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Do You Suffer from Phone Phobia?

MTD Sales Training

Setting appointments and closing sales over the telephone is not easy as numerous obstacles stand in the path of success: elusive decision makers, gatekeeper screens , fierce competition, privacy concerns, cold calling laws, and the lack of control you have over the telephone. To close many sales, you have to close one at a time.

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No More Quotas, No More Commission: Sales Without SDRs

Sales Hacker

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Nelson Gilliat , Demand Generation Manager at Brantr Media and Author of Death of the SDR , a book whose controversial central philosophy we discuss. The problems with the SDR to sales handoff. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to the Sales Hacker podcast.

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The 5 Top Media for Cold Prospecting

Pointclear

These are the five essential channels you can rely on for generating a steady stream of inquiries that you can then convert to qualified leads, and have a prayer of closing enough sales to meet your revenue quota. Your website The source of your cheapest and most qualified sales leads is right at your fingertips: your company website.

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Sales Leadership: What? All my numbers are back to zero?

Your Sales Management Guru

Sales Leadership: What? Yes, that is the reality of every sales organization at this time of year, even with sales backlogs, recurring revenues and hopefully a pipeline of opportunity-this is a psychological issue that you, as sales leaders must address. All my numbers are back to zero?

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PowerViews with Carlos Hidalgo: A Holistic Approach to Driving the Demand Process

Pointclear

Carlos has been named three years in a row—from 2009 to 2011—to the Sales Lead Management Association’s 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management. 2012 Trending: Marketing Is Ahead of Sales in Understanding Buyer 2.0. He is a frequent speaker, blogger and contributor to many B2B marketing publications.

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Jonathan Farrington's Blog ? Almost Everything I Know About.

Jonathan Farrington

Almost Everything I Know About Telemarketing! Many years ago – more than I care to remember, but I think I still had some hair - I created a Sales Camp and a Sales University for Autodesk: One of the modules was “Telemarketing” which was a real challenge for me, as I had no experience. .

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Just Making More Calls Doesn't Guarantee Sales Success

The Sales Association

Sharing best practices in sales and sales management www.salesassociation.org. Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Just Making More Calls Doesn’t Guarantee Sales Success. You can be successful in sales and not have to work 24 hours a day. For example, I was coaching a sales representative who was a cold calling buzz saw.