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How to Pivot Your Sales Strategy in Light of COVID-19

Pipeliner

Business strategies change constantly, but they usually pivot slowly over time. Here are some ways to pivot your sales strategy to maximize your post-COVID-19 success. What is a Sales Strategy? What do business leaders mean when they talk about a “sales strategy?”

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Show, Don’t Tell: 5 Effective Ways to Coach Your Sales Team

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. As a sales manager, see whether this sounds familiar: You sit down with an underperforming salesperson and open with a statement like, “You’re not hitting your numbers.”

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Leveraging Professional Certification to Elevate Your Career in Sales & Marketing

SMEI

Sales Management Certifications: For those inclined towards leadership roles in sales, certifications like Certified Sales Executive (CSE) provide an edge. For example, SMEI’s sales and marketing certification programs come with digital badges for those who achieve the applicable designation.

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How to Create a Sales Prospecting Action Plan

criteria for success

How to Create a Sales Prospecting Action Plan. We recommend that salespeople, sales managers, and anyone else in a selling capacity create a Prospecting Action Plan every month. Then, leadership can pivot prospecting strategies to focus on activities that were actually producing qualified opportunities. The Philosophy.

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Founders: Before You Hire a Sales Team, Consider These Options

Sales Hacker

We’re approached multiple times a day by lead generation companies or outsourced sales companies who are either paid on retainer — regardless of performance — or paid on performance. What happens if you hire a sales team too early in the life of your B2B startup?

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#SalesChats: 17th September at 9am PT

Pipeliner

3 Elements to a Winning Sales Plan. Now more than ever, companies are having to re-address their sales plans and even look at pivoting into adjacent or completely new markets. The issue is clear but the challenge is how to build a plan that clearly identifies the market, the target buyer and a sales strategy to go after both.

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Social Deja Vu: We’ve Been Here Before

No More Cold Calling

Murrow, played by David Strathairn , you’ll be transported back to a pivotal era in TV broadcasting: the early 1950s. Marketing automation, CRM, social media, and other technological tools enable us to sell more efficiently and cost effectively. But the most powerful tool in your sales toolbox is still you!