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Coaches Benefit from Tryouts, Sales Managers Fail Using Gut Instinct

Understanding the Sales Force

As I think back to high-school baseball, a couple of things came to mind that have a lot to do with sales development. His first high school baseball coach saw his potential, calling him up to play on the varsity team when he was still in the 8th grade. Mike attended two high schools.

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How to Get Prospects to Call You Back

No More Cold Calling

If no one’s returning your calls, you must be cold calling. I know who’s calling. No one leaves a message when they’re just cold calling a list. Reality check: Cold calling success rates are dismal. Sometimes I actually invite a call. The next day I received a call at 7:45 a.m. I see you.

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Sales Managers: Think You’re Ready for Referrals?

No More Cold Calling

Here are five important steps to make your team referral sales experts. If salespeople were self-motivated, they wouldn’t need sales managers or metrics. That’s why we need sales managers. Actually, what we need is strong sales leadership. Sales managers do what they ask others to do.

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3 Interviewing Mistakes to Avoid!

Mr. Inside Sales

Have you ever interviewed for a job you really want, thought your interview went well, and then didn’t get called back for it? I’ve helped sales managers and business owners interview hundreds of potential sales reps over the years, and I’ve identified 3 top mistakes that virtually eliminate sales candidates on the spot!

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation.

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Motivating Your Customers to Call You Back

Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

A salesperson asks me, “I’m so frustrated, how do you create a voicemail that forces my customer to call me back?” You can’t force customers to return your sales calls. Go back to what originally got you engaged with this customer. The answer is, you don’t. The best you can do is appeal to their motives.

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52 Sales Management Tips

The Pipeline

The Sales Manager’s Success Guide. Even though I was a sales manager long before I had the opportunity to get involved in training, it was my work with trainers that help me appreciate not only the real challenges sales managers face, but their importance to a successful sales team executing their sales winning consistently.