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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. In sales, we’re still at-best getting a “C grade” as a profession.

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Sales Blogging - Do As I Say, Not as I Do

Understanding the Sales Force

One-person sales consulting firms, self-appointed experts, telling, but not doing, what they say. If you were to read through each of the 1,150 articles I have posted on this blog since 2006, and organize, sort, create a flow and edit it all into a Sales Management Bible, we would have one enormous how-to guide.

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

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.” 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. HubSpot is essentially a collection of expensive tools that serve as a platform powerful enough to handle all of an organization’s marketing needs. “We

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

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An intro by Nancy Nardin, Founder, Smart Selling Tools. 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. I met Ankesh Kumar around this time last year.

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The Ultimate List of YouTube Channels for Sales Professionals

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Jeb Blount is the bestselling author of eight popular books including Sales EQ, Fanatical Prospecting, People Buy You, and People Follow You. In 2006 Jeb founded Sales Gravy, the most visited sales employment and career search website on the internet. Featured Video: The Phone is the Most Powerful Tool in Sales.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Strategy

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Developing a list of criteria and attributes for sales managers to screen for when interviewing candidates is essential to recruiting and retaining top talent. What is the typical timeline of your sales process from the first contact to close? Successful sales strategies require the right tools. Work ethic.

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X-Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (Palo Alto Networks)

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Tell us about your career journey in sales compensation. I moved to Bay Area in 2006 and worked on a contract to build a Sales Hierarchy, where manager could click on a link, and it would open Crystal Reports of the rep’s commission statement. I was hooked into the space of Sales Compensation, but I had moved on.