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Taking sales to the next level

Sales 2.0

In recent times sales reps have switched to email prospecting logically reasoning that the increased volume of messaging from email will generate more leads, unfortunately, email conversion rates have dropped below 0.1% as this channel has become saturated. Sales management. Smarter approaches to prospecting are needed.

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Three Recent Hurricanes Show the Path to More Effective Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

One major key to success in sales is a salesperson’s ability to reach decision makers. Objective Management Group (OMG) has assessed nearly 2.4 Salespeople who reach THE decision maker are 341% more likely to close the business than those who fail to reach the decision maker.

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How to Make the Number with Less People

SBI Growth

There are 10 best practices Sales VPs have taken to ensure this doesn’t happen. Below are five of the 10: Sales Manager/VP field sales rides : Participating with your sales reps on more field calls leads to increased revenue. Establish a fun atmosphere with good feedback channels. Make the sales job fun.

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Five Ways to Amp Up Direct Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Todd Handy Before we start, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page regarding the term “direct sales.” Often, the differentiator may come down to the sales rep, whose product knowledge, experience and ability to solve the customer’s problem end up being the deciding factor in turning a prospect into a customer. Go get ‘em!

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5 Ways to Supercharge Your Sales Enablement Efforts

DiscoverOrg Sales

Another important aspect of making your enablement strategy more focused and simple involves streamlining your sales content. This is in spite of the fact that most of it is created for sales and channel enablement purposes. This is where sales enablement technology comes in. Training, training, training.

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9 Common Social Selling Mistakes You Need to Avoid, According to Experts

Hubspot Sales

Practicality and cost-efficiency are key—bearing in mind that maintaining a strong presence across multiple channels demands resources. Giving up too Early Dávid Breitenbach , CMO of PatentRenewal.com , says, "One of the most common mistakes sales reps make when social selling is giving up too early.

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Don Kent and My 8 Reasons For Inaccurate Sales Forecasts

Understanding the Sales Force

When I was growing up in the 1960’s, I watched meteorologist Don Kent give his weather forecasts on WBZ channel 4 in Boston. Before long, nobody will listen and worse, sales management won’t be inclined to provide feedback. It harkened me back to the good old days before the incredible weather technology we have now.