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The Worst Sales Call of 2012

SBI Growth

In 2012 our consultants attended 438 live sales calls. Two weeks ago, we participated in the worst sales call of the year. I thought I would share this story with you. I hope to help you avoid some mistakes. The story begins with the EVP of Sales of a large technology company. He hired our firm.

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Best of 2012: My Top 10 Most Popular Sales Tips

MTD Sales Training

With 2012 drawing to a close, I wanted to share with you the top 10 blog posts from the MTD Sales Training blog in 2012. All of these posts have been voted for by you as being the most interesting, [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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3 Places Sales Leaders Should Look if You Missed the Number in 2012

SBI Growth

Don’t waste time worrying about 2012 anymore. But you can excel in 2013 because of your shortcomings in 2012. Did you generate enough leads in 2012 to make the number? Can you analyze your 2012 Lead Generation using top down and bottom up approaches? Another year has gone by, and you fell short on your sales number.

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Top 5 Sales Strategy Improvements for 2012 and 2013

SBI Growth

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The One CEO Sales Strategy Tool to Use in 2012 Before It Is Too Late

SBI Growth

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Twelve Sales Tips from NSA ‘12

The Sales Heretic

Which means that last week I was in Indianapolis for the 2012 NSA Annual Convention. As someone who makes my living speaking and training on sales, I am, of course, a member of the National Speakers Association. More than a thousand of the world’s best professional speakers gathered for four days to learn from each other. [.].

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Develop Me or I’m History

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2012-09-16. Author: Beverly Kaye and Julie Winkle Giulioni. Teaser: Study after study confirms that best-in-class managers – the ones who consistently develop the most capable, flexible and engaged teams able to drive exceptional business results – all share one quality: they make career development a priority.

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