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My Favorite Closing Line

Mr. Inside Sales

I was giving a training today and emphasizing the importance of directing the sale, assuming the deal, and leading the prospect through the close. Smart companies are picking these up now, while they’re available, and not waiting until they go on back order. My biggest clients are thinking ahead and they’re….and

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Outbound Sales vs. Inbound Sales: How to Win Big With Each Strategy

Crunchbase

Outbound selling is a technique that involves pushing your message directly to your prospects. Inbound selling involves qualifying interested prospects. Typically, these prospects will discover you and be interested in learning more. An inbound sale begins with the prospect reaching out to your company.

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Sales is Storytelling. Marketing is Storytelling. Business is Storytelling.

Sales and Marketing Management

and withstood the emergence of high-powered tech tools that promise to put so many aspects of engaging customers on automatic pilot. They are more often directly engaging with prospects and growth-opportunity customers. Salespeople have a wealth of information and feel the urge to educate prospects about all they’ve learned.

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26 CRM Techniques and Strategies for Customer Retention

Cience

Your customers are one of your company’s most important assets. Although new sales are important, smart companies also focus on retention. The CRM: A Key Customer Retention Tool. Make it easy for your customers to succeed by providing the tools they need to hit the ground running. Use Automation Tools.

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Smart Selling Visions: Up-Close with Top Revenue Leader Brian Leach, CEO of @unboxedtech

SBI

In everything we create—from our learning management system and custom training content to our m obile sales apps and observation tool —the user experience is ridiculously simple and highly engaging. Plus, our tools are versatile. Assistant captures everything during customer interactions, including data from prospects that don’t buy.

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4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011

Pointclear

It’s true that B2B marketers are embracing social tools as a way to both connect with customers and grow their businesses. Smart companies will increasingly be "brand butlers," focusing on how they can help their customers or prospects to make the most of their daily lives (versus the old model of selling them a lifestyle).

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The Future of AI for Sales (And How to Prepare for It)

Sales Hacker

The Salesforce State of Sales report notes that only 46% of sellers have access to client and prospect data insights (something that 85% of salespeople say helps them produce). Luckily, AI and automation tools are also great for data entry. RELATED: Sales Automation: 250+ Tools to Turbocharge Your Sales Process.