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The Best Cold Calling Tip Is Stop Immediately (Do This Instead)

No More Cold Calling

percent of sales reps made quota last year. Cold calling doesn’t address the top two challenges that sales teams face. My definition of a cold call is any attempt to reach a prospect who doesn’t know you and doesn’t expect to hear from you. Prospecting is either HOT or cold … period. What Is Cold Calling?

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37 LinkedIn Social Selling Stats You Need to Know

Hubspot Sales

With so many teams now focusing on inside sales, using strategies such as social selling to connect and win over customers are more important than ever. When we consider all of the social media platforms available to support sales efforts, LinkedIn remains the top social platform to help salespeople connect with prospects.

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What Is Sales? A Quick Guide

Hubspot Sales

In a survey of businesses with sales and marketing departments, the 2018 State of Inbound Report found that the top three priorities of the sales organizations were to close more deals, improve the efficiency of their sales processes, and reduce the amount of time it takes to make a sale. What is sales?

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Top 10 sales management books every sales manager must read

Salesmate

It is enticing to play the role of a manager in a sales team. Along with your own quota, you even need to ensure that your sales team performs well and achieves its sales quota. The sales development playbook presents six elements for building a new pipeline and accelerating revenue growth inside sales.

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Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales

Sales Hacker

Without further ado, here are some of the female movers-and-shakers who are creating powerful ripple effects and paving the path for the next generation of women sales leaders. Amy Appleyard – SVP Global Inside Sales at Carbon Black, Inc. by The American Association of Inside Sales Professionals 2013-2018.

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Hit the Bullseye: Know and Do the Most Meaningful Activities w/Kristina McMillan

Igniting Sales Transformation

In this episode, Barb talks to Kristina McMillan , VP of Research at TOPO about why it is so important to FOCUS on the right activities if you want to achieve the right sales results. I asked Kristina what she thought the missteps were given that roughly 50% of sellers didn’t achieve quota in 2018.

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How young professionals can build a strong network

Close.io

Are you hanging out with the guys and gals complaining about their job and their quota? It’s also great for prospecting !). I’d recommend joining sales organizations like The American Academy of Inside Sales Professionals ( AA-ISP ) and Modern Sales Pros ( MSP ). Audit your professional network.