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Keys to Successful Sales Negotiations

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan In the United States, Major League Baseball's trading deadline passed today with some noteworthy moves by teams other than my Boston Red Sox. Very often, the final stages of many sales cycles, especially those to large companies with procurement people, are negotiations.

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Combating Disengagement: What can be done about workers’ lack of interest in their jobs?

Sales and Marketing Management

Many of the managers, sales coaches and consultants who responded to a query we posted while researching this story said purposeful work is the only way to drive engagement. Also, every sale is compensated the same even though some carriers may provide HealthMarkets a higher commission than others. “I Does it work?

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Ethical Selling

Pipeliner

“Every ethics question a business person could face comes down to a question you face on your very first sale: what are you willing to do for a buck?”, Philip Broughton wrote in his book, Mastering the Art of the Sale. A sales trick that predates the invention of snake oil. Or, the sale rep’s. Obfuscation of facts.

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Meet the Spiff Team: Chapter Six

The Spiff Blog

John Arsenault, Sales Engineer. Solving problems and having fun while doing so makes him happy, and he’s excited to showcase Spiff to finance and sales teams. Dustin Carpe, Sales Development Representative. Alison Varney, Sales Development Manager. She loves being able to help people and get things done.

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OpenSymmetry Named in the First-Ever Inc. Best Workplaces Awards

OpenSymmetry

OpenSymmetry is the world’s largest independent consulting company specializing in the implementation of Sales Performance Management Solutions. Founded in 2004, OpenSymmetry is head quartered in Austin, Texas with offices in London, Sydney, Chennai, and Kuala Lumpur.

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