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Why Linkedin Stinks as a Prospecting Tool for Salespeople

The Sales Hunter

Today it’s all about building a network with tools such as LinkedIn. If you want to use LinkedIn as a prospecting tool, that’s fine but do it right. Copyright 2014, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. Sorry, but those are yesterday’s rules for LinkedIn.

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Do You Really Have the Best Sales Team Possible?

SBI Growth

At this point, your 2013 sales number is essentially decided. Your thoughts should now turn to 2014. I speak with many VP Sales who say the same thing every year: “We have some underperformers that are killing us.” Before you really make any decisions, start with these questions: What are my key strategic initiatives for 2014?

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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? For the past 20 years, every Objective Management Group (OMG) sales force evaluation and sales candidate assessment has been tied to 21 Sales Core Competencies. Shut up Dave and just show us the list already!

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Is Sales Ops Enabling the Buyer Process?

SBI Growth

Sales ops executives are charged with improving sales effectiveness and efficiency. Provide the right processes, tools, structure and guidance to best deliver revenue. Your goal is to best enable sales. Look across the spectrum of Sales Operations. Look at your company job postings for sales executives.

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The Value Gap: SiriusDecisions Summit Reveals Top Sales Challenge for 2014

The ROI Guy

If you were able to attend SiriusDecisions’ Summit, the Woodstock for marketing and sales enablement held this year in out hometown of Orlando, you were treated to significant research results as to the biggest challenges Sales faces over the next year. t=a&d=763946139.

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5 Things You Need to Know NOW to be More Successful Next Year

The Sales Hunter

If you can’t raise your level of sales effectiveness by at least 15%, you’ll wind up losing ground to the competition. You must find ways to streamline your sales process. If you sell in the B2B market, this same thing holds true for the customers your customers sell to. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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“Will I Succeed as a Salesperson?”

The Sales Hunter

While packing up after conducting a sales training program recently, I found myself talking with one of the participants. Despite what I thought, he was concerned and wanted to know how he could tell if he was making the right decision to be in the sales industry. Short-term success in sales is not that difficult.