Thu.Nov 13, 2014

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Why Are You Trying To Kill Me?

The Pipeline

'By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . Said the Cold Call To The Socialite. Recent headlines about AC/DC’s drummer brush with the law, got me thinking why would someone want to kill someone? Such a passionate act must be a result of some big or egregious cause, or at the very least a means of avoiding harm. Then I remembered that in sales we see this all the time, over and over, people are trying to kill cold calling.

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[Message to Management]: How Much Time Should You Spend with Direct Reports?

No More Cold Calling

'Guest blogger Tris Brown shares some surprising data about how much time sales leaders should spend actually leading. Not too long ago, new sales recruits were given a desk, a phone, a phonebook, an overview of benefits, and instructions for how to complete time sheets. Then they were told to get to it. The process hasn’t changed much over the years, but the tools sure have.

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6 Ways To Accurately Measure How You Differentiate From Your Competitor

MTD Sales Training

'Today’s world is merciless if you don’t match your competitive offers and design quality. The business road is littered with companies who have failed in their attempts to launch or develop product. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Customers Aren’t Looking to Buy the Lowest Price Item

The Sales Hunter

'Do you believe that statement in the headline? Or, are you saying that statement simply isn’t true and customers do always look for the lowest price? Let me put an idea out on the table. Customers aren’t looking to buy the lowest price; it’s just that they do because the salesperson makes it so […].

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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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It's Obvious That Sales Excellence is Not Important

Understanding the Sales Force

'Image Copyright: olivier26 / 123RF Stock Photo. This is an end-of-the-week follow up article on Sales Excellence and why it''s really not that important to most salespeople, sales leaders and CEO''s. Would you like to know why nobody seems to care about sales excellence?

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Don’t Let Your Ego Get In The Way Of Your Effectiveness

Partners in Excellence

'As sales people, we probably have strong egos. It’s part of what gives us the confidence to call/meet with people we’ve never met and tell them “I can help solve your problems.” Having a strong ego can be very helpful in the day to day ups and downs of selling. Having too strong an ego can be devastating! When it becomes all about us, we lose our ability to engage prospects and customers.

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The Power of Acknowledgement

Engage Selling

'Are your client and prospect conversations often turning into a form of verbal combat? All too often salespeople get so wrapped up in being right that they completely forget to acknowledge their client’s feelings and opinions. Demonstrating acknowledgement is a key step in continuing a conversation instead of jumping straight into an argument! <– Click […].

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Trapped Like Lab Rats: What?s Your Sales Onboarding Program Like?

BrainShark

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Optimize Your Website for the New Buyer Journey

SugarCRM

'The post Optimize Your Website for the New Buyer Journey 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.