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4 Steps to Motivate an Underachieving Salesperson

Sales and Marketing Management

Starting with encouraging, constructive discourse will have a positive impact on your whole conversation. Create a development plan – journaling. The most effective development plans are those used every day, especially daily journals. Ask them what’s working and where they think they’ve been successful.

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How CEOs Can Lead Sales Change through Historic Times

Alice Heiman

The Wall Street Journal has estimated a loss of 30 – million positions from payrolls and 40-million layoffs this spring as a result of the pandemic. in April , the steepest decline since 1959 according to a May 29 article in the Wall Street Journal. Keep Prospecting . consumer spending, fell by a record 13.6%

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Your Sales Tech Is Destroying Your Relationships With Prospects. Here's What You Can Do About it.

Hubspot Sales

Before the internet, it was nearly impossible for prospects to get information about a product without the help of a friendly salesperson. But reps didn't hold all the power -- they needed prospects too. With less reach and fewer resources, prospects were uncovered through hard work. Source: HubSpot Research.

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Breathe new life into employee training with interactive content

BrainShark

Similar research from The American Journal of Educational Research also concluded that: when “lessons are more interactive… learners have a better understanding of the information,” emphasizing the value of more types of interactive learning in addition to augmented reality.

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The Adapter’s Advantage Podcast: Episode 17 Featuring Frank Cespedes

Allego

He is the author of six books and many articles in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, California Management Review, and other publications. In other words, how do you move a prospect from awareness to interest to desire to action—called the AIDA model. And that’s a big deal.

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Giving Thanks and Practicing Gratitude in Sales

Janek Performance Group

First and foremost, for many of us sales professionals, a day without a hot cup of coffee is like a day without talking to a single prospect. It becomes the cornerstone on which we construct our reputation, one deal at a time. Always Be Thankful for Coffee Who among us can imagine a morning at the office without coffee?

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Weekly Sales Meetings Suck. Here Are 5 Ways to Improve Them

Sales Hacker

But it doesn’t have to be — it can be inviting and constructive. The exercise should take no more than 15 minutes, and afterward, peers can share constructive feedback and improvement points. Every sales team should have an arsenal full of past success stories that team members can relay to future prospects in hopes of closing a sale.