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Developing a High-Performance Sales Team Using Tactics from Moneyball

The Sales Readiness Blog

The movie is an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team on a minimal budget. You don’t have to be a baseball fan to enjoy the movie Moneyball with Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill.

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What’s New in the Sales World for 2013?

The Sales Hunter

The question is, “Are you still using 2012 strategies to sell or, even worse, are you still using 2002 strategies?” Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. If you haven’t noticed, it’s a new year.

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The Adapter’s Advantage: Lori Richardson on Activating Sales Strategy

Allego

In this episode, sales strategist Lori Richardson shares her journey from preschool teacher to sales superstar to industry thought leader. Listen as she dives into the role of technology in sales, the rise of sales enablement , and why coachability is critical for success. I write about them on the Women Sales Pro blog.

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Hitting Your Sales Goals: ‘Goal intentions’ aren’t enough

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

This blog entry is adapted from the Rapid Learning module “Why you miss your sales goals– and how to start hitting them.” The blog post and Rapid Learning video module are based on the following scholarly articles: Milne, S.E., ” If you’re a Rapid Learning customer, you can watch the video here.

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6 Ways to Generate Urgency in B2B Sales

Janek Performance Group

No one wants to miss a deal, and, in sales, time counts. For every stalled sale, there are a multitude of excuses. It was instrumental in Kahneman winning the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics. For example, show the immediate effect of a Midwest supply chain issue on sales quota. In B2B, the sales process can be arduous.

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5 Critical Things to Consider When Evaluating Lead Generation Companies

Pointclear

What is called “Inside Sales”, “Sales Support”, “Telesales” and dozens of other names is growing 15x faster than field sales—in fact, my colleague, Jonathan Farrington, published a blog stating that within three years 80 – 90% of all B2B transactions will be done online—most with some form of sales support but not field sales.

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Sales Enablement Defined: What is the Forrester Wave?

Showpad

Executives looking for the best technology solutions to aid in their sales enablement program have various resources at their disposal, one of the best being The Forrester Wave , which was established to give a thorough analysis of vendor product and service capabilities in all verticals. History of Forrester and The Forrester Wave.