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Properly Handled Mistakes Create Stronger Relationships

Adaptive Business Services

Let’s examine that … Back in the 80’s, I was the sales manager for a local office equipment company. In 2006 I secured a deal with a regional bank that was going to be rapidly expanding in S.W. Are you thinking about a CRM? There is a caveat to this title. Not a lot of money, but a nice touch regardless. Thank you!

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Want Better Lead Generation? Get Marketing & Sales in Line

DiscoverOrg Sales

I’ve been involved in sales enablement and lead generation since the term was just getting popularized in the B2B tech sector around 2006. And more than ten years later, the definition of what sales enablement actually is has yet to be nailed down. Process-oriented sales enablement. Marketing-generated awareness.

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A 2026 excursion to the future of sales training

Sales Training Connection

Sales Training – 2026. As a way of exploring the future of sales training, let’s time travel to the year 2026 and examine the major trends of the day. A number of the authors writing back in 2016 suggested that sales training was at an inflection point. Inflection point. Design philosophy.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Strategy

Hubspot Sales

Every sales team needs sales strategies, and a strong sales strategy plan builds the foundation for a cohesive, successful sales team and organization. Sales strategies also align salespeople on shared goals and empower them to do their best work — keeping them happy and successful, too. Organizational Goals.

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Mistakes to Avoid When Expanding Your Sales Department

Pipeliner

These days I remembered something I’ve read back in 2006 and somehow kept in the back of mind all this time: ‘’Everyone wants to be the VP of marketing and do the cool stuff like advertising and promotion. Therefore putting together a sales dream team is definitely key to keep everything working. Bypassing Sales Analytics & Data.

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Craig 4.0 – My Final Work Chapter

Adaptive Business Services

My first reinvention was in 2006 when I made the decision that I no longer wanted to work in management and that I wanted to work for myself. In 2006 I was associated with a company as a quasi independent contractor but, in 2010 (Craig 3.0) Sales consulting. Sales assessments. That was Craig 2.0. We all make mistakes.

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Sales Tech Game Changers: How to Drive Effective Relationship Management

SBI

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? Ease of use. A unique suite of pipeline tools.