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How To Get Board Buy-in On Social Selling

SBI Growth

and 2004 when it was 60.3. According to Spencer Stuart , the average age of a board member in corporate America is 63. This is an increase over 2008 the average age was 61.2 What does this mean for the sales leaders and CXOs? It potentially means your board may be operating from an antiquated perspective about sales and marketing.

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Lessons Mark Bouris and Julie Cross have gallantly taught me this week

Bernadette McClelland

Mark is the Chairman of Yellow Brick Road, a financial services company, founder of Wizard Home Loans that was sold to GE Money for $500million in 2004 and he was also the successful host of the Australian series of The Celebrity Apprentice. Clearly a very direct, business focussed, no BS kind of guy.

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Is a Lost Sale Better for Salespeople Than a Win?

Understanding the Sales Force

The two that excited me the most were the Red Sox' 2004 World Series victory and the Patriots' 2001 Super Bowl win. Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan In the past decade Boston's sports teams have won a number of championships.

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As Good as Your Last Successful Hire - 10 Tips for Consistency

Understanding the Sales Force

They finished last after 10 years of playoff appearances and World Series titles in 2004 and 2007. Let''s leave the world of sales and look at my favorite topic for analogies, baseball, and although it''s very difficult this year, my favorite team, the Boston Red Sox. Under first year GM Ben Cherington, the 2012 Red Sox were horrible.

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Let’s discuss the Energy Star Multifamily High-Rise Program

Increase Sales

The demand for rental housing has been on a steady climb since 2004 (Source: Freddie Mac ). . In a construction market that has been slowly recovering since the end of The Great Recession, multifamily housing has been the brightest star.

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Sales Lessons from Baseball's 2013 World Series

Understanding the Sales Force

It all started in 2004 when I began writing my best-selling book, Baseline Selling - How to Become a Sales Superstar by Using What You Already Know about the Game of Baseball. Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I love comparing baseball with selling.

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The Monday Morning Breakfast For Champions Podcast – Episode 52 – John Smibert

The Pipeline

Since 2004 he has assisted B2B selling organisations to transform the way they sell. Subscribe today , and take the Breakfast on the go! John Smibert is an Australian who invested 38 years as a successful sales leader in four USA and Japanese IT corporations – IBM, NCR, Unisys and Fujitsu.

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