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Sales Tools Don’t Fail – Sales eXchange 186

The Pipeline

But some areas like sales, have lagged. Considering the upside presented by sales tools, and lately web 2.0 based apps, sales people should in theory be much more productive and efficient in executing their craft and improving their output, but they are not; the question is why.

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Plantronics UC Toolkit, Wireless Voice Office Assessment Tool

The ROI Guy

Plantronics, the leading makers of audio communication solutions such as corded and wireless Bluetooth and DECT headsets was fielding many inquiries from customers who needed help configuring the best wireless headset solutions to support enterprise Unified Communication (UC) installations.

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Does Swag Work as a Sales Tool? (Here’s What the Data Says)

Sales Hacker

More recently, companies have started to integrate swag into their sales sequences, driving healthy growth for the entire industry. These items end up in the trash, hardly a worthy investment of your firm’s marketing and sales budgets. . Like any marketing or sales tool, promotional products are an investment.

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Lie To Me Like Everyone Else Does

The Pipeline

Revenue, finding it, winning it keeping it, is more than sales, and certainly more than just one says. Winning growing and retaining clients (the source of revenue), may be centered around sales, but involves other key groups. We all know empathy is central to interactions and by extension sales. Empathy Is Not Just A Word.

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Top 10 Tips for Drama-Free Virtual Sales Meetings

Allego

There are a lot of balls to keep in the air and the price of dropping any of them could be a lost sale. Now that 80% of sales engagements are digital, sellers must prepare before they go “on stage.”. Think of sales activities as happening either “frontstage” of “backstage.”. Be an expert on your tools. GoToMeeting.

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Webcams are a necessity for virtual sales professionals

The Pipeline

It’s not your father’s world of sales any more. Now, clients can screen calls, send our emails to spam and reject our sales pitches without ever having to look us in the eyes. We may now live in a digital culture with all sorts of wireless gadgets, but nothing has replaced good, old-fashioned salesmanship. Not really.

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The Easiest Person To Lie To Is Yourself

The Pipeline

I hear a lot of talk in sales about lying, not so much about how they may lie to win business, but in broader terms. While there are probably liars in both camps, undoubtedly in the same proportion and distribution as in the general population, and likely less among successful sales people.

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