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Is Out with the Old and In with the New Your First 2013 Lie?

Increase Sales

Happy 2013! and May 2013 Be Your Best Year Ever? Out with the old and in with the new is a prime example of negative conditioning. Adopting a “new” behavior or action simply because it is new will not guarantee success. Now many of us know that old is not necessarily a bad or a lie.

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Are You Solving The Wrong Problem?

SBI Growth

Prioritization through 3 lenses: What sales productivity problems should you fix in 2013? Your peers told us what they are doing during this event and how they are prioritizing for the 2013 sales strategy inside their regions. Question : What Sales Productivity Problem should you Fix in 2013? H ow to Sequence. Do you have one?

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Top Sales Books to Read in 2013

Fill the Funnel

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. In fact, I am convinced that the most successful sales people in 2013 will begin to think as much as a marketer as they do a sales person. Please note that my Top Sales Books to Read in 2013 does not include any of the “classics” in sales. Zig Ziglar.

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Thru the Candidate’s Eyes - Attracting Sales Talent

SBI Growth

HR can help the Sales leader to improve recruiting results and play a vital role in making the sales number in 2013. For example, a weak comp rate is okay if the quota enables a top performer to earn accelerated commissions. Cite examples of the earnings for top performers in recent launches. Avoid a Myopic Focus.

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MedTech sales – past success doesn’t guarantee future wins

Sales Training Connection

As the marketplace shifts to value-based healthcare, BCG (in its 2013 MedTech Value Creators Report ) argues the existing business strategy providing these outcomes is no longer sustainable. For example: excellence will not just be about doing something better – it will be about doing something different. So what might that look like?

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4 Risk Assessment Criteria that Will Save Your Job

SBI Growth

Either way, your 2014 number will outpace 2013. You can’t repeat your 2013 sales strategy in 2014. For example, can the changes be implemented with your current staff? Can you guarantee that you’ll see a positive ROI? It was necessary in 2013, and will be in 2014 as well. Do you have the right talent?

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Sales Leadership and Meeting the CEO: Are You Ready?

The Sales Hunter

I guarantee that you will be glad you did, especially if you can move past your trepidation and embrace that such a meeting may result in more business and better relationships. For example, if it is a transportation company, consider how energy prices are impacting their bottom line. Here are a few tips: 1.