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The Definition of Insanity when it comes to Sales Coaching
Managers and leaders still listen to call recordings for hours on end, schedule time with the rep or agent to discuss what happened (and why it did not go right), still do…not as simple as inserting a rep on the front line and six-months later expecting the same repeatable revenue. Failing to … Try real-time…
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How Agent Coaching Software Can Help Me Stop Re-Coaching Agents
It’s time to stop re-coaching your reps! Let their … If you’re looking to improve your leadership skills, let’s …. Two very different ways of thinking are now causing a divide in the software sales world. There are so many options now when it comes to your tech stack, the worst part is most sales…
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Building Competence and Confidence: How to help your reps overcome call reluctance
The harsh reality of call reluctance is that it’s psychological. Most sales managers do not have a degree in Psychology. So, we decided to put together a cliff notes version on the … The first step to helping your reps overcome this fear is to have… The key in every situation when you are working…
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Q&A with Greg Reffner, Founder & CEO of Abstrakt
Greg has been through every sales role you can imagine. Once he realized that he had a knack for it, his career took off. While a competitive personality … But what’s even better than that – he wouldn’t take any of the credit for it. He would say it was all done by his team.
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The Harsh Reality of Objection Handling
The data on objection handling was surprising …. Candidly, it should not have been surprising as if I think back to my early days as a Sales Development Representative (SDR), the data from Abstrakt points almost exactly to the …
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Life as an SDR
Sales Development Representative aka a SDR. One of the most difficult, yet important roles within a seasoned sales organization. However the biggest gap remains that most SDRs don’t …. Not that I blame any of my managers that I’ve had along the way. It’s just the culture of sales.
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Why your Top Rep is probably not your Top Manager
The one and only Kevin “KD” Dorsey joined us on the latest episode of the podkast. When it comes to sales and leadership, there are quite a few similarities. Actually, the things that make you a great salesperson are the same things that make you a great leader. But why top reps generally fail is…
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Personality Profiles of Successful Sales Reps
When was the last time you checked to see how stressed your employees were? …. Do you use a personality test when it comes to finding the right candidate for your team? … Finding the right work-life balance is different now, but even more importantly so is finding the right candidate.
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All is fair in love and war (and sales?)
The decision to bend or break the rules with the goal of quota attainment in mind is only one each of us can make for ourselves. Some reps are able to make things very black and white, win deals and succeed. Others tend to live in the gray area, deploying various tools like…..
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Say Goodbye to Sales Slumps
Slumps not only happen in sales, they can happen with anything. One minute you’re hitting home runs and the next you can’t hit a ball to save your life. We have a few tips and tricks that our ….
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Tips and Strategies to nail your new SDR Compensation
Somewhere, someone (probably a marketer), knows exactly what the cost of a qualified lead is. The question is, if we get Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs), what are the chances of converting them to Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) and then on into being customers? If your marketing team is bringing in 50 MQLs a month, how…
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