Wed.Nov 25, 2015

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Too Many Options? Narrow It Down to Get the Sale Now

Mr. Inside Sales

If you sell a product or service with many add-on’s and options or choices, then it’s easy for your prospect to get overwhelmed and want to “think about it.” Many sales reps actually make it for harder for buyers to decide because they keep pitching (instead of closing) and so complicate the sale even further. If you find that you’ve “talked past the close” as I like to say, then it might be time to un-complicate the sale and make it easy for your prospect or customer to buy something now, rathe

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A Wholesaler’s Guide to Preparing for Black Friday

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2015-11-25. Author: Michael Elmgreen, Chief Revenue Officer, Handshake. Teaser: For wholesalers, Black Friday is not only an opportunity to finish the year strong financially, but also to differentiate by empowering their retailers for success. By implementing some basic tactics wholesalers can create a winning game plan. For wholesalers, Black Friday is not only an opportunity to finish the year strong financially, but also to differentiate by empowering their retailers for success.

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Thanksgiving Is a Reflection and Sharing of Gratitude

Increase Sales

Today families across America will be sharing gratitude, food and memories in celebrating this national holiday of Thanksgiving formally established by President Abraham Lincoln. So in this tradition of reflection and sharing, here is my bounty of blessings of gratitude (not necessarily in any preference). Living in America where I have freedom and liberties so many others don’t have.

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Hold Yourself (and your Prospects) Accountable, A Sales Tips Video

SalesLoft

Accountability is something everyone needs every now and then. Whether you’re holding yourself accountable in your sales calls , by backing up your pitch with facts and metrics, or you’re holding prospects accountable in the appointment setting process — every stage requires a measure of accountability to keep the process genuine and productive.

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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 Marketing Magic of Pictures

Increase Sales

Is your marketing working? Do you feel you may need the help of a wizard who conjures up some marketing magic? Believe it or not, you are already that wizard. Consider employing graphics into your social media postings, your electronic newsletters and your direct mail pieces. This is a true fact. People hear words, but they think in pictures. Pictures, graphics are the connections to your written or verbal marketing message.

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Millennials, Schlimennials

Engage Selling

Stop Stereotyping! And especially about generations. All generations are unique. Today I discuss the importance of finding people that work well with your team and treating them as individuals. This is the key to a successful team. Stop Stereotyping! And especially about generations. All generations are unique. Today I discuss the importance of finding people that work well with your team and treating them as individuals.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Sales Training Connection

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving holiday … and for many a long weekend filled with fun, football, and perhaps some shopping, too.

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Sales Tips: Handling Buyer Objections

Customer Centric Selling

Sales Tips: Handling Buyer Objections. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. While attending my initial sales training at the start of my career, there was a fair amount of time spent on handling buyer objections. The technique of choice back then was the “feel, felt, found” approach. It amounted to: Showing empathy while acknowledging the objection: “I understand how you feel.”.

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The Year in Review: Top Sales Leadership Articles in 2015

The Brooks Group

Not everyone has what it takes to fill a sales leadership position, and those charged with leading salespeople know just how challenging it can be to juggle the many roles and responsibilities required for success. The thread that connects all high-performing sales leaders is the appetite for constant improvement, not only for their sales teams but in terms of their own growth as well.

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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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Maybe the Whole World Just Needs a Big Meal?

Hyper-Connected Selling

The post Maybe the Whole World Just Needs a Big Meal? appeared first on David J.P. Fisher.

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Why most sales voicemail messages suck

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Most sales voicemail messages lack purpose. They usually express no clear intention for the prospect.

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