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Empathy May Be the Most Important Selling Skill

Sales Readiness Group

It’s the capacity to feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference. Empathy is the ability to imagine yourself in someone else’s position and understand their situation. It’s not always easy to do.

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Selling Skills or Selling Process? Which is Holding You Back.

The Sales Hunter

Selling Skills or Selling Process? Recently I had a discussion with a sales manager who said the key to success in sales is having an effective sales process. A person with strong selling skills. Strong selling skills certainly are a beginning. high profit selling.

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Missing on the "Secrets to Developing Successful Sales Managers"

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan An interesting article, Secrets to Developing Successful Sales Managers , by Xactly's CEO, Christopher Cabrera, was posted on Selling Power's 2/19/13 blog. This article lists the top 10 sales management competencies. Selling skills!

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Sales Leadership Friday: Two Deadly Words in Sales… “If” and “Then”

The Sales Hunter

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard salespeople and sales managers use what I refer to as the two deadly words in sales: “if” and “then.” ” Here is how this plays out: If we could come out with a cheaper model, then I know I could sell more.

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Sales Motivation Video: 4-Legged Sales Calls Can Lead to Greater Success!

The Sales Hunter

If you are a sales manager OR if you report to a sales manager, listen up! NOW, early in the year, is the time for sales managers to be out on sales calls with their salespeople. I refer to these as “4-legged sales calls.”

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A Hiring Guide for the New ‘A’ Player

SBI Growth

We find numerous obstacles Sales VPs and Sales Managers face. It wastes time and costs sales. Every year we compile research for our Sales & Marketing Research Review. Conducting over 5400 Sales Management surveys and interviewing 600+ executives gave us new insight. You need 6 candidates.

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Referrals Rock!

No More Cold Calling

The business case for referrals is loud and clear: Decision-makers always meet with those referred by people they know and trust. No other sales or marketing strategy delivers such powerful, predictable results. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Small Business' Referrals Win Every Time. It really is that simple.

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