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Top 7 Sales Lessons from BISA's 2013 Annual Convention

Anthony Cole Training

BISA is the Bank Insurance and Securities Association. There are several GREAT speakers in the general sessions, but it is not a conference where you will find constant discussions about the art and science of selling or sales management. Sales POINT: You must have the right people. However, I cannot help myself.

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Eyes On the Prize

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2013-06-03. Teaser: Companies frequently run into trouble by failing to create the right balance between sales goals and the actions they tie incentives to. Companies frequently run into trouble by failing to create the right balance between sales goals and the actions they tie incentives to. Author: Tom Giddens.

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A Lack Of Transformational Leadership

The Pipeline

2000 to 2013 – 0.9%. Add to these real estate costs, insurance, and other expenses, for many, COVID seems a boon. Based on the simple definition of productivity, outputs/inputs, here is what was presented in The Economist. Growth in average output per person. 1891 to 1939 – 1.5%. 1939 and 2000 – 2.7%.

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Friday Sales Leadership and Your Leadership Peer Group

The Sales Hunter

If you’re a sales leader or anyone in a leadership position, you are undoubtedly spending a lot of time with people you’re leading or influencing in one way or another. View your peer group as both an investment and an insurance policy. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Are Your Strategic Partnerships Your Passive Sales Force?

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Today, more than ever before, strategic partnerships, both formal and informal, are an important element of conducting business. The referrals and introductions which happy customers make for their sales reps. Can they be your passive sales force? (c) c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan

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Latest Research on Personality Assessments for Sales Selection

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Two articles caught my attention today. The first, 10 Traits of Successful Salespeople , was typical of the misinformation that often passes for must-read information: The data came from commission-only insurance salespeoplein just one company so it has limited application in other industries.

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Sales Leadership Friday: Sales is Leadership and Leadership is Sales

The Sales Hunter

If you know me or have been reading my blogs for some time, you know I like to use the phrase, “Sales is leadership. Leadership is sales.” “Sales is leadership and leadership is sales” is all about realizing how both those words are intertwined. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”