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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Charles Green

Partners in Excellence

It was a life-changing experience regarding business – but not regarding sales. The only course I saw on sales (this was back 1974-76) was about strategic selling and sales management; nothing about the personal psychology of selling, which I later came to see as critical.

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Opportunity Math……

Partners in Excellence

I think, “Why do we revel in achieving our quotas and scaling goals, when we could be doing so much more?” Perhaps, they are not aware of changes in their markets, customers, industries. I’m constantly amazed as I look at performance of organizations. Too often, however, we could/should be doing much better.

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Your Sales Kick-Off Meetings Are a Waste of Time!

Igniting Sales Transformation

The surprising thing is that this is NOT a new revelation. Trusted advisor defines the salesperson who has exceptional, targeted knowledge about specific business problems that decision makers in certain roles and industries face. Sales reps don’t become trusted advisors without help and that means training.

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Why I’m So Optimistic About The Future Of Selling

Partners in Excellence

Year after year, the percent of sales people making plan continues to decline. The average tenure in a sales job, whether it’s sales management or individual contributors continues to plummet. Depending on the survey, tenure of sales managers, is anywhere between 18-22 months.

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Manager, If You’re Doing Deals, You’re Not Doing Your Job

Partners in Excellence

All sales professionals revel in doing deals. But as managers, as great as that feeling is, if we are spending the majority of our time doing deals, then we aren’t doing our jobs. There’s an adrenaline rush working on a complex deal and making it happen. Related Posts: Whose Job Are You Doing?

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Best Sales Books: 55 Top Picks for More Sales Conversations in 2023

Vengreso

Don’t forget to check out the six (6) top sales management books at the end! DigitalSelling #socialSelling Click To Tweet Buy the Book Here #9 Drive by Daniel Pink This New York Times Bestseller tackles a psychological approach to sales. A must read for anyone wanting to stay ahead of the industry. This just in!

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State of the Industry: How the Sales Enablement Market Has Evolved

Allego

The company’s founders, Yuchun Lee and Mark Magnacca, soon realized, however, that sales organizations need more. In addition to sales coaching , they need onboarding, learning, and sales content. They need a comprehensive sales enablement platform. That space is what we call sales enablement.