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Ominous Signs for Sales Teams and Baseball Can Help

Understanding the Sales Force

Whether or not it’s an economic crisis like 2008-2009, the four things I shared tell us that selling is quickly becoming much more difficult. On the other hand, the effects of the 2008-2009 economic crisis lasted for years. Although the media has not announced anything yet, it seems like a recession is on our doorstep.

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It's Time To Kill Social Media | Sales Motivation and Sales Training

The Sales Hunter

It’s Time To Kill Social Media. It’s time we kill social media, especially if you’re using social media as a sales tool or prospecting technique. It’s not working for one very reason — you’re using the term “social media.” Related posts: Risk of Social Media Marketing?

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Sales Pipeline Dried Up? The #1 Way to Land Top Prospects Now

No More Cold Calling

Ram Charan, author of more than 20 books and consultant to CEOs, said in 2008 : “It’s counterintuitive but true that when the economy slows down, the pace of decision-making has to speed up, because you can’t put off the tough choices anymore. They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items.

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How "Social Media" Can Be Part of Your Prospecting Strategy.

The Sales Hunter

How “Social Media” Can Be Part of Your Prospecting Strategy. I’ve often said that the problem with a “social media strategy” is that it really should be called a “business marketing strategy.” Related posts: Why “Social Media” Sucks for Prospecting. sales training.

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Top 5 Sales Motivation Tips | Sales Motivation and Sales Training

The Sales Hunter

sales training. sales training tip. training tip. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. MEDIA and PLANNERS. Client Login. Mark Hunter. Client List. Testimonials.

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5 of the BEST Sales Tips Ever | Sales Motivation and Sales Training

The Sales Hunter

I’ll say this — based on the thousands of salespeople I’ve had the privilege to work with and train, I know without a doubt that if salespeople do these 5 things and do them well, they will have a high probability of achieving success. Related posts: The Myth of Finding More Time to Prospect: Sales Training Tip #412.

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Why "Social Media" Sucks for Prospecting | Sales Motivation and.

The Sales Hunter

Why “Social Media” Sucks for Prospecting. It’s time we kill social media, especially if you’re using social media as a sales tool or prospecting technique. It’s not working for one very reason — you’re using the term “social media.” Selling through Social Media and LinkedIn.