People are buying in different ways than they did five or
ten years ago, largely due to the Internet. And because of this, selling has
had to evolve like never before. What worked for sales winners in the
past is no longer resulting in the same amount of success.These trends inspired a new RAIN...
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The web is full of helpful sales content but if you're busy closing deals, you probably don't have time to search for it all. That's why we've pulled together some of our top sales ebooks covering performance, business growth, tips for followup calls, and more. These ebooks are...
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Running a small business can sometimes feel like a juggling act. No matter the size of your team, you need all the help you can get to run sales, marketing, operations, finance and human resources. And this is just to keep the status quo. How can a business owner find the time to grow their...
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Your sales message is irrelevant. Today's
customers are better informed and more connected than ever before and to sell
effectively, your message needs to be tailored. And your sales team--as well as
your entire organization--needs to be plugged into what matters most to...
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As part of last year's Dreamforce, Alex Bard, SVP and GM of Salesforce Service Cloud and Desk.com joined a panel aimed at best practices for small businesses, with a focus on customer service.
Bard began by referencing both Amazon and Zappos, two brands well-known for delivering incredible...
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Today's buyers are more discerning than ever before and traditional methods -- buying email lists, display ads, trade shows -- are often unproductive. An inbound marketing strategy offers you a cost-effective, customer-centric way to attract new customers and contribute to top line...
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We asked these sales experts what advice they would give a salesperson that has taken on the role of sales manager.
Understand that what has allowed you to succeed in the past will likely cause you to fail as a sales manager. Your ability to win opportunities, your ability to close, and your...
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A key to sales performance is great sales management. Unfortunately, most managers are ill-equipped to lead salespeople towards peak performance because they lack one of the most effective skills management skills--being a good sales coach. In fact, no other skill can do more to raise the...
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“Any customer can have a car painted any color
that he wants, so long as it is black.”
This
famous quote by Henry Ford reveals his strategy for mass producing the Model T and launching the great industrial juggernaut of the early 20th
century. For almost 100 years, this attitude also defined the...
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