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The First-Mover Advantage, Explained

Hubspot Sales

When I started selling HubSpot software in 2007, no one had ever heard of inbound sales and marketing. As the exclusive provider of inbound software, we were able to scale the company quickly from several hundred to several thousand customers. But by that time, we had a sizable lead in the market. Here are a few of my favorites.

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The Truth About Gamification (The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly)

Lessonly

In the early 2000s, business leaders began applying some of these same techniques to their teams in an effort to capture some of the same results: engagement, loyalty, and fun. Ultimately, in these targeted situations, gamification can lead to the promised outcomes of engagement, loyalty, and fun.

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The ultimate sales guide to setting and discussing pricing

OnePageCRM

There’s an old joke in sales about selling products at a loss but making it up on volume. A common complaint from sales teams is: we can outcompete and make more sales simply by reducing prices. TOTAL $19,547 from 322 sales. Sales had increased 25% over the previous book due to larger audience, but revenue was up by 77%.

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How to Freeze a Market: Vista Obscures the View

The ROI Guy

In research on the economic impact of various software spending plans, Sarah Friar, from Goldman Sachs finds that as the economy tightens, two of the most likely projects to be delayed are upgrades to Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Office. The bad news: Microsoft Vista sales can only be hurt more by these two market freezing actions.

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Pricing Strategies for Your Product or Service [Ultimate guide]

OnePageCRM

There’s an old joke in sales about selling products at a loss but making it up on volume. A common complaint from sales teams is: we can outcompete and make more sales simply by reducing prices. TOTAL $19,547 from 322 sales. Sales had increased 25% over the previous book due to larger audience, but revenue was up by 77%.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. In the Sales Hacker video series Aha Moments , I asked 10 women: “What is one ‘aha moment’ you’ve had in your sales career?”. The conversations that followed were so authentic and encouraging that we decided to expand this conversation to other badass women in the sales world.

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

LeadFuze

We have prepared the roundup of the best sales blogs just for you! These are the best sales blogs you need to be following to keep your sales blade sharp. Here are the best sales blogs in Slideshare form, or below the presentation are all the individual sales blogs with a little more detail. Sales Hacker.