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Two Selling Strategies That are More Effective Than Facts and Figures

Understanding the Sales Force

In 2005 I took my passion for sales development and my passion for baseball and married them together to write the best-selling book, Baseline Selling - How to Become a Sales Superstar by Using What You Already Know about the Game of Baseball. He's at college now, where as of today, baseball is on hold - again - still - because of COVID-19.

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How to NOT execute your revenue strategy: Part 1

Mereo

In conversation after conversation with senior revenue leaders, I keep hearing the same thing: “I’m not sure my team is executing our strategy.” Now, factor in the research that Robert Kaplan and David Norton published in 2005 : “… On average, 95% of a company’s employees are unaware of, or do not understand, its strategy.”

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When the CMO Is the CEO Successor

SBI Growth

In 2005 nearly 50% of Fortune 500 companies had a Chief Operating Officer (COO). In 2015 less than 35% had a COO. Why does this matter to you? Once thought of as the obvious successor to the CEO, the COO is.

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How To Win On The Front Line Using Strategy, Sun Tzu and Sales Readiness

Bernadette McClelland

Not much differentiates one company from another these days – in fact, not a lot separates products, but we all know that the differentiating factor lies in the individual salesperson, their leadership and the strategies employed to gain the high ground. We also know there is a cost to preparedness as well as a cost to lack of preparedness.

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What is the Best Sales Process for Increasing Sales?

Understanding the Sales Force

Having founded Kurlan & Associates in 1985 and Objective Management Group in 1990, the only surprise should be that it took so long to combine the two passions and write Baseline Selling – How to Become a Sales Superstar by Using What You Already Know about the Game of Baseball , in 2005. The trainer understands your goto market strategy.

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Revegy’s 2018 Year in Review Signals Strong Outlook for 2019

SBI

Founded in 2005, Revegy more than doubled net new customers from 2017 for its SaaS-based subscriptions. Founded in 2005, Revegy more than doubled net new customers from 2017 for its SaaS-based subscriptions. Revegy’s 2018 Year in Review Signals Strong Outlook for 2019.

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Sales Talk for CEOs: Closing Bigger Deals with Expert Lisa Magnuson (S3:E5)

Alice Heiman

Lisa_Magnuson joins #Sales Talk for #CEOs to share strategies for closing bigger deals! Top Line Sales, founded by Lisa Magnuson in 2005, has a proven track record of helping companies win more TOP Line Accounts™. . Closing bigger deals. Check out the must-listen episode here! Click to tweet. About Top Line Sales.

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