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What are the most effective strategies for a sales team to reach their required targets?
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What strategies can you employ to build stronger relationships while maximizing sales in a comp mkt?
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Get your customers saying "that's right," instead of "you're right"
A big part of being successful in sales is ditching your ego. It's a lesson I have continually learned the hard way, but always for my eventual betterment. As humans, I think it is pretty normal to naturally want to be the expert who can solve all of their problems - especially in sales where I have a solution that will do…
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Org grouping for cadence purposes
I am wondering how most people group different parts of organizations so you can market to them in different ways. I’m assuming it will be product specific per each response, but I want to see if anyone has any insights I can learn from. I’m generally making a few buckets based off what departments the company has: Sales…
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Optimal Tech Stack for SDRs Using Salesforce
What are the best tools and tech available for SDRs to improve output in terms of both quantity and quality? Looking at a holistic approach, what are the best ways to orchestrate the technology? I more interested in an orchestrated approach verses feedback on stand alone tools. @Joe Huber
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issue getting access to EB
Hi Everyone, My team is selling ERP to SMB clients. A common issue we are facing is getting access to EBs. We must do a demo to build credibility with our potential champions to get access. Sometimes this is not enough, and we are still stuck. In this situation, I have tried executive alignments, or I have pushed reps to…
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Certification for Management
Hi, Are you developing a certification for sales management?
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Increased Buyer Scrutiny
We just published a podcast with @Tim Caito on how to manage increased buyer scrutiny and stay focused on your value. Curious what everyone is experiencing in their respective sales environments? What are you seeing right now? What angles around this topic would you like to see more information on? Here's the podcast link:…
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Using Your Champion as You Push Your Deal to the Finish Line
We just posted a video with @Brian Walsh where he shares a few ways to make sure you're equipping your champion in the late stages of the deal. Are you trying to get a deal closed before the holidays? Watch this video - ask your questions - let us know your perspective!
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Community Event Discussion. Ascender Insights, December 2, 2022
This discussion is all about your takeaways from the session with John Boney about attaching yourself to the biggest business problem. What did you learn? Did you have a favorite moment? Let us know in the discussion! If you missed the live, you can catch the recording in the Explore tab here.
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Our Best MEDDICC Content
If you're looking for some additional content to help you use MEDDICC, we just posted this round-up of articles on MEDDICC. It may be a good one to save! https://my.ascender.co/Ascender/Explore?post=our-best-content-on-meddicc-so-far&referrer=773744af-7e67-4fd0-9616-647df1ebe453
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Asking Tough Questions
We talk about asking tough questions in discovery with Brian Walsh today in this video. Curious what you think about his tips? How do you prep your own "points-of-view"? I like the question example he offers at 3:15 in the video.…
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"Owning the outcomes"
Today's Monday Motivation with John Kaplan was really inspirational to me! I love the idea of owning the outcomes and the only way we can do that is by putting in the work, now. How do you plan your activities and map to outcomes? What advice do you have for other people that are looking to own their success?
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Differentiate Your Sales Call Follow-Ups
The sales call is obviously important. It's your time to set yourself apart by showing how you can help your prospect with your solutions to their problems. But how are you setting yourself apart when the call ends? In this Ascender article, we share some tips to help make your follow-ups stand out and advance your deal.…
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How elite salespeople influence solution requirements.
We shared the latest edition of the Audible-Ready Sales Podcast in Ascender and it's all about influencing your customer's decision criteria. The show covers how to embed your differentiation into your buyer's solution requirements. And, how to do it in a way that aligns to the results they're trying to achieve. Paddy Mac…
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How to have the best conversations.
The article we shared from John Kaplan this morning likely hits home with a lot of salespeople. Some highlights for me: Not being afraid to call out things in the conversation If your prospect seems distracted, ask why you aren't commanding their attention? Love that tip and something to remember. . Responsibility. When…
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Who is your go-to for an extra set of eyes?
In today's content, we share the best practice of having someone else take a look at your sales process when things might not be closing as quickly as you'd like. Communications, phrasing, and other hiccups might be costing you time, if not deals! So who do you go to when you're looking for this kind of help? Your manager?…
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Selling to Hesitant Customers
Posted a podcast today in the content feed on tips to move your opportunities forward, when customers are hesitant. What are you hearing from your customers? How are you dealing with additional scrutiny? Would love to hear what's working or what questions you have.…
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How do you ensure that you aren’t skipping steps in the sales process?
This is a question asked in the article on Ascender titled "Improve Sales Qualification: Know When to Walk Away". How do you use the MEDDICC steps in your own operating rhythm? Does your company have MEDDICC embedded into the CRM? I know some reps have their own tools as they work to validate various qualification inputs…
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Forgotten Step in Cold Calling
Thought I would start off a new topic here. We've all been through countless cold call trainings that start with "plan and prepare", but this video brings up a key step that most trainings don't address...Finding your swagger. https://youtu.be/r7dWsJ-mEyI
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Confirmation Bias - Selling Friend or Foe?
Confirmation Bias is the psychological concept of perceiving you know something and any new information received seems to confirm what you believe you know is true... even if the new info is actually evidence of a different conclusion. My fist sales manager used to call it "Happy Ears"! A small example we all experience in…