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Salespeople: Bring Back the Positive Meaning

Pipeliner

In my last article in this series, we took up the example of a firefighter and the fact that a firefighter is almost always a positive example of their profession. In the same way, a firefighter has a positive reputation in society. One bad sale and the word will spread very quickly. In short, there’s nowhere to hide.

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As the Head Coach - Practice for Sales Success - It's Your Job

Anthony Cole Training

I have been coaching sales peoplt to sales success for over 20 years. Here is a typical week for a football team prior to performance: Sunday - review game films from previous day - about 2 hours. Monday - 30 minutes of class time wiht a position coach, 2 hours of on-field practice, 30 minutes of film review.

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15 Tried and True Ways to Improve Your Sales Skills

Hubspot Sales

As your sales process evolves, it's important to keep your skills relevant and up to date. Plus, it can increase your sales. In a case study by Rain Group , a global sales training organization, they discovered that a client who went through sales training closed 15.2% So, how can you improve your sales skills?

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Salespeople Beware: Why Reading From a Script on Camera is a Disaster!

Julie Hanson

As virtual meetings, presentations and video outreach become the norm in sales, it’s tempting for salespeople to rely on scripts or notes to guide them through their presentations or pitches (aka: reading from a script). Actors don’t have their script on their set whether they’re filming a 30 second commercial or a two-hour movie.

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What Hollywood is Teaching Us About Selling

Janek Performance Group

” This is the famous line Alec Baldwin delivers in a sales meeting from the movie Glengarry Glenn Ross. Scriptwriters and the movie industry have undeniably impacted the selling profession positively and negatively. This portrayal has helped elevate the image of sales professionals and inspired many to pursue sales careers.

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How to Overcome your Fear of the Camera – and Ramp Up Remote Sales!

Julie Hanson

There’s never been a more important time for sellers to master their on-camera and video skills and ramp up remote sales. The good news is that even actors who transition from stage to film struggle with it. The ideal body position for the camera. appeared first on Julie Hansen | Performance Sales and Training.

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Leveraging the Pygmalion Effect to Transform Sales Teams

Janek Performance Group

In B2B sales, success is often the result of strategic planning, deep customer understanding, and execution. Thus, the power of positive thinking. Elements are evident in the films, A Star is Born, Mannequin , Weird Science , and Pretty Woma n. In real life, sales professionals run the gamut of personality types.