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Dave Kurlan's Predictions for Sales Organization in 2020

Understanding the Sales Force

TWO: While there are certainly nuances that influence how selling changes based on the target audience and complexity, selling is essentially the same whether it is technology, pharmaceuticals, capital equipment, financial services, cars, components, accounting or any of 200 other industries. TEN: Salespeople must be fearless.

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When it’s OK to give a customer a gift – and when it’s not

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Will it help you close a sale or get more business? It’s complicated According to two studies on the subject, gift giving in sales can get complicated. But there’s another type of reciprocity that gift giving triggers—having to do with the relationship, not the sale—and it helps create a win-win for buyers and sellers.

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Successful Strategy Execution

Steven Rosen

Even with brilliant marketing strategies and a solid management team, many companies miss their sales objectives. Successful strategy execution is the key to crushing sales numbers. Steven brings over 25 years of Executive Leadership and Coaching experience in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, OTC and Medical Device sectors.

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A Straightforward Guide to Missionary Selling [+ Examples]

Hubspot Sales

While there are some common techniques that are used and adopted by successful salespeople, there is truly no one-size-fits-all approach to mastering sales. Take a moment to reflect on your sales process, and some of the recent deals you’ve closed. Has each deal followed the same steps? That’s highly unlikely. Missionary Selling.

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Medical sales – tailoring sales to physician preferences – An STC Classic

Sales Training Connection

Many factors influence the physician’s view of the ideal experience. So, the challenge for medical sales reps is to figure out the right “buying” experience for every physician. If you found this post helpful, you might want to join the conversation and subscribe to the Sales Training Connection. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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Getting MedTech Sales Strategy Right – A FREE Sales Momentum White Paper

Sales Training Connection

Shifting decision-makers, rising number of new influencers, pricing pressures, increasing consolidation, and consumerizing healthcare will require MedTech salespeople to redefine their sales strategies to continue growing the business. Having a superior sales force is a key to sustaining a competitive advantage in MedTech accounts.

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Do You Model What You Preach?

Smooth Sale

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: The way for you to become an influencer and well-known is to model what you preach. On a similar level, the tweet in question is about Pharmaceutical Reps who reward their clientele with reward cards. It was an honor to be a guest of Badger Maps, Steven Benson, on the Outside Sales Talk podcast.