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You Get What You Plan For

The Pipeline

Last week I started these two parts look at planning for a successful sales year. Like training or coaching, it is not a thing but a companion, one that must be constantly cared for. No disrespect, but there is not much difference between a wireless sale and a copier sale. By Tibor Shanto. Return On Time.

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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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An Empty Wagon – Sales eXchange 194

The Pipeline

Well, I can tell you that there are a lot of empty wagons when it comes to sales and sellers, usually in lack of substance or delivering on the hype. This unnecessarily extends the length of their sale cycle, or kills the sale all together.

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Shared Mediocrity – Sales eXchange 178 – A Question To Sales Leaders

The Pipeline

Sports have trade deadlines, sales organizations have trade season, usually at the start of the year, just after bonuses are paid. What I never understand is why companies, and sales leaders participate in this silly ritual. In the end I think it comes down to a lack of conviction on the part of sales leadership.

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Don’t Make It Sound So Negative

The Pipeline

Commodity, the word is like Kryptonite for salespeople, say it out loud, and you can see their social status and sales erode. Somehow over the years, the word has come to be something negative in sales. It is a truly defining moment for companies and sales leaders when they confront “commodity.” By Tibor Shanto.

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How to Keep a Small Business Safe from Cybercrime (video)

Pipeliner

Scott Schober is a CEO of a wireless threat detection company, cybersecurity and wireless technology expert, speaker, and the author. Thus, it is essential for all employees, from a janitor to the CEO, to be educated, trained, and aware of protecting confidential information. How do you cyber secure your small business?

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Midsize Business Optimistic

Score More Sales

The businesses who participated all have annual sales revenues between $10M and $1B. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. participated. Increase Opportunities.

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