As the Internet has changed B2B buying habits, Social Selling has proven to be an effective way to reach decision makers. Still, Social Selling has been a random, grass roots approach for most corporations. That is because apps like LinkedIn and Twitter are free tools that some sales people started using before most corporations implemented any standard training. Now, sales leaders are wondering how to standardize and manage social activities to achieve higher sales productivity.

As sales people, we are always looking for our next prospect. We’re picking up the phone and making calls to brand new people, we’re reaching out to strangers on LinkedIn, and we’re asking for introductions and referrals from our clients and networking partners. While all this activities are important, we’re ignoring the people that are already in our network who we probably should be nurturing.

In an era dominated by AI, the demand for genuine human connections has never been more crucial. While authenticity comes naturally in face-to-face interactions, the virtual landscape often challenges sellers to convey their true selves, hindering their ability to develop trusted relationships.  

The sales enablement function is becoming more prevalent across organizations of all sizes and industries. It takes a formalized but flexible approach for meaningful impact, so that sales enablement earns its "seat at the table." A center of excellence approach can help you to accomplish that result.  

The hiring landscape and our entire economy changed dramatically when COVID 19 hit and we entered this new era of social distancing.  With unemployment skyrocketing and purchasing decisions being delayed or cancelled, the need for strong salespeople is greater than ever.  What can you do to position your company to come out of this economic quarantine stronger than ever so you’re ahead of your competition when the rebound starts?

Negotiating. It’s tough, right? How do you do it in a way to maintain your margins without destroying client relationships? It definitely requires a buyer-centric, win-win approach, focused on understanding your buyers’ interests and what they value, rather than just their positions.  

What would your revenue look like if you could clone your top producers? Better yet, how much would you grow if you helped your top producers identify at least one area on every call where they could improve?  How confident are you that you know exactly what your salespeople are saying during sales calls and demonstrations?  Do you have a system to provide feedback?  Even without being on every call or in every meeting?

Uncommunicated expectations are often unmet expectations. That won’t fly when you are trying to talk with your customers’ executives! With complex solutions, often it becomes clear that higher-level support is required to make the sale. What does it take to engage your customers’ executives in a meaningful way? 

Uncommunicated expectations are often unmet expectations. That won't fly when you are trying to talk with your customers' executives! With complex solutions, often it becomes clear that higher-level support is required to make the sale. What does it take to engage your customers' executives in a meaningful way? "C"-suite executives are busy and hard to reach. They are, however, willing to meet with salespeople, but with very specific expectations. In order to be effective, your sales people need to plan carefully for the call, do their homework, and, most importantly, understand those "secret" expectations. 

Uncommunicated expectations are often unmet expectations. That won’t fly when you are trying to talk with your customers’ executives! With complex solutions, often it becomes clear that higher-level support is required to make the sale. What does it take to engage your customers’ executives in a meaningful way? C-suite executives are busy and hard to reach. They are, however, willing to meet with salespeople but with very specific expectations. In order to be effective, your salespeople need to plan carefully for the call, do their homework, and, most importantly, understand those "secret" expectations.

What’s the digital landscape you, your company, your clients and your customers will be facing in the years to come? There’s a transformational shift coming, which will push traditional online commerce into a more immersive, virtual environment. How consumers buy products, how you create a brand, how you build new markets and many other commercial transactions will be taking place in the metaverse, also known as Web3.  

In every team meeting, sales presentation, speech online or in-person, your opening remarks set the tone for your audience’s experience. Do not underestimate the importance of your first 30 seconds.  

This session, based on the presenter’s book Care Like a Mouse, will show attendees how Disney harnesses human capital through Purpose, Priorities and People. At each step, we will share strategies and tactics participants can apply to their organization.

It's a challenge - getting mid level producers to step up their game and move up the food chain. Their view from the bottom of the ladder can be quite daunting. However, improvements can be made with effective coaching and feedback.  

Competitive, challenging and constantly shifting - that is today’s marketplace! To grow and compete you need a new set of sales and leadership strategies, and a new approach to business growth. In this high-energy, power-packed session, Motivational Speaker Meridith Elliott Powell, shares everything you need to know to turn uncertainty to your competitive advantage. She’ll show you how to inspire your team to proactively navigate change, see and prepare for the disruption coming, and how to stay razor-like focused while still remaining highly flexible so you are prepared no matter what this marketplace does.

To avoid the pitfalls of competing on price, salespeople are often told to differentiate themselves and their offering by "selling the value." Selling the value implies that the salesperson either truly understands what the customer values, or that the value offered is perceived as significantly different from the competing offerings. All too often, neither one of these is true.

It has been a tough year for salespeople! As we emerge from the peak business impact of the pandemic, it is clear that we are not returning to the pre-COVID normal but to a new normal of Hybrid Selling. 

We have all heard the closing lines: "What will it take to get you to sign today?" or "Would you like 5 or 10 in the initial order?" or even "We have a special offer, a 15 percent discount, but only if you will commit to signing now." Yet, we all know the gimmicks don’t work—and they certainly don’t lead to lasting customer relationships.

Sales reps can often take a loss poorly, letting history affect the future. Their confidence is bruised, so much so that they can't put themselves back in front of an important prospect, or if they do, they just can't represent themselves and your company the way that you want them to.

Many sales professional’s world were turned upside down, seemingly overnight. Field salespeople that had spent years honing their face-to-face selling skills were now charged with learning how to prospect and sell in a world gone virtual. Inside salespeople were experiencing deal slippage and frozen budgets.

One of the toughest challenges salespeople experience is objections. We get objections during the prospecting such as were already working with someone I don't have any time. We get competitor objections. We get price objections. We get budgetary objections.

A significant reason managers don’t coach their people is that there’s no obvious WIIFM. Sure, the person they coach improves in engagement, productivity and impact, so the organization benefits too. But for the manager, coaching can feel like just another obligation. By understanding the Drama Triangle, managers can reach that aha! moment where they realize how being more coach-like can help them work less hard and have more impact.

We see leads go into the funnel and we see sales or lost sales come out but rarely do sales managers dedicate themselves to coaching to what happens inside the sales funnel. This is where the sales and performance opportunity exists!

This webinar will reveal and teach some of the most innovative strategies during this time of transition.  Unlike any other time before in our history, the session provides learning and development departments and never seen before opportunity. This webcast will teach specific strategies to coach and reinforce coaching virtually.