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The Harder You Work, The Luckier You’ll Get

Mr. Inside Sales

I was working with a sales manager last week—he manages a team of 20 inside sales reps with a direct report manager who helps manage half that team—and I asked him what kind of producer he was when he was selling. “I The more buyers & sales I find.). I was number one!” he answered proudly.

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Love Them or Lose Them

No More Cold Calling

Take them to lunch and get to know them as people, not just walking commissions. Lies You Tell Gatekeepers. Gatekeepers can smell phoniness a mile away. Think you’re getting away with cold calling and pretending you’re best buddies with your prospect? Read “ Lies You Tell Gatekeepers.”). Share best practices.

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10 Accurate Memes That Show the Struggle of Working in Sales

Hubspot Sales

It could be the customer who seemed keen but then never answers your calls, the intense meetings with your sales manager, or the months you're never sure whether you'll hit quota until the eleventh hour. To help highlight the struggles that sales people face each and every day, here are 10 relatable memes. 2) The Fake Promise.

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Hiring for Sales Ops? The 5 Job Descriptions You Need

Hubspot Sales

Reps need to prospect, sell, and close -- and that doesn’t always leave a lot of time for administrative or big-picture work. Enter, the sales operations manager. Experience working with a CRM, excellent organizational and communication skills, and customer or sales experience will all be preferred or required qualifications.

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Do you value your selling time highly enough?

Sales 2.0

If you spend your pursuing “account A” because you won’t accept that they told you there is not a fit then you can’t spend that time on prospecting for some new accounts where there may be a great fit for your product. Gathering all that information and packaging it for your prospect can take a big chunk out of your sales week.

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Do You Buy Shoes?

Smooth Sale

Persevering past the gatekeepers proved to be well worthwhile. Each representative was to ensure that a total of five clients and prospects could attend. I turned to Roberta to reveal that the high-end shoe store across the street was having a fantastic sale. Later, as I returned to the office, the Sales Manager stopped me.

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Are You Patiently Following Up?

Smooth Sale

Many lessons were learned for methods of patiently following up in my sales career. The second year of sales, management hounded their teams to follow-up with the same prospect every day. Clyde’s motivator is that we similarly view sales and customer care. My Story of Patiently Following Up.