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Building with the Buyers Journey in Mind
I value what I would call the three P’s: the people, their processes, and their pain points. And understanding that second, is work with your account management team or whoever maintains that relationship with your customers.
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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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How to Measure the Dirty Deal Details that Seem to be Neglected!
Working collaboratively, sales professionals and customers find the right solutions, while driving additional sales success for your sales team. Individualistic approaches may create top sales performers that become heroes. But how does Sales Management encourage top performers to share and transfer their knowledge to the rest of the team?
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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…
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The Subconscious Mind’s Secret
Stored in the subconscious mind are all your beliefs, memories, and life experiences. Now, while sales representatives can’t have access to someone’s dreams, knowing what steps to take to access their subconscious mind is absolutely doable. For anyone in a sales or support role, accessing the subconscious mind is critical. This is from where their…
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How to be an Effective Storyteller (and increase your sales!)
“I would say you can’t afford *not* to tell stories now in a cold call. We have to use common sense. But essentially, we want to be relevant and relatable. It’s very easy to say “Hey Greg, I was talking to John who’s just like you were right down the road in Arizona. John and…
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Teaching Sales Representatives to Fish
This podkast with Mike Fisher discussed asking questions on the front-end of a conversation and determining what the customer’s needs are early in the process, rather than “showing up and throwing up”. Mike has been training business development teams across the globe for about 20 years. The discussion centered on “closing deals”; the goal of…
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Even Senior Agents Have Bad Days – How Can Call Center Software Help?
Tracking sales calls couldn’t be easier with a transcript, live cues, and a call guide to follow. Not because your inside sales or outbound salespeople couldn’t handle it without it, but because now you can hire for attitude and train to fit. Your best performers will perform better, your worst performers will outrun your competitor’s…
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How to Build Your Own Career Progression in Sales Leadership
ABSTRAKT had a great opportunity to talk with Florin Tatulea about How to Build Your Own Career Progression in Sales Leadership. They dove into how strategically making choices about career decisions helps to drive what you do in your career. How can a person help drive results that are most impactful to an organization that…
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