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What it Really Means When CRM Isn't a Sales Force Priority

Understanding the Sales Force

The management dashboard, metrics, charts, graphs, tables, pipeline, forecasts, reports and anything else you can coax from today's feature-rich CRM applications will not contain up-to-date and accurate information unless every salesperson is committed and held accountable to updating it - DAILY. Tools are their salvation!

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The First 90 Days: From “In the Door” to “Successful Sale” in Record Time

Sales Hacker

There’s a big problem in B2B sales right now. The sales cycle for nearly half of all B2B sales is at least 7 months. The average tenure of a sales rep in 2018 is 18 months. In fact, it’s often less than the average 7-month sales cycle. Performance improves in increments, not landslides.

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