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Seven Sales Leaders on the Challenges They Overcame in 2020 & Their 2021 Predictions

Hubspot Sales

From the sales floor to the makeshift home office set up, salespeople of all kinds in all industries have faced a myriad of challenges and roadblocks this year. Mintis Hankerson is a Senior Sales Manager at HubSpot. For Mintis, 2020 has been all about balancing empathy with sales achievement.

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21 Salespeople Reveal the Worst Sales Advice They Ever Got

Hubspot Sales

Bad sales advice is shockingly common -- and you don’t want to find out you’ve been misdirected the hard way. After all, every mistake means it’s harder to achieve your sales goals. I once worked for a manager who put a great deal of emphasis on activity metrics rather than actual sales results. 1) “Focus solely on activity.”.

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Sales is Storytelling. Marketing is Storytelling. Business is Storytelling.

Sales and Marketing Management

Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. Storytelling has stood the test of time as a critical skill in sales and marketing?—?and and isn’t that our goal in sales?—?a But where to begin? It’s not about you.

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The Power to Delight: Inspiring Quotes on Customer Success

Mindtickle

Tweet This: Smart companies have realized that customer loyalty is the most powerful sales and marketing tool that they have. Mark Roberge , Chief Revenue Officer at Hubspot. Tweet This: Just one phenomenal customer experience can make a world of difference when it comes to word-of-mouth promotion.

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The Power to Delight: Inspiring Quotes on Customer Success

Mindtickle

Tweet This: Smart companies have realized that customer loyalty is the most powerful sales and marketing tool that they have. Mark Roberge , Chief Revenue Officer at Hubspot. Tweet This: Just one phenomenal customer experience can make a world of difference when it comes to word-of-mouth promotion.