Thu.Dec 18, 2014

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4 Ways to Get Past the Gatekeeper (No Tricks Required)

No More Cold Calling

'When you have a referral introduction, there’s no need to dupe the gatekeeper. Are you tired of talking to people without any decision-making power? Wouldn’t you rather walk straight into the corner office and speak with the person who’s actually in charge? Of course you would. So why is your outreach still cold? It’s tiresome reading about how to get past the gatekeeper.

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Rethinking Sales Incentives

The Pipeline

'By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . As part of a series of posts dealing with areas you should consider, better yet reconsider, going in to the New Year, today we look at incentive. No doubt everyone should be thinking about commissions, after all is in effect the cost of revenue. While there are other expenses, commissions/incentives, are the most direct “payment” you pay for bringing in revenue.

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Why Discounting Your Price is a Stupid Strategy

The Sales Hunter

'The argument is about as old as the oldest profession. You know the argument I’m talking about. It’s the one where the salesperson argues they could close more sales if only they could discount the price. In fact, I contend it’s more than an argument – it’s a disease that inflicts a high number […].

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Midsize Business Optimistic

Score More Sales

'Midsize business owners (and their c-level execs) are optimistic and have put dollars into their 2015 budgets to invest in: Technology (85%). Operations (87%). New products (76%). Expand market niche (70%). Expand geo footprint (61%). So says the study done by The Hartford, in September of this year, called the 2014 Midsize Business Monitor. 500 business owners and C-level executives of mid-sized businesses in the U.S. participated.

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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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The Top 10 Sales Blogs Of 2014 As Voted For By You!

MTD Sales Training

Another year has sailed by and what a fantastic 2014 it has been. It’s at this time of year at MTD Sales Training we like to get sentimental and reflect on some of the best sales tips, advice and general musings we have offered you through our blog over the last twelve months. In one of the only top ten’s you will see this festive season that Simon Cowell has no control over, we look back at the blog posts that have been shared the most to your LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+

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My Clients Made Me Do It-Web Tools For Everyone

Fill the Funnel

'Web Tools have been good for my clients this year. The end of the year is always an extra busy time for me. In addition to the holiday activities and responsibilities I always enjoy taking time to look back over the year to review how I did against my goals. Only after I am satisfied that I understand how I did in the past year do I get to consider what I want to tackle over the next twelve months.

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Gift Giving Confusion

Engage Selling

'This is one season that can cause a lot of confusion for many salespeople. No – not confusion with their sales, but with the idea of giving gifts to their clients. “What should I buy my clients?” “Can I give them gifts?” “Should I even acknowledge them during the Christmas season?” Do any of these […].

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Brainshark Fall 2014 User Group and Workshop Recap: Part 3 ? End User Experience

BrainShark

This is the third in a 3-part deep dive for Brainshark authors into best practices covered during our fall ">

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New Year’s Resolution – Send Welcome Messages

SugarCRM

'The post New Year’s Resolution – Send Welcome Messages appeared first on Salesfusion.

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Supercharge Your Sales: 5 Steps to Effortless Selling

Sales teams often lose precious time hunting for updated sales materials, while marketing struggles to keep these assets accessible and current. It's not just about managing; it's about seamlessly finding, presenting, and sharing critical sales content. All of this takes place within an intuitive, unified platform. Dive into Showell's groundbreaking content management realm.

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Alinean launches free on-line ROI calculators and assessments for Sales, Marketing and IT

The ROI Guy

'New “I Want My ROI” portal helps executives benchmark spending and identify performance improvement opportunities We are happy to announce the release of a new portal “I Want My ROI“, with a collection of free online return on investment (ROI) calculators and assessment tools, helping executives to benchmark spending, assess performance and drive business improvements.

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New Year’s Resolution – Send Welcome Messages

SugarCRM

'The post New Year’s Resolution – Send Welcome Messages appeared first on Salesfusion.