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How to coach your sales team like Bill Belichick

Nutshell

The day after winning Super Bowl LI in February 2017, Bill Belichick gave a quote to reporters that sums up his character better than anything: “As great as today is, in all honesty, we’re five weeks behind 30 teams in the league in preparing for the 2017 season.” He over-prepares his team for the game.

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The 39 Best Franchise Opportunities of 2018

Hubspot Sales

This brand keeps growing -- its franchise owners saw the average gross sales-by-store increase from $1,072,000 in 2012 to $1,252,000 in 2017. It's a great option for military veterans and offers discounted investment prices. This drive-in chain prides itself in operational excellence and its customer service. Great Clips.

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Sales Lessons from the World Series

John Barrows

Alex Cora, the Red Sox manager won a World Series as a player with Boston in 2007 and as a coach with Houston in 2017. It’s also hard to say no to requests for discounts, but when you have a big fat pipeline, it’s a lot easier to say no to the additional discount requests. He knew what it takes to win.

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How to Determine Product Market Fit in Your Industry

Hubspot Sales

Marc Andreessen, who coined the term “product-market fit’ in 2007, believes companies who have achieved this ideal state can feel it, because money is piling up and investment bankers are staking out the company. Once the Uber app gained steam, Uber offered 50% discounts to first-time users.

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