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How to Refine Your Sales Methodology

Pointclear

If your ultimate goal is to identify well-qualified opportunities where your solution stands an excellent chance of being selected by your prospect if you implement a thoughtful and effective sales strategy, then a more sophisticated qualification process is called for. ADOPTED stands for: Authority. Decision Criteria.

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Insights on Outbound Conference in Atlanta

Pointclear

The entire day was spent talking about prospecting. One of the presenters, Mike Weinberg, summed up the sentiment in the room: “Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 movement harshly declare that proactive targeting and prospecting for new business is dead. Prospecting sets you up for everything else in sales.”.

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3 Steps for Effective Sales Lead Follow Up (none are the Hail Mary)

Pointclear

The ways sales executives follow up on leads is a little like trying to win games with the Hail Mary. There are three main reasons why sales rep follow-up on leads is relatively ineffective: The leads suck. If you are sending raw, unfiltered and mostly unqualified leads to sales they will never follow-up on them.

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The Slippery Slope Called Sales Enablement

Jonathan Farrington

A very well respected organization in the marketing and sales alignment business now reports that most companies have done all they can to help sales at the top of the funnel. Now what is needed, they say, is to provide support to sales people in the middle and late stages of the buying process. Sales Accepted Leads.

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Do Standardized Sales Processes Really Work Anymore?

Pointclear

Tony also served in the role of Vice President in Sales and Marketing capacities for TRW, Knight-Ridder, and Compaq (HP). Read Tony’s blog Buyerology Now for insightful commentary on the impact of changing buyer behaviors related to sales and marketing today. He holds a B.S. in Business and an M.B.A. in Marketing Management.

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PowerViews with Jill Konrath: Changing Buyers Require Retooled Sales Reps

Pointclear

Jill is an internationally recognized expert who is known for her fresh sales strategies and game changing approaches. She is also a frequent speaker at annual sales meetings, kick-off events, and professional conferences. 2012 Surprise: Slow Adoption of Technology Like Sales Intelligence Tools. Don’t come in here. Absolutely.

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