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Sales Lessons from Google Fiber

Mr. Inside Sales

A few months ago, both AT&T, and then Google Fiber, dug up our street and lawns and bushes to install fiber Internet cable. Google Fiber did things differently. Then a Google rep showed up out of the blue, canvassing the neighborhood. Then Google REALLY started marketing! What does this teach us as sales reps?

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Objecting To Objections

Partners in Excellence

Lately, I’ve been watching some eLearning programs on objection handling. It suddenly struck me, there’s a unique arrogance we sellers have about the concepts of objections. Too often, the underlying thinking seems to be that salespeople are the only people that encounter objections.

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Made Up Sales Statistics and Their Contrast to Real Data

Understanding the Sales Force

A sales consultant who knows that I geek out on sales data read that 84% of salespeople suck because they don't enjoy what they do. Most of the data I write about comes from Objective Management Group which has assessed more than 2.3 I began with Google and searched for "84% of salespeople." million salespeople.

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The Beginner's Guide to Syncing Contact Data With Google Sheets

Hubspot Sales

Many organizations use Google Sheets as an important data source, and for some small businesses, it even acts as the main CRM (contact relationship management system). That said, although Google Sheets can be used to manage and sync contact data, often it's not the best solution for the job. Advantages of Google Sheets.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation.

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Top Recommended Personality Assessments for Sales

Understanding the Sales Force

My Chrome home page often displays articles that Google thinks I might be interested in. Red Sox, Patriots, politics, software applications, gadgets, and for the first time, sales assessments! The first article was the 7 Best Personality Assessments for Your Sales Team. I thought, "Is this for real?".

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4 Steps to Help Your Sales Team Nail Objection Handling

SalesLoft

Ahhhh, objections. For sales teams, there’s simply nothing worse than progressing a deal through the pipeline only to have a no-go objection come up at the 11th hour. For sales teams, there’s simply nothing worse than progressing a deal through the pipeline only to have a no-go objection come up at the 11th hour.