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Sales is Storytelling. Marketing is Storytelling. Business is Storytelling.

Sales and Marketing Management

I like numbers when I want to look at quantitative data from a sales manager role, but the power of storytelling is way underrated,” says Carter Young, director of sales training and operations at SaleScout Data Solutions, a B2B sales intelligence provider. The goal is to get into the natural flow of conversation.

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The Future of AI for Sales (And How to Prepare for It)

Sales Hacker

The one notable exception to this has been conversational AI. The sales jobs of the near future will shift to things that AI still struggles to do: strategic conversations, complex problem-solving , and human relations. Consider all the low-level conversations that go on in sales that AI could take care of. Communication.

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26 CRM Techniques and Strategies for Customer Retention

Cience

Your customers are one of your company’s most important assets. Although new sales are important, smart companies also focus on retention. Customer retention drives increased profitability in many ways, including: Better Conversion Rates Fewer Marketing Requirements Scope for Improvement Lower Operating Costs Increased Sales.

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The Different Inside Sales Roles Explained

Factor 8

The role is high-activity and driven with metrics like number of calls, talk time, appointments /leads generated, show rates, acceptance rates, and ultimate conversion. Also, invest in different training for this crew than your full-cycle sellers and go heavy on the “first base skills” to help them get more initial conversations.

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How to Handle RFPs and RFIs

The Brooks Group

It's part of a series of webinars celebrating this, our 35th year in the Sales Training Business. They simply don't know what they want at this point and are looking for ideas from smart companies to help them shape their thinking. Yesterday, we conducted a webinar about best practices for submitting B2B Proposals.

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PODCAST 115: Improving Customer Experience: Your Magic Key to Success with Leah Chaney

Sales Hacker

So, it’s a really important conversation, particularly now, as so many companies are focused on how to keep your customers, how do you engage your customers in the right way. Outreach revolutionizes customer engagement by moving away from siloed conversations to a streamlined and customer-centric journey.

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PODCAST 114: Human Cognitive Bias and Why You Can’t Trust Your Impulses with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

Sales Hacker

His cutting edge thought leadership has been featured in over 550 articles and 450 interviews in the likes of Fast Company, CBS News, and Time. His expertise stems from over 20 years of consulting, coaching, speaking training, and writing. His expertise stems from over 20 years of consulting, coaching, speaking and training.