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What do you Know about your Prospect?

Sales 2.0

Here’s another case where sales people need to take a concept further than their marketing colleagues (last time as we going on about using Sales 2.0 This post is about knowing about your prospect. Marketing types have actually formalized a methodology around knowing your prospect and call it “persona marketing”.

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What is Your Definition of “Being Focused” with Sales Prospects?

The Sales Hunter

The discussion was lively and very engaging, but what struck me was how none of them were truly focused on their sales leads. The fact so many salespeople are struggling with their sales prospecting should be both comforting and discouraging to every other salesperson. Compare this to sports.

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Contractual Obligation is a Missing Link of Sales Success

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I borrow heavily from sports. There are just so many similarities to sales that it's difficult for me to refrain from making the associations. However, there is one area of sports for which there is no sales analogy. More importantly, most people enjoy them.

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NFL? MLB? What Do These Have To Do With Sales?

The Sales Hunter

You may or may not be a big sports fan. Either way, I urge you to be aware of what is going on in some of the more visible sports, including football and baseball, at this time of year. Chances are that you have prospects and customers who are fans not only of a particular sport, but possibly of a specific team.

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Basketball and the Difference Between Sales Studs and Sales Duds

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I heard former NBA all-star and current ESPN basketball analyst, Bruce Bowen , talking about Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics. In sales, the elite 6% don't care what prospects and customers think about them, as long as they are thinking about them. c) Copyright 2012 Dave Kurlan

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Sales Success - Any Success - Keep Your Eye on The Ball

Anthony Cole Training

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What should a business lunch consist of? | Jeffrey Gitomer's Sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

New prospective customer not looking to buy yet. New prospective buyer getting ready to buy. Talk about things you have in common (golf, sports, college, home state) as much as you can. . -->. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! GREAT food.

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