The 5% Institute

JUNE 15, 2023

In the world of sales and business, objections are inevitable. When you’re trying to sell a product or service, potential customers often raise concerns or doubts that can hinder the sales process. Common Objections and How to Handle Them 1. Understand their perspective and validate their feelings.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Focusing on overcoming sales objections is likely holding you back and poisoning your customer relationships. Afterall, objection handling is often considered one of the foundational pillars of sales — one of the critical elements necessary to win more deals. The premise behind “overcoming objections” is simple.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 6, 2019

If you confuse objection handling and negotiating , you could be losing sales. . In this article, we’ll look at what objection handling and negotiating are (and what they aren’t). Then we’ll go in-depth to look at 5 techniques for handling objections and sales negotiation, so you always walk away with a win.

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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? studied 67,149 sales call recordings from our database of over 1,000,000 recorded calls. It’s as if objections trigger them into slow motion.

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criteria for success

AUGUST 8, 2019

Objection handling is a normal part of buying and selling. Unfortunately, certain sellers see objection handling as an obstacle rather than opportunity. They fear [ ] The post The Breakthrough Guide to Objection Handling appeared first on Criteria for Success.

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Hubspot

MARCH 2, 2018

Common Sales Objections. I can't sell this internally.". Every prospect you speak to has sales objections, or reasons they’re hesitant to buy your product. Why are sales objections unavoidable? To be successful, reps must learn how to both discover and resolve these objections. I hate you.".

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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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criteria for success

AUGUST 1, 2019

Have you ever met that ideal prospect who agreed with everything you pitched and immediately bought whatever you were trying to sell? So in order to close more deals, sales reps need to have a thorough understanding of the [ ] The post The Objection Handling Process: What Sales Reps Need to Know!

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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? studied 67,149 sales call recordings from our database of over 1,000,000 recorded calls. It’s as if objections trigger them into slow motion.

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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? studied 67,149 sales call recordings from our database of over 1,000,000 recorded calls. It’s as if objections trigger them into slow motion.

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Cerebral Selling

APRIL 6, 2021

365 days after the release of Sell The Way You Buy , here are some of my key sales lessons learned from a year of pandemic selling. ROI is an objective statistic. Value is a subjective feeling that can vary wildly in different selling situations. Related article: Sell More by losing Faster .

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 13, 2022

Here’s a pop quiz for sellers and sales enablement folks. If you are a sales enablement person, Does your sales training/learning program included formal training and development on change and change management? Our sales training programs spend a lot of time helping us develop skills around what we sell and how we sell.

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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. The solution?

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The 5% Institute

AUGUST 2, 2022

These sales drills are a great way to make your usual sales training sessions fun, enjoyable, and easier to remember. When sales drills are fun, there’s a better return on your time spent. In this article, we’ll explore five effective sales drills that you should do with your sales team. Validate the objection.

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Open ended sales questions are a crucial aspect of the sales process. Additionally, we’ll cover some of the common mistakes to avoid when asking open ended sales questions. What are open ended sales questions? What are open ended sales questions? Why should you ask open ended sales questions?

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Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 23, 2023

In sales, customer objections are a fact of life. But running into the same objections time and time again can make selling feel more like Groundhog Day, especially when you know they’re coming! Here are three powerful ways to use inoculation in your sales motion. We had successfully inoculated them.

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The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2021

An important skill to learn that’ll help you dramatically if you’re selling products and services, is knowing exactly how to sell over the phone – which is why we’ve created these five tips to make it easier. In this article, you’ll learn how to close sales over the phone more effectively , and more consistently.

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The 5% Institute

AUGUST 6, 2021

An important skill to learn that’ll help you dramatically if you’re selling products and services, is selling over the phone – which s why we’ve created these five tips to make it easier. In this article, you’ll learn how to close sales over the phone more effectively , and more consistently. Selling Over the Phone?

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 15, 2022

We tend to focus on “If you do this one thing…” As a result, we may focus only on prospecting, or only on objection handling, or anything else. The post The Importance Of “Flow” In Selling first appeared on Partners in EXCELLENCE Blog -- Making A Difference.

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The 5% Institute

APRIL 13, 2021

One of the most effective things you can do with your sales team, is to introduce activities to practice sales conversations and other sales tasks to improve their effectiveness. Not All Practice Sales Activities Are Equal. Our five prescribed practice sales activities will help you achieve both.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 8, 2020

A reader asked me, “Dave, when are you publishing a book on complex B2B selling? There are hundreds, if not thousands, of books on the topic–and look at how little they have really contributed to changing how we sell and improving our ability to create great value. I’d start by never talking about the selling process.

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Engage Selling

DECEMBER 1, 2017

A lot of work in the sales process focuses on handling objections. I’m going to make this simple for you and give you three steps that will help you handle just about any objection that you come across. First, pause … Read More »

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 17, 2019

As Regina and I walked back to her station, I said, “Great job of up-selling and objection handling!” ” I played back what I’d seen, but using sales terminology around the upsell, objection handling and creating great value for customers. They know if they do, the revenue will follow.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

When I think about different types of sales calls, some of the first terms that come to mind are terms like warm calling or cold calling. Sales professionals not only convert prospects into buyers, they hold the power to negotiate, upsell, and even problem-solve after the initial purchase is made.

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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. Not All Sales Team Building Games Are Equal. Our five prescribed sales team building games will help you achieve both.

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Lead Fuze

JULY 18, 2023

Learning how to handle objections in sales calls is a crucial skill for any sales professional. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the art of handling sales objections effectively. We will also highlight the importance of building trust with prospects through effective objection handling.

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The 5% Institute

JULY 20, 2021

One of the most important parts of the sales process as well as your sales conversations, is handling sales call objections the right way. Handling sales call objections can either help you close the sale, or potentially break rapport if you handle them incorrectly.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 6, 2021

I stumble on one entitled “Selling Without Feeling ‘Salesy'” I didn’t listen to it, but it struck a nerve. We immediately think of sales people who develop relationships, not because they value the relationship, but they can manipulate the individual to get a sale.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 13, 2022

Lately, I’ve been watching some eLearning programs on objection handling. It suddenly struck me, there’s a unique arrogance we sellers have about the concepts of objections. Too often, the underlying thinking seems to be that salespeople are the only people that encounter objections.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building. The strategy ensures reps are well-prepared to meet and exceed sales targets.

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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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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training?

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Many sales reps feel this way, constantly racing to adapt to the unpredictable. Fortunately, if you’re aiming for peak sales performance in an uncertain world, you’re in the right place. Our guide provides critical strategies and sales readiness tools to ensure your sellers have the core knowledge and skills to thrive.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In the face of all this, for the most part we are training our sales people in the same skills I learned many decades ago, and my predecessors learned decades before that. Even concepts of insight based selling are repackaging of consultative, solution, customer focused selling programs of the 60s, 70s, 90s.

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The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Sales training activities, exercises and games are a great way to make your usual sales training sessions fun, enjoyable, and easier to remember. When sales training activities are fun, there’s a better return on your time spent. 5 x Effective Sales Training Activities to Boost Your Sales Skills.

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The 5% Institute

JUNE 27, 2023

In the world of business, sales play a crucial role in driving growth and profitability. A well-executed sales motion can make all the difference in achieving sales targets and establishing a strong market presence. The Importance of an Effective Sales Motion An effective sales motion is vital for business success.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 3, 2024

The same objection handling and closing techniques, Carefully constructed phraseology no longer resonates because everyone else is using the same technique. We are most productive and impactful, when we look at the buying/selling process from end to end, maximizing our effectiveness and impact across the entire process.

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