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Three Recent Hurricanes Show the Path to More Effective Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

This past week, Hurricane Lee roared into Nova Scotia, becoming the first such storm to do so since 2003, although at the time it made landfall, Lee had been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone. One major key to success in sales is a salesperson’s ability to reach decision makers.

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Why it pays to get all tangled up with your customers

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Create more decision makers Maybe with some of your accounts, you have just one contact who is the sole decision maker. Once you’ve brought in multiple influencers and decision makers, it’s not enough for a competitor to convince one person. Journal of Services Marketing 1998 (12):177-194.

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Is B2B Buyer Confidence Stalling Your Deals?

Alice Heiman

Brent explains decision maker confidence is the main barrier for B2B teams to close deals. He is also a frequent contributor to well-known business publications, including the Harvard Business Review, featuring his recent articles, “ Sensemaking for Sales ” and “ Traditional B2B Sales and Marketing Are Becoming Obsolete.”.

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3 Recommendations For Post-Pandemic SaaS Sellers

Crunchbase

It also sent a signal to SaaS companies that their reign at the top of the stock market may come to an end once that happens. Regardless of their stock market status, SaaS technologies like video conferencing have fundamentally changed the way we conduct business during this pandemic. Optimize e-commerce .

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Lack of ROI Measures Threatens Marketing Budgets

The ROI Guy

marketers are still having a hard time connecting their investments to tangible bottom-line impact. The lack of quantifiable ROI means that Marketers will struggle for their fair share of the budget. The lack of quantifiable ROI means that Marketers will struggle for their fair share of the budget.

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Mike Kunkle on Sales Onboarding (Part 1)

Mindtickle

Along with these changes in buyer behavior, there are more RFPs than ever before and more decision-makers involved. Mike Kunkle: If you look as far back as 2003, which I did recently for an article I was writing, ramp-up times were shorter. Buyers are more informed than ever – although not always more accurately informed.

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Mike Kunkle on Sales Onboarding (Part 1)

Mindtickle

Along with these changes in buyer behavior, there are more RFPs than ever before and more decision-makers involved. Mike Kunkle: If you look as far back as 2003, which I did recently for an article I was writing, ramp-up times were shorter. Buyers are more informed than ever – although not always more accurately informed.

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