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5 Proven Steps to Sell Smarter

SBI Growth

No direct reports? Trade shows and local community events can be a grind. Implementing a well-constructed plan will get you there. Finally, “Sales Specific Admin” typically steals 8.9% of a rep’s time. Your time killers could be different. Analyze your time study results to pinpoint yours. Let others do the work for you.

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9 Ways to Get the Most from Sales Video Coaching

Sales and Marketing Management

CSO Insights reports that implementing formalized sales coaching leads to double-digit improvements in win-rates and quota attainment. For example, let’s say a company is en route to a trade show when its primary competitor announces a huge acquisition… something that’s sure to cause buzz on the show floor.

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Digital Marketing Takes Center Stage

Sales and Marketing Management

Westerman and Bonnet report that in a 2018 survey they conducted of 1,300 executives in more than 750 global organizations, only 38% said their companies have the digital capability needed to become digital masters, and only 35% said they have the leadership capability to do so. Reskilling to Remain Competitive.

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How CEOs Can Lead Sales Change through Historic Times

Alice Heiman

If you’re like most CEOs, in March you watched with growing alarm as massive global companies like Dell, Amazon, Twitter, and Google issued work-from-home mandates, and all trade shows and big events were canceled in response to the outbreak. As CEO you coach your direct reports and hold them accountable for coaching theirs.

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The Eerie Future of Cold Calling and What Sales Leaders Can Do Today

Pipeliner

Your team should have a mixture of telephone, in-person, email, social selling, text messaging, referrals, networking, inbound leads, trade shows, and referrals. Give them constructive feedback and stay positive. Please note that I believe in having a well-balanced prospecting strategy. Get in the Trenches.

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12 Important Product Knowledge Topics In Retail Sales

MTD Sales Training

For example, if you’re selling holidays and there are some damning reports on trip advisor, but since the hotel has addressed the issues and are now receiving accolades, then you need to know this so you can advise your customers. And if there was a safety issue with a car in the past and this has now been fixed, again, you need to know this.

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Sales Training Tips to Sell Smarter

Customer Centric Selling

No direct reports? Trade shows and local community events can be a grind. Implementing a well-constructed plan will get you there. Finally, "Sales Specific Admin" typically steals 8.9% of a rep''s time. Your time killers could be different. Analyze your time study results to pinpoint yours. Let others do the work for you.