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Playoff Selling

The Pipeline

Discount means lesser margins, less reinvestment opportunity for your company, and more. The pressures of an empty pipeline are immense, regardless of the cause, it is a lot like falling behind early in the game, then using all you energy and skill to catch up, but not enough energy to put it away.

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WITCE Wednesdays – Profit and Loss Statements for Sales People

A Sales Guy

This calculation is called gross margin. Gross margin tells you how much money a company has left over after they’ve spent what they need to deliver or create the product. In 2013 Salesforce.com’s gross margin was 2.36 This is a very healthy gross margin. Net income is exactly that, net income.

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5 Deal Disasters to Avoid in Future Sales

Sales Hacker

When the selling is good, it’s all about scaling, but when there’s less margin for error, it’s easier to pinpoint where your organization isn’t up to snuff and make improvements. Make sure you’re reviewing email threads (and calls and meetings) with reps when marginal deals are lost. That’s exactly what we’ve done.

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Product Differentiation and What it Means for Your Brand

Hubspot Sales

Pursuing a differentiation strategy means a lot of time, energy, resources will be spent to develop a product that sets itself apart from the competition. This can put a burden on research and development teams, product manufacturers, and even your profit margins. It develops brand loyalty. It can strain resources.

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How to Make Your Sales Training More Inclusive, According to HubSpot's Inclusion Experts

Hubspot Sales

Inclusivity is the process considering the identities and preferences of people that might otherwise be excluded, marginalized, or simply overlooked. Moreover, you can save the time and energy of your team (and yourself). Before we dive in, let’s define what inclusive means in the context of sales training.

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The email marketing launch checklist: 8 things to double-check before hitting send

Nutshell

Spaces between elements —Your margin and padding between the headlines and text should look coherent. Whenever you write an email , you want to put all your energies into crafting a reader-friendly, value-driven message. If you’ve ever been greeted with “Hi {FNAME!”

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The 9 Sales Negotiation Skills Your Reps Need Now

The Brooks Group

Here are 9 sales negotiation skills your salespeople need to master to avoid price concessions and protect your profit margins. Prospect: We spend a lot of time, energy, and money negotiating the returns and tracking down deliveries. Talk to the Right People. Sales Rep : What impact does that have on your efficiencies and bottom line?