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Top Sales Tools of 2020 and the Digital Sales Revolution

SBI

The objective is to give you a good place to start as you evaluate technologies that can impact sales in a variety of ways. In my 2011 “Guide to Business Building Tools for Salesforce Users” I reported that Salesforce had reached $2B in revenue. In 2010, I published my first ebook curating the different sales technologies available.

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The Pipeline ? The REAL Problem with Sales Training

The Pipeline

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You Can Help Salespeople Burdened with Sales Weaknesses

Understanding the Sales Force

Objective Management Group identifies five big ones and a dozen or so additional weaknesses that cause problems for salespeople. Non Supportive Buy Cycle (causes them to empathize with stalls, put-offs and objections). Not Being Goal Orientated (they lack purpose and incentive). c) Copyright 2011 Dave Kurlan

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Are Women in Sales Less Trainable?

Understanding the Sales Force

Objective Management Group recently evaluated a sales force of 24 women. When either of those elements is found to be lacking, the salesperson will not have enough incentive to change. c) Copyright 2011 Dave Kurlan Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Before I get into trouble for the title of this blog, let me 1.)

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Recognize Employee Recognition For What It Is: GOLD! | Jeffrey.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Gitomer | May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment. There is an incentive for that person to maintain or improve his or her performance to stay at the top. KEY POINT OF UNDERSTANDING: Incentives and awards are economic stimuli of the first degree. Overcoming Objections. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Categories.

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Challenges Don't Always Require a Complete Sales Force Makeover

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Many of the Sales Force Evaluations provided by Objective Management Group (OMG) reveal that the company's problems run so deep that they will require a complete sales force make over. c) Copyright 2011 Dave Kurlan However, it doesn't always have to be that way.

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Is there a Way to Improve Sales Tool Adoption?

The ROI Guy

I n 2011 you worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. However, tying tool usage directly to incentives may be too extreme for many, and the sales tools may not be appropriate for each and every deal.