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What is the State of Marketing in 2013

Score More Sales

IBM again went to 500 marketing professionals in 15 industries to ask critical questions and uncover from a marketing standpoint to help us all improve marketing and sales results. You can download the complete results from the IBM State of Marketing 2013 Global Survey. Creating a consistent customer experience.

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Change Your Sales Teams Bad Habits Before 2013

SBI Growth

42% is the average amount of time a sales person spends engaging with a customer. We all know improving selling time should increase sales. And what is the value I should receive by actually improving a sales person’s selling time in front of a customer? Complete a Time Study. Administration (i.e.

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How to Avoid Wasting Money on a Compensation Assessment

SBI Growth

HR leaders, get ready for the 2013 Sales Kickoff by fixing the flaws in your compensation plan today. And get your hands on a Competency Grader for compensation assesement providers as part of SBI's "Make The Number 2013.". Rinse and Repeat: The Annual Comp Study. The standard comp study may be dangerously inadequate.

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Your Passion Helps Decide Your Success

The Sales Hunter

Are you passionate about sales? If you want to be successful, your customer needs to see, feel and hear your passion when it comes to assisting them. Not only do they close more sales, but they close better sales. Passionate salespeople have a level of empathy and interest customers can feel and see.

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15 Ways to Overcome a Sales Slump

Hubspot Sales

As anyone in sales knows, there is nothing worse than a sales slump. Experiencing a sales slump can make you question your ability, or worse, your entire career. Experiencing a sales slump can make you question your ability, or worse, your entire career. Are your current actions in line with your typical sales activity?

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IBM Watson Now Smarter than When on Jeopardy

Score More Sales

When I was at the Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Nashville this year, I wrote about the news that Watson would be starting to use AI expertise to help in customer service applications. Studies vary with increases in success with coaching to be up to an 88% increase in revenues. See the photo below. Remember R2-D2?

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Sales Leaders Can Close Big Deals in Q4 by Reducing Customer Risk

SBI Growth

You need to close a few of the big ones in the late stages of your sales process to hit your number this year. The holidays are an obstacle to getting face time with prospects and customers to secure those last minute deals. Click here to get free advice on how your peers are planning for a busy Q4 and 2013. Q4 is difficult.

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