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My Favorite 'John Wayne' Thoughts for Marketers and Salespeople

Pointclear

My favorites are from John Ford movies, and I think each can be adapted to the circumstances sales and marketing people face each day. Yep, you can hear John Wayne say this in the still popular film Stagecoach (1939) when he played the Ringo Kid. Wayne played Tom Doniphon in the 1962 film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

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Selling Managed Services in a Multigenerational Market

Cincom Smart Selling

The impact of age demographics is becoming more critical to the success of managed service providers and advanced manufacturers because they are selling in a multigenerational market. Sellers are finding that buyers have divergent expectations driven by age. Personalization is Key to Selling in a Multigenerational Market.

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

The Pipeline

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! Sales eXchange – 125. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Compete , EDGE Sales Process , Interactive Selling , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales eXchange , execution. It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! April 2008. March 2008.

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15 Tried and True Ways to Improve Your Sales Skills

Hubspot Sales

Review your sales calls. You can learn a lot from reviewing what you did well and what went wrong in recorded sales calls. Ask your sales manager if they host film reviews — and start one with your peers if nothing's currently available. When you're participating in a film review, listen more and talk less.

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Selling Innovation in a Slow Economy

Janek Performance Group

The challenge for sellers is that every company with a new widget will tell their buyers that’ll be disruptive. Here are a few: Kodak revolutionized photography with the invention of the digital camera but failed to shift from film to digital. The ability to bring innovative products to market is a skill.

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When Business Is Slow, It's Time to Work on These 13 Things

Hubspot Sales

For example, your sales reps can ensure their contact details are completely filled out. As a sales manager, you can use data in your CRM to see how your team is performing. How long is the typical sales cycle for your reps? As a sales manager, you'll want to work with your marketing team to generate leads.

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How to Accelerate Sales in the midst of Uncertainty

Showpad

Accelerating sales is not only possible, but it’s a challenge the entire organization should accept, creating the sales equivalent of the “rally around the flag” effect. Let’s examine how to accelerate sales even when prospects aren’t biting. unexpectedly poor sales performance is debilitating. Marketing alignment.