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Do Prospects Lie to Your Salespeople Like the Airlines Do?

Understanding the Sales Force

Do the airlines and the FAA seriously expect us to believe that when there is no WiFi on the plane our devices will interfere with navigation but when there is WiFi on the plane the devices won't interfere? Prospects must think that salespeople are morons. They must think we are morons. Do you know who else thinks we are morons?

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Do prospects lie? How does the answer impact sales success?

Anthony Cole Training

Many years have passed since that day and I've had the opportunity to talk to hundreds of prospects and sales people about their prospects. Prospects must think that salespeople are morons. After all, these lies continue to work for them, as much as the airlines' lies get us to power down our devices.

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One Thing Missing from The New Way of Selling - Part 2

Understanding the Sales Force

When commercial airlines made flying affordable enough for everyone, it didn''t eliminate buses, trains and cars. Yeah, once they have a prospect, they still have to sell. Social sellers get found, find prospects and connect using a myriad of social selling tools. It simply became a better choice for long-distance trips.

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Responding to the Digital Sales Shift

Sales and Marketing Management

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects.

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Five Ways B2B Marketers Can Get the Most from Facebook

Pointclear

A lot of B2B marketers have chosen not to get on board the Facebook train for fear that Facebook's freewheeling culture clashes with their serious business. Southwest Airlines encourages customers to post problems on its wall and follows up with a personal outreach. Paul is a speaker, writer and B2B social media strategist.

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Would You Watch An Autonomous F1 Race?

The Pipeline

I recently read about two groups, one from national health care provider, the other from a leading airline. The differentiators continue to be execution, made up of a dynamic process as James highlights, and skills training. The commonality, safety, more specifically safety, and the value of time. What’s On Top.

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Turn a hard no into a yes with the easiest follow-up technique I know

Close.io

You can’t win every deal and when a prospect turns you down, it’s time to just move on. Airlines are rarely known for their customer support. But for some reason, I thought things would be different when I recently called up my airline and tried to change the details on an upcoming flight. Or if the prospect is.

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