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The 7 Most Critical Selling Skills in Wholesale Distribution

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Wholesale distributors are feeling urgency to change their sales models, a joint MDM/RLI research study shows. Many distributors have a field sales culture in markets where inside sales models may make more sense. Field Sales vs. Inside Sales. Only 1 percent are entirely inside sales.

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4 Pieces of Advice From Modern Sales Leaders

LevelEleven

You have been promoted to sales manager. Going from a top performing sales person to a manager seems like it will be an easy transition, right? The traits that make all-star salespeople usually don’t directly translate to the skills needed to be an effective sales manager. Congratulations!

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Sales Tool of the Week: eBook on Cold Calling Scripts & Testimonial.

Score More Sales

The reason is that having done inside sales, managed inside sales, and now trained thousands in inside sales over the years, I never found a whole lot of great resources out there to be of help. Inside Sales” – and he knows his stuff. © Score More Sales 2001 - 2012.

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Of Value Propositions and Elevator Pitches for B2B ? Score More.

Score More Sales

Recently I spoke with OpenView Venture Partners Managing Director Brian Zimmerman about the importance of having a strong value proposition as you build your company. Too many sales managers assume that their reps are all on the same page, when in fact many are sharing fractured pieces of the value their company brings.

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Sales Tip to Dear Mike: Unsolicited e-Mail Not Effective in Sales.

Score More Sales

Lori Richardson is America’s B2B Sales Detective - she helps companies grow revenues at Score More Sales , and is a speaker in the upcoming AA-ISP Boston Conference on Inside Sales. Subscribe to get all the latest tips via the weekly newsletter, 1 Minute Sales Tips. . © Score More Sales 2001 - 2012.

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Best Sales Blogs: The Ultimate List of 55+ (Recently Updated!)

LeadFuze

They focus on producing content for sales reps, sales managers, and sales execs. When they’re not blogging, the Double Digit Sales team also produces awesome sales training courses. Diagnose Your Sales Pipeline to Increase Performance. The Gist: A sales management blog with a BizOps spin.