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Your Sales Training Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.

Hubspot Sales

Later, I learned that the way I'd handled this objection demonstrated sales potential. Even though I didn't act or sound like the typical HubSpot salesperson in 2009, the management team thought I was smart, coachable, and could add value. I even offered to work for commission only for three months to prove I could learn to sell well.

Hiring 98
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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. This presents unique challenges for IT solution providers seeking to capture more SMB opportunities in the New Year.

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Value of Assessment ROI & TCO Tools for Demand-Gen and Sales Enablement Campaigns

The ROI Guy

In 2009, Alinean and IDC updated annual research conducted since 2003 on the ROI from implementing business value tools. Reduce discounting and increase deal size for direct sales by 20% or more by migrating sales from features, function and price selling to business value selling. d=222693735895213178.

ROI 40
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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

Beth works with our team of experts to help companies create a culture of engagement, reduce regrettable turnover, increase productivity and revenue, and grow key customer retention. What is one a-ha moment you’ve had in your sales career? What is one a-ha moment you’ve had in your sales career? Every step of the way.

Hiring 130
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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Is Return on Customer (ROC) a good.

The ROI Guy

Most CRM ROI oriented business cases focus too much on the near term, counting only direct “hard&# benefits and ignoring the more important soft benefits that relate to customer satisfaction, retention and lifetime value optimization. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market.

ROI 40