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Sales is Storytelling. Marketing is Storytelling. Business is Storytelling.

Sales and Marketing Management

Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. Get them proficient with more marketing technologies? Storytelling has stood the test of time as a critical skill in sales and marketing?—?and But where to begin?

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Get It Together! Marketing and Sales Collaboration That WORKS

The Pipeline

Sales and marketing teams also had unique silos. This is especially true of sales and marketing departments. Sales teams fail to see the value in marketing, while marketers see salesmen as lazy. Sales and Marketing Don’t Have to Go Head to Head. All this bickering is stealing from your company’s bottom line.

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4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011

Pointclear

As an editor and marketer, I spend a lot of time thinking about the “how to”—in other words, how to translate the best and more interesting marketing ideas into truly actionable steps for organizations looking to grow their business. In other words: B2B marketers + social = lots of room for improvement.

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Outbound Sales vs. Inbound Sales: How to Win Big With Each Strategy

Crunchbase

In the outbound selling arena, your team will be making first contact with leads using techniques such as email marketing, social selling and cold calling. It typically consists of a broader marketing approach and prioritizes quantity over quality. However, smart companies know the value of each. What are inbound sales?

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Top 5 Hiring Trends for 2020!

Pipeliner

From new employee management strategies to cutting-edge innovations in marketing, the year ahead is headed towards booming success for companies that align their strategies accordingly. 5. Focusing on Soft Skills.

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26 CRM Techniques and Strategies for Customer Retention

Cience

Your customers are one of your company’s most important assets. Although new sales are important, smart companies also focus on retention. Customer retention drives increased profitability in many ways, including: Better Conversion Rates Fewer Marketing Requirements Scope for Improvement Lower Operating Costs Increased Sales.

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You Are the Ultimate in Added Value

Women Sales Pros

We will make you an exclusive, premium or featured partner to market your own business. In a time when it is increasingly difficult to have a truly unique product and to sustain it at a truly competitive price, the greatest advantage a company can have is its people. We will finance your purchase or extend favorable credit terms.

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