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October 2, 2017
When Sales Training is Not the Answer
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The new quarter just started. As a Sales Leader, you might make or miss your number. But some of your reps/managers are going to miss it for the quarter and the year. You want to help them. Your first reaction is to implement a revenue acceleration plan for those team members. And your first instinct is to train your reps.
Why?
Sales training is an easy answer. Sales Enablement has some training programs already designed and ready to go. You think, “We can just pick the ones that are important and get working. Should be easy-right?”
Most sales training has little impact on sales teams. It doesn’t work because:
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Missing the number is a result of many reasons. Considering that most Sales Leaders have little budget, what should we do? If sales training is available, how can we use it to be effective?
Three Ways to Make the Number with Sales Training (and little budget):
Oh, get out in the field too. Riding with your team to customer meetings ensures strong adoption.
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