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Your Sales Training Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.

Hubspot Sales

A unique tension exists in the transition from individual salesperson to sales manager that can lead to ineffective coaching. I often work with new sales managers who think, "If these tactics and scripts worked for me, they'll work for my team." A few decades ago, salespeople were gatekeepers of information.

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Having Trouble Connecting With Your Customers? Rethink Your Hiring Practices.

Hubspot Sales

Reps were gatekeepers to information and controlled the buying process. Our team encourages sales managers to lead discussions around specific D&I themes and share their thoughts externally. We've also focused on bringing more diverse voices into our sales team. Hiring for a Learning Mindset. Athletes are awesome.

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To Chatbot or Not to Chatbot for B2B Lead Generation?

Cience

Bots, at least in 2019, can sometimes get away with more than humans when it comes to the delicate dance of top-of-the-funnel positioning. . Giving an option for those who really hate talking to sales. Your bot is a gatekeeper that answers the questions, redirects inquiries unrelated to sales, and keeps users engaged and entertained.

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Why Only 48% Of SDRs Consistently Meet Their Quota (And How You Can Fix it)

Sales Hacker

Only 48% of SDRs consistently reach their targets according to TOPO’s 2019 Sales Development Benchmark Report, 48%… that’s it. Couple that with an entry-level salary, and you’ll understand why most SDRs do everything they can to be promoted to AE or any position outside of sales. Yeah, you read that title right.

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B2B Event Lead Generation – Guide

Cience

Are events even a thing in 2019-2020? Senior Vice President and General Manager, American Express Meetings & Events, Issa Jouaneh predicted a boom in the event industry for 2019 after a tremendous slowdown as recently as 2015. Bonus: Check out the latest email we wrote for our campaign for INBOUND 2019. Yes, they are.

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The Proven Process for Developing a Go-to-Market Strategy [+Templates]

Hubspot Sales

With a high volume of sales, this model can be profitable and is fairly easy to build and scale as you hire more team members. The sales team in this model is typically composed of a sales manager that supervises a handful of reps.

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Coffee’s for Closers, and Ben Gay!

Rob Jolles

Reaches for the phone, calls the sales manager of the Pfizer corporation that made Ben Gay and had a quick talk with him, told him what I was doing. And would you believe I know in 2019, 140 presentations a foundation that bax him a movie on his life that’s out there. That’s a sale. Beautiful story.