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Sales Events to Look Forward to in 2017

SalesLoft

From new advances in product and technology, to exciting sales events on the horizon, 2017 is sure to be abuzz with innovation, collaboration, and thought-leadership across the board. Here are the some of the sales events where you can find us in the new year: SaaStr. Revenue Summit. Visit the event site here. “We

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Bubble in the Funnel

Pointclear

At the start of 2016, we were brought in to support a group of sales reps who did not make their numbers in 2015. No more support in 2017. In three months, there will be no pipeline, and by the time they figure it out, half of their year will be gone. They’ll miss their numbers again in 2017. Their “reward”? The result?

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Top 10 sales management books every sales manager must read

Salesmate

The second half offers a simple model for sales leadership as well as some effective and practical advice on sales management that you can start implementing immediately. Get this sales management book on Amazon. The Sales Manager’s Guide to Greatness. Published- March 2017. Published- September 2017.

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Transforming Sales: With Data, Sales Process, Engagement, Playbooks & Continuous Innovation

SBI

Even if the game is the same, every sales team plays by different rules, yet most Sales managers long to control each play of each game — often to no avail. Moreover, HBR states that out of all metrics Sales managers track, they only have control over meager 17%. reducing time spent on non-revenue-generating tasks.

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How to Increase Your Closing Percentage

EyesOnSales

by Mike Brooks, Mr. Inside Sales. Think about it: 80% of sales reps are desperate to “fill their pipelines," and will send out just about anybody with the pulse just so they have someone to pitch later on. Companies and sales managers train them in this way (“It’s a numbers game,” they claim.),

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15 best cold calling books to take your sales team to new levels

Close.io

Whether you’re a sales professional that likes reading or doesn’t, you’ll find fresh frameworks and tons of insights in the book. Who should read this : Inside sales reps will find a lot of high-value advice for smarter cold calling and actionable techniques for tackling specific sales challenges. Author : David J.P.

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Study: Is Your Team Prepared for the Coming Wave of Sales Tech Innovation?

Velocify

A wave of new sales technologies is providing businesses unprecedented choice in building out their ideal sales stack. As of January 2017, there were 450 sales technologies available —100 of which surfaced in the previous year, according to research from Nicolas de Kouchkovsky, principal of CaCube Consulting.

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