Cerebral Selling

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

With heavy talk of inflation and a looming recession (or a recession that’s already started) buyers are anxiously shifting their budgets, headcount, and growth plans, leaving salespeople to hear objections like: now isn’t the right time. How to connect and even get the attention of prospects during this time. Delivering the Narrative.

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Salesforce

APRIL 11, 2023

We learned very quickly that the biggest obstacle to closing new business isn’t the objections themselves, it’s how the team manages the objections. The key to effective objection handling is using a question-based framework that puts the prospect at ease. Why is objection handling important?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A sales associate says, “Can I help you?” I’m just looking” is a reflex reaction to sales pressure. Your prospects are in the ZOR when you try to overcome objections too. . So your first job when prospects raise objections is the lower the ZOR. Imagine this scenario.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Last time Josh Braun joined up with the Sales Hacker community, he shared a framework for making objections feel like water off a duck’s back. So make sure to join the live version so Josh can teach you how to handle the objections that you face most. We’ll also be taking requests!

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Hubspot

AUGUST 19, 2024

Objection handling 4. The Art of the Introduction: Mastering the Pattern Interrupt The first few seconds of your cold call are crucial — yet most people wing their intros, and you can completely lose your prospect if you don't prepare what to say. The key is to sound confident, genuine, and respectful of the prospect's time.

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Open ended sales questions are a crucial aspect of the sales process. Additionally, we’ll cover some of the common mistakes to avoid when asking open ended sales questions. What are open ended sales questions? What are open ended sales questions? Why should you ask open ended sales questions?

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The 5% Institute

AUGUST 2, 2022

These sales drills are a great way to make your usual sales training sessions fun, enjoyable, and easier to remember. When sales drills are fun, there’s a better return on your time spent. In this article, we’ll explore five effective sales drills that you should do with your sales team. Validate the objection.

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Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 23, 2023

In sales, customer objections are a fact of life. But running into the same objections time and time again can make selling feel more like Groundhog Day, especially when you know they’re coming! Here are three powerful ways to use inoculation in your sales motion. We had successfully inoculated them. Warnings and Caution!

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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. In fact, 65% of high-impact sales organizations (75% or more of reps achieving quota) report that sales managers spend 20% or more time coaching.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 25, 2025

The sales process varies greatly depending on the purchase. In this article, well explore the challenges of complex sales and the strategies your team can use to close deals more efficiently. What is considered a complex sale? Complex sales typically involve high-value products or services, which are often highly customizable.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 16, 2025

We see Executive Coaching, Career Coaching, Life Coaching, Performance Coaching, Business Coaching, Health/Wellness Coaching, Agile/Team Coaching, Sales Coaching, Spiritual Coaching, Dietary Coaching, and on an on and on. Coaching, in the sense of business and sales coaching, has one and only one goal.

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Hubspot

MARCH 20, 2018

When we talk about objection handling in sales, it is often focused on the later stages of the buying cycle, usually during negotiations. We focus on pricing and timing issues -- the types of objections that prevent a deal from closing. Prospecting is hard. The Top 7 Prospecting Objections.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Prospecting in the enterprise environment is just different. So, today, we’re going to cover four prospecting tips for breaking into Enterprise Accounts (plus some bonus tips at the end). Building rapport with prospects. Leveraging information to become your prospects doctor. Their calendars are blocked with 76 meetings.

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Lead Fuze

DECEMBER 2, 2021

3 Objection Handling Script Examples & Techniques All Sales Professionals Must Conquer. The prospect is telling you what they don’t want, which helps guide your conversation to make sure the deal goes through. But only if they are prepared and know what objections might come up along the way. Value Scale.

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The 5% Institute

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Sales team building games can be a great way to break up your usual sales team meetings , because it allows your Sales Professionals to enhance their personal development in a lighter way. Not All Sales Team Building Games Are Equal. Our five prescribed sales team building games will help you achieve both.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 13, 2022

Lately, I’ve been watching some eLearning programs on objection handling. It suddenly struck me, there’s a unique arrogance we sellers have about the concepts of objections. Too often, the underlying thinking seems to be that salespeople are the only people that encounter objections.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 3, 2020

We might focus narrowly on prospecting, or account planning, or developing better deal strategies. Some focus on skills like objection handling, closing, negotiation. All of these focus on how we succeed as sales people or leaders. Sales performance numbers continue to decline (for example % of sales people making quota).

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The 5% Institute

JUNE 15, 2023

In the world of sales and business, objections are inevitable. When you’re trying to sell a product or service, potential customers often raise concerns or doubts that can hinder the sales process. These objections can arise due to various reasons, such as price, product fit, trust issues, or comparisons with competitors.

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The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Sales training activities, exercises and games are a great way to make your usual sales training sessions fun, enjoyable, and easier to remember. When sales training activities are fun, there’s a better return on your time spent. 5 x Effective Sales Training Activities to Boost Your Sales Skills.

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The 5% Institute

AUGUST 9, 2021

Closing sales training is crucial for not only new Sales Professionals, but also for seasoned Sales Pro’s and Business Owners who want to refresh their sales process , and even learn new skills and ideas. In this article, we’ll explore: The upfront requirements to be a successful Sales Professional.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 16, 2014

Annually, billions are invested in sales skills training. On top of that, millions are spent on books on sales techniques, thousands of articles are written. ” “How do I craft an opening sentence that captures the prospect’s attention and gets me a meeting? ” “How do I close the customers?”

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 19, 2019

There’s no shortage of sales tips online. In fact, Google returns 1,370,000,000 results when you search “sales tips”. Some of those results are Gong’s articles, and what sets them apart is our focus on data-backed sales tips. So when we share an article that includes the “7 best data-backed sales tips,” we mean business.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Imagine having a sales team that hits or exceeds their targets without fail. It might sound like a lofty goal, but there’s a proven way to get there with sales enablement training. 54% of enablement teams that manage sales training programs report a six-percentage-point increase in customer retention.

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The 5% Institute

MARCH 28, 2022

Are you looking for a proven sales playbook to use for consistent, repeatable sales? In this article, we’ll detail the 10 step sales playbook that works perfectly for Sales Professionals and Business Owners in service based and consultative industries. The Benefits Of Using A Sales Playbook.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Most sales coaching is a waste of time. Sales managers pick topics at random and jump between reps without much thought or planning. The problem is that old-school sales coaching is designed to fail. Unsubscribe request : Your prospect doesn’t want to hear from you. Sentiment supercharges objection handling.

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Cerebral Selling

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

After all, the prospect agreed that solving the problem was important and we even helped them quantify the value of making the purchase. I refer to this in my objection handling course as “ turning the future into the past ”). We forecasted the deal to close but after ALL that work, they STILL didn’t move forward with us!”

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Hubspot

APRIL 2, 2018

I’m looking forward to working with you [prospect].". Great to meet you [prospect]! You’re working with a prospect. I found myself in this situation a few years back: The deal had been advancing, my prospect was responsive over email, and I was confident we would close soon. I just wanted to introduce myself.".

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 13, 2019

Recently, someone posed a question on LinkedIn: “What is the most important part of the sales process?—–Prospecting, —–Prospecting, Discovery, Closing?” Others look at skills like questions, objection handling, and so forth. ” These questions always present us a false choice.

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Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Sales methodologies are essential frameworks that guide sales professionals through every step of the sales process. These methodologies are designed to ensure consistency, improve efficiency, and ultimately drive better sales results.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 22, 2019

How do we create sustained results as sales professionals? Achieve/exceed our goals and objectives. There are thousands of “experts” providing advice to sales people on how to best do our jobs. Thousands of posts and books, give the latest insights, techniques, principles to “help” sales people.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The problem in sales is that we tend to be “givers.” Use this template for a response to a prospect request: I am happy to do that. Brainstorm what your client has asked of you during the sales process, whether that’s discounts, proposals, trails, etc. Keep track as you go through the sales process.

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The 5% Institute

APRIL 14, 2021

Sales training for Executives is crucial for your closing rate success, because nothing happens until a sale is made. In this article, you’ll learn the various sales training for Executives topics required for learning, so you can close more sales, and serve more people in an elegant and non-pushy fashion.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Rejection is part of the job in sales. In fact, if reps aren’t experiencing rejection, they’re not prospecting enough. As sales leaders, it’s our responsibility to help our salespeople overcome the fear of rejection and build confidence in their ability to succeed despite it. That is the absolute truth.

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Salesmate

MAY 22, 2020

You’ll hardly meet a sales rep who has never faced the “price objection”. Almost all sales professionals have faced this objection in their sales career. Some sales reps grumble while others tackle it wisely. It’s all about how you persuade your potential prospects. Prospect: [States the features].

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 3, 2024

We scour social channels for shortcuts; what are the easiest ways to prospect, how can I send more emails/make more calls, how do I close more deals with less effort, how do I leverage tools like ChatGPT to do the work for me, and on and on…… ? The same prospecting scripts–so nothing is different or stands out.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 13, 2019

Sales is no different, we have our own vocabulary, terms like prospecting, qualifying, objection handling, pipeline, funnel, discovery, closing, quota. Along with those, we develop tools that help us with those things, for example, objection handling techniques, closing techniques, qualifying techniques, and so forth.

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The 5% Institute

JULY 4, 2019

Looking for sales meeting ideas can be quite daunting at times; because you want your sales meetings do be valuable and insightful, rather just another meeting your sales staff need to attend. Below is a list of eight sales meeting ideas that are worth doing to help you with this task. Prospecting ideas.

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