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Settling For What We Get, Rather Than Getting What We Want……

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The author, with a client, had tested 8 techniques to pitch their solutions. And these principles have their original foundations in manufacturing. In manufacturing, scrap is unacceptable, and manufacturers constantly work to eliminate scrap. The response rates were anywhere between 0.29% and 1.25%.

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How Overthinking the Turnover Problem Impacts Hiring Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

When executives running tire and auto manufacturers grew tired of people complaining about this, they finally came up with the perfect solution. The story about the snow shoes didn't really happen but automakers did invent front wheel drive and finally all-wheel drive while tire manufacturers developed all weather radials.

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How Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impacts Hiring Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

When executives running tire and auto manufacturers grew tired of people complaining about this, they finally came up with the perfect solution. The story about the snow shoes didn't really happen but automakers did invent front wheel drive and finally all-wheel drive while tire manufacturers developed all weather radials.

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Missed Diagnoses

Partners in Excellence

These tend to fall into two categories: “Mis-diagnoses,” incorrectly identifying the problem/solution; and Missed Diagnoses, not recognizing that something might be changed or improved. They are blind to the emergence of new competitors/approaches/or solutions. Both represent huge opportunities for all of us.

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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Daniel Schmidt

Partners in Excellence

As I listen, my mind immediately starts to process the possibility of the solutions offered by my company providing those improvements or contributing to achieving that outcome. There is no better feeling in sales than seeing the perfect fit between the needs of a growing business and the solutions I can provide through the sales process.

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Should I Use a Manufacturing-Specific CRM?

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If you’ve landed on this page, it’s likely because you’re trying to decide what kind of customer relationship management (CRM) platform to get for your manufacturing business. Today we’re helping you answer the question, “Should I use a manufacturing-specific CRM?” Table of Contents What is a manufacturing-specific CRM?

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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Klaus Leutbecher

Partners in Excellence

I started off with an electrical engineering degree working for a German manufacturer of electromechanical/electronic sub-systems, e.g. tuner/remote controls for TV-sets. In 1978, very early in my work life and only because I spoke some English, I flew together with an experienced development engineer to a TV manufacturer near Rome (Italy).