Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Last week, I posted an article on the Impact of Relationship Building Challenges in Sales. The article explored what happens to salespeople who are skilled at selling, but aren’t very good at building relationships, as well as those who are great at building relationships, but aren’t very skilled at selling.

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Scale Networking ACT Sports 193

Bernadette McClelland

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Why have I introduced both Jen and sports into this conversation? According to Jen, ‘ sports should be your go-to because of its versatility, popularity and ongoing storylines. Finally, because sports and business have a common link – one of ethics – it is important to differentiate between winning and competing.

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Face-to-face Sports Up-Sell B2B 286

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 5, 2024

They come from varied industries ranging from motorcycles and extreme sports, professional services, software/SaaS. Here’s the link to the articles: [link] The post Viciously Efficient, Doing The Work… appeared first on Partners in EXCELLENCE. .” I have several dozen stories so far, releasing a few each day.

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Sports Territories Maximizer Industry 116

Membrain

AUGUST 30, 2020

As an avid golfer, I am intrigued by the parallels the sport has to sales. Yes, there have likely been hundreds if not thousands of articles written about these parallels. The LPGA has a new AIG Women’s Open Champion in Sophia Popov – A first-time winner! I will get to why it matters after I set the stage.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Author: Charles Brennan One of the fastest-growing sports in America is pickleball. However, many people are not familiar with the sport. Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis.

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Sports Call-back Pivotal Intent 184

Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Today’s sports news is the perfect tie-in for business, asking, ‘Are you leading like a coach?’ Today’s valuable lesson is from the sports section (admittedly, I do not read it) and the 180-degree approach between two coaches and their players. Photo by vsalgado23 via Pixabay. But I proudly scored well!

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 27, 2015

I've written about our son around 30 times over the past 10 years and in those articles where I mentioned sports, the sport was always baseball. For the last three years his fall sport has been cross-country and in the past two months he has won 6 meets.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We often use sports to relate to management behaviors to avoid. Both articles provide insight on how to learn from coaches and teams' mistakes and apply lessons learned to sales today. Both articles provide insight on how to learn from coaches and teams' mistakes and apply lessons learned to sales today.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 22, 2013

I wrote this article on the difference between Sales Process and Sales Methodology and this article on how Sales Models are different from Process and Methodology. Consider the following formula: Sports is to Selling as Baseball is to Consultative Selling as Pitching and Defense are to Baseline Selling. Do you remember algebra?

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Sports Sales Methodology Consultative Selling Video 191

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It cut into my time socializing, drinking beer, partying and sports. Start with Research: Review his Blog: Familiarize yourself with the latest articles on his blog. Opening the Conversation: Use a Relevant Hook: Start the conversation by referencing a specific article or topic from his blog.

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SBI Growth

JULY 6, 2018

If you follow or have any familiarity with the sports world, you have heard the term. Home field advantage. It’s what teams play for on the road to a championship because of the competitive advantage. Comparisons exist when it comes.

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Comparison Sports Customer Competition 189

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Millions are spent each year on Michelin-star restaurants or suites at sporting events to close big deals, and now, organizations are realizing those dollars are better spent investing in data that translates into insights for top sales leaders. These conversations seldom happen in a Michelin rated restaurant or at a sporting event.

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Sports Face-to-face Field Sales Data 103

Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mirroring the sports slogan, ‘teamwork makes the dream work,’ we can all imagine the difference inclusivity may make in corporate and everywhere we go. Participate in sports or creative projects during non-work hours and allow your mind to wander A free mind often develops new ideas for consideration.

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Hiring Sports Networking Influencer 108

Pipeliner

JULY 22, 2021

To start this playbook conversation, let’s build our understanding through one of our favorite methods – the sports analogy. I wrote an article a while back comparing sales playbooks to soccer corner kicks. In a sport with very few settled situations, they present unique opportunities for strategy.

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Sports Guidelines Course Buyer 90

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 18, 2014

Unfortunately, it’s become acceptable in some circles to answer the phone or check sports scores at dinner. Read the rest of the article for tips on making effective eye contact, plus when too much eye contact is well … yucky. It’s called FOMO—fear of missing out. Look at Me or Lose Out. The Eye of the Beholder.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

There''s talent, and then there''s the ability to utilize one''s talent and most sports talent evaluators are no better at this then most sales managers. My article on sales transformation appears on the Selling Power blog. That''s 5 of 476 first round picks! Use some world-class tools to help you get the job done effectively!

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In a sport, we want to know if someone is cheating. We’ll take up this topic as this series of articles progresses. Through this series of articles, we’re providing not an idealistic, moral philosophy but moral guidance in this critical area. Ethics are important in any area. In sales, ethics is equally as important.

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Face-to-face Consumer Film Journal 107

Smooth Sale

APRIL 12, 2024

Event planning is a team sport, and as with any other team, the camaraderie and collaboration among staff can make or break the game. Vunela Provides a unique opportunity to view Videos and read articles by World Leaders. Win Win Women is the world’s only interactive network and an international community for women.

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Networking Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 95

Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 19, 2023

I have read literally a ton of articles lately about the latest evolutions in selling. Selling is a contact sport and that means being in front of the customer and building trust and relationships. Changes in buyer behaviors. Changes in how we sell. Changes in technology that affect both the buyer and the seller.

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Education Sports Buyer Resources 71

Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 31, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I borrow heavily from sports. However, there is one area of sports for which there is no sales analogy. The similarity between sports and selling ends when your prospect is the competition. In sports, the competitor is contractually obligated to show up and compete.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A blood sport. “Closes”, by nature, have always seemed to be adversarial to me. Back then, the buyer-seller relationship was largely confrontational. Someone wins and someone loses. It was a test of wills. Mortal combat. The problem for me was that I never sold that way. I much preferred a much more nuanced, and less aggressive, approach.

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Closing Sports Buyer Selling Skills 71

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Sales and sports have a lot in common. Scoring the point that wins the game feels like closing a big sale. They’re competitive institutions with high stakes and high rewards. Both arenas require players to possess many different skill-sets that.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Blog Posts and Articles. Example : This article by Kris Putnam-Walkerly, a global philanthropy advisor, is aimed at helping foundation board members ensure the CEO’s objectives are in line with the foundation’s. weather results, sports scores, definitions, etc.).

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In sales and sports, the difference between victory and defeat often depends on leadership. This article explores Sanders’ approach and attempts to extrapolate the sales lessons leaders can apply to create a winning sales culture and exceptional sales performance. We can disagree about his methods, but his results speak volumes.

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Hiring Sports Coaching Film 62

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

This time I had a stake in it – although I now live in greater Boston, my birthplace was Seattle - the sports-tortured city. The December issue of Sports Illustrated has an article penned by Lee Jenkins on Peyton Manning being named SI’s Sportsman of the Year. Superbowl XLVIII has come and gone.

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Sports Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outbound 225

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Invite the prospect to a game for a sport they enjoy watching (bonus points if it’s the team they support). Check out this article that discusses the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs), like ChatGPT 3.5, Full article linked More for your eardrums : Joined this week by the one and only… Zach Lawryk !

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

I was listening to the personalities on the Boston sports radio station discuss the client appreciation event they attended the prior evening. If you receive this by email or RSS, please click the article title so that you can tell us what you think about this.). SoldLab published this article of mine on their site last week.

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Trade Show Fashion Sports Sales Leadership 225

Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Sporting games can be a great time, especially if you separate into teams and consider using merchandise crafted through hat embroidery near me to serve as a memento. Vunela Provides a unique opportunity to view Videos and read articles by World Leaders.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 8, 2024

Research to Find Your Favorite Ideas How A Good Team Is Needed for Business Growth Assess Contractors and Staff as Needed Do You Realize the Commonalities Between Sports and Effective Selling? Vunela Provides a unique opportunity to view Videos and read articles by World Leaders. Click Here to Apply to Star in the Inspired Movie!

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Keith Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2021

Then, one day, I read one of the first articles on what they first called, life coaching. “What sport will you be coaching? . “What sport will you be coaching?” “The sport of business, leadership, selling, and life,” I’d respond. ” they would ask.

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Sports Hiring Coaching Call-back 67

Bernadette McClelland

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

If her name is not familiar, then let me tell you a story, to put this article into perspective. In 2001 I left my sales role at Xerox Australia and decided to go out on my own as a speaker – because back then coaching was only for sports professionals and not yet viewed as a method of peak performance for sales professionals.

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 2, 2024

Whether it’s arts and crafts, sports, or even reading a good book , you’ll find that motivation will be there once you pursue these activities, ready to drive you further. Vunela Provides a unique opportunity to view Videos and read articles by World Leaders.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 8, 2014

The article reads: Apple Inc. Click here to read the rest of the article.). Here’s a snippet: Navigating the sidewalks of New York City can be as challenging as any rushing sport, like football or rugby. Can you believe it? What’s safer is not texting at all—unless you’re standing still. What Was Apple Thinking?

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Face-to-face Journal Sports Small Business 205

Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Some ways to relax on the weekends include going out for a favorite activity or hobby, meeting up with friends, traveling, playing sports, and gaming. Whether going to a sporting event, playing games at the arcade, or having drinks with friends, you should always do something that makes you happy. Biking Is An Excellent Escape!

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 2, 2012

From the article: “Navigating the sidewalks of New York City can be as challenging as any rushing sport, like football or rugby. Read the rest of the article and watch “ Texting While Walking. ”. In the New York Times Opinion Pages, Casey Neistat shares a hilarious video about the rules of “ Texting While Walking.”

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

4) Find relevant content from blogs and articles you have researched and share them with current and future customers. Not just children’s names and favourite sports; information that will help you share relevant information. 2) Use social media to improve your profile in markets that will benefit from your services.

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Cold Calling Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Face-to-face 169

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We all know competitiveness goes a long way in sales, and probing at an interest in sports, general competitions, and awards for academia, sports, or skill can be a way to assess this trait. Sales is a sport where your competitors are always working on their craft. Coachability.

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