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Thinking Creatively to Save & Grow Your Business

Anne Miller

Here is a popular creative thinking exercise, with examples, that can help you figure out new ways to grow your business. For maximum returns, do this exercise with a group of up to five people so you can bounce ideas off each other. Many companies have come up with fresh ways to make money during this pandemic.

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What You Can do TODAY to Build Sales Pipeline This Quarter

DiscoverOrg Sales

Just like exercise and eating your vegetables, building sales pipeline means doing the hard things now in order to reap a future reward. Let your sales development team go after them like cold leads – a phone call, an email sequence, maybe even a direct mail piece. It starts today.

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The Truth About Sales People #4 - They Don't Prospect Very Well

Anthony Cole Training

At least that was the case in 1983 when I was selling Nautilus exercise equipment, and it still is today even as president of Anthony Cole Training Group. You did cold-calling, you sent out direct mail, you networked, you bought a booth at conferences, you spoke as an expert to groups of prospects. Sales people have to prospect!

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I Don’t Believe In …, But I Want …

Increase Sales

direct mail, but I want to touch my prospects more often. exercise, but I want to lose weight. Do any of these sound familiar? I don’t believe in … social media, but I want more relationships. cold calling, but I want to increase sales.

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The Power of 3 For Better Time Management

Increase Sales

Some of these activities may include making phone calls, sending out direct mail pieces, organizing your office, filing paperwork, spending time with family or friends or exercising at the fitness center.

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8 Ways to Gain and Maintain Human Connections With Prospects (Even From Home)

Sales Hacker

Most likely, they’ll appreciate the gesture, and your outreach will stand out from all the emails waiting in their inbox — especially considering that studies show 79% of consumers will act on direct mail immediately, compared to only 45% who say they deal with an email immediately. Activate new deals.

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8 Ways to Making Human Connections with Prospects

LeadFuze

It’s important to note that emails are only responded to 45% of the time while direct mail is dealt with 79% of the time. A great gift idea is an exercise kit with bands, weights, and a subscription to workout apps. More than likely, they will appreciate the gesture and your outreach. Make New and Exciting Deals.