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Essential Guide to Sales Plays: Best practices and templates

Unlock modern sales plays that empower reps to turn strategy into action—overcoming content chaos with clear guidance on what to know, say, show, and do.

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Picture sellers lost in a gear pile at the mountain base, fumbling without a map—much like reps drowning in content without direction. This guide introduces the modern sales play as their trail map: a digestible "cheat sheet" uniting content, coaching, and calls-to-action to drive behavior change and consistent wins.​

Dive into elements like the Hook (quick relevance check), What to Know (training/battlecards), Say (talking points/recordings), Show (decks/demos), and Do (next steps)—plus play types from simple kits (topic curation) to coaching-enabled plays for managers. Real-world templates, checklists, and diagnostics help prioritize high-impact initiatives like product launches or value selling.​

Backed by Highspot's Strategic Enablement Framework, it equips enablement pros to equip/train/coach teams effectively—measuring adoption via views, role-plays, and revenue lift for scalable results.

 

Download the report to learn how to fire up your sales reps, no matter the selling situation.

Essential Guide to Sales Plays: Best practices and templates
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