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Sales Reps Not Closing Sales? Try This

No More Cold Calling

Only one kind of lead that sales managers should care about. Bypass the gatekeeper and score meetings with decision-makers every time. NOTE: This article originally appeared in Top Sales Magazine. (Featured image attribution: Mikael Blomkvist ). The post Sales Reps Not Closing Sales?

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Do You Buy Shoes?

Smooth Sale

Persevering past the gatekeepers proved to be well worthwhile. I turned to Roberta to reveal that the high-end shoe store across the street was having a fantastic sale. Later, as I returned to the office, the Sales Manager stopped me. I turned to the manager to ask: “Do you buy shoes? “Yes!”

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Sales Mgmt: Do your team know how to prospect?

Your Sales Management Guru

Sales Managers: Does Your Team Know How to Prospect? It seems that every client I have worked with over the past 14 years has had a challenge in creating enough leads driven through their sales teams. Last week I was fortunate to read: The Sales Winner’s Handbook by Wendy Weiss, “The Queen of Cold Calling”.

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Preparation and Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

Read Tonys Featured Segment in SalesForceXP Magazine! Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10).

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The Top Ten Changes In Sales Over The Past Ten Years

Bernadette McClelland

The business manager was a decision maker in his or her own right and their sign-off was for a fairly healthy dollar figure. Today the business manager and the purchasing manager’s roles have been elevated and are considered pivotal senior management roles. Besides many today have their own gatekeepers.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: Huge Ego Behind Every B-to-B Purchase

HeavyHitter Sales

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors. Favorite Sales Blogs & Web Sites. (My Selling Power Magazine Blog.

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To Chatbot or Not to Chatbot for B2B Lead Generation?

Cience

Your bot is a gatekeeper that answers the questions, redirects inquiries unrelated to sales, and keeps users engaged and entertained. I’ll be in Jack Sullivan’s body, our sales manager”. “If Chatbot magazine , 2019). Connect me with someone who has a beating heart”. Let’s meet in the flesh. Do you agree?”. “I