As a sales leader, there’s a lot riding on your hiring decisions. You know good hiring practices do far more than simply evaluate an applicant’s selling skills—they give you the insight to hire great salespeople. No doubt you’ve learned the hard way that, when you lose a sales professional, it can…...
The Future of Sales: What’s Next in 2025 and How to Stay Ahead
According to Gartner, by 2025, 80% of B2B sales interactions between suppliers and potential customers will happen online. In response, 60% of B2B sales organizations are expected to prioritize data-driven strategies over traditional, intuition-based approaches. With 2025 just around the corner, the future of sales is no longer a distant concept—it’s here. For…...
What If They’re Not Learning? 5 Methods to Enhance Training for Salespeople
As sales leaders, we've all been there - you've invested time and resources into training your team, but the lessons aren't sticking somehow. The skills aren't improving, and the results aren't materializing. Before you throw in the towel, let's explore five methods to breathe new life into your sales training…...
Challenger Sales Model Summary & Tips
Many sales strategies would lead you to believe that building relationships with prospects is an integral part of the sales process. However, the authors of “The Challenger Sale”, Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson, have different ideas, which they explain through their challenger sales model. The authors say that when it comes to…...
The Modern Sales Stack You Need in 2024
The global sales tech market is projected to grow to $104,470 million by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.3% from 2024 to 2030. The takeaway for B2B organizations is clear: the sales tech landscape is rich with options. On average, a rep uses at least six different…...
Getting Ready for 2024 | The Sales Blog
I know you are working on ending the year strong. Your sales manager is encouraging you to pull the last couple of deals across the line. But this week, many people will be taking time off to spend with their families and friends, which means your contacts might not be…...
Is Your Team Speaking The Same Sales Language? | Sales Gravy
Most companies share a common corporate language, and that lingua franca is English. Even for international organizations with offices all over the world, English is the way the majority of employees communicate with each other, at least officially. This only makes sense, because it streamlines communication and it is the…...
7 Daily Sales Activities to Maximize Your Sales Performance
Sales isn't a mystical art. You don't have to climb a rugged, wind-beaten mountain, meet with a sacred monk, and learn ancient words of wisdom to close deals. You just need to commit to daily sales activities. In this article, I'll share seven sales activities you should do every day. Once…...
How to Improve Sales Productivity and Close More Deals
Unlock sales productivity potential with Highspot’s CMO insights on dynamic marketing and sales strategies, overcoming challenges, & AI’s transformative role. Boardrooms across the globe are dialed in on sales productivity, and rightly so. Sales productivity is the backbone of revenue generation, and during a time when businesses are being forced…...
How To Write A Sales Email: What The Data REALLY Says
Do you want to write better sales emails? Close more deals? Grow your career in sales (and top the leaderboard)? If that doesn’t describe you, maybe you should not be in sales? But if it sounds aligned with your goals, keep reading. The most successful salespeople send the best emails.…...
Happiness at Work Leads to Better, More Profitable Sales Teams
Happiness at work. While that may sound silly to those who keep their noses to the grindstone for their careers, it is a goal worth chasing: happy employees are engaged, contributing, working harder, and making your team that much more effective. In today’s hyper-competitive workplace, you might expect employers to focus…...
How to Accelerate Customer Relationships
It’s no secret that quality business relationships are important, especially for the bottom line. The more sales professionals communicate with their customers, uncover needs, and present relevant solutions, the more likely they are to retain them and grow revenues. When you think about great quality business relationships, what are some…...
How to Become a Super Successful Sales Rep in B2B Sales
There are several types of sales. Some salespeople sell to consumers (B2C), while others sell to government entities (B2G). In B2B Sales, the customers are other businesses. All types share the common need to help the client acquire better results or buy something they need. But each type has a different…...
The Complete Guide to Sales Development
The business case for sales development is built on flawless logic and verified by market data. It’s a lot better to sell to qualified prospects than to try your luck on a complete stranger. The more time your closers spend taking moonshots, the less sales they actually make. That’s why…...
Sales Motivation: 18 Tips to Keep Your Salespeople & Team Happy
It’s a no-brainer that motivated sales teams enjoy their work more and do their work better, resulting in a healthier bottom line. However, achieving this doesn’t come from cracking jokes all day (What’s the best way to stay happy at work? Take longer vacations!) and expecting morale to be high.…...
Why Sales Reps Must Stop Trying To Create Urgency
One of the hardest things to do in sales is “create urgency” when it’s seemingly not there. Sales reps try to manufacture urgency all the time by proactively offering discounts at the end of the month, but that’s just sad. But how do you actually “create” urgency? Let me be…...
