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6 Dead Horse Sales Activities You Need to Stop ASAP… The Horse is Dead!

The Sales Hunter

Far too many salespeople and sales managers are still living as if it is 2013 or even 2010. Things change and they change quickly, and if your sales process and strategies aren’t keeping pace, then you’re going to find yourself closing fewer sales.

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Is Failure an Option for Your Account Based Selling Teams?

No More Cold Calling

But they will definitely miss quota if sales managers continue to focus on the wrong behaviors and don’t shift their priorities. Maybe they can even get referrals from those lost prospects. In 2010 and 2012, over half of respondents said capturing new accounts was the primary focus. Collapse the sales process.

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Discounting Belongs in Every Sales Tookit

Pipeliner

Critics consider it an act of desperation, a last-ditch knee-jerk tactic vendors try when prospects get nervous and jittery about buying. Discounting is a Sure Sign of Sales Failure , proclaims one recent headline. Prospects and customers often anchor on list prices, and discounts represent a tangible value benefit.

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SalesProCentral

Delicious Sales

Sales (12918). Prospecting (4539). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). 2013 (4691). 2010 (1988). THE SALES HUNTER AUGUST 12, 2013 Is Your Sales Process Slow or Fast? Is your sales process slow or fast? Topics Major Topics. Tools (2872).

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Selling into Startups 101: What You Need to Know to Find a Unicorn

Sales Hacker

Instead of asking, “ Who should I be prospecting into? ” Cast a wide net, and prospect into the entire team, not just C-suite and directors. RELATED: The Sales Hacker Deck On Sales Decks: Learn How To WOW Your Prospects And Convert! We were working with a vendor, and one of the sales managers was on the call.

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Best Sales Blogs: The Ultimate List of 55+ (Recently Updated!)

LeadFuze

They focus on producing content for sales reps, sales managers, and sales execs. When they’re not blogging, the Double Digit Sales team also produces awesome sales training courses. Diagnose Your Sales Pipeline to Increase Performance. The Gist: A sales management blog with a BizOps spin.