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Why Prospecting Is Not Selling

Forbes | When it comes to prospecting, several factors lead to success. Here are three tips that will open doors to new opportunities.

3 Keys to Successful Renewal Business

LinkedIn Sales Blog | Julie Thomas shares why existing customers should be treated with the same attention and dedication that you show to new prospects if you want to retain them long-term.

Why You Should Be Delivering Value-based Stories

HubSpot | Read the latest article by Julie Thomas — she discusses why successful sales professionals are phenomenal storytellers and how to up your sales game with value-based stories.

These 6 Soft Skills Matter to Customers

CustomerTHINK | Read the latest article by Julie Thomas — she details why soft skills are especially crucial when companies encounter market uncertainty and rapidly shifting business needs.

Five Sales-Related Trends That Are Here To Stay

Forbes | Read the latest Council Post by Julie Thomas, as she discusses the enduring shifts in the sales profession brought about in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic.

3 Sales Training Secrets of High-growth Companies

Training Industry | Julie Thomas shares research that demonstrates the positive impact that sales training has on a company’s profitability and growth — even beyond the sales discipline.

13 Strategies For Making A Truly Effective Cold Pitch

Forbes Blog | Julie Thomas, and the other members of Forbes Business Development Council, share their most effective strategies about closing sales through cold outreach.

Why Connecting Virtually in a Human Way is Crucial for Sales Professionals

LinkedIn Sales Blog | Julie Thomas shares why connecting digitally in a human way is crucial for sales professionals, what Tim McGraw song is on repeat for her right now, and more.

Critical Sales Concepts and Skills to Succeed in 2021

LinkedIn Sales Blog | Julie Thomas contrasts the differences between high revenue growth and negative revenue growth companies to demonstrate how the right strategic focus on sales separates them.

The Resurrection of the Office Phone Call

Wall Street Journal | ValueSelling Associates are featured in the Wall Street Journal's article about how the COVID pandemic has brought back an old mode of communication that millennial workers used to shun.

Hindsight Is 20/20: What Sales Training Professionals Can Take Away From 2020 to Be Successful in 2021

Training Industry | Julie Thomas shares some of the more important sales training lessons gathered from research and selling in the trenches over this past year to succeed in 2021.

What Companies That Grew In 2020 Realize About Sales Training

Forbes | Read the latest Council Post, by Julie Thomas, as she discusses six ways sales training positively contributes to the bottom line.

14 Common Biz Dev Mistakes Every Company Should Avoid

Forbes | Julie Thomas and other the members of Forbes Business Development Council share 14 common mistakes companies make in their biz dev strategies, and what you should be doing instead.

Your Sales Reps’ Top 3 Questions on Leveraging Differentiation to Drive Sales, Answered

Training Industry | Julie Thomas answers the three most common questions sellers have when leveraging differentiation to drive sales success.

How to Overcome Sales Objections

SalesFlare | Guest blog by Julie Thomas discusses the different types of objections you will encounter and how you can overcome them in 5 simple steps.

Don’t Take Renewal Sales For Granted

Forbes | Read the latest Council Post, by Julie Thomas, as she discusses the three areas when you are training or coaching your sales teams on successful renewal sales.

Keep Sales Moving during COVID-19 Says Julie Thomas of ValueSelling

Startup.info | Julie Thomas discusses COVID-19, virtual sales and staying motivated.

Your Sales Reps’ Top 3 Questions on Closing Key Q4 Opportunities, Answered

Training Industry | Julie Thomas answers to the three most common questions sellers have when racing to hit quota in Q4.

How To Factor A Pandemic Into Your B2B Sales Forecasts

Forbes | Read the latest Council Post, by Julie Thomas, as she shares how businesses that emerge from a crisis ahead of the competition are the ones who proactively plan for resilience and make investments as part of an offensive strategy.

This Week’s Big Deal: One Buyer Preference to Rule Them All

LinkedIn Sales Blog | This week’s “Big Deal" feature on the LinkedIn Sales Blog pays tribute to Julie Thomas's January 2020 post and congratulates the ValueSelling team on the Stevie Award for Most Valuable COVID-19 Corporate Response.

3 Proven Approaches to Gain Executive Access

LinkedIn Sales Blog | Julie Thomas shares the most practical and effective tips on how to gain access to high-level decision makers.

Your Sales Reps’ Top 3 Questions on Effective Qualification and Forecasting, Answered

Training Industry | Julie Thomas shares her expertise to ensure salespeople aren’t establishing contacts and building business relationships only to encounter opportunities that will never close.

14 Tips To Better Align Sales And Marketing Teams

Forbes Expert Panel Blog | Julie Thomas and 13 others from the Forbes Business Development Council discuss how the alignment of sales and marketing teams can help ensure that companies are meeting the needs of current and potential clients.

Just Because Your Solution Is Different Doesn't Mean It Is Differentiated

Forbes | Read the latest Council Post, by Julie Thomas, as she shares the multiple ways to differentiate outside of the sphere of the product and service description. If you only compete on features and capabilities, it is very difficult to maintain a competitive advantage.

How to Unmask Objections to Close the Deal

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13 Key Steps To Developing A Go-To-Market Strategy

Forbes Expert Panel Blog | Julie Thomas and 12 others from the Forbes Business Development Council offer their insight into the key steps someone in the business development industry should take when creating a go-to-market strategy.

Your Sales Reps’ Top 3 Questions on Structuring Sales Conversations, Answered

Training Industry | Julie Thomas answers to the three most common questions reps have when developing the skills to structure meaningful sales conversations.

Why Most Reps Won’t Make Quota and How You Can be Different [New Research]

Hubspot | Read the latest Hubspot Sales blog, featuring Julie Thomas, as she shares the main reasons why salespeople are missing quota and how you can use this information to make sure you are not one of them.

An Enterprise-Wide Approach To Sales Training

Forbes | Read the latest Council Post, by Julie Thomas, as she discusses how training on sales methodology is a critical foundation of corporate knowledge and a way to establish a customer-centric culture.

Your Sales Reps’ Top 3 Questions on Overcoming Objections, Answered

Training Industry | Read the latest sales article, by Julie Thomas, as she discusses the three most common questions salespeople have about overcoming objections.

How to Reach Your Sales Quota in a Year of Uncertainty

Selling Power | Read the latest blog, by Julie Thomas, as she discusses the key elements that contribute to a salesperson’s ability to consistently achieve sales quota.Mid-year is an ideal time to reflect, recalibrate, and re-energize.

True Curiosity Enables Empathy: A Lesson For Sales Leaders

Forbes | Read the latest Council Post, by Julie Thomas, as she discusses empathy and why it's an important emotion that sales professionals should cultivate.

16 Critical Strategies For Enabling 'Problem-Centric' Selling

Forbes | Read the latest Forbes Expert Panel blog, featuring Julie Thomas and 15 others from the Forbes Business Development Council, as they examine 16 critical strategies that a company can adopt to enable a more "problem-centric" approach to their marketing.

Your Sales Reps’ Top 3 Questions on Winning Over Decision-makers, Answered

Training Industry | Read the latest sales article, by Julie Thomas, as she answers the three most common questions salespeople have when developing the skills to sell higher and sell with confidence.

Developing An Effective Customer Journey Map: 16 Tips For Sales Pros

Forbes | Read the latest Forbes Expert Panel blog, featuring Julie Thomas and 15 others from the Forbes Business Development Council provide useful advice for business development professionals who want to develop their own customer journey maps.

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