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STAR Results (Solutions That Achieve Results Inc.) Releases Global 2016 STAR Sales Manager Report

Steven Rosen

announces the release of its 2016 STAR Sales Manager Report which captures the opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. Companies continue to struggle to meet their sales objectives.

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

Sales and Marketing Management

Selling skills still matter. The thinking is that AI will turn B-players into A-players, and A-players into unprecedented selling machines. 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.

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Sales Excellence, Inc.’s Fourth Consecutive Year on the List of Selling Power’s 2016 Top 20 Sales Training Companies

Sales Excellence

Denver, CO, USA –May 25, 2016 – Sales Excellence, Inc., a premier global sales training and consulting organization, today announced that it has been awarded a spot on Selling Power’s 2016 list of the Top 20 Sales Training Companies that excel in helping organizations improve sales performance.

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Excuses Don’t Count: December Referral Selling Insights

Pipeliner

Only a little more than half of account based sales reps made quota in 2016, according to CSO Insights. Based on what I’ve heard from sales leaders, 2017 wasn’t much better. There are many possible reasons that account based sales reps miss quota. Perhaps they: Depended on marketing to send them qualified sales leads.

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6 Soft Skills Every Salesperson Needs to Get Ahead

Hubspot Sales

In sales, success is a reflection of two things: The strength of their hard skills and the strength of their soft skills. What are soft skills in sales? Unlike hard selling skills, which are relatively easy to teach and measure, soft skills are "fuzzy." Plus, sales is constantly evolving.

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5 Amateurish Behaviors That Kill Salespeople’s Credibility

Hubspot Sales

Sales leaders and businesses are paying a hefty price for not developing the selling skills of their people. They’re not only selling less than they could be, they’re also being forced to sell at lower prices than they should be! There are so few in sales who are truly professional sellers. Sales Management.

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Leveraging Inside Sales

Pipeliner

Such challenges include reducing churn among sales ranks, hiring the right talent for inside sales, speeding up new hire skill ramp time, reduction of deal forecast slippage, improvement of opportunity qualification, and ensuring salesperson skill at having business conversations instead of simply pitching product features.