Hubspot Sales

MARCH 21, 2018

Outside or inside sales? But, in today’s market, the two roles are blending -- and both have become a vital part of sales organization structure. Inside sales offers a leaner, more automated approach, while outside sales capitalizes on the in-person interaction and power of face-to-face communication.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 18, 2013

Do you aspire to make the leap from sales rep to sales leader? This article is specifically written to help you make this move. With the movement at the top, there are always residual effects in leadership throughout the organization. 15 Competencies for Sales Rep Promotion. Measuring process output 2.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2018

In an effort to understand the sales development function and its role in the sales process, InsideSales.com Labs conducted a study of over 1,000 companies showing how companies build, scale, and execute strong sales development teams. The Sales Development Role and Daily Activities. Conclusion.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2020

Personalization is a watchword in all modern sales environments. Ideal for landing enterprise-level clients, it’s a hyper-personalized sales technique. What our summary should make clear, though, is the importance of data to the process. It makes the information readily accessible to multiple business departments.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Because of the constantly changing sales landscape, sales leaders and reps found themselves needing to make quick decisions about their strategies and how they approached customer-facing conversations. To do this, many brands looked to data to help them make tough calls and build new strategies. Use data for good.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Gatekeeper: Person in charge of communicating or preventing information from reaching a decision-maker; for example, receptionists or personal assistants. Decision-maker: The person in charge of making a final decision on the sale. Closing ratio: Ratio of prospects that a sales rep closes and wins.

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Revenue Storm

MARCH 14, 2023

Well, maybe not, because you may have been told one of the following buyer excuses: #1: “I am the decision maker.” – This is the classic of all deceptions. In a complex B2B sales cycle, there is rarely one decision maker. This can also be followed up with “…so I do not want you talking to anyone else.”

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Table of Contents What is a sales process? Why is it important to have a structured sales process? A sales process is a set of repeatable steps that your sales team takes to convert prospects into customers. If you’re unsure, our list of 101 Task Ideas for Any Sales Process will help you get started.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 3, 2018

So, how do you build skills that will propel you to success in the new sales world? In the new sales environment, prospects need someone to help them translate information into a useable form. They need someone with the expertise to help them make better, more efficient decisions. What's Old Is New Again.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 28, 2022

And I'll tell you, after a long career in field sales, I certainly see the shift in preference to speed, and speed to make a decision, versus that in-person necessity.". And the more time we can free up for our sales reps, the more time they have to serve more customers.". How would you prefer to collaborate with us?'

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 3, 2020

KPIs including sales efficiency, product performance, and pipeline management became increasingly important in competitive sales environments. Beginning to closely track this data allowed sales teams to start working smarter, and has set the stage for more refined sales strategies. 2020 Sales Strategies.

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Miller Heiman Group

MARCH 5, 2018

Whether you missed last year’s conference or want a refresh before you attend this year’s event, here are four Elevate 2017 quotes from Byron Matthews, president and CEO of Miller Heiman Group, that will prepare you to make the most of this year’s conference: 1) “Selling is much, much harder than it ever has been before.

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Mike Kunkle

MARCH 31, 2023

For example, a salesperson who has strong relationship-building skills – especially trust-building – will likely be more successful in any sales environment, whether they are using Challenger, SPIN, Customer-Centric Selling, Value Selling, or my Modern Sales Foundations methodology. These organizations are just combining them.

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Arpedio

APRIL 15, 2024

Importance of AI in the Sales Domain The importance of AI in the sales domain cannot be overstated, particularly in today’s fast-paced and data-driven business landscape. This frees up valuable time for sales professionals to focus on high-value activities like building relationships and closing deals.

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SalesPop

MARCH 25, 2021

This is a customer who not only purchases once, but multiple times, and assists us in expanding the account by selling to others within their organization. The more I’ve been diving into account management in the creation of this series of articles, the more I’m discovering how widespread a lack of account management is in B2B organizations.

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Nutshell

JUNE 20, 2019

In a commission-based sales position, all or part of your income depends upon your ability to make a successful sale. Before you jump on the commission-based bandwagon, you should know that most sales professionals we spoke to favored positions with a salary or at least some base pay for rookies. Outside sales.

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Arpedio

APRIL 15, 2024

This strategic shift involves more than the application of advanced technologies; it requires a comprehensive approach to sales strategy optimization, ensuring that every customer interaction is data-informed and every sales decision is precision-focused.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 30, 2019

In the past, manufacturing sellers could succeed by working with one or two decision-makers, developing friendships with handshake deals were agreed upon at the ballgame, on the golf course or during extravagant dinners. This statistic is reflected in sellers’ performance, as the World-Class Sales Practices Report revealed only 56.9%

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Miller Heiman Group

JUNE 19, 2018

With just a little more than half of all sales reps meeting or exceeding their quotes these days, sales organizations are struggling to keep up with constantly changing buyer expectations. Today’s sales environment presents incredible opportunities for organizations that understand what buyers want.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Gartner research reveals that many organizations lack effective coaching. Only 40% of sales professionals report a well-established coaching culture at their organization. Just 42% say sales managers at their organization are actually held accountable for providing good coaching. Structure feedback.

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Arpedio

MARCH 15, 2024

At its core, strategic selling involves a thorough understanding of the customer’s business, industry, and competitive landscape, as well as the ability to navigate complex sales environments and decision-making processes.

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Zendesk

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In this article, we’ll cover what counts as sales experience (and how to get it), provide examples of transferable skills, and offer tips on how to describe sales experience on a resume. What is sales experience? Sales experience is any amount of time an individual spends convincing someone else to make a purchase.

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SBI

JANUARY 21, 2014

For a prospect to make a purchase decision, someone has to take action. A long-lived tenet of sales is that people make a decision to take action based on reason and then proceed to justify the decision with emotion. Rational decisions and emotional motivation go hand-in-hand, not one after the other.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In this blog post, we delve into the dynamic realm of sales strategy by exploring the concept of Mobilizers and the renowned Challenger Sales methodology. Join us on this journey as we unravel the power of Mobilizers and unveil the transformative potential of the Challenger Sales methodology.

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Arpedio

JANUARY 4, 2024

In the competitive world of B2B sales, harnessing the power of an effective account mapping strategy is key to sales optimization and revenue growth. As businesses vie for market dominance, an articulate account strategy empowers organizations to deepen customer relationships and scale their operations effectively.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

PandaDoc As an all-in-one document management solution , PandaDoc helps businesses of all sizes streamline their sales proposals, quotes, contracts, and more. That, combined with file storage, template tools, and integration with a preferred CRM, makes it a powerful tool for handling all business documentation. 5 Capterra Rating: 4.3/5

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 29, 2014

Perhaps this is a strategy worth consideration to help make the number. Or, maybe the current inside sales team isn’t attaining its goals. Here is a 30 minute webcast called Building Inside Sales for Growth. It provides 9 tips for building a successful inside sales force. The Advantages of Inside Sales.

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DemandFarm

APRIL 13, 2023

Key Account Management Glossary: 65 Crucial Account Management Terms Explained Account Hierarchy: Account Hierarchy is the structure and organization of key accounts within a company visualized in a hierarchical system of decision-makers and stakeholders.

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Janek Performance Group: Account Planning

OCTOBER 25, 2023

However, according to Altify: Companies receive 60 percent of their sales revenue from existing customers. This makes account planning essential. It’s putting their needs ahead of the sale to form long-term relationships. Clearly, sales organizations need to improve account planning. This includes personnel.

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DemandFarm

JULY 30, 2024

The MEDDPICC sales methodology, developed by Jack Napoli and Dick Dunkel at PTC, stands out for its comprehensive approach to managing complex sales cycles. This blog aims to unpack the MEDDPICC framework, compare it with its predecessor MEDDIC, and explore why this methodology has become indispensable in modern sales strategies.

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SBI

JUNE 11, 2014

There’s too much to remember and the sheer amount of product, industry, competitive and prospect information salespeople must deal with is exploding (it’s enough to make our brains implode.) You’re also managing the flow of activities from others within your organization that have an impact on your results. Let’s pile even more on.

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Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

If you’re willing to do or say anything to make a sale, including selling a prospect a product they don’t need, you’ll run into problems. You’ll probably have a lower close rate and many of the sales you do make will likely get returned by unhappy customers. Pretending That Sales Is a Solo Sport.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 27, 2024

As a sales leader, there’s a lot riding on your hiring decisions. No doubt you’ve learned the hard way that, when you lose a sales professional, it can cost you as much as 150% of their annual salary and benefits, plus lost sales and missed opportunities. Attitude can make or break a new hire’s chance of success.

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Chally

MARCH 4, 2021

Since the beginning of the pandemic, B2B sales opportunities have decreased 73%[2]; and closing sales opportunities has grown increasingly tough. Buyers continue to delay closing deals and the willingness of buyers to make instant purchases has limited sales opportunities by 83%[3]. Some challenges remain the same.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

By following the SPIN framework , sales professionals can engage prospects more effectively, build rapport, and ultimately guide them toward making informed purchasing decisions. Sales professionals delve deeper into the prospect’s needs by asking probing questions designed to uncover specific problems or concerns.

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SBI

OCTOBER 9, 2012

In essence, it is all about making investigations and discoveries to acquire firsthand knowledge instead of hearing or reading about the experiences or narratives of others. Experiential selling is the application of experiential learning to the sales profession. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools.

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Arpedio

MARCH 27, 2023

MEDDIC and MEDDPICC The MEDDIC/MEDDPICC sales qualification process is a B2B sales methodology. It was first developed in the 1990s for software sales and is used extensively throughout some of the most elite sales organizations across the world. Executing and communicating sales plans effectively and successfully.

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