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The Hidden Talent in Your Ranks

Sales and Marketing Management

As such, many companies today are beginning to look with renewed interest at their most readily accessible talent pool when filling open roles: their own employees. Rather than battling for new hires in an uber-competitive job market, smart companies are moving to train and promote from within. According to the U.S.

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Creating A Customer-Centric Strategy

Sell Integrity

Those are just a few of the benefits and advantages customer-centric organizations enjoy, according to numerous studies over the past decade. And a study by Forrester found that customer experience-driven businesses grew revenue 1.4x more than other companies in the previous year. faster and increased customer lifetime value 1.6x

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5 BIG Risks when Pitching a Low-Ball Offer

Pipeliner

Add the loss of momentum, corporate knowledge, and customer relationships to make attrition rates something that smart companies pay a lot of attention to. Praise costs nothing, and study after study reports that the vast majority of employees would pick being praised amongst their peers as more valuable than a cash bonus.

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Build Predictable Revenue

Your Sales Management Guru

Smart companies are scrutinizing their strategic sales management plans, taking a closer look at everything from their pipelines to their forecasts. As new employees enter into your company it is the perfect opportunity to set the tone. Each salesperson must pass several certification levels, each year!

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Customers From Hell – Top 4 Tips for Handling

Klozers

The recent increase in the number of Online Reputation Management companies validates this, however smart companies have learned some simple strategies and techniques on how to deal with the Customers From Hell, and try to catch them before the problem escalates, let alone they post anything negative online.

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The 10-Point Strategy for Leading Sales Teams in a Recession

Sales Hacker

That means they can present opportunities for you to grow and outpace your competitors who may be paralysed by fear. Instead, focus on the transitory nature of recessions, and recognize that this creates an opportunity for you to outpace others and set the stage for your success over the next few years. Don’t be tempted to discount.

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Overloaded And Overwhelmed

Partners in Excellence

In some cases, smart companies re-engineered a lot of what they did, slimming things down and doing what they could to eliminate unnecessary workloads. Neurologists, studying cognitive overload have put a label to it ADT, Attention Deficiency Trait. The same work was spread across fewer people.