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Business Development vs. Sales: Getting the Best of Both Worlds

Zoominfo

You’ll even see sales rep positions advertised online under the title of “business development representative.” At its most basic level, business development involves prospecting and lead generation. Sales converts those qualified leads from your business devs into transactions.

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Business Development vs. Sales: Getting the Best of Both Worlds

Zoominfo

The importance of sales is self-evident, but business development is also vital to any sales organization, particularly in a struggling market. At its most basic level, business development involves prospecting and lead generation. This can be particularly ruinous to early-stage startups.

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Top 5 Sales Rep Behaviors to Change in 2013 – with HR’s Help

SBI Growth

Sales can’t do the job alone. Sales needs Marketing to generate demand , educate leads, and supply qualified opportunities. Sales can then do what they should be doing, which is selling, not prospecting. Since more buyers are using the web for self-education and networking, Sales Reps should be in the mix.

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The Definitive Prospecting Guide for Sales Management to Grow Pipeline

Vengreso

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. What is Prospecting?

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28 Ways to Drive (not Hope) for H2 Sales Success

Emissary

Sales Teams The second half is the most tumultuous for sales teams. It’s tempting to allow for a somewhat relaxed Q3 as sellers, clients, and prospects all take well-earned summer vacations. New business has longer sales cycles, smaller ACV, and lower win rates than opportunities with existing clients.

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7 Ways to Revive A Dying Sale

Keith Rosen

Have you recently reviewed your list of prospects who said “No” to you in the past? These prospects may have turned you down before, but things can change a great deal even in a few short months or years – things like the economy, technology and even your prospects’ business needs and priorities. Here are a few ideas: 1.

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Want to Drive Revenue Growth? 5 Behaviors to Develop in Your Reps

Sales Hacker

As a sales manager, your job is to drive growth. The best way to do that is to develop the right behaviors in your sales reps. In other words, you can’t just be a sales manager. You have to be a sales LEADER. Have you ever spent hours prepping for a call only to have the prospect not show?

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