September, 2008

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: Sales Kickoff Agenda: The Most Important.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

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Forget Closing The Deal | Get The Appointment!

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Salespeople who are less than successful in securing appointments are sometimes told by others, “It’s not you; we’re just in a bad economy.” My contention is that maybe it is you.

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Surprising Numbers?

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The European edition of “Fortune” magazine of September 29 2008 devotes a whole section to the art of selling. The section features articles like “The Art of Selling” talking about famous figures in the sales profession like John Patterson, Joe Girard and others and “Shelf Help”; a list of recommended sales books. These articles provide not much news to those working in sales.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: Five Annual Sales Meeting Ideas for the.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

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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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Client or Customer? Is It Important?

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Clients stay with us over the long haul because their purchase isn’t based on price. They didn’t buy because we happened to persuade them to make a purchase they later regretted.

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What to Do When They Say "Not Right Now"

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Not making enough sales and prospects are telling you "not right now"? Take off your blinkers and start thinking creatively about what you can do to link your solution to a current pressing problem that your target market is experiencing.

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Stop Managing the Pipeline, and Start Managing Your Sales Team

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While the pipeline is a vital part of the sales process, it is also where the most fundamental mistake is made, and this mistake costs companies millions (if not billions) of dollars every year.

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4 Secrets To Selling Value Versus Price

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You've told your prospects in so much detail about all the great value they will receive but they just don't seem to get it. You know that if only they could see the value in your products and services then price would not be such an issue.

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Beliefs + Actions = Results

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So what do you believe? And are your beliefs standing in your way? If so, it's time to change some of those beliefs. Remember: At one point in history everyone believed the world was flat. Most of us no longer believe that. It is possible to change.

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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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Social Media | Are You Skeptical?

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Sure, social media gives us the opportunity to prospect in some new ways. It gives us the opportunity to find and meet people we’d never meet otherwise. It gives prospects, vendors, and the curious new ways to find us.

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We're #1

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{mosimage}Thank you very much for spreading the news about Sales Gravy. We rely on word of mouth to grow and you have been working overtime to tell the world about SalesGravy.com. In August we recorded a record 5 Million hits.

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How to Make Your Networking Efforts Pay Off!

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By shifting your focus away from what you want to have happen, to how you want to feel (ex. From getting a new client to just having a good time and maybe helping someone) you will change how others perceive you.

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How to Get the Law of Attraction Working For You

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The famous tennis player, Andre Aggasi once commented when interviewed; “When I am on the court all I see is that little yellow green tennis ball coming towards me. All I think about is the action of my racket hitting the ball.

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Redefining the CDP: 8 Data-Driven Designs for Successful Customer Journeys

In this guide, discover 8 use cases for how a customer data platform can tackle common challenges faced by marketing, commerce, service, and sales teams. With helpful diagrams and simple explanations in each use case, see how Salesforce’s CDP, Data Cloud for Marketing, powers personalized, real-time experiences across marketing, with capabilities that include: Optimizing ad spend Powering dynamic website content Increasing upselling and cross-selling Resolving service cases with marketing data B

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Sales 2.0 is Really Real

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The "selling is a numbers game" guys are lost and gone for ever. Cold calling flat out doesn't work, and the spammers have ruined Email as a marketing tool.

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Win the Battle, Lose the War

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Here is the bottom line. Getting in your last words may help you win the battle. However, even if you do win the battle, there is a good chance you will lose the war.

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The Forgotten Skill of Focus

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Between news and information websites, email, phone calls, instant messaging and business research, I was probably getting distracted a minimum of 10 times a day!

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Why Decision Makers Hate Cold Calls

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Cold calling is viewed by many salespeople, managers, and companies as the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to find prospects. It isn’t.

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Retail Tech: Empower Associates, Optimize CX, and Boost Productivity

Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.

Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.

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Is Cold Calling Effective: Calculating the Present, Future and Net Value of a Prospect

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Does cold calling really work? Many books have been written about the value of cold calling and how it can help you grow your business.

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My Worst Sales Call - EVER!

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CEO's, VP's and Sales Managers need to stay out of my way until I decide how they can help, and then do it my way.

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How to Become a Winning Sales ACE

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Today’s economy is full of adversity. I call them “missiles of business and life.” It seems we are being fired at every day.

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Partnering Can Sometimes Mean Patience

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What is my role as a salesperson? What do my customers expect from me? How can I be of the most benefit to my clients?

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Connect, Care, Convert: Secrets to Establishing Trust with Niche Markets and Turning Them Into Clients

Speaker: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®

Niche markets represent a huge opportunity for the financial services industry in America. From college students and women to communities of color and low-to-moderate-income households, niche populations have specialized financial needs – but they often underutilize many valuable financial products and services. How can you better connect with these consumers?

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Don?t be Afraid to Help Clients Reach Financial Justification

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Most clients struggle with getting to the “real value” of a recommendation.

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Job Fair Season

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Book Review | Presentations That Change Minds

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: Sales Strategy Ideas from the Presidential.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

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Strategic ABM Gifting: A CMO’s Silver Bullet to Engage the Enterprise

Today’s customers are hungry for human connections, but how do you break through the digital noise? How do you connect on a more personal level? A strategic ABM gifting campaign can help. You can target accounts and prospects by sending gifts or direct mail. It will help you stand out from the crowd and increase your chances to connect. Download Sendoso’s complimentary eBook to learn: Effective ways to level up your gifting strategy for the enterprise customers.