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Enterprise sales lessons: How I almost closed Google, Intuit & Oracle

Close.io

Enterprise sales can be a treacherous territory if you’re an inexperienced startup founder. As a tiny startup, we were excited and terrified at the same time, thinking: “Wow, we’ve been struggling for so long to get traction in the end consumer space… maybe the way to grow this business is to go and sell it to the enterprise.

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Five Ways Live Chat Can Increase Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Most leaders of online retailers know this, but rapidly changing consumer behavior and technological innovation make perfect execution difficult. This can be accomplished and, more importantly, scalable through live chat sales and customer care. When used correctly, live chat can increase sales by driving conversion rates.

Retail 206
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4 Keys to Exceeding the Expectations of the Evolving Customer

Sales and Marketing Management

And with artificial intelligence integrated into our daily experiences, consumers are also more intelligent than ever. Customers today expect highly connected, personalized experiences from all organizations, with even business buyers expecting simple, easy-to-navigate, consumer-like ones. Why is this important?

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100 Most Prospected-to Companies of 2018

DiscoverOrg Sales

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. When you understand the types of events that precede spending, you can look for them in the future. FinancialServices.

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Best Software for Hospitality Companies in 2023

Nutshell

Every company’s tech stack varies—a hospitality company’s tech stack should include specific software built to help manage everything that goes into running a hospitality company, from property management to point of sale (POS). CRMs include features such as pipeline management , sales automation , email marketing , and more.

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Applying Sales 2.0 in Real Life

Sales 2.0

I interviewed sales manager, sales person, sales trainer and all around smart guy Jorge Soto. I asked Jorge about how he uses Sales 2.0 Jorge, I know you are a fan of Sales 2.0 You are running a sales/biz dev effort now. What are your main goals in this role and how are you applying Sales 2.0

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The 4 Ingredients of a Successful Sales Training Curriculum

Sales and Marketing Management

If only our sales teams had this kind of on-the-job parenting. Failure is a dirty word in sales, destroying the motivation to grab a Band-Aid and start anew. Instead of kicking sales personnel when they’re down, we need to effectively strategize how to train and guide them during those occasional, inevitable failures.

Training 153