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How to Avoid Coaching Failure… More Lessons from the Soccer Field

Sales and Marketing Management

Except that this time, the coach offered the following sage advice to the kids: “Hey guys, you’ve got to work harder.” And it shouldn’t be an exercise in ramping up the urgency – to run faster on a soccer field or to panic more in a sales territory. Work harder? To be sure, he meant play smarter. Increasing their skills.

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How to Motivate Your Sales Team: Strategies and Techniques

LeadFuze

Understanding how to motivate your sales team is crucial for any business aiming to increase market share and achieve its sales goals. It keeps them on track and motivated to conquer new sales territories. But what motivates sales teams? And how can you boost their motivation? It’s a win-win situation.

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Sales Tips: 5 Ways You'll MISS Your Number This Year

Customer Centric Selling

The plethora of search engines, websites, webinars, white papers, and other marketing collateral fully arms them to do so. Sellers below quota realize their managers are going to be “in their faces” if it appears there isn’t adequate activity going on in the territory. Ronald Reagan gave sage advice when he said "Trust but verify."