Vanella Group

When sales reps are hired, they are often tested for sales skills and personality traits. References are checked, previous employers called, they are trained on the products and considered ready to sell. Yet, the number one skill is overlooked: the ability to engage. There is seldom, if ever, engagement training. Because they did well in the interview, the sales manager oddly enough assumes the new sales representative has the ability to engage with the most important tool they have, the telephone; that’s where the wheels come off the sales cart. It can take a company six to nine months before they realize the rep may know the product, but can’t get a conversation going with a prospect.  In this program, host, Mari Anne Vanella, author and CEO of The Vanella Group tackles the little thought-out point of failure for most organizations: The Physiology of Engagement and how to train sales reps to succeed. Yes, she admits, its part art and a lot of process for reps to have a peer level conversation, but it can be done.  She covers: Why calling skills are over-looked in sales training. How to make a peer-level call Why it’s easy to start call in an apologetic (bad manner) Why reps have to be taught granular calling skills and adhere to a work structure to be a success Why the art of conversation can be teachable  Listen and learn.   ___________________________________________     Outstanding Outbound is hosted by MariAnne Vanella of The Vanella Group which is a program on the Funnel Radio Channel. The Vanella Group is the sponsor of Outstanding Outbound

Host Mari Anne Vanella interviews Michael Fox, a technology sales expert about how a new customer’s relationship starts with their  “relationship” with the sales representative that served and sold them. They discussed:

  Outstanding Outbound host, Mari Anne Vanella welcomes Joe Brown, SVP Worldwide Sales at kare, an AI company. They’ll discuss tools and methods that can help conversations become more complex and empower reps to have more access to information to progress the sales cycle further on discussions in real-time.

Learn how modern sales teams operate effectively using tools, automation, and critical thinking to build pipeline and get deals across the line. Diane Updyke works with some of the top names in tech helping them streamline sales and revenue attainment in the B2B landscape. She comes from a history of engaging marketers with the right solutions to automate and acquire customers. At Eloqua and Crowd Factory/Marketo, as the VP Sales, she successfully led a sales team through significant growth year-over-year. For over 15 years, Diane has managed sales teams for startup and established companies; including business intelligence (Oracle) and infrastructure (early days of WebLogic). Diane is currently an Advisor and Consultant for several startups in Martech and Salestech. After building and contributing to over 6 sales teams, she has documented her experience & insights, plus received contributions from CEOs, VPS, CMOs, and VCs.