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New Data: Top Salespeople are 7562% Better at Winning RFPs

Understanding the Sales Force

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back when our sales training and coaching is specific to RFPs. That a company would prioritize price over mission critical components or kits is disgraceful, but what if it wasn’t company policy? Think Boeing.

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Corporate Gift Giving: Guidelines for Compliant Policies

Zoominfo

It’s that time of the year again — the holiday season is coming upon us and your B2B sales reps are working longer hours to close last-minute deals. Corporate Gift Giving Best Practices Whether you’re in charge of choosing the company gift or just looking for a way to thank your team, corporate gift giving is tricky territory.

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Why You Should Switch to Continuous GTM Planning

Sales Hacker

After the sales team returns home, they unpack their bags and hit the streets, energized and excited to hit the ground running. Sales faces a revolving door of change. When the plan is in alignment with execution, your territories remain optimized and sellers are focused on the best opportunities. stuff happens !

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4 Sales Ops Lessons from the NFL

SBI Growth

There’s no denying that in sales, talent is a key differentiator. Today’s post is about how Sales Ops can create conditions that enable success. Today’s post is about how Sales Ops can create conditions that enable success. How well have you created conditions for sales success? Territories : The field of play.

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7 Ways To Reduce The Potential Cost Of Losing A Salesperson

MTD Sales Training

I once spoke to a sales manager who was complaining about how many salespeople he had lost in the previous three years. I covered over some of the following information, which got him thinking: Without a robust hiring policy, it’s possible that your choice of salesperson could come back and bite you hard. He hadn’t.

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How to Know When to Give Up on a New Hire

Sales and Marketing Management

I advise companies to have a standard policy that defines the first 90 to 180 days (and maybe a little longer) as a trial period. By “bias” I am referring to a sales manager’s tendency to overlook or minimize the indications that the person is a bad fit, because we often don’t want to admit we made a hiring mistake. Divest or Invest?

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Sales Forecasting – What Is It And How To Do It Effectively

Salesmate

Like a crystal ball, sales forecasting will surely not show you an exact view of the future. However, it will do give you some predictive insights into what is likely to happen in a specific time frame in context to your sales. Thus, sales forecasting is essential for any sales-driven organization.