Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Back in 2004, the SBA identified the launch of 580,900 new employer businesses and the closing of 576,200. Dan Kennedy, a renowned marketing and sales expert said that there is no business success or failure, but rather people success and people failure. Why do small businesses fail? Credit www.gratisography.com.

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SugarCRM

MAY 31, 2019

What I ended up learning later was what I enjoyed creating the most was customers. Happy, successful customers. There is nothing more satisfying than when you see that bright gleam in the eyes of a new customer who is using your product for the first time. That’s how you create customers for life. And the really fun part?

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A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 27, 2012

If I do this right, you’ll get my thoughts on how to sell, sales leadership, marketing, customer service, business analysis and management. 2004, 3004, 5004? Because I can’t tell you what you’ll get out of this first post, I’ll share what you’ll get out of the rest. I hate first posts, thank god a blog only has one.

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 18, 2010

It’s adapted from my father’s 2004 best-selling book, The New Science of Selling and Persuasion. Many organizations operate solely through marketing. Smart companies know that salespeople offer a valuable voice to questions like how to improve tactical marketing, ways to enhance customer service, and even what new products to develop.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 4, 2018

I joined LinkedIn in March 2004 and Twitter in May 2009, and I often write about the benefits of social selling (and the pitfalls). However, customers don’t buy your technology, your service, or your products. Who does the CEO know, the mail clerk, the customer service representative? Let me clarify.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. Sales prospecting is the process a sales team goes through to find and connect with potential customers. Because of the broad scope of prospecting, it requires varying sales and marketing techniques.

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SalesLoft

JULY 28, 2015

Entry level backgrounds in industries like recruiting, marketing, and customer service have proven to be successful starting blocks for many sales development reps. I was a Sales Development Rep at Thomson Financial back in 2004. Here’s what he had to say: 1. Where was your first job as a Sales Development Rep?

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