Anne Miller

APRIL 21, 2022

” Blog, although my monthly Metaphor Minute newsletter and my online presentation coaching and consulting work with start-ups, salespeople, marketers, and executives are all continuing full-force. From 2016 Why You Should Never “Present “ From 2017 Alliteration Allure. From 2021 Make Your Numbers Pop.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 4, 2017

With many clients and prospects out of the office, however, there are opportunities for your entire sales team to assess what’s going well and where there’s room for improvement. Make the most of any downtime your team has this month to focus on improving sales effectiveness to hit the ground running in the New Year.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

20 Best Business Books of 2017. One of the bits of advice we hear most from sales pros and entrepreneurs on the Sales Blog is, “ You’ve got to be reading.” Yep, according to the experts, reading the latest industry blogs, articles, and books is key to finding success in your job and your career. Principles.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Sales is a crucible, burning away excuses and bad habits. Go back to the phones and meet sales goals by providing prospects with solutions. To help get you start on the right foot for 2017, we reviewed our blog posts from the past year to find those that stood out in their mission to put a spark in sales efforts.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Welcome to our October B2B Blog Post Round-Up. If you’re new to the ZoomInfo blog, we use our monthly round-ups to highlight the work our writers have done for outside publications. This month’s round-up covers a variety of topics including email marketing, sales reporting, storytelling and so much more. Let’s get into it!

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 16, 2016

As you look ahead to 2017, consider these three tips for success (which are included in a new free eBook from Xactly): TIP #1: Coach Toward Shared Learning At the end of each day, ask your salespeople to share with everyone on the team the big thing they learned that day. Also have them share […].

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 19, 2016

It’s that time of year when top-performing salespeople are thinking of their goals for 2017. I want you to set goals and put a plan behind them — then motivate yourself to fly past those goals. Let your goals be your benchmark to surpass. Check out the video to see what I mean: Copyright 2016, […].

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” I only wish those seeking to increase 2017 sales would heed this advice. ” With the new year fast approaching, some salespeople are probably setting 2017 sales goals or receiving sales goals from their SMB owners or sales managers. Credit www.pixabay.com. Ideal target market (industry).

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2018

For today’s blog post, we put together a comprehensive list of the best articles about corporate events and event marketing. Keep reading for our favorite event marketing blog posts! Done right, events are a powerful way to engage your target audience, accelerate the sales cycle and built brand equity. Check them out below!

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BrainShark

DECEMBER 6, 2017

As we say goodbye to 2017, we’re sharing the top 10 Brainshark Ideas Blog posts of the year, which cover everything from tips on sales onboarding and coaching, to career development and sales humor.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

If she were accepted, she’d get a lifetime discount — all she had to do was promote the brand on her social media pages (and hopefully make some sales). Figure 1: The number of new hires with the job title “Brand Ambassador” shows steady growth between 2010 and 2017. Become a Rep,” it read. Source: ZoomInfo. Then, things took a turn.

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John Barrows

JANUARY 31, 2017

[…] is a blog ran by sales expert John Barrows. He offers advice and guidance for honing your sales and marketing […].

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

This cartoon was sent to me in response to a blog I wrote a couple of weeks ago. While marketing technology and marketing automation software are not totally to blame, they have made it easier to get more poor quality leads to sales faster than ever before. Just 42% of marketing qualified leads are accepted and worked by sales.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Additional information about the Charles Ware Drawings can be found on our previous blog post, “Lynxes and Alligators and Ships, Oh, My! Another favorite here in the office and on the blog this year were the many unique and ornate National Park Service Master Plan covers that the Cartographic Branch holds within Record Group 79.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 6, 2017

A Sales Manager’s Recipe: What’s Cooking in 2017? Last week after presenting a keynote program called Gourmet Living, an attendee came up to me afterwards and discussed her challenges as a sales manager. Become a Detective : In sales management workshops we always talk about inspect what you expect.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 3, 2017

It’s the start of a new year and as much as you feel good, you also feel a sense of concern about the numbers you need to hit for this year. The solution is NOT merely doing more of what you did last year and thinking that alone is going to do the trick. Success […].

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A Sales Guy

MARCH 14, 2017

If you’re a sales person and you give a s**t about your clients, your personal development, your career, and your company, then I have a message for you. It’s 2017, and we’re failing our customers, prospects, the companies we work for and ourselves. Sales management is about leadership. New Rules of Selling.

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Julie Hanson

DECEMBER 29, 2016

You voted with your mouse on what sales issues mattered to you this year, so in case you missed them or want to re-read, here are your favorite Top 10 Sales Blog Posts from 2016! P.S. Be sure and read to the end of this post for an opportunity to jump start your sales success in 2017.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 24, 2017

In September, I will be speaking at one of this year’s premier conferences for sales leadership, sales enablement, and sales operations. The Sales 3.0 I would like to personally extend an invitation for you to join me at the event for your special VIP treatment from yours truly!

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 20, 2016

First Quarter 2017. But as budget planning begins and business strategies begin to be set, it is your responsibility to be ready for 2017. What are your revenue objectives by each quarter for 2017? Sales skills. Sales planning. Review your marketing/sales operational teams. Are You Set Up for Success?

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 6, 2017

With January underway, planning is top-of-mind for every sales comp team. On the OpenSymmetry blog, we’re starting 2017 with fresh perspectives on what it takes to evaluate, implement, and leverage incentive compensation solutions to make the biggest impact on a company’s bottom line.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 2, 2017

Life Enrichment: Why 2017 Can Be Your Best Year Ever! A friend of my recently wrote a blog on the “ One Person That Impacted My Life in 2016” I think it was a fabulous idea, today is a good day for you to reflect on that thought, name that person and thank them, make them aware of your feelings and then go make 2017 Your Best Year Ever!

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 16, 2016

I reviewed the 88 articles I wrote in 2016 (nearly 1,600 articles on the Blog) and was surprised to discover what I wrote about the most. It wasn't about sales force evaluations, sales candidate assessments or attacks on the Harvard Business Review. It wasn't any of things I expected to write about most often.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Creating a Sales Compensation Plan for 2017. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 6, 2016

More Sales Less Time: Surprisingly Simple Strategies for Today’s Crazy-Busy Sellers The last couple of months, I’ve been on a mission to try and make as much of my time focused on “RPA” as possible. “RPA” stands for Revenue Producing Activity.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Build relationships that will strengthen your sales momentum as we near the end of the year and head into 2017. Make it a goal each day this week to reach out to a customer or prospect you haven’t talked with in quite awhile. Reach back to go forward. Check out the video to see […].

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Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The 2017 Academy awards were nearly over when a huge mistake was made in announcing the last award – for Best Picture. Many loyal Score More Sales blog readers are in their 20’s and 30’s - you may have no idea who those old folks were.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 27, 2017

2017 was a big year for The Brooks Group. We thought we’d use this final blog post of the year to recap some of the more exciting and memorable moments. Since then, we’ve delivered training to over one million sales professionals, in over 350 industries, in 22 countries around the world. 2017 heard quite a few gong rings!

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

One of the biggest changes in sales over the years has nothing to do with selling itself. The process of sales is evolving as technology, globalisation and communication methods advance and progress. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 24, 2017

In my last Bits and Pieces article , I referred to a series of articles I’d written about applying manufacturing and lean techniques to sales and marketing. I’ve consolidated the series into an eBook — What Can Sales Learn From Lean Manufacturing ? Just email me at dabrock@excellenc.com.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Now is the Time to Build Your Pipeline for 2017. At this time of year it is not unusual for salespeople and sales managers to simply focused on closing business to achieve their yearly objectives, maximize their compensation plans and unfortunately drain their pipelines. His blog has been rated in the sales blogs in the world!

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DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

This piece was originally posted February 6th, 2017 on Smart Selling Tool’s blog and written by its founder Nancy Nardin. is an analyst and consulting firm that specializes in sales productivity and sales performance improvement through the use of smart sales tools. Smart Selling Tools, Inc.,

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Eyeful Presentations

DECEMBER 8, 2017

However, we hope you’ll allow us to have a quiet and ever-so-restrained squeal of delight at the news that our blog has been recognised as one of the world’s greatest Sales & Marketing blogs of 2017 by Top Sales World.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 29, 2016

I found myself reading a magazine… yes, a magazine! Wow, how old school is that? I was struck by an article about how it’s important at this time of year to organize your office. The article listed step-by-step instructions as to how to be more efficient. The author said to have a file folder (what […].

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 25, 2017

The end of the year is just days away, so NOW is the time to reflect on your successes of 2017. And don’t just reflect on them, but actually write them down. Yes, take a piece of paper out and write them down. You want to go into 2018 with a positive attitude about what […].

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Sales Management End of Year Checklist. . While I was working on ideas for the next few blogs it occurred to prepare a series based upon the end of the year and the start to 2017. Depending upon the person and the conditions in their sales organization each article may or may not be pertinent.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 11, 2016

That’s why you need to keep selling, so you can finish the year strong and get appointments set up for 2017! You will begin 2017 with great momentum because of the choices you make now. Do you know what your competitors are doing now? Slowing down during the holiday season. Check out the video to […].

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