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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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Smaller Sales Team, same quota. Now what?
The evidence is compelling, those who put in the work now can see an exponential outcome. Through the pandemic, sales teams had to make drastic changes to ensure teams were hitting their quota… the same thing has to happen now. Smaller sales team, same quota? So what. Go ….
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Fight, Flight or Freeze: Using call intelligence software during an economic downturn
Sales teams are ever-changing and when there is economic uncertainty your team can be shaken up. This is exactly why you should invest in call intelligence software for your sales team… Some sales enablement software can be great, but if your team does not use it then it’s not worth it
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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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The Struggles (and how to overcome them) of Founder-Led Sales
Some wise words from Matt Wolach, B2B SaaS Sales Coach at Xsellus. While the focus of this podcast is founder-led sales, most of these principles that Matt shared can be applied to sales in general. Before you can grow in sales, you need to …. The other piece to founder-led sales…. don’t get emotional. Disconnect…
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Stop blaming the SDR
Nicholas Thickett, Managing Partner at Alignd and host of the B2B Power Hour, joined us to talk about why most SDRs aren’t qualified to make cold calls ….. And what happens when they fail? We blame the SDR. Tune in to get some solid…
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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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How to execute Product Led Growth based on the Stage of your Company
Breezy Beaumont, Head of Growth & Marketing at Correlated, joined us on the podkast to discuss everything Product Led Growth (PLG)! One of the biggest myths around PLG is that it’s ….. Listen to all the details about how PLG is all about improving your ….
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Everybody is thinking it, but nobody is talking about it
Do you ever get nervous about what you can and can’t say on social media? Nadja Komnenic, Head of Business Development at Lemlist, talks all about how to build your personal brand on social media. Being vulnerable can be scary, but she gives you great tips to get started and how it’s all about building…
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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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Best Sales Coaching Techniques For Your Team
Ever wonder why it’s so hard to find the best sales coaching techniques that actually work? … Focusing on more of the tactical side, measuring productivity is key … The best leaders are people focused, not …
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Explain It To Me Like I’m Five
In this episode of The Abstrakt Podkast featuring Kevin Hopp, CEO of Hopp Consulting Group and host of The Sales Career Podcast, talks all about cold calling, SDRs, tech stack, and so much more … Think about it …. can your employees really tell the story of how the solution is valuable to the customers…