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A Sales Leader’s Blueprint for 2014

SBI Growth

You know you need to begin planning for 2014 now. VPs of Sales are asking the question “What have I done before?”. VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? Phase 2 - Develop Go To Market Plan - Many sales VPs don’t know the best route to market. Sales training.

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Why Inbound and Inside Sales Experts Think Sales Process is Dead Too

Understanding the Sales Force

Sales Process isn't even the only thing that inbound marketers say is dead. Let's start with my recent Google search for "Sales Process is Dead." One article was written by a sales expert discussing the concept of following the buyer's purchasing process. The Death of All Selling Forever April 25 2014.

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2014 The Year of Execution and Strategy – Why Most Sales Organizations will be Chewed Up and Spit Out

A Sales Guy

Lots of sales people took advantage of 2013 to move and find better fits, but companies also do a lot of moving. I saw a lot of organizations trim their dead weight and build new and improved sales organizations. For 2014, I’m predicting it will be the year of execution and strategy and most companies won’t be ready.

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Is AI impacting Inside Sales Rep Revenue? Mike Plante of InsideSales Says it Is.

Pointclear

Sales managers must acknowledge that AI is going to make its way into the ways in which sales people work, prospect, and sell. In our open dialogue with InsideSales’ CMO Mike Plante we explore ways that inside sales rep productivity (code word for revenue) is shifting for the better. The host is Jim Obermayer.

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Is There a Lack of Clarity on the Current State of Selling?

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I wrote this article questioning the Death of SPIN Selling. Over the years I have questioned the impending death of other important areas like cold-calling, selling, sales process, salespeople and more. Others are from the big new inside sales industry.

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How Data and Intelligence Are Going to Change the Sales Industry Forever

Crunchbase

Let’s take an in-depth look into how data and sales intelligence can affect every aspect of the sales process and the impact it will have on the sales industry in the future. Before technology, sales was primarily based on outside field salespeople making face-to-face sales meetings with prospective and current customers.

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The Rise of Social Selling

SBI Growth

When you sign up for the session, you’ll learn 4 new ways to modernize your sales force: Understanding the New Buyer. Modernizing Your Sales Process. The New ‘A’ Player Sales Rep. 1-3% - cold calling appointment rate (source: American Association for Inside Sales Professionals). As a buyer, you have changed.