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When Do Follow Up Calls Add Value

Understanding the Sales Force

Rarely, if ever, have I received a follow up call from anyone selling me anything. The proposal expired at the end of February but the sales rep never followed up. Salespeople tend to fall into one of three groups when it comes to following up: I don’t want to be a pest – they may not like me anymore.

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The Importance Of Follow Up

Partners in Excellence

” They stared at me blankly, it turns out they had never followed up on the action plans established in the account plans. Most of the time, I sit in reviews, whether account, pipeline, deal, call, or other business reviews. No one follows up to see, “What happened?” then to follow up on them.

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There’s Real and Then There’s Pipeline Real

The Pipeline

Some people hide from prospecting in their pipelines; pretending the opportunities, individually or collectively, are more real than they are. When it comes to prospecting, there’s real, then there’s pipeline real. In order not to get a false sense of security from your pipeline, do the following stress test every week.

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FU Is For Follow Up

The Pipeline

If you follow this blog, you may have seen that several times I have suggested that those people who are not cut out for a career in sales, should seriously consider transitioning to a career in hospitality. Here we are more than month later, no proposal – no follow up. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca .

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.

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How to Manage a Sales Pipeline for a Consulting Firm

Nutshell

Consulting firms need a great sales pipeline to attract leads and close deals, as well as generate recurring revenue from clients and referrals. Read on to learn tips and best practices for managing an optimized sales pipeline for consulting firms. With these goals in mind, you can begin to build your sales pipeline.

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How to Easily Motivate and Incentivize Sales Pipeline Building

Understanding the Sales Force

I couldn’t hear the noisy motor – at all – and with my music was blasting I worked for such a long period of time that I at up an entire 10-foot spool of trimmer line, and drained 4 batteries. Yesterday, I put them in my ears, turned on the weed-eater and voila.