Smooth Sale

AUGUST 31, 2022

Five Ways to Increase Sales for Your Small Business. NOTE: Konrad Jasinski provides today’s guest blog, ‘Five ways to increase sales for your small business.’ Although the content speaks to small businesses, it would be a rarity for any to say they have all they can handle. Photo by Geralt via Pixabay.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Are You Ready For Six Ideas To Build Your Small Business’ Success? Our collaborative blog asks whether you are ready for six ideas to build your small business’ success. We provide the ideas below to help with business growth. Image via Unsplash. Get Financial Backing.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Lists like this one are usually made up of financial reasons for the failure of a small business. Arm them with well-thought-out selling tools and train them to use the tools effectively. Promote Yourself. Encourage Others To Promote You.

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Increase Sales

APRIL 23, 2012

Symptom fatigue more often than not infects the mindset of small business leadership. These crazy busy small business owners to management and sales executives because of what they believe seek solutions to the symptoms or shadows of the real problems. Possibly a small business coach or sales coach is hired.

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 7, 2013

Sustainability is a popular word in today’s small business climate. What we do not hear as frequently is that sustainability is small business common sense. Most small businesses who suffered through the lean times employed sustainability behaviors as part of their daily routine. Share on Facebook.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 5, 2019

If you're an expert in your field, whether it's sales, marketing, IT, or finances, you can make good money as a small business consultant. Below, let's review what small business consulting entails, what services are offered, and how to start a small business consulting firm. Project management consulting.

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Increase Sales

AUGUST 21, 2013

Small business owners to C Suite executives also want to hold the best cards in the 21st century game for a high performance culture of business growth and sustainability. So if you want to win the game of business growth and sustainability, then consider identifying these 5 cards within your own small business.

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Increase Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Again, I could care less because I am here for relevant content specific to small business sales. Within many of the free small business sales webinars, the goal is to continually make sales pitches, excite you about the forthcoming paid webinar series, some small business sales training coaching program or book.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 12, 2018

If you dream of clocking out of your nine-to-five job for the last time and becoming your own boss, you’ve probably considered a variety of small business ideas. To help, I’ve pulled together 40 small business ideas for anyone who wants to run their own business. Best Small Business Ideas.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Point-of-purchase displays are a marketing tool every small business should take advantage of. In our commerce world, especially for small-business owners, every detail matters. This strategic marketing tool, if utilized correctly, can significantly enhance your business’s profitability and customer engagement.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 25, 2021

She decided special training was needed for girls who wanted to become saleswomen, and perhaps one day, women sales leaders. And as a member of the executive committee of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of Boston, she had the means to provide that training. Donate to help young women build a sales career). Learn more here.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 11, 2024

I met entrepreneurs, small business owners, and professionals from a variety of industries. As a result, I’d get promoted, moved into specialist positions or new market segments. To create materials and training programs that would help salespeople shorten time to revenue. What did I love about it? I loved the challenge.

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Increase Sales

APRIL 22, 2013

I just came across some research highlighted by Top Sales World (source: Chally) that suggested “80% of sales managers fail within eighteen months of being promoted.” Could it be because super salespeople (super worker) are promoted to supervisors or sales managers? ” So why the high failure rate of sales managers?

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Smooth Sale

MAY 8, 2024

Quick Promotions & Signage A startup is, by definition, a lean operation, meaning you can quickly roll out promotional campaigns or update your signage without navigating through layers of approvals and tiring vetting that isn’t needed. Just because your company may be small doesn’t mean you can’t proudly show your presence.

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BuzzBoard

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

small businesses use at least one technology platform, with high-tech usage correlating with growth in sales, employment, and profits.” Chamber of Commerce, small businesses, which have made greater implementation of technology in the recent past, are more likely to have enjoyed higher sales profit and workforce expansion.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Understanding the Importance of Motivating a Small Business Sales Team Motivating a small business (SMB) sales team is paramount for sales success. It fuels the continued operation of a small business, yielding significant results, and clinching the company’s position in a fiercely competitive market.

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Increase Sales

JULY 1, 2013

Once again a new sales coaching client is facing the super worker (think salesman) promoted to supervisor or sales manager disaster. Each day feels like a train wreck just waiting to happen. Coming from a very supportive sales culture where her previous manager coached and helped her, she is now facing a 180 degree opposite.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 24, 2021

Annie has spent the last decade harnessing her Hulk-like disdain for hard sales and tacky self-promotion to help others sell their services without feeling slimy, queasy, or untrue to their ethics. We tend as small business owners to sell and manage our sales folks to sell to people exactly like us. Cast a wider net.

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Increase Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2013

The question is how do I make my marketing memorable for my small business? Outbound marketing such as direct mail, advertising, business to business networking and branding reinforcement through business cards to promotional items. Share on Facebook.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 24, 2021

Annie has spent the last decade harnessing her Hulk-like disdain for hard sales and tacky self-promotion to help others sell their services without feeling slimy, queasy, or untrue to their ethics. We tend as small business owners to sell and manage our sales folks to sell to people exactly like us. Cast a wider net.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 24, 2021

Annie has spent the last decade harnessing her Hulk-like disdain for hard sales and tacky self-promotion to help others sell their services without feeling slimy, queasy, or untrue to their ethics. We tend as small business owners to sell and manage our sales folks to sell to people exactly like us. Cast a wider net.

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Smooth Sale

MAY 3, 2023

Advertising is a crucial component of any successful marketing strategy, but it can also be expensive, especially for small businesses and startups. Fortunately, there are several ways to secure free advertising and promote your business without breaking the bank. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 1, 2023

Embarking on the journey of SaaS Sales Training can feel like navigating a labyrinth. You know it’s crucial for your business growth, but where do you even start? The truth is, without proper SaaS sales training, scaling your software company becomes an uphill battle. Sounds familiar?

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

I was an award-winning sales rep who was promoted to sales manager. I was also promoted without any training or guidance. If you’re a sales manager, what important lessons did you learn when you first got promoted? Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' It happened to me.

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 8, 2013

If sales is the transference of emotions and many emotions are transferred through sight, sound and sense, then how many sales training coaching programs focuses on the senses of human beings? Sales Training Coaching Tip: Knowledge of the DISC tool supports the power of observation. Technical sales skills are essential.

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Increase Sales

JUNE 1, 2015

Even mid-size to small businesses can locate good sales training that meets their needs. Realizing training must be a continuum with development and then coaching the next steps. Investing time to find the right person such as a sales coach, business coach or sales training consultant.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 15, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Embrace These Seven Success Tips for Small Business Growth Running a small business can be both challenging and rewarding. Our guest blog offers seven success tips for small business growth in today’s competitive landscape.

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SalesProInsider

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Or maybe there is no one who “gets you” and what you are trying to do with your business. With so many entrepreneurs, solo practitioners, and small businesses these days, it may be hard for some to relate to what it was like to start a small business pre-internet, before cell phones (I had a “bag phone” for my car though!)

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 19, 2024

For centuries, community banks have invested in their local communities and promoted relationship banking. They have been founded on the bank's knowledge of community families, their spending histories, or their small business's finances.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 24, 2017

Instead, you need to get your current clients to endorse you and promote you. I recently wrote this guide on 7 ways to improve Health and Safety for small businesses. I know you have a number of small businesses that you deal with. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

While many businesses struggled in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19, Black businesses were hit even harder. According to a Stanford report on the impact of COVID-19 on small business owners, between February and April 2020 there was a 41% drop in the operation of Black-owned businesses. Accompany Capital.

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Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2020

Instead, it comes from that same principle of putting customers before prospects which Yuan has always promoted: “We always prioritize the features requested by our existing customers.”. In college, Yuan used to regularly take a ten-hour train ride to visit his girlfriend (now wife), which he detested. Was it the Product?

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A well-crafted sales and marketing plan is indispensable for the success and growth of any company, whether it’s a startup, small business, or enterprise. This plan serves as a roadmap, outlining clear objectives, targeted customer segments, and actionable tactics to drive sales and promote brand awareness.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A well-crafted sales and marketing plan is indispensable for the success and growth of any company, whether it’s a startup, small business, or enterprise. This plan serves as a roadmap, outlining clear objectives, targeted customer segments, and actionable tactics to drive sales and promote brand awareness.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As a small business owner, you toggle between marketing, sales, operations, and customer service daily — and sometimes within the same hour. If you think a CRM is an expensive tool only for large businesses, think again. Saves Admin Time Manual data entry is something no business owner wants to spend time or energy doing, ever.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Until recently junk mail and auto robot dial phone calls seemed to hold the top places for sales pitches, but now social media is leading the pack and is way ahead of all other types of marketing for small businesses. Uneducated small business owners or sales professionals. Marketing consultants or sales coaches.

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Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

He was celebrating his business anniversary by bringing in some of his vendors to showcase their promotional products. I went with another local small business owner, Paul Kennedy. to support Rick first because this was not about me, but about him and his local small business success. Get over it!

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