By this point in the year, many organizations are either just about to host an annual gathering of their sales teams or have already wrapped it up. As with any conference, however, it’s easy for most of it to get forgotten once you get back to your desk....
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There’s probably no greater compliment in sales than being so successful at generating revenue you get a nickname like “The Closer.” For most sales pros, though, even a small improvement in the ratio of deals they close compared with those they lose would be a huge boost....
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Although many organizations offer some kind of formal development process as people take on sales management, a lot of the real hard work and initiative will be up to you. We’re gathered some key pieces of advice to begin your self-development journey:...
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Sales teams are taking and making phone calls all day. They have to respond to a slew of urgent emails. There are often sudden – and potentially challenging – meetings with customers. It’s not the easiest job in which to practice “mindfulness.”...
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A few years ago, sales and marketing experts were talking about the concept of lead-to-revenue management, which attempts to calculate how much various marketing activities contribute directly to sales. It turns out to be a lot harder than it sounds....
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It seems almost unfair to ask sales professionals to think about training and development at this time of year. After all, having spent the last 12 months trying to land new customers and close more details than ever before, this is traditionally when they should be taking a well-earned break....
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When sales reps look to the new year, they probably think about the new customers they hope to win, rather than how the tools they use will change. Yet the future of CRM could wind up having a lot to do with how they’ll grow their base in 2016. ...
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We all know that what goes up must come down—which is fine when you’re talking about the law of gravity, but more painful when you’re talking about sales performance....
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If you only have an hour of the sales team’s time, what can you really teach them about how to use social media in their day-to-day work? The answer depends on how well you plan up front to make the education process as compelling and simple to digest as a post on Twitter or Facebook....
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