Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 24, 2021

It’s a cruel twist of fate for senior sales and revenue leaders that as the year barrels toward a close with urgency to maximize the remaining time, that strategic and tactical planning for the next year must happen at the same time. And for sales enablement leaders who are integrated into the sales force they serve, it’s no different.

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Mike Kunkle

JUNE 12, 2022

If you absolutely can’t avoid it and find yourself needing to resize and retool your sales force again at this time, I have some advice that I hope might help. Sometimes, it seems to me as if critical thinking is at an all-time low right now, especially in the sales profession. Reengineering Sales Performance.

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Sales Readiness Group

JANUARY 20, 2022

It may seem like a lifetime ago, but early in the pandemic people thought “Work from Home” was just a temporary disruption. CEOs of large corporations publicly stated that as soon as the vaccine was available, all employees would have to come back to the office.

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Sales Readiness Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted B2B sales teams, but what happens next? As we begin to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, is the significant move to virtual selling going to accelerate? Or will things revert back to the pre-pandemic “normal” of primarily in-person selling?

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CoSell

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In a recent McKinsey report, leaders agreed that by embracing virtual sales, their sales organizations have flourished. Let's look at 3 big reasons why the next big thing in co-selling is optimism. Virtual selling and co-selling are creating an optimistic outlook. It's not rocket science.

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SalesPop

JUNE 15, 2022

Even though businesses moving to remote sales have been increasing in the past few years, others have been reaping the benefits of remote sales for years. They have long adopted and understood the power of remote sales, which has helped them establish a strong market compared to their competitors.

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Miller Heiman Group

MARCH 25, 2020

Without travel and face-to-face meetings, how can sales organizations maintain—and grow—their sales revenue? Sales organizations must take a critical first step in crisis management and help sellers figure out how to shrink the gap between themselves and buyers. Nearly two-thirds of sales positions are field-based.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 12, 2021

We’ve heard this a lot from sales managers over the years, pre-COVID and during COVID. Finding time to watch sellers in the field is a challenge to time-starved managers. "I see the value in spending time with my sellers in the field coaching them, but I just don't have the time.".

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Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

Sales readiness is the enablement domain that connects the dots to engage and empower your sales force. This domain covers impactful knowledge transfer and effective skill development, and is supported by targeted coaching across the entire sales cycle. This domain should also be closely connected to sales effectiveness.

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Chally

MARCH 4, 2021

The past year has presented sales leaders with unprecedented challenges. Since the beginning of the pandemic, B2B sales opportunities have decreased 73%[2]; and closing sales opportunities has grown increasingly tough. A tough market climate is not the only challenge sales leaders are facing.

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Brooks Group

JULY 14, 2023

In a rapidly changing world, the success of your business may depend on one key factor: how effective the company’s sales leaders are. Good sales leaders (vice presidents of sales) are simply more effective. Sales leaders are no exception. Every sales professional knows that a good attitude can get you far.

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ACT

APRIL 16, 2024

Did you know that by 2025, 80 percent of B2B sale s interactions between buyers and sellers are predicted to happen virtually? That’s how fast the remote sales landscape is evolving. Virtual sales teams allow organisations to optimise costs, hire the best sales talent worldwide, and engage with prospects in different time zones.

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ACT

APRIL 16, 2024

Did you know that by 2025, 80 percent of B2B sale s interactions between buyers and sellers are predicted to happen virtually? That’s how fast the remote sales landscape is evolving. Virtual sales teams allow organisations to optimise costs, hire the best sales talent worldwide, and engage with prospects in different time zones.

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Showpad

APRIL 2, 2021

Like any skill, perfecting your approach to selling requires practice, feedback and careful coaching. Sales managers and business leaders know and appreciate this fact, so sales coaching is often a central component of training new hires and providing ongoing support for long-time agents. Today, the landscape has changed.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 26, 2023

The profession of sales is changing rapidly. More than ever, sales professionals need sales training programs that can help them keep pace with the demands of the modern sales process. Sales training pays off in many ways. Sales training pays off in many ways. What is Sales Training?

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Zendesk

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Sales technology has come a long way from the Rolodex and the post-it note. Sales teams can now connect with leads and clients in more ways than ever before, from emails to phone calls to video conferences. All that constant communication is made possible in part by Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology.

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SalesGlobe

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In a year of virtual selling, virtual coaching, and virtual meetings in virtual offices, you don’t need a soothsayer to tell you that communicating during a lockdown is a challenge. Coaching and connection with reps on new sales processes will be critical. Say hello to Sales Performance Management.

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PartnerTap

JANUARY 26, 2022

They first met while working as sales reps for ADP, the largest payroll company in the world. They realized that instead of competing against one another, they could increase their sales if they worked as a team. It wasn’t long after the trip to Monaco that their sales manager from ADP pulled the two over to SAP Concur to work there.

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Arpedio

MAY 23, 2023

Sales Coaching – Make Every Sales Rep a Top Performer ← Back to blog Coaching sales reps is vital! And therefore, this blog post is going to be all about sales coaching: What is it, what’s the value, and what does it take to make every sales rep a top performer. What is Sales Coaching? Table of Contents 1.

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Zendesk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The pressure is on as a sales professional. You must keep up with constant changes in buyer behavior while connecting with potential customers, nurturing leads, and closing deals—all in hopes of hitting your sales targets. If you want to learn how to be a better sales rep, start by mastering these essential selling skills.

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Zendesk

JUNE 28, 2022

The same is true in sales. While some sales reps may come in with sharper instincts or more charisma than others, we know there are still dozens of techniques and tactics that can be taught to foster a more successful all-around sales rep—and the data backs it. Enterprise sales training. Sandler Training. MEDDIC Academy.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Don’t worry — you are not alone: 69% of your colleagues feel the exact same way, according to Salesforce’s State of Sales 5th edition. As the same State of Sales 5th edition claims, salespeople, on average, sell only 28% of their working hours. As AI evolves, sales processes will become more predictive and proactive.

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Chally

MARCH 18, 2021

Hiring in the New Normal – identifying sales candidates who will thrive through changing sales approaches and structures. Finding the right sales candidates who can sell successfully has always been tough. In 2010, the average job opportunity for entry and mid-level sales required 2.5 years [vii].

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SBI

JANUARY 12, 2022

Second Nature Launches AI-Powered Interactive Sales Coaching Solution with $12.5M Zoom among the companies successfully using the immersive AI simulations to impact sales. Second Nature , the automated AI-powered sales coaching solution, today announced the company’s launch alongside a $12.5M Investment. via the Zoom Apps Fund.

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SBI

MAY 14, 2021

Allego , the leading sales learning and enablement platform provider, today announced its enhanced Conversation Intelligence product. Needham, MA - May 11, 2021 - Enhanced Conversation Intelligence. Support global teams conducting calls in a variety of languages and accents using transcriptions in multiple languages.

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SBI

MARCH 1, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? That has all been upended now.

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Zendesk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Remote sales have become increasingly common, but it took a pandemic to truly establish virtual selling as the new normal. A McKinsey survey conducted in the wake of Covid-19 found that over 75 percent of buyers and sellers alike now prefer virtual sales meetings over face-to-face interactions.

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Chally

AUGUST 13, 2020

Sales managers seem to be slowly confronting this new reality and are beginning to adjust their cadence and management of sales teams the longer the disruption triggered by Covid-19 continues. Yet, they seem to be resisting that their sales team may resemble the zombies on the Walking Dead. Think about it.

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 5, 2021

As a sales leader, it’s never been more critical to be on the ball. Though a vaccine for COVID-19 is slowly being administered, you cannot wait to inoculate your sales team against the lingering effects that the pandemic had on your sales methodology. Make the quota discussion a collaborative effort.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 5, 2024

You’re a sales enablement professional based in Houston. Your regional sales managers are in Detroit, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Philadelphia. That’s why virtual sales enablement is crucial for businesses adapting to remote and hybrid work models. Your CRO is in Charlotte. What’s your plan for training the team?

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