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5 Pieces of Terrible Sales Advice (& What to Do Instead), According to Coursedog's Director of Sales

Hubspot Sales

This doesn‘t mean you have to scour their Instagram and reference their last vacation (as we’ll cover later in this post) — but being able to reference something like a recent career milestone or a piece of content they've published can go a long way in potentially generating a productive response.

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How to Benchmark the Effectiveness of your Marketing Organization

SBI Growth

This benchmark exercise is often referred to as a Marketing Productivity Benchmark (MPB). A Marketing Productivity Benchmark identifies gaps in the marketing execution and prioritizes remedies. Conduct the marketing benchmark and prioritize the remediation actions. What does an MPB do? What does it mean to use an MPB?

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3 Tips for Showing Gratitude in Sales

Sales Hacker

To remedy this, we can nurture and fortify business relationships, grow sales funnels, and improve client relations just by introducing a little thankfulness. Go above and beyond for those who refer leads. Keeping a gratitude journal, practicing meditation, or praying are other ways one can show appreciation.

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The #1 Reason the Sales Process Stalls After a Demo

Product Management University

The big why refers to something much higher in the customer organization that’s driving the buying decision, and if you ask the right questions early on, you’ll find it and use it to accelerate the sales process. The Remedy – Asking Different Discovery Questions.

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How to Avoid False Advertising and Misleading Claims with Legal Translation

Pipeliner

False advertising refers to a misrepresentation of a product or service, often through misleading or unproven claims, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission. Consumer Redress and Remedies Consumers who are victims of false advertising have various avenues for redress, including legal action and complaints to regulatory bodies.

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8 Pricing Mistakes That Can Seriously Stifle Sales

Hubspot Sales

Luckily, many are fairly easy to identify and remedy. Her study found that customers generally referred to positive memories they had with certain products when asked about them — not the money they saved when buying them. The prospect of identifying and remedying a pricing mistake is much easier said than done.

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4 Tips to Avoid Presentation “Robo-Delivery”

Anne Miller

If you or someone on your team suffers from “robo-delivery,” try these remedies. Then, when you are in front of the group, you can reference them, or just look at them as someone you already know. Lack of preparation. Presenter is making it up as he goes along. (No No comment.).

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