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The Pipeline ? Talking Long-Term ? Acting Short-Term ? Sales.

The Pipeline

December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. Talking Long-Term – Acting Short-Term – Sales eXchange – 109. Sales Training. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. March 2009. February 2009.

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Sales Pipeline Dried Up? The #1 Way to Land Top Prospects Now

No More Cold Calling

Ram Charan, author of more than 20 books and consultant to CEOs, said in 2008 : β€œIt’s counterintuitive but true that when the economy slows down, the pace of decision-making has to speed up, because you can’t put off the tough choices anymore. They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items.

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Normal Is Just Another Word For Yesterday

The Pipeline

Think about a time you got fired, like 2008, job and home, a friend’s death, a crushed ankle. Act Not React. It is normal to apply your emotions, it takes discipline to apply your skills, training and experience. The ability to think through the situation and act deliberately, not just react. Be The Normal.

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Grow Revenue During a Recession by Being Counter-Intuitive

Understanding the Sales Force

The economic crisis of 2008-9, and the Covid lockdowns of 2020-2021 showed us that when companies focus on cost-cutting instead of growing revenue, revenue declines – sharply. We are now seeing these events in sales organizations: Missed forecasts. Closing delays. Failure to hit quotas. Order cancellations.

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The Pipeline ? Sales Force (Mis)Alignment

The Pipeline

December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. Sales Training. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. ©2008 Copyright by The Pipeline. August 2009.

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13 Musts from an Accidental Salesperson

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Lee Shawback I fell into sales in 2008 kind of by accident. Unfortunately at this particular time in 2008 things were not going as planned. Up to this point in my career I had no experience or formal training in sales. I utilize the PDCA as much as possible: plan, do, check and act.

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9 Sales Motivation Ideas You Can Use NOW | Sales Motivation and.

The Sales Hunter

Your own enthusiasm and passion to help others will encourage others to act the same way around you. Sales Training Tip #359: Ideas Mean Nothing…Until… Why Long-Term Thinking is Vital to Your Sales Motivation. sales training. sales training tip. training tip. sales training. sales training tip.