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Why Teams Need Better Selling Skills for the New Normal

The COVID- 19 pandemic is creating profound changes in how sales professionals engage with clients. While some sales pro...

5 Jun 20

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6 Cognitive Biases that Can Kill Your Sales Results

Like many, I‘ve spent plenty of time watching Netflix during the COVID-19 lockdown. I recently came across Salesman, a f...

28 May 20

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Pivoting to Virtual Learning: Your Questions Answered

We recently hosted a webinar with Sam Herring from Intrepid by Vitalsource to discuss how to make the pivot to Virtual a...

1 May 20

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Relationships, Revenue, and Retention During a Crisis

I recently presented to the Women Business Owners (WBO) association on this topic. It was interesting to share thoughts ...

25 Apr 20

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Three New Year's Resolutions for Salespeople in 2015

As we start 2015, there are many reasons to be optimistic. The US economy continues to expand, unemployment rates are at...

26 Mar 20

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Making the Transition to Live Online Sales Training

In the span of a few weeks, the work world has shifted en masse from regular offices to working at home as a result of t...

23 Mar 20

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Sales Readiness Checklist: The 5-Step Assessment

As your company begins to hire new sales reps and looks for ways to accelerate their ramp-up time, while we would all li...

20 Mar 20

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Virtual Sales Training During COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

Many of our clients are concerned about how the evolving COVID-19 outbreak and related travel bans will impact their bus...

14 Mar 20

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Use Collaboration to Become a Great Sales Coach

According to industry research, sales managers that devote more than three hours of coaching per month to each of their ...

11 Mar 20

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Transforming How You Sell: No More Product Pushing

Traditionally the sales professional has been viewed with cynicism based on the perception of self-serving salespeople w...

13 Feb 20

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5 Key Factors to Calculate the Cost of Sales Training

I’m often asked by prospective clients, “what does good sales training cost?”. Although, the correct and straightforward...

30 Jan 20

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4 Steps to Start Coaching Your Sales Team Today

Most sales managers know they need to coach their salespeople to maximize performance, but they don’t know how to get st...

10 Jan 20

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The Biggest Drivers of Sales Training Success in 2020

As sales organizations plan their training initiatives for 2020, here are my thoughts on the biggest drivers for success...

11 Dec 19

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21 Powerful Open-Ended Questions for Sales

Asking great questions is an essential skill every successful sales professional must master. That’s because when you as...

19 Sep 19

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Selling to the Enterprise: Why You Need Salespeople

Imagine achieving phenomenal sales growth with no salespeople. Impossible? Well, Dropbox, the file storage company, foun...

20 Aug 19

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How to Prioritize Your Time as a Sales Manager

Learn how to use a prioritization system based on Stephen Covey's principles; to stop spending too much time stuck on ur...

8 Aug 19

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Moving from Chief Problem Solver to Sales Enabler

I recently had the opportunity to co-host a webinar on the Future of Sales Coaching (access recording here) with Jake Mi...

23 Jul 19

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Turning Your Salesforce Into A Learning Force

In this episode, we discuss how sales is changing, how sales training needs to respond to the new complexities in the ma...

10 Jul 19

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How to Hire the Right Sales Manager

One of the most significant impediments to sales growth is hiring the right sales manager. Unfortunately, companies stru...

6 Jun 19

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13 Tactics to Prevent a Heated Price Negotiation

Discounting is expensive. Learn how to prevent a heated price negotiation by maximizing the value of the deal using fund...

5 Jun 19

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Win More Sales Negotiations by Asking Yourself These Crucial Questions

Before your next sales negotiation, ask yourself these questions to ensure a successful outcome—a great sales negotiatio...

23 May 19

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TACTICs For Managing Difficult Negotiations

Managing difficult negotiations is not easy, the TACTIC model can help you deal and communicate with a manipulative sale...

20 May 19

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Partner & Build Long-Lasting Relationships with Procurement

Instead of struggling to negotiate with Procurement, learn how to work with them. These questions will show you how to b...

16 May 19

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Maximizing Your Negotiation Leverage with Power Sources

Learn how to develop a stronger value proposition. These reasons will help you improve your negotiation leverage to sell...

26 Apr 19

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National Sales Meetings: Should It Include Sales Training?

Conducting sales training at a national sales meeting is a common practice but typically doesn't result in sustainable s...

22 Apr 19

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The Ultimate Checklist for Corporate Sales Training Success

In this video, we share the top requirements that some of our clients routinely point to as the key drivers of corporate...

8 Apr 19

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High-Performance SaaS Sales Training & Scaling

The single greatest trend in software technology over the last 20 years (Salesforce.com was founded in 1999) has been th...

29 Mar 19

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How to Build Confidence in Sales & Close Deals

Sales is about the transfer of confidence. In this Q&A, we discuss five ways you can build your confidence to improv...

7 Mar 19

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Leverage Sales Pre-Call Planning to Gain A Competitive Edge

On this Q&A episode: "What's an underrated selling skill that salespeople can develop to get an edge over their comp...

20 Feb 19

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How to Differentiate Your Solution from the Competition

In today’s crowded marketplace, it’s easy to forget how many choices your buyer has. Buyers have a difficult time differ...

13 Feb 19

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Top 3 Characteristics of High-Performing Sales Teams

A look into each of the characteristics top performing sales teams have in common. Watch this video to help your team ac...

24 Jan 19

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SaaS Demo Best Practices: Preventing Post-Demo Prospect Silence

On this Q&A episode: "What's the best way to follow-up with a demo? Even though my demos go really well, the prospec...

7 Dec 18

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Use a Sales Hiring Process to Avoid the High Costs of a Bad Sales Hire

If you're a football fan, you're no doubt familiar with the woeful tale of Johnny Manziel’s brief professional football ...

4 Dec 18

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How to Become a Great Sales Leader

As a sales manager, you may not consider yourself a sales leader. After all, strategic leadership issues fall within the...

4 Oct 18

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How to Deliver Product Demos that Convert

On this Q&A episode: "Why most product demos miss the mark, and what can I do to improve my chances of success?" If ...

2 Oct 18

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The Mindset of a Top Performing Sales Professional

On this Q&A episode: "What makes up the mindset of a top performing sales professional? What are the characteristics...

11 Sep 18

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Can On-Demand Sales Training Replace Classroom Training?

On this Q&A episode: "Can on-demand sales training replace classroom training. If you can't see the video thumbnail ...

10 Sep 18

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Best Sales Questions to Ask Customers During The First Meeting

On this Q&A episode: "What's the most effective question to ask a prospect on a first meeting?" If you can't see the...

28 Aug 18

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How Managers Can Determine Coachability With a Salesperson Assessment

To maximize sales results, a sales manager has to ensure that his or her team is operating at its peak level, like a spo...

17 Aug 18

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Key Considerations for a Successful Sales Training Partnership

On this Q&A episode: "What are some of the key considerations for a successful sales training partnership?" If you c...

30 Jul 18

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