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The 21 New Sales Core Competencies for Modern Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Can you name 10 Core Competencies of a great salesperson? Let''s see, there''s prospecting, qualifying and closing, and then there''s.wow, this is difficult! Next week I''ll introduce our new and revised Sales Management Core Competencies. They are marketing themselves.

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Don’t Build Sales Plans to Make Your Goal!

The Sales Hunter

The truth is, though, that when you build your sales plans to make your goal, chances are pretty high that you will MISS your goal!! Many of you are building your 2014 sales goals as you read this, and if you’re not, you need to start. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” Aim higher!

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WARNING! Do You Suffer from Sales Prevention Syndrome?

The Sales Hunter

Hesitation to call customers and especially to call prospects. Every time you meet with your boss, you say something like, “If only we had _, then I would be able to sell a lot more.” ” A desire to spend too much time preparing to make sales calls as an excuse to not actually have to call.

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10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Sales Manager

Hubspot Sales

So, you think you want to be a sales manager? If you’re an individual top-performing contributor in your sales organization and you’re thinking of applying for a sales manager role, let me give you a bit of a reality check first. Check out my book on running a human-centric sales process that'll win more customers.

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Hiring Best Practice: Test Before You Offer

SBI Growth

Sales can learn a lesson here. Sign up here to receive a copy of the Sales Job Tryout Toolkit. Read on and you''ll be ready to Make the Number in 2014. Here''s a 7-step overview of a tryout for a sales rep. (To Sales Manager - Scenario: Only 2 of 8 members of the sales team are making the number.

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Smart Selling Visions: Up-Close with Top Revenue Leader CEO Duncan Lennox of @Qstream

SBI

Duncan: The buying process has changed dramatically in the last decade and today as much as 70% of the buying cycle happens before a prospect ever reaches out to a vendor. They are reaching out to their friend Google instead.) This gives a very narrow window within which a sales rep must be able to add value for a prospect.

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The 8 Primary Sales Competencies: Goal Achievement

Platinum Rules for Success

Targeting explores the markets or groups you may target as prospective buyers. This includes the sales strategies and tactics you select for each target market. Poor targeting with great selling skills would result in limited success because you would be selling to the wrong people. Follow Jim Cathcart.

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