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Thank You For #CASL Mr. Harper

The Pipeline

July 1, 2014 is the day the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation goes into effect. But the reality is that those Nigerian princes will still be hitting your inbox, of course given that it is 2014 most now end up directly in the junk box. But tomorrow will not be a happy day for many businesses, sales people and sales organizations.

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More Stakeholders and Business Involvement Driving Longer IT Decision Cycles and Discounting

The ROI Guy

Consulting offered us an early look at the findings, which deserve consideration as you develop your IT sales and marketing strategy for 2014. This has unfortunately resulted in vendors proactively discounting in order to reduce sales cycles and get the deals moving to faster to “yes.” According to Mark Arman of L.E.K.

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Top 10 Reasons Why Inbound Cannot Replace Sales

Understanding the Sales Force

I was following a discussion in the Hubspot VAR Group on LinkedIn , where the question posed to the group was whether or not the first sales hire should be a sales or a marketing person. Hubspot''s VAR''s are all marketing agencies specializing in inbound marketing. You are Not the Market Leader. Should I back out?

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Thank You For #CASL Mr. Harper

The Pipeline

July 1, 2014 is the day the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation goes into effect. But the reality is that those Nigerian princes will still be hitting your inbox, of course given that it is 2014 most now end up directly in the junk box. But tomorrow will not be a happy day for many businesses, sales people and sales organizations.

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WARNING! Do You Suffer from Sales Prevention Syndrome?

The Sales Hunter

Are you fast to offer the customer a discount the second you sense a hesitation on their part to buy? Are you quick to tell Marketing you lose too many sales because the sales materials aren’t any good? Do you feel the market is just not right and that must be the reason customers aren’t buying from you?

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3 Examples of Transformational Leadership

criteria for success

Unless leaders display transformational leadership in circumstances that are tough, the organizations that they lead would not be able to successfully confront shifting markets and stiffer competition. Barra became the CEO of GM in 2014, making her the first female CEO of a major international automaker. Mary Barra.

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Tech Trends to Take Your Sales Tech Stack to the Next Level: The Startup Sales Stack Report 2020

Sales Hacker

But with the rapid advancement of tech and so many options on the market, choosing the right technology for your sales team can seem like a tall mountain to climb. This isn’t the only effect WFH has had on the sales tech market, though. As budgets tighten, users have become more selective in software spending.

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