
What You’ll Learn
- Build trust quickly with authentic, meaningful rapport
- Lead discovery calls that uncover true business needs
- Ask high-value questions that spark deeper dialogue
- Listen actively and empathetically to guide the sale
- Customize demos to what matters most to each buyer
- Use stories to connect emotionally and drive decisions
- Keep deals moving with clear, value-based next steps
Outcomes
- Increase conversion rates by leading needs-based conversations
- Shorten sales cycles through stronger qualification and follow-up
- Grow deal sizes with tailored solutions that align to business priorities
- Boost meeting effectiveness and buyer engagement
- Improve confidence in discovery, demos, and closing conversations
Courses Included in the Consultative Selling Certification
Authentic (And Quick!) Rapport Building
Let’s get beyond the weather and avoid customers’ automatic distrust by building fast and authentic rapport. We’ll teach five proven methods to build faster and stronger connections, increase likability through commonality, and move up the trust scale.
Demos That Don’t Suck
If you’re giving the same demo to every prospect, you could have a problem. Do you know what to do with your mouse? When and how often to ask questions? What and how to customize? If you haven’t received demo training, then take this course to improve the customer experience and your closing percentages.
Engaging Your Customers
Wouldn’t it be great if customers left our sales calls excited? Like edge-of-the-seat, can’t WAIT for the next meeting excited? If you find yourself sounding robotic, start here. We’ll go beyond rapport to build customer engagement throughout the call as we rate call recordings on the “Engage-O-Meter”. We’ll teach you to recognize and boost customer engagement – guaranteeing better follow-up calls and closes.
Expert and Empathetic Listening Skills
Not your 101-level listening course, we teach how listening helps sales, how to find our own personal barriers, and strategies to implement, plus a listening framework and fast techniques to improve. This course will help you get more conversational and connected with customers, weave in empathy where appropriate, and leverage expert listening skills for expert sales skills.
Getting Deals Moving
Every single sales call can and should be closed – for a customer commitment! When we get customers saying ‘yes’ to next steps, action items, even just the next meeting, it speeds the sales cycle and increases customer mindshare. This course will get you in the habit of asking for the close – whatever level it is!
My Role As A Consultative Seller
Shifting sales priorities to account-based management? Inbound to outbound? Hard close to value selling? This course will get you in the right mindset for your role and crystal clear on goals, expectations, and the customer interactions you’ll need to win as a true business consultant.
Question Like A Pro
If what to ask is the science, how to ask is the art, and junior reps or those transitioning to virtual can come off like survey administrators. Even worse? Robots. We go well beyond open and closed questions into techniques to turn scripts into conversations, follow-up questioning, empathetic questioning, strategic questioning, and more.
Running a Killer Sales Meeting
Sales presentations feeling a little flat? Struggling with a virtual setting? We’ll break down the worst meeting mistakes by playing bad meeting BINGO and then work together to improve our agendas, introductions, meeting control, virtual setups, and more.
Selling With Stories
Storytelling is sales gold. We’ll cover why, how, and what stories to have ready. New Reps? No problem, we’ll teach creative ways to source stories and make them our own. By the end of the course, you’ll be armed with at least 3 robust (and true!) stories to help engage customers and get them listening to your message through stories.
SWIIFT℠ Discovery Dialogue
Great discovery yields more than basic gaps and rapport. It tells us client priorities, personal motivations, and even the cost of doing nothing. This is discovery 301 where we craft advanced questions that give sellers a roadmap to the sale and get prospects closing themselves!
Uncovering Sales Opportunities
Reps, it’s time to start asking more questions (vs. the “show up and throw up” pitching!) You’ll come out asking at least five standard questions to uncover the need for your solution on every call. Lack of discovery is one of the most common sales sins, and it stops here.
What Customers Care About
If uncovering needs is the “what,” customer value is the “how” and “why.” By understanding the six core business motivators and mapping them to your buyers, you’ll know what levers to pull to differentiate, gain attention, and propose solutions that sell. We’ll craft questions that’ll help you connect on a value level with your prospects to learn what’s most important to them – and exactly what they’ll need to close.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What’s included in each certification?
Each rep certification includes 12 interactive courses, while our manager certification includes all 15 sales manager courses. You’ll also get access to 4,000+ sales tools, activities, videos, call recordings, and downloadable templates. Plus, you’ll get new content added twice monthly.
How long do I have to complete my certification?
You’ll have 12 months of access from your purchase date to complete your courses.
How much does a certification cost?
Each certification is $799 (USD) per learner with a one-time payment. No subscription or renewal required.
Which certification should I choose?
We offer certifications based on where you are in the funnel:
- Prospecting Mastery (Top-of-Funnel) – Best for reps who need to find, qualify, and engage more prospects.
- Consultative Selling (Middle-of-Funnel) – Best for reps who want to build trust, lead better sales conversations, and move deals forward.
- Strategic Closing (Bottom-of-Funnel) – Best for reps looking to overcome objections, negotiate effectively, and close more business.
We also offer one Sales Management Certification for team leaders and frontline managers.
Do I get a certificate when I finish?
Yes! Upon completing all required courses with an average passing score of 80%, we’ll email you a downloadable certificate of completion.
Can I buy multiple certifications for my team at once?
Yes, you may purchase up to 10 certifications. If you’d like to purchase more, please email salesbar@factor8.com.
I purchased multiple seats — how do I get my entire team in The Sales Bar?
Email salesbar@factor8.com with the names and emails of everyone who should receive access.
How long does each course take to complete?
Each course takes roughly 20 minutes to complete.
Are the courses within the certifications self-paced?
Yes. All courses are completely self-paced and on demand—start, stop, or revisit anytime within your 12-month access window.
How do I access my certification after purchase?
After checkout, you’ll be redirected to a page with login instructions. You’ll also receive an email with your access details.
What sales roles are these certifications designed for?
Factor 8 offers online sales certifications for BDRs, SDRs, ISRs, Account Executives, Account Managers, Customer Success Managers, and anyone selling virtually. We also offer a Sales Management Certification for aspiring, new, and experienced sales managers.
If you’re searching for a BDR certification, Account Executive certification, Account Manager certification, or Sales Manager certification, you’re in the right place — these roles align with our Prospecting Mastery, Consultative Selling, Strategic Closing, and Sales Management certifications.
Every certification is built for virtual and hybrid sellers—including field reps who want to get better on the phones.
Can I buy this certification for my team?
Yes. For team pricing or bulk access, contact salesbar@factor8.com.
What if I have questions or need help?
Email salesbar@factor8.com anytime with questions—or to repurchase a certification if access has expired.
Do you offer refunds?
We do not issue refunds for online course purchases.
