Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 16, 2025

In selling, there is no end to the tools that claim to provide coaching, performance reporting tools, conversational intelligence, role play tools, social selling, prospecting/customer engagement, negotiation, objection handling, closing, time management. As a result, it seems everything is “coaching.”

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Highspot

APRIL 1, 2025

Key Takeaways Traditional sales role play often feels forced and anxiety-inducing, limiting a reps ability to build genuine sales confidence. Then, you will receive a summary of the results by the end of the session. What it looks like: Two sales reps argue over lead ownership, harming productivity and slowing progress on key accounts.

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

While close ended questions give you faster and direct results, open ended questions deliver richer and more valuable insights. Avoid current and future objections Go back up to the top of this blog post and review Jordan Belfort’s three-step open ended sales sequence. Why should you ask open ended sales questions?

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2012

You’ve prepared your questions, you’ve anticipated objections the customer might have and believe you have nailed them. You’ve done everything well, so how do you magnify the impact and results you create in the call? Write down 3-5 key topics you want to discuss in the meeting. You’re all ready!

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Cerebral Selling

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As a result, they suffer with low close rates and poor forecast accuracy. “We spoke to the customer a number of times and identified their key issues. I refer to this in my objection handling course as “ turning the future into the past ”). the real reason they buy). Does this narrative sound familiar? Stick around?

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The 5% Institute

MAY 18, 2021

Making a great first impression in your sales conversations is key, and in this article, we’ll look at ten sales questions to ask customers to help you with this. Objection handling. This objection handling question makes this a great addition to your sales questions to ask customers. Qualification.

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Highspot

APRIL 20, 2025

Key Takeaways Microlearning delivers targeted knowledge in bite-sized, engaging formats. Your GTM team must understand product details and perfect messaging to overcome competitive objections, influence prospective buyer decisions, and drive real results. Review the gaps in sales calls, win/loss data, and campaign results.

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Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Missing key points or failing to handle objections effectively can result in missed opportunities. Monitor Performance : Track metrics like talk-to-listen ratios and objection handling with AI tools. Compare the result with a previous call where AI was not used. Start small, track results, and expand.

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Gong.io

APRIL 27, 2018

Objection handling techniques, tips, and tricks for sales are all over the Internet. So what makes this the BEST post about objection handling you’ll ever read? But, the way successful salespeople were handling sales objections were golden and we wanted to share them as well. Our team at Gong.io Then reply.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Sales coaching is one of the many key responsibilities of a sales leader and is one of the most effective ways to increase sales performance across your team. Traditional sales coaching focuses on tactical issues and deal reviews – leaving little time for the kind of coaching that actually gets the desired results.

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Highspot

MARCH 6, 2025

Key Takeaways Tailoring evaluations to specific sales roles ensures feedback fits the job, enhancing sales team performance where it counts. A sales performance evaluation is a structured review of a salespersons results, skills, and areas for improvement. Each type brings its strengths, tailored to your sales objectives.

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Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

These methodologies are designed to ensure consistency, improve efficiency, and ultimately drive better sales results. These methodologies often include steps like prospecting, needs analysis, presentation, handling objections, and closing the deal. This ensures that no crucial step is missed during the interaction.

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criteria for success

MARCH 11, 2020

Handling objections at the close is a common hurdle salespeople must overcome when finalizing a deal. Different buyer personas may also pose final objections to confirm they're making the right decision by purchasing your product or service. Objections are Opportunities. Objections are Opportunities.

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 22, 2023

Company Growth Strategy: 7 Key Steps for Business Growth & Expansion by Sujan Patel Controlled, sustainable growth is the key to successful businesses. 7 Winning Steps for Effective Objection Handling by Marcus Chan The key to effective objection handling is using a question-based framework that puts the prospect at ease.

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The 5% Institute

AUGUST 9, 2021

There are a number of key things you’ll need to focus on to ensure you’re successful. Consistently deliver results. Objection handling, and then again – ask for the sale. Handling objections. This does two key things: It positions you as a Specialist, rather than just another eager salesperson.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 17, 2021

This language, as well as understanding key processes, problems, challenges is all part of what we call “business acumen.” As a result, we create a communication chasm between our customers and us, and our abilities to have effective and impactful two way communications.

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The 5% Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Making a great first impression in your sales conversations is key, and in this article, we’ll look at ten questions to ask a potential client to help you with this. Objection handling. This objection handling question makes this a great addition to your questions to ask a potential client. Qualification.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 25, 2025

Complex sales cycle stages The lengthier sales cycle for complex sales is a direct result of higher costs and greater decision-maker involvement. Here is an overview of the sales process for complex sales: Discovery/needs analysis: Understanding your customers needs and challenges is key to demonstrating how your product or service can help.

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The 5% Institute

MARCH 3, 2020

In this article, you’ll learn what a complex sales process is, as well as all the key ingredients you need to include to ensure your complex sales process works wonders for you time and time again. This means many Sales Professionals wing it with their sales, which gives them inconsistent results. And what steps should it include?

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The 5% Institute

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In this article, you’ll learn what a B2B sales process, as well as all the key ingredients you need to include to ensure your B2B sales process works wonders for you time and time again. This means many Sales Professionals wing it with their sales, which gives them inconsistent results. But what exactly is a B2B sales process?

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The key to improving sales performance lies not only in the hands of sales reps, but also in the ability of their managers to provide effective guidance and support. The platform leverages AI to surface key points of customer interactions like topics discussed, top questions, competitors, action items, and relationship dynamics.

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The 5% Institute

APRIL 14, 2021

Using a sales process has several key benefits. A very important topic in your sales training for Executives arsenal, is the ability to overcome objections early, and position yourself as a trusted advisor. Topic #11 – Handling Objections. These include: It gives consistency and clarity to your sales team.

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

This is a result of being too heavy on product training and not heavy enough on sales training. And there’s one other part of the discussion you’ll want to steer with a strong arm: objection handling. Hearing buyers’ objections can throw some people off their game. Respond to objections by asking questions.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 27, 2022

We ran a survey of more than 900 sales organizations and found that 93% have spent the time identifying and documenting their ideal customer profile (ICP) , which outlines the key qualities that make a buyer a great fit for a seller’s solutions. Skills: Sellers must master key skills to be able to close deals. Channel sales.

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The 5% Institute

JANUARY 15, 2021

Using a sales process has several key benefits. A very important topic in your sales training for Small Business Owners arsenal, is the ability to overcome objections early, and position yourself as a trusted advisor. Topic #11 – Handling Objections. These include: It gives consistency and clarity to your sales team.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In this prospecting call, that’s your only objective: Land the meeting and move the buyer down the funnel. . The key: Reframing your sales questions to elicit the responses you want. The key is talking about VALUE. 10 Sales Skills for Objection Handling: Pause. Objections are inevitable. Win more deals. #11

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The 5% Institute

MAY 25, 2021

There are a number of key things you’ll need to focus on to ensure you’re successful. Consistently deliver results. Objection handling, and then again – ask for the sale. Handling objections. This does two key things: It positions you as a Specialist, rather than just another eager salesperson.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 14, 2023

Without foundational knowledge, we have no ability to assess what we might get, as a result may be doing things that can produce tragic results. In selling, what key elements of foundational knowledge and why are they important? We become more skilled in handling differing points of view/opinions and objections.

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Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2019

SALES MISTAKE #4 : “Steamrolling” objections. Here’s what most salespeople do with an objection: They immediately address it with a wordy answer, almost interrupting their buyer. In a word, they steamroll the objection. When you steamroll objections, a few bad things happen: The customer doesn’t feel understood.

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Gong.io

MAY 31, 2021

It leads your sales reps through various scenarios: how to prospect, when to sell what product or service, how to overcome common objections, what to negotiate for (and how ) to name a few. Objection handling. Every result or goal you want to achieve is preceded by a process. Results aren’t all bad. Team processes.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The key is to create a negotiation strategy in advance, which helps you talk about price and other important elements of the deal. If you’d like to go into a sales negotiation with a constructive mindset and achieve the optimum result for your company, follow these tips in developing your own negotiation strategy.

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Salesforce

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

70 key sales terms explained Sales terms reps should avoid Quick guidelines for clearer communication What are sales terms? This metric reflects how well you retain customers: Churn rate formula = (Total customers/Number of customers lost) 100 Closed-won Indicates that a deal has been finalized, resulting in a new customer acquisition.

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Gong.io

JUNE 19, 2018

seconds on successful cold calls and for eight seconds on unsuccessful cold calls: The key takeaway: polish your pitch and get them hooked. They jump around a lot less than their low-performing peers who are all over the place: The key takeaway for reps? The result? The results may surprise you. (We You guessed it.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You’d have fewer lost deals right now and you’d be heading for the long-term results you want (like an accurate forecast and a President’s Club-level sales team). That’s why we created a key-metrics-only sales report template in Excel. Not getting great results? Not getting great results? Not getting great results?

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 2, 2020

SEP innovation will result in awesome breakthroughs to help sales teams engage in the optimal next best action in real-time.”. Some key insights: According to Venture Scanner, in the past 16 months, Sales Engagement vendors have raised more than $250 million in venture investment, with $62 million of that in 2020 alone.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 28, 2019

When you feed them the right amount of training with the right amount of technology, that machine pumps out killer results. Here are some simple ways to ramp up SDRs to see those results as soon as possible. Objection handling. Handling Objections. Set Expectations and Create an SDR Onboarding Schedule.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Here are the key skills we recommend honing in on when pursuing continuing education as a real estate agent. Working through objections. Handling objections is a common part of your job description as a real estate professional. However, objections don’t always have to lead to an immediate "no." Negotiation.

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