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Top 20 Sales & Marketing Vendors to Follow on Twitter @Dreamforce ’14

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Whether or not you’ll be attending, you’ll want to keep up on the latest and to help you with that mission, we’re naming the top 20 Twitter handles to follow at Dreamforce. Sales managers love ClearSlide for the insight it offers into their team’s activities, and sales people love the automatic activity logging.

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[Message to Management]: Top Earners Deserve More of Your Time

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All sales reps need coaching and guidance, but rainmakers deserve extra attention. The sales manager announces the top performers of the year. Applause resounds throughout the building as these sales champions are paraded like Superbowl winning gods across the sales floor. Drum roll, please.

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“Sales Management” Is Not a Dirty Word

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The problem was that sales management had their heads in the sand. So, they neglected the strategies, sales metrics , and processes that could have kept their businesses strong, or at least afloat, when the going got rough. We’ve all worked for managers who thought they were the world’s gift to sales.

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Is the Internet Ruining Your People Skills?

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Text messages with truncated words or 140-character Twitter posts are not the kind of meaningful, effective dialogue that increases sales conversions or gets you referrals. While your competitors are wasting time tweeting, you’ll be talking to people who matter, increasing sales referrals , and sealing deals. Comment Here.

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The #1 Sales Management Problem You Can Fix

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But those methods will only treat the symptoms, not the real sales management problem: a lack of proper planning. It’s similar to the conversations most sales reps have with prospects. Sales management: Listen up. It’s your sales team’s expertise in defining and communicating prospects’ problems.

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You Can’t Manage Your Friends and Still Be Friends

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How do you successfully transition from sales rep to sales leader? I was an award-winning sales rep who was promoted to sales manager. Follow Joanne on Google+ or Twitter @ReferralSales , or connect on LinkedIn and Facebook. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business'

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Sales Managers—Pay Attention to How Your Reps Communicate

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Sales managers, listen up. Even the most effective sales techniques fall short if your team sounds, well … stupid. .” ” Does that mean everything else your sales reps have been saying is dishonest ? Instead, sales reps should say what they mean, and if it “goes without saying,” don’t say it.