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Sales Pipeline Dried Up? The #1 Way to Land Top Prospects Now

No More Cold Calling

They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items. It’s not 2002 and 2003, or 2008 and 2009. The companies that are readiest to act on solid information are primed to shoot ahead of the business cycle.”. What do businesses typically do when clients stop buying and the sales pipeline dries up?

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An ‘A’ Player’s Rise and Fall

SBI Growth

The market outpaced him. From 2003-2011, Dave was on a rocket ship. He had failed to evolve at the same pace as the market. If you know how to listen to the market, you will be able to stay ahead. Dave was once an ‘A’ player. Over an 18 month time period, he experienced a rapid fall from grace. Below is a true story.

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How to Build Your Social Brand

Score More Sales

I started blogging with a Typepad account in October of 2003. LinkedIn was new in 2003 and I put my profile on LinkedIn in October. My blog was originally called Salesprocessdiva and I created several hundred posts on it. When I began, I did not have any idea as to what I was doing. Know the why of your online presence.

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LinkedIn Celebrates 10 Years with Big Enhancements

Score More Sales

I opened my LinkedIn account on October 3, 2003. Listen and engage with their market and industry to offer insight to their buyers. LinkedIn has hired some social dynamos who are great marketers like Koka Sexton , Ralf VonSosen and Brandon Lopez among others helping to grow the business. It is professional.

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To Show Connections on LinkedIn or Not – 2 Ways to Grow Business

Score More Sales

I was an early adopter of LinkedIn (October, 2003) – connecting with people I knew in real life, and it is still the strategy I use today. I invite those who are similar in that they work with B2B companies – often in my niche – mid-market technology or distribution companies.

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Metrics to Drive Lead Generation Performance

Pointclear

Jim Lenskold is President of Lenskold Group and author of Marketing ROI, The Path to Campaign, Customer and Corporate Profitability (McGraw Hill, 2003). Jim has published articles and presented internationally on the topics of marketing ROI, marketing strategies and business growth strategies.

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Three Recent Hurricanes Show the Path to More Effective Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

This past week, Hurricane Lee roared into Nova Scotia, becoming the first such storm to do so since 2003, although at the time it made landfall, Lee had been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone. Three of this year’s (2023) Hurricanes took unusual paths for hurricanes. In my space, that is our buyer and signer.