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Why are Half of All Sales Reps Still Missing Quota in a Booming US Economy?

Understanding the Sales Force

During 2008 and 2009 more than half of all US sales reps were missing quota and considering the circumstances, that didn't seem to shock anyone. I remember it well as revenue at Objective Management Group dropped by more than 30%, almost overnight. This article attempts to explain why.

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20 Best Business Books of 2017

Hubspot Sales

20 Best Business Books of 2017. To help you stay at the top of your game, I’ve rounded up the top business books of 2017. 20 Best Business Books of 2017. the 2008 meltdown). Principles. Invisible Influence. Weird in a World That's Not. Tribe of Mentors. Lead and Disrupt. Unshakeable. Adaptive Markets. The Captain Class.

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Why a Good Economy Can Be Bad for Sales Teams

No More Cold Calling

That’s the question I asked myself as we welcomed in 2017. Now that the Dow has hit 20,000, more questions arise, including the one we’d rather not think about: Is our current year-over-year, month-over-month rise doomed to repeat 2008 and 2009? A strong stock market often makes salespeople lazy. Will the Dow Jones index hit 20,000?

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The Coaching Effect

Pipeliner

By 2008, the organization’s stock price had doubled and new sales revenue had grown 280%. Bill was invited to the TEDx stage in 2017, and his talk entitled “Why Comfort Will Ruin Your Life” was the fastest-growing TEDx Talk in the history of the event. Later that same year, he founded EcSell Institute.

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Have We Lost The Art Of Decision Making?

The Pipeline

win rate is identical to the figure reported in the 2017 study. Before 2008, functional areas were much more autonomous in making decisions. Read between the lines from this output from The B2B Buying Disconnect – TrustRadius 2017 : Vendors focus on providing material that buyers don’t find very useful or trustworthy.

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?? The Benefits of Remote Working Part 1: Access To Talent

Pipeliner

Since the financial crisis of 2008 more and more people are questioning the wisdom of locating themselves in high-cost areas to be close enough to the location of their employer or suffering horrendous commutes to live somewhere a little further out and marginally more cost-effective. The revolution will be online.

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February Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

That’s the question I asked myself as we welcomed in 2017. Now that the Dow has hit 20,000, more questions arise, including the one we’d rather not think about: Is our current year-over-year, month-over-month rise doomed to repeat 2008 and 2009? (Read “ What Is the Most Effective of Account-Based Sales Strategies? ”).

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