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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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10 Reasons Why Inside Sales Will Displace Field Sales Teams by 2015

Pointclear

To read an excerpt from her latest book, Smart Sales Manager , click here. Today’s “new normal” sales landscape has sales leaders scratching their heads, wondering about the best way to structure their sales organizations. As many as 100 million people are expected to telecommute to work by the year 2013.

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Sales Leadership – The Talent of Developing Others

Increase Sales

As sales managers to small business owners look forward to 2013, this sales leadership talent of developing others will probably become even more critical. Finding qualified sales people is an ongoing struggle for many small businesses. Then keeping those sales people is the next challenge. 2010 – #2.

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Youth, Lead Quality, Social Selling, Inside Sales and Outbound Marketing

Pointclear

which assists sales trainers in selecting the appropriate providers. Dave, a former sales rep, sales manager, VP of sales, competitive sales strategist, consultant, and sales trainer, has worked in 26 countries—with companies from the Fortune 10 to start-ups.

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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. They set the wrong KPIs: A sales manager told me his account based selling team had KPIs for referrals, but they weren’t asking for referrals. Simply put, we become replaceable.

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Delicious Sales

Sales (12918). 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. Marketing (6398). Training (4995).

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

Sales Hacker

We were working with a vendor, and one of the sales managers was on the call. Founded in 2010. Raised seed in 2010. Raised seed in 2013. Founded in 2013. Raised seed in 2013. Founded in 2010. What have you found least helpful when working with a salesperson? “I’ve Raised Series D in 2016.