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5 Habits of the Best Salespeople

Sales and Marketing Management

In this business environment, you’ve got to do such a stellar job for your customers that they return to you again and again – and become lifelong customers. After more than 30 years of selling for small businesses, entrepreneurs and large corporations such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft, I’ve seen sales fall short time and again.

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3 Industry40 Soft Skills catalyze Personal Development and Leadership

Babette Ten Haken

or #Industry40) business environment includes processes, software interfaces, equipment and machinery and people. In my work with clients who are wrestling with digital transformation for business growth, the machinery and software collaborate far better than their human co-workers. Seamlessly. Interoperably.

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When Customer Retention becomes a Sales Spectator Sport

Babette Ten Haken

No matter whether you are a startup, entrepreneur, small to midsized business or large enterprise, quantify the processes you have in place to retain that valuable customer. It doesn’t matter whether you sell coffee, the latest App, manufacturing outcome, medical device or software system. Ad hoc or proven?

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Why Customer Micro Experience Specialists impact Customer Retention

Babette Ten Haken

Especially if you are a micro or small business, yourself. Yes, you are in the midst of decision-making overwhelm, with digital transformation, retrofitting old equipment and choosing software interfaces. Babette’s playbook of IIoT team collaboration hacks, Do YOU Mean Business? is available on Amazon.

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11 Sales Team Management Tips For Success

InsideSales.com

If you’re a startup or any kind of SME, hire builders who enjoy the challenge of building processes and pipeline from the ground up. Must Have Sales Management Software. 15 Sales Management Software And CRMs Used By Sales Teams. Account Management: The Next Business Growth Frontier. 9 Best CRMs For Small Business.

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The CEO Tour: What I Learned Walking in our Customers Shoes

OnePageCRM

From those who managed the campsites and were always very welcoming to small business owners selling ice cream from shipping containers. We have the best customers, and we’re proud that they’ve chosen our software to help them grow their business.

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The CEO Tour: What I learned Walking in our Customers Shoes

OnePageCRM

From those who managed the campsites and were always very welcoming to small business owners selling ice cream from shipping containers. We have the best customers, and we’re proud that they’ve chosen our software to help them grow their business.