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

Close.io

We hustled hard, we pitched perfectly, the product concept was great, and high-level leadership loved it, not just at Google, but also at Intuit and Oracle. Oracle broke our heart. We didn’t provide her with any training materials. But the most painful experience was Oracle. They all agreed to do a pilot.

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In This Time of Turmoil, Turn to Pipeliner CRM

Pipeliner

Before making such a substantial investment in time and money, it’s critical to understand the differences between the “established” CRM solutions and Pipeliner. Realize that CRM is a long-term commitment, and we are still determining how long this recession will last. Lengthy training. If you don’t, you can never be effective.

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CRM Data: What It is and How to Use It to Your Advantage

Appbuddy

There is such a thing as having too much data—it makes your CRM unmanageable. Your data can quickly become outdated and stale, making it harder for your CRM users to know how to engage with their contacts. Eventually, your reps may end up spending more of their time managing your CRM than communicating with your customers. .

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10 Sales Training Topics to Help Your Team Get (and Stay) Sales Ready

Mindtickle

Sales training and coaching are often reserved for new hires and low performers, with the rest of your team getting a brief refresher during your annual sales kickoff. But according to the Sales Management Association, only 30% of sales managers rate their sales training as “effective” for improving low performers. Qualifying leads.

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Remote Selling Viewpoints: Sales Intelligence & Buyer Intent Data

SBI

And we put the information at their fingertips within CRM, on their phone, or wherever they browse. Damien : Make sure your sellers have easy, secure access to all the systems they need to work efficiently, such as your CRM, video conferencing, a sales engagement platform, and so forth. Make time for user training.

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Disruption of an Industry: The Amazing Story of Pipeliner CRM

Pipeliner

Pipeliner is a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) product of which Founder and CEO, Nikolaus Kimla, is extremely proud of. It was and is the first CRM product developed to actually empower salespeople—prior to Pipeliner, a CRM was intended to control salespeople (and in many cases still is).

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We Are Hiring: Inside Sales, B2B.

MEDDIC

In just 2 years of existence, MEDDIC Academy has trained thousands of Sales Executives, and is expanding now with a 3 digits growth rate. We sell SALES TRAINING; online courses and in-person sessions. We have trained prestigious tech sales forces: Google Cloud, Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft, AWS, as well as fast growing startups.

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