Just as smartphones, apps and related tools offer an ever-increasing complement to traditional ways to conducting business, though, there are ways digital devices could make sales coaching more consistent, accessible and effective. ...
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In a lot of small and medium-sized businesses when it comes to sales leads, particularly in the B2B, when customers download an asset like a white paper, click on a call to action in an e-mail message or actually pick up the phone and leave a voice mail, companies aren’t always quick to respond....
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Sales playbooks have become fairly common in large organizations, for example, where there’s a recognized need to have consistent, repeatable processes for processing purchase orders and essential market research. ...
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If you're on LinkedIn daily — and many business professionals are — you've likely seen a growing list of notifications that nearly outnumber requests to be connected to new and former coworkers. These notifications usually say something like this: ...
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Right now, many companies are probably trying to fix current sales processes as SaaS is more widely deployed. One of the advantages of being an SMB is the ability to develop good ways of hiring and developing sales staff as SaaS becomes the default selling tool....
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The past 15 years have brought about a lot of change in the technology world. It’s not just technology that has changed dramatically—the state of sales and how businesses engage with customers has too....
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We all have our items to check off before the work day is truly done. A sales leader might need to conduct a staff meeting, for instance, or follow up on a deal that may be moving in the wrong direction. Reps have calls to make, presentations to create or in-person pitches....
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Not everyone is a born actor, but make no mistake: selling involves a degree of performance where a customer is shown the possibilities of a better future. And to do that well, you’re going to have to practice....
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The next time you're presented with trend information about the market you're serving as a sales team, think through a few areas to determine whether it's worth your while and if so, the best way to move forward....
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