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Sales Tips: How to Step Up Your Prospecting for 2016

Customer Centric Selling

Sales Tips: How to Step Up Your Prospecting for 2016. Results from a survey of senior executives in the high technology industry identified cold calling as the least probable reason they would agree to speak with a salesperson (Selling to Senior Executives). No wonder salespeople hate it.

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When it’s OK to give a customer a gift – and when it’s not

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Now, this study was conducted in an industry where lavish gifts – for example, an all-expenses-paid trip to a conference in Hawaii — had once been the norm. When salespeople were calling on a prospect for the first time, the free samples actually hurt sales. But here’s the twist: That happened only with existing customers.

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The must-have SDR metrics of every sales development team

PandaDoc

Start by allocating SDR expenses into three categories: fixed costs, additional expenses, and incentive costs. Incentive costs. Motivating sales reps with a payout incentive is a surefire way to improve sales pipeline close rates. Don’t be afraid to use these results in conjunction with incentives and employee reviews.

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TSE 1236: The Next Wave: Customer-Facing Solutions

Sales Evangelist

He’s been working for tech companies, working at Chilli Piper since 2016. The company’s biggest vision is to improve sales and completely transform the industry by using digital tools. Next wave in customer-facing solutions The sales industry tends to move in waves. Nicolas is originally from France but has now lived in the U.S.

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How Much Should You Invest in Sales and Marketing as a Percentage of Revenue?

Tony Hughes

He inspired me to dig deeper into WiseTech, a cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) provider for the global freight and logistics industry. They listed on the Australian stock exchange in 2016 and their share price has risen more than 600% in the last 3 years. They both provide excellent levels of support and account management.

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Rio Olympic Games – The Road to Gold

OpenSymmetry

It’s hard to believe that the 2016 Rio Olympic Games are coming to an end. Instead, they already have solutions prepared because they understand the industry context of the buyer and know which key players would be interested in these specific solutions. Incent to Drive Success. The Consultant.

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Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales

Sales Hacker

She has won various awards such as Top Sales Leader, TAG One in a Millenial Awards 2016 and Power 30 Under 30 winner 2016. Her book The Sales Development Playbook is an absolute must-read for everyone in the sales industry. She has 20 years of experience in sales leadership and the talent acquisition industry.