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500 Hams on Christmas: A Profile on HubSpot's Employee #6, Dan Tyre

Hubspot Sales

And it was that motivation — paired with his empathy, intelligence, and creativity — that allowed him to play an instrumental role in building HubSpot’s sales department from the ground up as the company's first sales director and sixth employee. billion in just nine years.

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How to Get Into Tech Sales in 2023

Hubspot Sales

For instance, one company might sell computer hardware, like laptops and monitors, while another sells CRM software. Or, they might sell a combination of tech, such as computers with anti-virus software. Tech companies tend to specialize in one (or more) of the following categories: Software. IT services.

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Combating Disengagement: What can be done about workers’ lack of interest in their jobs?

Sales and Marketing Management

The percentage of actively disengaged workers has ranged from a high of 20 percent in 2007 and 2008, immediately before and during the heart of the recent U.S. If that all sounds soft and fuzzy, it’s because soft and fuzzy works, says Bill Eckstrom, president of EcSell Institute, a business management consultancy based in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Build Predictable Revenue

Your Sales Management Guru

CEOs have strengthened their balance sheets with better asset management, reduced their inventory and cost levels with just-in-time methodologies, and increased direct mail and advertising effectiveness through thorough testing and reporting methods. But one area where additional improvements still can be made is the sales organization.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: Top Five Sales Kickoff Mistakes

HeavyHitter Sales

Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors. Sales Career Advice.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: How to Select a Sales Kickoff Meeting Theme

HeavyHitter Sales

Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors. Sales Career Advice.

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Sales Hacker Recommends: 97 Best Sales Books for Peak Performance (2020 Update)

Sales Hacker

Management and Operations. Sales Manager Survival Guide. The Ultimate Sales Machine. Blueprints for a SaaS Sales Organization. Sales Management. I’ve followed Jill Konrath since 2007, when I subscribed to her “Selling to Big Companies” blog. A good sales team makes or breaks a business.