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Reflections on 2013: Social Proof, Quota Killers, Failing CRM, and Recommendations

SBI

For me personally, I was honored to get a Silver award for best Sales Blog Post of 2013. Since 2013 is coming to a fast close, I thought I would offer some of our most popular posts here, including the one that took the silver. Why Your Focus on Quota is Killing Revenue Growth (Silver medal winner for best Sales Blog Post of 2013).

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Two Immediate Actions to Actually Get Your Reps to Use a Sales Process

SBI Growth

It’s called Train the Trainer. Have L&D sit in the back of the room and get your manager up on stage. Every time you go on a field ride with a rep to see a customer-- fill out a call plan. Construct a bottoms-up reinforcement program. Conduct deal strategy calls using the job aids. Work through any bugs.

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How One Entrepreneur Leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to Build His Business

Sales Gravy

Then between 2013 and 2015, I moved into more of a pure sales role where I was cold calling. Like, am I going to make it, am I going to have to crawl back and beg for a job? Then between 2013 and 2015, I moved into more of a pure sales role where I was cold calling. . What was it like when you first started?

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PODCAST 166: Announcing Pavilion with Sam Jacobs

Sales Hacker

And we talk about the announcements that we have today… first and foremost of which is that my company Revenue Collective is becoming a new company, it’s called Pavilion. The first is that as of today, June 22nd, the company Revenue Collective will no longer be called Revenue Collective; instead, we will be called Pavilion.

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Do Generational Differences Matter in Account Based Sales?

No More Cold Calling

But I stopped cold once I remembered I was far worse back in my day. My accountant-trained parents asked how my company was going to pay back the million dollars I raised from investors. He was dozing off next me on an airplane, “I got it,” he said, “You should call them Perennials.” appeared first on No More Cold Calling.

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Sales 2.0 Conference; The Huge Sales Blitz and Sales Processes

Understanding the Sales Force

The first asks how long I''m planning to stay and when they learn I''m flying back out the same day, they offer to pick me up for the return trip to the airport. Apparently, back in the 1920''s, the Salem Chamber of Commerce recruited dozens of business leaders to raise $500,000 in one week for the construction of the hotel.

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Why Is Pipeliner CRM Superior to Competitors?

Pipeliner

Back when we were deciding in which direction to go, Adobe became excited about Pipeliner. That success prompted our move to the United States from Austria in 2013. In fact, there were several major companies involved in Burj Khalifa’s construction. We have the latest technology and know how complex it can be to reprogram.