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Want to be an “A” student?

Sales 2.0

Back in 2006 I coined the term “Sales 2.0” (see the logo on this website). My concept of Sales 2.0 was, and is, “taking the sales profession to the next level”. In my opinion we’ve come a long way since 2006 but we still have a long way to go. We’ve got lots of tools/databases to get prospect contact details now.

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How Getting Fired Actually Launched My Referral Business

No More Cold Calling

As I reflected on my career in sales and sales management, I realized my best business had come from referrals. I did my “feet on the street” research and interviewed sales leaders and salespeople. Prospects trust us. The book was published in 2006, and it’s selling even better today. But I had to ask.).

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HubSpot is too expensive: Saving money on software without losing features

Nutshell

” HubSpot has been around since 2006 and is a frontrunner in the marketing space. If you’ve ever Googled any sales or marketing tips, you’ve more than likely seen its content. Then we pay an additional $800/month for marketing hub and $400 for sales hub … We have 5 users.”. Sales Manager, Saas Startup.

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Thank You

No More Cold Calling

It’s been 10 years since No More Cold Calling ™ was published on April 14, 2006. But sales reps have work to do as well. It is a place for engaging audiences, not for pitching prospects. Read “ Social Selling: What the Sales Pros Do Differently.”). Sales Managers—Pay Attention to How Your Reps Communicate.

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Becoming a SalesTech Entrepreneur: One Man’s Journey with Ankesh Kumar

SBI

Some of you might recognize that name “John Morgridge” Just two year’s later in 1988, John joined a 4-yr old company with 34 employees at the time and ran it as CEO until 1995 and Chairman until 2006. When John left in 2006, the company had 50,000 employees in 77 countries. Ankesh reminds me of John.

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How Much Selling Do You Really Do?

Janek Performance Group

In the 2006 movie, The Pursuit of Happyness , Will Smith plays a homeless salesperson. In the movie he’s required to make 100s of cold calls daily to prospective clients. The opportunity cost as a sales rep of doing things that add no value to our performance can be an expensive luxury. . Addition by Subtraction.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Strategy

Hubspot Sales

Developing a list of criteria and attributes for sales managers to screen for when interviewing candidates is essential to recruiting and retaining top talent. Sales Activities. This should span everything from the sales presentation to closing techniques. Prospect qualification. Sales presentation.