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Why your reps do not apply their sales training
The number one problem with any sales training is that we spend a great deal of time practicing, training, and honing our skills… but managers don’t always follow through on making sure the training is being applied. One reason is that there is not an unlimited amount of time in the day, but the other…
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Why your reps don’t need cold calling scripts
Your reps don’t need cold calling scripts, your reps need call frameworks. Have you ever heard someone jump for joy when you say “here is a script” or worse, have you ever heard someone scripted and said, “Wow, now I really feel a connection to this rep”? Odds are you have not. So I would…
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Top 9 Sales Books
It is often said that a book is the best way to enter the mind of someone who has spent more time researching and studying a particular field than you will ever have. This is because a book will provide you with information on the subject without any personal opinion or preference on the matter,…
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Why Introverts Make the Best Sales Reps
Organizations that look to scale, should start to see the power of introverts in a sales culture because many introverted traits can be found in some of the most successful sales reps. One trait that is especially powerful is listening, which can help create rapport with clients. Another key trait is being able to synthesize…
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5 Signs to Help You Hire The Right SDR
You probably already know that the SDR position is one of the highest churn positions in the sales industry… not that any position in sales is super great for retention. And that is understandable. It’s a tough position that requires a lot of sacrifices and hard work. But that said, when hiring the right SDR…
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Don’t Trash Your Competition
Leveraging real time call coaching software, as opposed to traditional conversational intelligence platform systems, helps provide sales representatives with talk tracks that make them seem like they are a pro and ready, on day one!
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Why You Should Design a Calling Structure Using Call Frameworks
Incrementally, in B2B and sometimes even B2C sales, there is a need to have multiple calls, get multiple people on the call at once, ext. Closing out the call starts at the beginning of the call – you need to know what the end of the call looks like. If it’s a technical call to…
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3 Steps to Building Your Ideal Sales Team
You might lose candidates early due to competitive offers, you might lose them in the negotiation of the offer phase of trying to hire them. Do not get discouraged as this is really no different than selling a prospect. You are going to win some, you are going to lose some. All part of the…
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Why Your Reps Need Positive Reinforcement, Not Criticism
Go to your lowest-performing rep and find 3 things they are doing that are amazing. Say nice things about them, and then just let it go. That’s right, don’t coach them yet. Just let that ball of confidence roll for a day or two. Then pump them up again, only this time, be on their…
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Why “Script” is a Dirty 6 Letter Word
If a rep is given a script to use on a cold call to overcome objections and told to “use this script”, they are probably going to look at the script and only know how to handle situations outlined in the script. On the flip side, if a rep is given a framework and told…
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Cold Calling Strategies for Sales Teams
Instead of convincing the prospect to buy, the goal is to determine which of your solutions are a good fit, at the perfect time. Clearly demonstrate your organization’s ability to be a superior fit over the incumbent and the competition. Top-performing SDRs learn more about their prospects when they receive objections. They are able to…
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Top 5 Signs You are Ready to Stop Being Reactive with Call Coaching
There is a very specific reason that stop signs, traffic lights and push notifications are red. When humans see red, their reactions become faster and more forceful. We, as humans, associate red with danger (think about the last time you saw someone get mad or angry, what color did their face turn?). So, it is…