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How Driving Down the Highway Will Help You Close More Sales

Understanding the Sales Force

One minute ago everything was perfect and then, all of a sudden, reality sets in and you’ve traveled an hour out of your way. So you ended the call and went to work on your proposal, an hours-long proposition in futility. That exact same thing happens to salespeople on their sales calls. I mean, they are so in love with you.

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Top Salespeople are 7562% Better at Winning RFPs Than Weak Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

Personally, I substitute Baseball for the middle topic because college baseball is in full swing and we’re traveling to watch our son, in his senior year, play college baseball. When complete, they email the proposal back to procurement and hope to win. He started strong which you can see here.

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10 Unfavorable Selling Conditions That Prevent Sales Success

Understanding the Sales Force

College baseball is in full swing and my wife and I watched our son and his college team play eight games over the past 10 days as they traveled from Orlando, FL, to Saratoga Springs, NY. While one of the sales lessons from this trip comes from baseball, the actual travel generated the other two sales lessons.

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

Understanding the Sales Force

Personally, I substitute Baseball for the middle topic because college baseball is in full swing and we’ve been traveling to watch our son, a college senior, play college baseball. When complete, they email the proposal back to procurement and hope to win.

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.

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Why In-Person Sales Closing Yields the Best Outcomes

SalesFuel

Since the pandemic, standard practices in health and safety, travel and tourism, and business-office work models have transformed. The takeaway: So, the next time you consider proposing a sales closing via email, you might want to reevaluate. And for sales professionals, a new, robust communication channel has been launched.

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Time Available For Selling

Partners in Excellence

We used to be limited in the time we could spend with customers by the time it took to travel to meet with the customer. Mobile devices, email, Zoom, and so many other technologies help us reach prospect and customers more easily, eliminating travel time. Other tools helped us with proposals, demos, research.