Understanding the Sales Force

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How to Easily Motivate and Incentivize Sales Pipeline Building

Understanding the Sales Force

2010) Trigger Events – The Anatomy of Sales Wisdom (2010) Image copyright 123RF The post How to Easily Motivate and Incentivize Sales Pipeline Building appeared first on Kurlan & Associates, Inc. 2012) Selling Styles – How Many Styles Should Your Salespeople Have?

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The Nutcracker in 2020 and 3 Critical Year-End Lessons for Salespeople and Their Managers

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At the same time each year I repost a seasonal favorite, an article I first wrote in 2010 with 3 great sales lessons from the Nutcracker. In mid-December each year, my family spends the weekend in Boston and we enjoy the Boston Ballet's production of the Nutcracker. But this is 2020 and everything is different.

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Why are Half of All Sales Reps Still Missing Quota in a Booming US Economy?

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But during a slow crawl back to respectability between 2010 and 2016, and soaring revenue during 2017-2018, the percentage of reps making quota has not only remained flat, but the percentage hasn't even returned to pre 2008 rates. This article attempts to explain why.

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The Top 10 Sales Articles of 2018

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I first wrote the Nutcracker article in 2010 and have reposted it for each of the past 8 years. In December I have two traditions with my Blog. The first is to repost my Nutcracker article - one of my most popular articles and by far, the most read article each December.

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Top Kurlan Articles Debunking Sales Studies and Articles

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CSO Insights - How Many Salespeople Made Quota in 2010? Harvard Business Review Revealing Study of Salespeople Makes News. IDG and CEB Draw Conflicting Conclusions on Sales Effectiveness. If You Structure Your Sales Force Like the Big Companies. Harvard Business Review Hit and Then Missed the Mark on Sales.

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Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson and the Sales Assessment Industry

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In 2010 Brian released a tribute album to George Gershwin and in 2011, Paul McCartney released a tribute album to his favorite standards from the great american song book. It is well known that they listened to each others' innovations in popular music and attempted to out-do each other.

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Opinion: Why Sales Win Rates Have Reached an All-Time Low

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That has to include 2008-2010 when the economy was really in the tank. An owner I spoke with yesterday was totally freaking out over the 40% increase in his costs to provide health insurance. Despite that, the report in question indicated that the loss rate is at an all-time low.

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