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Make Your Sales Force Your Loyalty Program

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: John Larson A few weeks ago I was having lunch with a friend, a successful executive who has run large sales organizations for three different companies. This conversation illustrates a critical point in the creation and management of customer loyalty. In the B2B world, your sales force is actually your loyalty program.

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(4:39 Video) “The Power of Face-to-Face Sales: Building Trust and Rapport”

Steven Rosen

Hosts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the importance of face-to-face conversations in sales and how sales leaders can encourage their teams to embrace in-person interactions. These reactions make it easier to be empathetic and build trust, essential for successful sales relationships.

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Taking Customer Service from Cost Center to Profit Center

Sales and Marketing Management

retail, restaurants, medical devices, chemicals), I consistently find that what creates loyalty is the absence of perceived risk. Loyalty does not come by “delighting” them or “exceeding their expectations.” These customers speak about inconsistency - sometimes they have a very good experience, other times they do not.

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How to Navigate Pricing In a Pandemic

Sales and Marketing Management

B2B leaders and sales and marketing teams across the globe are finding ways to adapt in this time of crisis. I’ve been talking to leaders in industries far and wide, from manufacturing, distribution, chemicals processing, tech, pharma and more. Whatever makes the customer the most comfortable builds loyalty.

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So What Can I Sell You?

SBI Growth

Max shared a telling story that is applicable to most of us in sales. As a next step, he began contacting major US chemical companies for assistance. The next segment of Max’s story is one played out regularly in sales (B2B, B2C, inside, and direct). A rep’s desire to make a sale trumps the customer’s interest and needs.

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How to Increase Profit Margin: 5 Strategies for Any Business

Hubspot Sales

Every company has its eyes on its bottom line and, in turn, is mindful of its profit margin — the most definitive metric of how successful your sales efforts are, relative to your expenses. Find gaps in your sales process where a disproportionate number of prospects fall off. Chemical (Basic): -0.72%. Strategically raise prices.

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Market Expansion: Three Approaches for Companies Looking to Grow

Zoominfo

The other quadrants include customer loyalty , offer expansion , and company transformation. Most companies looking to expand into new markets want to boost their sales and have identified a market in which they can see the potential for growth,” according to Marketo, which sells a marketing automation platform.

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