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How Frequently Does Fear Play a Part in Sales?

Understanding the Sales Force

We know how important qualifying is and Pete Caputa , Sales & Marketing VP at Hubspot , proves that qualifying improves closing percentages with the metrics data he included in this recent post. My regular readers and clients will notice that qualifying occurs rather early in Hubspot''s sequence.

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Applying Sales 2.0 in Real Life

Sales 2.0

I interviewed sales manager, sales person, sales trainer and all around smart guy Jorge Soto. I asked Jorge about how he uses Sales 2.0 HubSpot does an amazing job at creating social media distributed content and making sure that all their sales and marketing team members have a strong presence.

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How to Bounce Back from a Summer Slump [Data + Tips]

Hubspot Sales

To find out, HubSpot surveyed 100,000+ customers around the globe and compared their summer results to pre-pandemic benchmarks. And isn't networking the basis of every strong sales process? Chat with the people at your hotel, or strike up conversations with the folks one umbrella over on the beach.

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The Best Cold Call Script Ever [Template]

Hubspot Sales

Your sales manager has given your team a big pep talk encouraging you to dial, dial, dial. Let's say you're looking for US-based hotel companies who might benefit from your on-site goat yoga classes (who doesn't want to do Shavasana with a baby goat while they're on vacation?). You have your list of names and phone numbers.

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The Best Cold Call Script Ever

Hubspot Sales

Your sales manager has given your team a big pep-up talk encouraging you to dial, dial, dial. Let’s say you’re looking for hotel companies who might benefit from your on-site goat yoga classes (who doesn’t want to do shavasana with a baby goat while they’re on vacation.). You have your list of names and phone numbers.

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The Top 5 Reasons Your Sales Training Will Fail

Hubspot Sales

I'm always confident training will go well when an organization's front-line sales managers are involved, as this tells me they'll actively reinforce the lessons when training is over. I advise companies to make sales training a reward, rather than a requirement. The success of a sales training program is a team effort.

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Flipping the Script on the 80/20 Rule in Sales

Hubspot Sales

It’s a formula stating that 80% of sales are made by 20% of sales reps, and it sometimes seems as immutable as a law of physics. Sales managers and business leaders try to move the ratio with training, but up to 87% of training content is forgotten within a few weeks. Coaching is no solution either.

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