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Do Prospects Lie to Your Salespeople Like the Airlines Do?

Understanding the Sales Force

Do the airlines and the FAA seriously expect us to believe that when there is no WiFi on the plane our devices will interfere with navigation but when there is WiFi on the plane the devices won't interfere? After all, these lies continues to work for them, much as the lies the airlines use continue to get us to power down our devices.

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Seven Steps to Success for Sales Managers – Book Review

The Pipeline

If sales and selling is the last of the black arts, then sales management lurks in its darkest corners. As with other aspects of sales, there is no shortage of advice, ensuring no shortage of fluff. As well as how the “Unseen Team” can make or break a sales manager. Winning Teams. Coaching For Success.

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Airlines: The Ultimate Example of Gamification

The Brooks Group

When I say our "industry," I'm talking about the network of consultants, sales trainers, speakers, and software developers serving salespeople, sales managers, sales leadership, and sales departments. The airlines know it's not just about the benefits they provide to those with status.

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What Is Lead Distribution and How Can You Use It?

Nutshell

There are numerous ways you can do this, but most of them focus on assigning leads to the sales reps most qualified to convert them. For example, a sales rep who specializes in airline company clients would be the perfect person to manage an airline lead. Why is lead distribution important?

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Book Review: The Gamification Revolution

SBI Growth

For example, I am Executive Platinum on American Airlines (level) and have 512,000 miles (points). Let’s explore the applicability of “points”, a game mechanic, to the world of B2B sales. Most sales teams are in the process of modernizing their sales process in response to new buying behavior.

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How Gamification Will Impact Your Sales Initiatives

SBI Growth

Your sales team is brought into a room and hooked up to the proverbial fire hose. Your sales managers check the “launch” box. Your sales reps leave excited. An example of this would be a “competitive replacement contest.” An example of this would be adding real time quizzes to sales training.

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The Vital Importance of Account Planning

Pipeliner

For example, a year ago your key accounts might have been airlines. As of January 2020, everything looked good—but shortly thereafter Covid-19 came along and crashed the potential revenue from airlines. For example, if you want to increase a particular account by 10 to 15 percent this year, how exactly are you going to do that?

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