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Start/Stop/Pivot/Restart Sales Strategies

Partners in Excellence

Some of the obvious: Prospecting, working deals, planning calls, developing proposals, developing territory/account plans, pipeline management/forecasting, time management, learning/training, one on one’s with managers (hopefully for coaching), and yes, even administrivia. We can’t do just the easy/fun stuff.

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Sales Goals or Learning Goals

Steven Rosen

Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the strategy of simultaneously setting learning and sales goals. Recognizing the need for extra training, they brought in experts for areas like social media, territory planning, and sales messaging. One of the best examples involves a company introducing new business development goals.

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Where Are Business Decisions Really Being Made?

Zoominfo

This pivotal linkage data unlocks more sales opportunities. ZoomInfo’s Hierarchy Data Brick is designed to build sophisticated selling strategies that point your team to a world of opportunities. A 360-degree view of their company also yields insight into other companies they’re connected to. With over 1.2

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Sales Talk for CEOs: The Easiest Way to Get More Business with Barry Trailer (S5Ep5)

Alice Heiman

Believe it or not, expanding within your existing customer base can yield better returns than braving new territories. Barry’s revealing Sales Performance Scorecard survey shows just 53% of reps hitting or surpassing their quotas, signifying a pressing need to revamp strategies. With peak levels, 61% of reps excel in their roles.

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The Pros and Cons of BDRs in B2B Sales and Marketing

Janek Performance Group

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. One such strategy involves the use of Business Development Representatives (BDRs). Our recent webinar Turbocharging Business Development Strategies noted the importance of BDRs.

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Medical device sales – sales managers play a pivotal role for sales productivity

Sales Training Connection

The Sales Executive Council , for example, reported a four-fold difference in top-line territory growth of sales reps under “star sales managers” (top 10%) compared to sales reps under weak sales managers (bottom 10%). There is little doubt that the front-line sales manager is the pivotal job for building a superior sales team.

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How To Win On The Front Line Using Strategy, Sun Tzu and Sales Readiness

Bernadette McClelland

Not much differentiates one company from another these days – in fact, not a lot separates products, but we all know that the differentiating factor lies in the individual salesperson, their leadership and the strategies employed to gain the high ground. We also know there is a cost to preparedness as well as a cost to lack of preparedness.

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