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Are Sales and Sales Management Candidates Getting Worse?

Understanding the Sales Force

The first dates shown on this table - early 2009 - represent a time when the country was deep in recession. During 2009, only those companies with cash and a willingness to spend it - mostly mid-market companies - were hiring salespeople. There are four possible explanations for this considerable drop.

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Winning the Sales Battle: Overcoming the "Failure to Impact.

The Sales Hunter

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Next year’s sales prospects look even tougher. Create a better incentive plan. prospecting. prospecting. Blog , Professional Selling Skills , Prospecting , Sales Motivation. December 2009. November 2009.

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The Pipeline ? The REAL Problem with Sales Training

The Pipeline

December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Prospecting. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. December 2008. November 2008.

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Who’s Harvesting Your Lead Farm?

SBI

They are incented to deliver high volumes of interested names, and they don’t have the skill sets and bandwidth to nurture leads or close sales. Great sales people are generally not good prospectors or long-term nurturers—they’re hunters who are motivated and incented to close deals with short-term, sales-ready buyers. website: [link].

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SalesProCentral

Delicious Sales

Prospecting (4539). Incentives (379). 2009 (1040). In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. So many prospects and clients to kill, so little time. But don’t worry; salespeople all over the world are doing their damnedest to kill as many prospects and clients as possible every day. Sales (12918).

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Sales Interview Questions and Answers Guide

LeadFuze

Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? million… I won the top sales incentive trip the last three years… As a manager, I am really good at developing people. Prospective employers want to know if you have the resilience and determination to close hard deals. Example answers: 2009 was an awful year.

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End of Year Software Discounts: Savvy Cost Saving or Short-Sighted Business Move?

Sales Hacker

This is an example of a nice incentive to shop that is attractive to a buyer and provides a little extra perk. It happened in 2009. We all understand the desire to future-sell—you definitely want to let your prospects and customers know if a feature they really want is in the works—but it’s a fine line.