Sub-skills to master to be top AE & SDR

I'm new to sales and am looking to make a curriculum of sub-skills required to become a top 10% AE & SDR. What skills should I add? Granular skills are great. I want to master this craft.


(Hypothetical) examples for an AE here:

  • understanding the prospect's problem
  • convincing the prospect I understand their problem
  • being concise / assertive about what the solution is and why




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oldcloser
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Don’t forget to consult with the middle eastern sales master Suq A Diq
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poweredbycaffeine
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Those listed are core skills not sub skills.

Have you discussed this with Jason?
jefe
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I'm really not sure what's happening here. These are pretty basic and necessary.
Sunbunny31
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Quite honestly, if ever there was a need to recommend a sales book - this is the post for it.
BigShrimpin
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Like PBC said those arent really subskills but you need to be able to listen to what someone says identify if they have a problem you can solve and articulate why you have the best solution everything else is minor
Revenue_Rambo
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If you are new why are you building the curriculum? Doesn’t your company provide some semblance of training.
lowhangersalesbanger
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??? Are you saying you don’t know how to sell and want to learn?
Justatitle
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bro, what?
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scienceofsales
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multi-threadingchampion buildingreverse time-liningasking difficult questions up-frontwhy now? why not just chill? Why our solution?
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SaaSguy
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Lol
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