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How to Boost Your Credibility at a Trade Show

The Sales Heretic

A trade show is a challenging sales environment. Your competition is everywhere. You don’t have the natural advantages you have when talking with a prospect on your own turf. And all the exhibits look so similar. How do you stand out and effectively compete? Especially against larger competitors that may be able to buy a [.].

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Dancing with the Competition? Watch your Step.

Jeffrey Gitomer

(said gruffly) Friendly competition - there's a good one. Friendly competition is kinda like a friendly snake isn't it? Competition is a lot like an unknown snake. Facts about the competition and their feelings about you: Some are truly ok. Some like competition. Some will trade business with you.

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3 Reasons for Low ROI from a Trade Show (with ways to improve)

DiscoverOrg Sales

One of the most popular avenues to generate leads is trade shows. During the trade show are opportunities to meet with colleagues for networking opportunities. There is a downside: trade shows are expensive. The solution for this is doing your homework well before the show. Now the trade show is over.

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Trade Show Marketing Tips for Sales and Marketing Leaders in 2019

Sales Hacker

Trade shows provide great ways to gain new customers and strengthen relationships with existing clients. On the other hand, if not executed well, trade shows can be a cost center and a huge flop. So, how do you get the most ROI from participating at a trade show ? Make Your Trade Show Booth Stand Out.

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Business Marketing Techniques You Have Yet to Try

Smooth Sale

Attending Trade Show Events Participating in trade shows allows businesses to do more than merely showcase their products. Trade shows are opportunities for personal interactions, which can be invaluable when building long-lasting customer relationships.

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How to Leverage Competitive Intelligence to Win Deals

DiscoverOrg Sales

In fact, the tech stack isn’t just part of competitive intelligence – it’s the critical heart. Other other critical piece of competitive intelligence? In Part 3, we explored trade show prospecting for lead generation. How does the tech stack fit into competitive intelligence? This is part 4.

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3 Steps to Combining Social Media & Competitive Intelligence

SBI Growth

“Competitive Intelligence is the action of defining, gathering, analyzing, and distributing intelligence…needed to support executives and managers in making strategic decisions for an organization.” You need to maintain a competitive edge over them, or at the very least hold even. You’re at a clear competitive disadvantage.