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What Sales Managers Get Wrong

Shari Levitin

It wasn’t long before the Director of Marketing of the hotel and real estate division offered him a job as an appointment booker (SDR), where he quickly made five times the money he made pointing out tropical fish. The next day he began training the other marketers. Then one day… the entire executive team collapsed.

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Firing Your Sales Manager or Boss

Pipeliner

The job of a sales manager is to provide a succeeding environment for salespeople. I made the painful discovery of what the “white space” is–the part of the market that is already being serviced by competitors, or where there’s little need for your product or service to begin with. I met with industry leaders.

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Why You Should Fire Your Sales Manager Or Boss

Tony Hughes

I discovered, painfully, that the 'white space' is that part of the market that's already being serviced by your competitors or where there is little need for what is being offered. I did the analysis by sizing the market, profiling potential clients and finding the industry influencers.

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7 Sales Influencers to Follow on Twitter at Dreamforce 2017

InsightSquared

Sales Summit: The Top 5 Trends Disrupting Sales Now – Tuesday, November 7, 8:00 AM – 8:40 AM – San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel, Yerba Buena Salon 7. Jason Jordan, @JasonRJordan : Sales Management expert, author, and speaker. Mike Wolff, @mike_wolff : SVP, Commercial Sales at Salesforce.

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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. Qualifying involves asking questions that could yield responses they don''t want to hear. Instead, they have happy ears.

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The Truth and Profit Behind Your Service | Sales Training.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Tweet Share I’m in Las Vegas, where nine of the ten largest hotels in the world reside. Each hotel competes against the other for huge contracts. So what are these big hotels doing about it? Each hotel offers amenities and attractions that are unbelievable. I believe every hotel is overlooking THE difference.

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Join Me in Raleigh, NC on March 8 & 9 | Jeffrey Gitomer | Sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Tweet Share I want you to join me March 8th for an afternoon leadership seminar, and March 9th for a morning sales seminar at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel so you can make 2012 the year you dominate your market and the year you dominate your competition. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Select Category.

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