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CSC Graduates Participate in Expert Super-Seller™ Panel at Sales Association Annual Conference

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I have learned that everyone, even the most veteran sales people have opportunities to grow.” You have to come to client meetings with a point of view,” said panelist Rick Batia, Vice President of Sales, Mach 1 Global. “I

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The Sales Association: Your Post Here

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So, rather than re-invent the wheel, were offering the opportunity for sales bloggers, aspiring or already fabulously successful authors to submit new articles or re-post their existing articles to our blog. Were pleased to announce The Sales Association has launched this blog. Why blog for the Sales Association?

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The Sales Association: Help! I Need To Develop New Business.

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Here Are Some of the Most Common Sources for Developing New Business: Cold Calls These are just what they say, potential opportunities that are cold, or ones that you make direct contact with, without a direct connection. Are there opportunities to cross-reference accounts? This is not true. You need to nurture referral sources.

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The Components of a Metric-based Strategic Account Plan

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In order to manage the health and profitability of the account you need metrics and measurements that will enable the account team to identify opportunities and define strategy to expand profit margins, grow revenues, and develop a loyal, committed, and prosperous strategic account.

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The Sales Association: Sell the ?Product of Your Product? to.

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And, given the opportunity, will share their aches and pains. A request for quote is the customer’s way of saying, “I see no difference in what you offer from anyone else” This is the starting point for you to discover opportunities to help the customer and provide value.

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The Sales Association: BANT is Bunk!

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Or sales organizations set up inside sales to move the opportunity to BANT qualified before handing it over to field sales to close. So Marketing sets up a call center, or uses other ways to “qualify” the lead so that sales can close it. If all sales managers want to do is get that kind of lead, then more power to them.

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The Sales Association: Industry Trade Shows: Pot of Gold or Money.

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I want to let you in on something – trade shows are an extremely valuable opportunity to strengthen existing customer relationships and to bring in quality new leads – but you only get out of a tradeshow what you put in! Most conferences offer pre-show registration lists to exhibitors at no cost.