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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. Lately, when I talk with people, the most popular topics for discussion are Politics, March Madness, and which movies and TV shows they are streaming.

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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. Lately, when I talk with people, the most popular topics for discussion are Politics, March Madness, and the movies and TV shows they are streaming.

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The Territory Optimization Revolution

OpenSymmetry

A critical element that is relatively new is territory optimization and we will examine the case for this in this article. You can improve performance through deployment of the right technology and process design. The territory optimization and alignment element of salesforce effectiveness is vital for three reasons.

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Change Your Sales Teams Bad Habits Before 2013

SBI Growth

The rep’s territory potential starts to max out. As a Sales VP, you need to understand how to get back more time. Travel - Redesigned sales territories to reduce travel time. Related compactness of a territory to available warehouse space (They sold industrial cleaning supplies).The

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How to Implement a Sales Process: The Complete Guide

Nutshell

Building a sales process gives your future sales efforts a much greater chance of success, but your work isn’t done until it’s part of your organization’s DNA. Missed the last installment of our sales process series? Click here to read How to Build a Sales Process.

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The Future of B2B Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Brad Soper, Andree Radloff and Mark-Daniel Rentschler What will sales divisions look like in the future? There are five developments that companies should pay attention to if they want to be competitive: Traditional sales forces will be cut in half.

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Why Did The Move from Outside to Inside Sales Take So Long?

Understanding the Sales Force

Traditional Inside Sales - talking with existing customers, quoting, order taking. New Inside Sales - responsibility for the entire sales cycle by phone. I have purposely over-simplified the role of outside sales in order to save time and get to my point. Back to my original question, why did this move take so long?