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A Conversation With Julian Lumpkin: Leveraging Case Studies as a Fundamental Part of the Sales Process

Costello

Like many college grads in 2009, Julian Lumpkin started in an entry-level role in B2B sales and quickly realized that sales was the right place for his talents. As a sales manager at Axial, I realized how important case studies are in the sales process. Success stories are great tools to use when reaching out to a prospect.

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The Pipeline ? Mine the Gap!

The Pipeline

December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Sales Tool. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008.

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SMB a New Year Bright Spot for IT Sales and Marketing?

The ROI Guy

According to the 962 respondents, SMB IT spending on hardware, software and services has increased from an average of $108K per organization in 2009, to a planned $143K in the second half of 2011. There is more pressure than ever to improving customer relationships and competitive advantage via social, marketing, sales and service technology.

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15 best cold calling books to take your sales team to new levels

Close.io

The final section sums up how to sound smart, stay motivated , and concludes with a case study on smart calls. Author : Sam Richter Published : July 9, 2009. The author introduces you to tools and tactics that you can use alongside old school sales techniques. Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling.

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Customers and Sellers: The knowledge divide

The ROI Guy

A recent newsletter from sales and marketing best practices analysts at SiriusDecisions ( www.siriusdecisions.com February 2009; Knowledge Inflection Points) highlights that today’s buyers are more savvy, and gather more information than ever from public sources before they engage sales professionals.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Seeing ROI in the Cloud?

The ROI Guy

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Alinean Powers Diagnostic Assessment Tool: the Sag.

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Best Sales Blogs: The Ultimate List of 55+ (Recently Updated!)

LeadFuze

Their army of bloggers cover every topic imaginable and use lists, case studies, video, gifs – you name it, to bring the up to the minute informative articles on all industry developments. Sales Technology Blog (Smart Selling Tools). Web tools to improve your business performance. A Post Worth Your Time . The Gist: .