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Leveraging the Pygmalion Effect to Transform Sales Teams

Janek Performance Group

In B2B sales, success is often the result of strategic planning, deep customer understanding, and execution. Elements are evident in the films, A Star is Born, Mannequin , Weird Science , and Pretty Woma n. The Pygmalion Effect in B2B Sales Of course, sales is a dynamic and competitive profession.

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My Favorite 'John Wayne' Thoughts for Marketers and Salespeople

Pointclear

Yep, you can hear John Wayne say this in the still popular film Stagecoach (1939) when he played the Ringo Kid. This is easily adapted to, "Well, there are some things a salesman just can''t run away from, and that''s sales lead follow-up." Wayne played Tom Doniphon in the 1962 film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

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The Real Reason Sales People Struggle to Close Opportunities

Pointclear

As CEO of UK-based Inflexion-Point Strategy Partners , Bob works with the leadership teams of technology-based B2B-focused companies, enabling them to make the critical connections between their marketing messages, their sales conversations, their true differentiators, and their customer''s priorities. It’s a laughable description.

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The Pipeline ? It's About the Buyer, Stupid! ? Sales eXchange ? 125

The Pipeline

Seems like Marshall McLuhan creeping into sales, but in reality for buyers it is not the medium, it is the message, which is why things written before the internet still work when executed properly. Sales eXchange – 125 [link] #B2B #Sales #attitude #businessacumen. Sales eXchange – 125 [link]. Sales Bloggers Union.

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Selling Managed Services in a Multigenerational Market

Cincom Smart Selling

According to a recent Salesforce survey , 80 percent of younger B2B buyers were more comfortable buying within an Amazon-like experience that provided heavy emphasis on personalization. It is not a stretch to see that experiential expectation extending into the B2B world. Personalization is Key to Selling in a Multigenerational Market.

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How to Have Sales Reps Train Themselves — Twice as Fast, Twice as Well

Sales Training Advice

In other cases the problem is overconfidence in himself or lack of confidence in you, the sales manager. Whatever the reason, sales managers are only as successful as their ability to train reps to be successful. Many years ago I managed a B2B telemarketing staff and ran into serious training issues.

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Using a Sales Leaderboard to Motivate Your Team

The Spiff Blog

Watch any movie centered on sales professionals, and you’re likely to notice a recurring theme: competition. The sales reps in these films will stop at nothing to become the lone name atop a literal or figurative sales leaderboard – usually resorting to extreme tactics in order to be the best.