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In the Age of AI, Training Is More Critical Than Ever

Sales and Marketing Management

Compare that to 2016, when CRM penetration surged to 74 percent but goal attainment dropped to 55.8 percent, and it’s clear that data by itself is not the key to sales success. This creates a new challenge for sales management: how do you train your sales team? including the B- and C-players?—?to

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Why CEOs Are Failing Account Based Sales Reps

No More Cold Calling

Are sales managers really at fault? You don’t hear that phrase very often anymore, but account based sales reps still carry a bag. But it’s their managers who are left holding the bag when reps don’t meet or exceed quota. But it’s their managers who are left holding the bag when reps don’t meet or exceed quota.

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Thank You

No More Cold Calling

To express my gratitude and celebrate this milestone, I am offering my No More Cold Calling book for 99 cents from the Kindle store for one day only: April 14, 2016. Then they write and tell me their sales organizations have been transformed, with a close rate of well more than 50 percent. But sales reps have work to do as well.

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12 Key Benefits CRM Systems Provide to a Business

Hubspot Sales

These days, it seems as though there’s a new app or widget every week promising to make businesses and their sales reps more productive, efficient, and effective. Although some technology has proven to be more useful than others, one piece of sales technology that’s here to stay is customer relationship management (CRM) software.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation.

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Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales

Sales Hacker

Andrea Austin – VP at Nokia Software | Published Author. She was recognized as a leading sales mentor by Women in Sales North America. She is the co-author of a business book, called Aligned to Achieve , about sales and marketing alignment. Brooke Bachesta – SDR Manager at Outreach.

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How Sales Reps Can Use Generative AI to Sell Faster

Hubspot Sales

Seventy percent of companies using AI report that adoption has increased their marketing and sales revenue, while 28% say it’s decreased costs. A Look at the Numbers: Sales Industry Attitudes Toward AI We asked more than 1,350 sales reps and leaders how they’re using and thinking about generative AI in sales.