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Proven sales forecasting methods for small businesses

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You’ve probably turned on CNBC long enough to hear about big companies hitting or missing their “sales forecasts,” and you’ve probably seen company stocks going up or down based on how analytics compare historical sales data to those forecasts. You just need to know your numbers and your goals. What is the best forecasting tool?

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Women Sales Leaders: From Pioneers to Modern-Day Trailblazers

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She decided special training was needed for girls who wanted to become saleswomen, and perhaps one day, women sales leaders. And as a member of the executive committee of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of Boston, she had the means to provide that training. Donate to help young women build a sales career).

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A Better Small Business Sales Team

Pipeliner

What is the typical level of expertise or education level your buyer has regarding your product or industry? How independently will your sales team need to work? Will your sales team interact with your entire organization or contribute to the overall culture? Pipeliner CRM fully supports small business sales teams.

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Poor Sales Managers Are Trained; Great Managers Are Developed

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How many times do sales professionals leave or fail to meet performance goals because of poor sales managers? I just came across some research highlighted by Top Sales World (source: Chally) that suggested “80% of sales managers fail within eighteen months of being promoted.” Share on Facebook.

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Sales CRM for Small Businesses with BIG Ambition

Velocify

With Leads360 Express, sales managers will gain more control, visibility and peace of mind. Small business expert Rieva Lesonsky recently wrote that 2013 will be a year that small businesses “go for it” with small business optimism rising.

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How to Lose Clients and Alienate People

No More Cold Calling

Break Free from Failed Selling Strategies It’s common sense that annoying strangers who never expressed any interest in hearing your sales pitch is a waste of time. Yet far too many sales pros are still doing it, usually because their sales managers demand it. But cold calling doesn’t work.

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[Message to Management]: 74 Percent of Salespeople Are Failing

No More Cold Calling

But the numbers make sense when you consider that most people who go into sales have no formal training about how to sell. They didn’t major in sales at college, or even take a course in how to sell. How many professions are there where there’s almost no formal education at all?” This is not micro-management.

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