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Have You Spotted the Golden Egg(s) Nestling in Your Basket?

Jonathan Farrington

From quite early on in our sales careers, we are encouraged to explore every sale opportunity that presents itself. In fact, in some companies, the sales teams are “brainwashed” into believing that “all business is good business.” They insulate themselves by developing strong allies within.

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Best Sales Books: 55 Top Picks for More Sales Conversations in 2023

Vengreso

Even so, my sales book collection is mounting, thanks to the privilege of hosting Vengreso’s Modern Selling Podcast. Because I interview some of the world’s top influencers and authors, I knew I had to come up with a resource list of the best sales books for 2023. In fact, I find books a little overwhelming at times.

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The Golden Egg(s) Nestling in Your Basket

Jonathan Farrington

From quite early on in our sales careers, we are encouraged to explore every sales opportunity that presents itself – in fact in some companies, they are brainwashed into believing that “all business is good business.” Finally, they are able to recognize fail-safe signals that indicate when a sale is in jeopardy.

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Want to Get More from Your Best Accounts?

Jonathan Farrington

By the end of this year we will have increased sales of product A by 25% on last year’s volumes and maintained our profit margins.” They must be realistic – other people will be depending on our forecasts. I then discovered that multi-level objectives were a very powerful way to both win and retain business.

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The Golden Egg(s) Nestling in Your Basket

Jonathan Farrington

From quite early on in our sales careers, we are encouraged to explore every sales opportunity that presents itself – in fact in some companies, they are brainwashed into believing that “all business is good business.” Finally, they are able to recognize fail-safe signals that indicate when a sale is in jeopardy.

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How to Get More from Your “Best Accounts”

Jonathan Farrington

By the end of this year we will have increased sales of product A by 25% on the last year’s volumes and maintained our profit margins. By the end of this year we will have increased sales of product A by 25% on the last year’s volumes and maintained our profit margins. These objectives are specific – very clear. “

Account 35
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Winning Big Deals - Everything You Need to Know

Tony Hughes

We were targeting large enterprises and the sales people that worked for me understood that sales success is largely derived from having the right relationships with people, and they also talked about strategy; but when I quizzed any of them about what 'strategy' actually meant in the real world, each was like a deer in the headlights.