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Salespeople Will Close 50% More Business By Changing This One Thing They Do!

Understanding the Sales Force

At Objective Management Group (OMG), one of the 21 Sales Core Competencies we measure and report on also tends to confuse salespeople, is the cause of frequent pushback, but has thirty-five years of cumulative science to support the finding and our conclusions.

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Group travel is down, but not out

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Paul Nolan According to an April survey by the Incentive Research Foundation, the top concern about participating in work or reward-related travel was the threat of an epidemic/pandemic at 33%, followed closely by severe weather at 29%. Sales are still happening, but a group celebration isn’t likely. Incentives interrupted.

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How Closing a Tough Sale is Nearly Identical to Hitting a Home Run

Understanding the Sales Force

If you don't enjoy reading my baseball analogies, you can ignore this but I must warn you that today's analogy will reveal the two underlying causes for sales opportunities getting stuck in the pipeline and not reaching a close. If you don't care about that then bye-bye until the next article.

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Sales Signals: How to Leverage Data & AI to Reach Prospects First

Zoominfo

You have the right titles for the people that you’re closing deals with. I’ve worked at companies where we thought the ICP was one thing, and when we started closing deals and looked at the signatures, it’s a title we weren’t even targeting.” “First, you need to make sure your CRM is clean,” Slocum says.

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Best Practices for Engaging Your Go-To-Market Sales Teams

Speaker: Ruth Stevens, President of eMarketing Strategy

The next step in the process is to provide leverage to sales as they engage with the prospect, close the deal, and then nurture and deepen the customer relationship. During this webinar, you’ll learn: The nature of the buying group and how to reach the individual members.

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Group Coaching Inside Sales Reps: Harnessing Collective Wisdom

Steven Rosen

Group Coaching Inside Sales Reps In sales leadership, fostering a culture of continuous learning and feedback is paramount. By group coaching inside sales reps, you can tap into the power of collective insights can pave the way for a more informed and cohesive sales team. Rotate reviewed calls from each rep in subsequent sessions.

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3 Keys That Determine the Length of Your Sales Cycle

Understanding the Sales Force

Using statistics from Objective Management Group’s (OMG) assessments of around 2.5 And there’s the problem. Most salespeople don’t effectively utilize a consultative approach and therefore, lack the ability to uncover urgency.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.