The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 19, 2024

Sales leadership is not just about driving numbers and closing deals; it's fundamentally about people management. The success of any sales team hinges on the ability of its leader to manage, motivate, and mentor their team effectively.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 28, 2024

Did you know that only a quarter of all sales are successful? This means that about three-quarters of all sales negotiations usually fail. As a sales professional, you seek to improve your performance and fill the sales pipeline. This article is a basic guide to sales negotiation. It can make or break the deal!

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 8, 2024

Adding some or all of the below will help improve your chances of closing deals and achieving your sales goals. Habits help enhance productivity, build relationships, and increase overall performance. Many AEs need to add new habits to their priorities. Take a look!

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As a sales leader, you know filling the top of the sales funnel is as important as closing deals. Without new opportunities, your sales team will never make quota. Your job is to help your team develop a sales prospecting plan. It’s not enough to have a target list of companies your sales professionals should go after.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

B2B sales can sometimes feel like a never-ending marathon, especially when those sales cycles stretch on and on. The first step is to ask questions early and often in the sales process; here are some great ones.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 25, 2024

Underperforming sales teams can significantly hinder a company's growth and success. If you're grappling with poor sales performance, now is the time to identify the root causes and implement effective solutions.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

The ability of a sales team to consistently achieve goals and exceed expectations hinges not only on the team's talent and determination but also on the quality of coaching they receive. Identifying where your people need coaching is key. Without this insight, your coaching efforts might be well-intentioned but ultimately ineffective.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It's the lifeblood of the sales process, the crucial first step that fills the pipeline and drives revenue growth. The cost of a bad hire in sales can be staggering, not just in terms of lost revenue but also wasted time and resources. The ability to prospect effectively can make or break a team's success.

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Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Navigating the complexities of B2B sales, especially with high-value enterprise deals and multiple stakeholders, can be challenging. The Miller Heiman Sales Process is designed to tackle these difficulties and guide you through the sales process. Table of Contents What is the Miller Heiman sales process?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

By using HubSpot’s AI chatbot builder, we enabled our prospects to get answers to their questions 24/7/365, regardless of sales rep availability. Why Use AI Sales Closing Techniques With AI backing up our sales department, missed opportunities became a thing of the past — which is critical considering that sales is a numbers game.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 24, 2024

Studying the data allows you to identify where the bottlenecks in the sales process occur. It enables you to go beyond what you think is happening and confirm where that friction in the sales process lives. That confirmation allows you to develop specific strategies to improve your performance or the performance of your sales team.

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Sales Readiness Group

JUNE 19, 2023

Effectively managing the progression of opportunities and accurately predicting future sales performance is critical for success. Sales pipeline management and forecasting are essential practices that help sales teams achieve these objectives.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 3, 2024

Identifying and developing future sales leaders ensures an organization's long-term health. Succession planning isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the cornerstone of survival.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 10, 2024

In addition to uncertain economic conditions, the rise in the number of stakeholders and the complexity of buying decisions have introduced new challenges and friction for sales professionals. Fortunately, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly tools like ChatGPT, provide innovative solutions to these sales challenges.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 26, 2024

In this episode, we’re discussing how to ensure your sales teams are focused on the right sales activities to drive performance. And joining Matt Sunshine to help break it all down is Jeff Clewett, Director of Sales at Bonneville Denver, and Emily Estey, VP/Senior Consultant here at CSS.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 27, 2024

We all know the “obvious” traits high-performing sales reps exhibit. insight you can only find at a revolutionary publication that supplements an esteemed legacy with a funky, devil-may-care edge — in short, you're looking for what The HubSpot Sales Blog has to offer, baby! 7 "Under-the-Radar" Traits of Top-Selling Sales Reps 1.

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RAIN Group

AUGUST 7, 2024

Sales enablement isn't just a nice-to-have—it's a strategic imperative for driving sales success in today's dynamic business environment. Yet, many organizations struggle to implement and sustain effective sales enablement initiatives. We'll discuss:

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MAY 22, 2024

Are your sales reps dissatisfied with the quality of your company's sales collateral? You're not alone —the Media Sales Report found that 46% of salespeople are "not sure" or "dissatisfied" with their collateral materials.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 6, 2024

But whether your sales team is selling industrial machinery and equipment, building materials, or automotive components, you share some common challenges. Sales professionals in B2B industries can use a value-based selling approach to overcome pricing conditions and margins that have changed to your detriment. Challenge 3.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 21, 2024

A powerful lever to improve your team’s sales performance could be hiding in plain sight: sales discovery questions. Asking effective sales questions correlates with success, according to new research : 51% of successful sales teams are effective at sales discovery and questioning. Asking questions is good.

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Customer Think

JULY 11, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Jenn Steele, CEO and Co-Founder of SoundGTM, discusses the challenging dynamic between marketing and sales teams. She highlights the common blame game between marketing and sales and the importance of effective communication and collaboration between the two functions.

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Nutshell

JULY 5, 2024

Sales can be tough work. That’s where motivational sales quotes can come in handy. Although it’s rewarding, sales can feel like a marathon—and it requires just as much training, technique, and mental toughness. And with the possibility of rejection with every new lead, sales can even be emotionally draining.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 30, 2024

As a sales manager, you’re no stranger to reports and monitoring specific metrics to measure your team and company’s success. But what particular metrics are you focusing on, and are you leveraging the difference between net sales vs. gross sales to your advantage? Table of Contents What is gross sales?

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Revegy

MARCH 29, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, optimizing sales processes is essential for driving revenue and sustaining success. Sales enablement software offers a strategic advantage by empowering businesses to streamline operations, track performance, and make data-driven decisions.

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Force Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Last month, the Revenue Builders Podcast shared some tactical sales conversations that really dig into the intricacies of winning deals, creating processes, and leading teams with confidence. Artificial intelligence is also a major theme, as our hosts discuss the new technology that's top-of-mind for many sales leaders.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 8, 2024

Welcome to the n on-communication abyss— a place where sales strategies go to die. Let us help pull you out of this chasm and revolutionize your sales approach. Have you ever felt like you're shouting into a void, your messages disappearing into thin air?

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Sales Readiness Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Sales forecasting is not just another corporate chore. Let’s explore who should be in charge of sales forecasting, why it is so important, and how to engage your team to gain unique insights. It is the cornerstone of informed decision-making and the financial roadmap that keeps your organization on course.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

DECEMBER 7, 2022

If you are like me, the idea of your sales team working remotely was beyond your imagination. Have you changed your management style to match the new reality of a hybrid sales team? Oh, sure, they are "working from home," and I saw "Big Foot" run across my backyard. However, with the pandemic, the world changed seemingly overnight.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2024

I remember it like it was yesterday — I was just starting out in SaaS sales, and I had identified a promising account I wanted to target. Sales requires a lot of skills you can only acquire from experience, but there’s one critical attribute you should start to hone on day one: persistence. How to Use AI for Sales Follow-Ups 1.

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Sales Gravy

AUGUST 15, 2024

On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount sits down with Victor Antonio, Sales Gravy University Instructor, to debate the future of human interaction in sales, emphasizing why personal connections remain pivotal in an increasingly automated world.

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