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Why is it extremely difficult to analyze the results of training programs?
Analysing the results of training programs is extremely difficult. L&D teams are challenged to demonstrate the value that programs...
Rakesh Gopinathan
Jun 3, 20225 min read
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Things to consider when designing a sales contest
Sales reps face an incessant cycle of cold calling, following up, repeating the same pitch, and chasing seemingly unattainable leads. The...
Rakesh Gopinathan
Jun 3, 20223 min read
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Objection Handling Techniques All Sales Professionals Must Conquer
Real objections are gifts. Prospects are giving you precisely what you need to address in order to keep deals moving forward. Without...
Rakesh Gopinathan
Jun 3, 20226 min read
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Why You Should Be Scoring Sales Reps
Sales managers need a way to rank their Sales Development Reps (SDRs) on performance. Having a scoring system in place for SDRs and other...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 31, 20224 min read
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Why design effective training interventions?
Designing effective training interventions Training is really about the communication of ideas. If a trainer is communicating with their...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 31, 20222 min read
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What is employee engagement and why is it important?
For remote teams, having engaged employees is not only crucial but it’s a whole different challenge than for an in-person workplace....
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 31, 20224 min read
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What's your Voicemail Tactics to Get More Call-backs
Reps always ask me whether or not they should even leave voicemails anymore since they almost never get a call-back. My response is yes –...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 29, 20223 min read
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Communication Styles
Do you know how your communication style is perceived? To progress in your career it is vital that you communicate in an assertive way....
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 29, 20223 min read
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Writing a Good Course Outline
A good course outline allows participants to assess the course for fit with their learning needs, clearly understand what is expected of...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 29, 20223 min read
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Creating a Workshop or Course Proposal: How to Write a Proposal to Teach a Course or Workshop
You have an idea for a non-academic course or workshop you’d like to teach and you want to approach a local continuing studies...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 29, 20225 min read
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Target account sales model advantages and disadvantages
Before throwing all of your current sales strategies in the trash and investing all of your time in TAS, you still need to be realistic...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 28, 20223 min read
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How to make TAS work for your team
Imagine a sales funnel where every lead is high value. Every prospect is a perfect fit. Every deal turns into a lifetime customer....
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 28, 20226 min read
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How to Use Market Intelligence For Better Results in Sales Leads Prospecting
“When we conduct market intelligence that is needed to generate the best possible list of sales leads, we look into many things. We look...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 28, 20225 min read
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How to solve a client problem before they have it
Ask any salesperson if they would like to be their client's trusted advisor and you will find few rejecting the opportunity to claim that...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 25, 20224 min read
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Discovering the undiscovered
If the intention of your discovery questions is to elicit a problem so you can sell your "solution," you are not really doing discovery....
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 25, 20224 min read
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What Metrics would be critical to keep a healthy scorecard?
Everything is important, but not everything can most important. When it comes to metrics, more is not always better. There are, however,...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 24, 20224 min read
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Your Road Map For Building Customer Engagement
WBA offers a process roadmap to help organisations implement a KAM approach. This process is a proven methodology for transforming...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 23, 20224 min read
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Key to your first ten Customers is not about Sales its all about your product - Get beyond
Selling your product or service, to everyone that wants it, is every entrepreneur’s dream. To have an idea, build it, and sell it is a...
Rakesh Gopinathan
May 23, 20223 min read
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What is the story with soft skills and power skills? Are they different?
Well, they are in fact the same thing. They are just referred to these days as power skills instead of soft skills because they are in...
Rakesh Gopinathan
Apr 13, 20226 min read
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Design a Stunning Story
The power of using stories in sales is pretty well known, however, they are way more impactful right now than ever before. In this post...
Rakesh Gopinathan
Apr 13, 20223 min read
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