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Pitching and Selling Products at The Home Depot (Part 1)

SBI Growth

For companies selling any construction-related products, finding shelf space on the largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot (HD), is a dream. To understand the category you’ll be competing in, research significantly. One great place to research? Take Advantage of Special Events.

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5 Proven Steps to Sell Smarter

SBI Growth

The statistics I share below are from SBI’s 2012 Sales & Marketing Research. There is now an updated 2013 SBI Research Review which you can sign up for here. At no cost, an SBI expert will present our most recent full research findings. Trade shows and local community events can be a grind. Then find them.

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Marketing Goal Worksheet Works with Your Marketing Action Plans Part 2

Increase Sales

Of course before you have constructed these action plans you have invested the time to do your marketing research along with a competitive analysis of your business, haven’t you? This traditional plan looked to outbound activities including: Networking and/or trade shows. Direct mail.

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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. Some research needs to be done to find the best market to pivot to. .

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Digital Marketing Takes Center Stage

Sales and Marketing Management

Steven Casey, principal analyst at Forrester, says the market research company’s regular surveys of technological investments helps its clients prioritize investments by providing a glimpse at what marketing technology other companies are investing in and what they feel provides the biggest ROI. to 2% of revenue for marketing.

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Sales Training Tips to Sell Smarter

Customer Centric Selling

The statistics I share below are from SBI''s 2012 Sales & Marketing Research. There is now an updated 2013 SBI Research Review which you can sign up for here. At no cost, an SBI expert will present our most recent full research findings. Trade shows and local community events can be a grind. Then find them.

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12 Important Product Knowledge Topics In Retail Sales

MTD Sales Training

You would know about operating systems in computers and phones; sizing and widths, materials and methods of construction in shoes, plus in each case much more information directly relevant to the products. This knowledge will cover how products work, what they are made of, how they are used, ranges and options and limitations versus benefits.

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