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Key Sales Lessons from Oracle’s 4th Quarter Miss

SBI Growth

Oracle just missed its 4 th quarter number for the first time in a decade. In B2B sales, activity leads to results. The correct time to add sales people is when business is soft. In contrast, forward-looking, courageous companies, like Oracle, hire into the soft economy. Let’s not beat up Oracle.

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PowerViews with James Obermayer: Why Don’t Sales Reps Follow Up On Leads? The Real Issue

Pointclear

Finding leads isn’t the hard part, but unqualified leads are just “ash and trash”, according to my latest PowerViews guest, James Obermayer, sales manager extraordinaire. Jim is also the President of Sales Leakage Consulting, Inc. Jim is also the President of Sales Leakage Consulting, Inc. How do you measure that?

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

I’ve spent 10 years in various Sales and Sales Management roles, both in Paris and London. I currently manage a team of 15 SDRs in 5 locations. 12 at Oracle (Start-up to $1B) and first woman sales and P&L leader. Designer of Oracle’s Virtual/Digital Sales Division. Be yourself.

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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.