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Hiring Best Practice: Test Before You Offer

SBI Growth

Some sales candidates look great during the hiring process. HR has worked hard to find capable talent, and Sales has committed time and money to ramp the new hire. If you’re a Sales or HR leader, this may be happening all too often. You wonder, “How can we be sure we hire the right people ?”

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The One Thing You Cannot Skip When Hiring an ‘A’ Player

SBI Growth

Planning for 2014 is in full swing. You just got off the weekly call with the Sales Leadership team. Your boss, the SVP of Sales, has some ‘great’ news. “We We got budget approval to add new sales heads. Start recruiting now so we can start of 2014 with a full team.” How can be assured I hire the best?

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Look for Potential in the Next Generation of Sales Hires

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The Harvard Business Review finally published a relevant article that I agreed with! 21st Century Talent Spotting points to coming talent shortage and the importance of hiring for potential. We believe that hiring for potential is smart hiring. It''s all about potential.

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New hire sales training – an investment worth making

Sales Training Connection

New hire sales training. A short quiz for sales leaders – How much has the buying process changed in your market in the last five years? Question two – Have you taken a serious look at updating your new hire sales training to keep up with the changes? Expert Video Messaging.

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How healthy is your office?

Sales and Marketing Management

In the book, they explain that two brothers from the finance world founded the International Well Building Institute and created a WELL certification process in 2014. Managers of sales teams and other mid-level executives may feel they don’t have much control over the conditions of their office space.

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Talent Management Continues to be The Sand Dune for Businssess

Increase Sales

Research continues to poor that provide pathways to sustainable small business growth and yet small business owners, sales managers and even C Suite executives continue to stick their heads in the sand dune. As to talent management, many organizations do not recognize that to be a key competitive advantage. Share on Facebook.

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Digital Marketing Takes Center Stage

Sales and Marketing Management

Many B2B manufacturers still deploy a “catalog approach” to sales, with inside reps relying on frequent touches with prospects and customers to close deals. Even in the pandemic, many B2B companies tried to adapt that approach to the new world order by simply shifting in-person sales presentations to video calls.

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