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Depend on Recurring Revenue? Here’s How to Contain Creation Costs

Braveheart Sales

This article is written with field sales teams in mind. However, if you run an inside sales team exclusively, don’t despair, you may still find a nugget or two of helpful information as well. I also had the privilege of hosting a breakfast where we discussed the state of sales in the security industry. Source: com].

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Culture Always Wins: Closing the Cross-Cultural Sale

Pointclear

customer. “Of The Indian’s assumption is that good customer service requires an unqualified yes. The kind of trusting relationship necessary to close big-ticket IT solutions sales, the kinds that ITSMA’s members seek, require a deeper connection. asks the U.S. Of course,” answers the Indian systems integrator.

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PowerViews with Ginger Conlon: Trustability & Your Customer's Voice

Pointclear

Click to start video at this point —Asked about what companies are thinking and doing about satisfying their customers in 2012, Ginger notes the combination of the current economy and customers having social media megaphones means companies can’t hide from what customers are saying anymore. Who can help me solve it?

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Marketing Automation is Not Marketing Strategy

Pointclear

But it’s only a tool. Too often, these days, I am hearing B2B marketers mouth claims like, ”We got this new [fill in the brand] automation tool, so now we can reduce headcount.” But it’s only a tool. Marketers thought that the new CRM software would solve their customer service and customer retention problems.

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PowerViews with Dan Waldschmidt: Changing the Conversation

Pointclear

With his team at Waldschmidt Partners, Dan uses his EDGY Strategy to help sales teams exceed their goals. Dan calls giving out bonuses during sales cycles “tactical stuff.” Instead, Dan recommends a philosophy that empowers employees and enriches both customers and communities. Even counting to ten thousand is really difficult.”

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Top sales blogs all sales managers need to follow

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Although 71% of companies say closing more deals is their top sales priority, further data from Forrester suggests that only 0.75% of leads generated become closed revenue. Compounding this issue is sales reps can spend up to 40% of their time looking for somebody to call, according to Insidesales. Adaptive Business Blog.