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As Bruce Arians would say… no risk it, no biscuit
Spencer Fossen, our VP of Customer Success, got to join Clare Dobson on The Startup Sidekick podcast. He has already made a tremendous impact here and if you’re looking to learn about career progression, this is the episode for you. From sales to customer success, it’s all about relationship building.
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How to Create a Better Team with Remote Call Training
Investing in call training for your team ranks just as important as onboarding new team members properly. The reps or agents on the phone need to be … Personalize Your Call Training Programs. Personalization takes more time, but … Here are some examples of each: Positive: ”It was great that you managed to complete all…
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Different ways to motivate your sales reps using Conversational Intelligence Tools
When it comes to motivating your sales reps, we need to take a step back and look at the personalities that encompass your sales team. Most sales reps are … A Salesforce survey found that 71% of companies reported sales performance gains of … Tactic #2: Tool Up With Conversational Intelligence Tools. Software is the…
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence
In the first episode of The Startup Sidekick Podcast. Kyle Burnett joins Clare Dobson to discuss what it’s like being on the ground floor as a Co-Founder and if all of the hard work was worth it. Plus here about his new adventure, Little Taller.
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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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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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… And Then There Was One
Clare Dobson, VP of Marketing at Abstrakt, joins Greg Reffner to discuss the rebrand and the “passing of the torch”. This is officially the last episode of what is known as The Abstrakt Podkast. Clare will take over and the new podcast will be…
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Measuring and Improving QA scores
QA scores are important to contact centers because they … There are multiple factors that go into improving QA scores – one small change isn’t going to make a big difference. But changing too much isn’t going to change either. There is a balance in how you …
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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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How To Effectively Use Storytelling In Sales
Storytelling in sales is more powerful than most people realize. The connection you can create with your prospects from a story allows you to. …. Even though I am a sucker for a great motivational speaker. Storytelling in sales can captivate your prospect the same way a …
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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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Using Conversational Intelligence to transition from Sales Rep to Manager
You are extremely focused on reviewing your conversational intelligence software to ensure your opportunities are multi-threaded and have clear next steps…..If they immediately start gloating or go show off their …