our Guided Tour to see how Sales Cloud boosts productivity at every stage of the sales cycle. Keep testing your messaging, questions, and objection-handling techniques.

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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. Product demo flows. Product demo flows. Objection handling. Round up your corporate-approved, top-notch sales decks.

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Salesforce

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The goal of a sales cycle is to ensure reps are uncovering customer needs and resources they can map to product solutions before ever making a pitch. When you’ve really got the stages in the right order in your sales cycle down, it frees you up to be connected with your prospect in the moment,” said Elyse Archer, CEO and founder of She Sells.

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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.

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 16, 2024

In Qualified’s latest video series GTM AI , host Sarah McConnell sits down with leaders from the most cutting-edge SaaS companies to learn how their AI-fueled products can modernize your GTM motion. Follow-ups improve the customer experience by showing how much you actually care about their business. But that’s not all.

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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. To start, show your team the data behind asking great questions. Your sales team can be amazing at discovery, presenting, and objection handling.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For a long time, sales leaders thought that the way to give sales teams a leg up was to help them target the right buyers in the right ways. But if you thought that gifted reps and some targeted marketing would get your team to the top, pull up a chair. Let’s start by answering this simple question: “What is Sales Enablement?”.

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