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How To Boost Client Retention – Without Customer Service or Account Reps

Sales and Marketing Management

Harvard Business Review estimated that customer acquisition is 5 to 25 times as expensive as customer retention. What’s more, a Bain & Company study found that increasing customer retention rates by a mere 5% boosts profits by 25% to 95%. Ajay Gupta has served as CEO of Stirista since founding the company in 2010 at age 26.

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The Hidden Talent in Your Ranks

Sales and Marketing Management

In fact, Research from Gartner-owned CEB found that median time to fill posts increased by 30 business days, or six weeks, between 2010 and 2017. Internal training and upskilling offer the promise of cost and efficiency savings in recruitment and retention. According to Glassdoor , the average U.S.

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5 Outcomes to Expect When You Implement Effective Sales Coaching [New Research]

Hubspot Sales

Sales coaching is all about looking forward and developing your people. High-revenue growth companies are seeing the payoff; 54% of high-performing companies are using sales coaching more than in the past, and 60% use sales coaching as an integrated part of a sales training program. A survey of 330 U.S.

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Youth, Lead Quality, Social Selling, Inside Sales and Outbound Marketing

Pointclear

Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. Click to start video at this point —The young people entering the sales force are changing the dynamic between managers and their reps. Not so long ago, managers and their sales team were in one centralized location. That has pros and cons, Nick said.

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The Biggest Threat to Sales Teams in 2018 Isn't Losing Clients

Hubspot Sales

A quick Google search or skim through your favorite sales blogs will show article upon article about how to hire the perfect reps, increase customer retention, and write the perfect sales job description -- for good reason. What if the biggest threat to sales teams isn't losing clients, but losing our teammates themselves?

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What Contributes to Sales Success?

Anthony Cole Training

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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The Sales Leader's Guide to Performance Management

Hubspot Sales

As a sales leader, your ability to develop and retain your sales reps is important to your company’s bottom line and future success. Employee retention in the sales field continues to be an issue. In 2018, the average sales professional tenure was reported to be 1.5 years , down by half from 2010.

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