Sun.Jun 30, 2013

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Key Sales Lessons from Oracle’s 4th Quarter Miss

SBI Growth

'Oracle just missed its 4 th quarter number for the first time in a decade. They missed because they did not ramp 500 new reps fast enough. Their words not mine. Here is the announcement. If you do not want to miss your 4 th quarter, read on. Allow me to explain. In B2B sales, activity leads to results. The correct time to add sales people is when business is soft.

Hiring 308
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3 Fundamentals Every Sales Operations Manager Should Know

Sales and Marketing Management

'Issue Date: 2013-07-01. Teaser: In order for a sales operations manager to be successful, he or she must be able to execute on three key business needs, which can be achieved with use of technology. In order for a sales operations manager to be successful, he or she must be able to execute on three key business needs, which can be achieved with use of technology.

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Improved E-Mail Effectiveness by 400%

Score More Sales

'It is always good to get positive feedback when sales reps implement a suggestion or two that I have for being more effective with potential buyers and with prospecting strategies. Dave is a veteran sales rep who was open to a tweak on his e-mail messaging. I love working with professional sellers because they are so willing to try a new spin on something they have been doing for years.

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“We Don’t Have The Budget”

Partners in Excellence

'“We don’t have the budget” strikes fear into the hearts of all sales people. Asking for budget is one of the standard BANT qualifying questions. No budget, we disqualify and move on. But in doing this, we walk away from huge opportunities. In fact, a huge number of sales result in situations where there has been no budget. If we are embracing the Insight Selling, many times we are making the customer aware of opportunities to grow, opportunities they may be missing, ways to

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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You Can Learn a Lot From Bad Leaders

VuVan

'We all report to someone and we have leaders at all levels. I have been fortunate to have learned from the best leaders that taught me great leadership traits and skills, but I also learned a lot from the bad leaders as well. I learn mostly by observation, and my experiences with all sorts of leaders have put in me in direct contact […]. Related posts: Improved Coaching by Clearly Defining How You Evaluate Your Team Members As a team leader accountable for the development, coaching and.