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New Movie Has 3 Great Lessons for Salespeople and Sales Managers

Understanding the Sales Force

It's almost like the movie studios decided to release all the movies filmed in the past several years that weren't ready for prime time and hope that people would stream them at home during the pandemic because we had watched everything else. This article is not a review of the movie but it was a terrific film and worth the time to watch it.

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Will you trust “her”?

Sales 2.0

“Her” is a 2013 film about a lonely writer named Theodore Twombly, portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, who develops a romantic relationship with an AI on his phone named Samantha, (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). I believe AI will play the role of sales assistant not sales lead when it comes to important buying decisions.

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Celebrating 3 STEM Trailblazers on International Women’s Day 2023

No More Cold Calling

Director Max Reinhardt discovered her in an acting class when she was 16 and cast her in a small film role in 1930. Mayer discovered her in London and signed her to a multi-film contract with MGM studios. Her work is highlighted in the film Hidden Figures , about the pioneering African-American women at NASA. Her beauty was.

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Why is Ethics So Important to Sales?

Pipeliner

In sales, ethics is equally as important. Ethics in Business and Sales In such times, a business must have a moral compass of some kind. Sales is a whole other level of ethics problems, thanks to the reputation of corruption that fiction, plays, and films have given it. The post Why is Ethics So Important to Sales?

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15 Tried and True Ways to Improve Your Sales Skills

Hubspot Sales

As your sales process evolves, it's important to keep your skills relevant and up to date. Plus, it can increase your sales. In a case study by Rain Group , a global sales training organization, they discovered that a client who went through sales training closed 15.2% So, how can you improve your sales skills?

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As the Head Coach - Practice for Sales Success - It's Your Job

Anthony Cole Training

I have been coaching sales peoplt to sales success for over 20 years. Here is a typical week for a football team prior to performance: Sunday - review game films from previous day - about 2 hours. Monday - 30 minutes of class time wiht a position coach, 2 hours of on-field practice, 30 minutes of film review.

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What Hollywood is Teaching Us About Selling

Janek Performance Group

” This is the famous line Alec Baldwin delivers in a sales meeting from the movie Glengarry Glenn Ross. On the one hand, they have glamorized the world of sales, depicting charismatic and persuasive individuals who navigate high stakes deals with finesse. The sales lessons are clear. Coffee is for closers.”

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