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Can You Switch Hit For Sales Success?

The Pipeline

I remember when I first started working for a company back in the early 1990’s (before we had web mail), the company had two main product lines, and had the usual territories across the continent, primarily driven by geography. What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto.

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The Pipeline ? Shrink Your Way To Success

The Pipeline

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Metrics , Productivity , Sales Success , Territory Alignment , execution. By shrinking your territories, strategically where it make sense. logically shrink territories. logically shrink territories. Not all sales people have the same skills.

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The Pipeline ? Slow to Close or Slow to Die? ? Sales eXchange ? 128

The Pipeline

Slow to Close or Slow to Die? If you are stuck in a stage or a sale too long, it is less likely to close. The challenge sometime are those opportunities that do not conform, but are still viable opportunities, the ones that cause you to ask: “is this one slow to close, or slow to die?” Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline ? Sales Force (Mis)Alignment

The Pipeline

Stored in Business Acumen , Coaching , Demand Generation , Hiring Sales Talent , Planning , Sales Force Alignment , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Demand Generation. Objection Handling. Territory Alignment. February 2008. January 2008.

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The Pipeline ? Opposite ? Different -Or?

The Pipeline

So the only thing left is to differentiate yourself by helping the buyer achieve his/her objectives. Identify buyer’s objective. Understand how you can help them achieve those objectives. Demand Generation. Objection Handling. Territory Alignment. Next Steps. Focus on progress not difference.

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The Pipeline ? Talking Long-Term ? Acting Short-Term ? Sales.

The Pipeline

One that permeates many aspects of sales, starting at planning and territory alignment, right down to day-to-day tactical aspects of sales. Yet many of those same people will sit and comb through their reps’ pipelines looking for instant gratification, taking their team to task for not closing one deal or another. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline ? Flaunt Your Next Steps ? Sales eXchange ? 137

The Pipeline

Stored in Attitude , Communication , Communication Strategy , Demand Generation , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Impact Questions , Interactive Selling , Next Steps , Proactive , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution , qualifying. This why, the next step is the objective of any interaction with a buyer.

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