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Effective B2B Sales Coaching Via Situational Fluency

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In the B2B selling world there is near universal appreciation for the value of sales coaching. Research from The Sales Management Association show sales people believe it’s the most important, least supported sales resource. Training prepares sales reps to execute. What Are We Coaching For?

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How to Differentiate Between Warm and Hot Leads

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Think of warm leads as the window shopping of sales. Generally, warm leads will have given over some of the contact information in order to be contacted with further information or resources. Hot leads should also immediately be contacted by a sales team, as they will want to close a deal sooner rather than later.

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Improve Close Rates with a More Personal, Differentiated Sales Conversation That Stops Sales Drops

Marketing Insider Group

I learned that the firm: Experiences 12 to 18-month sales cycle on enterprise accounts with most efforts leading to RFP automatically reducing margin growth. Sales Is Calling for More Personal Account-Based, Conversational Support to Win, Protect & Expand Specific Accounts. If manufacturers, retailers, distributors, etc.

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Out with the Funnel, In With the Flywheel: The Modern Buyer’s Journey

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But, sales and marketing organizations must resist this instinct in order to constantly adapt to changing markets, new technologies, emerging trends and so on. We’re speaking, of course, of the sales funnel. The sales funnel represents the theoretical customer’s journey to making a purchase.

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Approaching AI + GTM Through a Strategic Lens — Powering Your Perpetual Growth Engine vs. Applying AI to Perpetuate “Random Acts”

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Amid an overly-optimistic marketplace outlook for AI, growth leaders — across marketing, sales and customer success — are increasingly turning to AI and/or AI-enhanced technology tools. Our research suggests that a fifth of current sales-team functions could be automated,” claims McKinsey. What are they tackling?

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6 Decision Intelligence Tools You Should Be Using Right Now

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Image Source Key Takeaways: Decision intelligence tools process data to give you predictive analysis and solid recommendations. Simply put, decision intelligence is a system that processes your available data and gives you recommendations for a course of action. Another example is inventory management software.

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7 Sales Phrases That Will Supercharge Your Credibility with Buyers, According to HubSpot's Sales Director

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But when an inside sales professional wants to establish their authority over the phone, they need to use their voice tone and pacing to get the point across. Sales reps who use these words sound like hesitant amateurs, so be very careful to avoid them. Let’s talk about the implementation process.”

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