Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Eventually, most antiquated models are replaced by more up-to-date, efficient, and sometimes exciting models. Outside sales is being replaced by inside sales but not in the way that most people think. The people in outside sales aren''t being replaced by the people in inside sales.

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Inside Sales Outside Sales Telemarketing Travel 269

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 10, 2013

This suggests that buyers don’t really need us anymore—that sales has become so automated, and that salespeople are irrelevant. Sales: Powered By People Since the Beginning of Time. He says: “Travel will become our most-prized luxury. Travel takes more than money. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Travel Hotels Fashion Buyer 247

Smooth Sale

JULY 11, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Start a Travel Agency: A Comprehensive Guide Establishing a travel agency can be a lucrative business endeavor at a time when travel is more than just getting from place A to place B. Create a plan that includes both offline and online distribution.

Travel 97

Travel How To Ideal Customer Profile Tourism 97

Apptivo

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Travel and tourism have been a significant part of everyone’s life since the ancient period. They traveled from one place to another looking for food and shelter. This made them natural travelers who are capable of sustaining any environmental conditions. The travel and tourism industry is a developing industry.

Tourism 97

Tourism Travel Industry CRM 97

Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

With the rise of sales enablement technologies and changing consumer behaviors, it’s no longer a question of if, but when, cruise lines will adopt Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions. Norwegian Cruise Lines uses CRM to segment its customers based on their demographics, interests, and travel patterns.

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CRM Loyalty Segment Retention 103

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

My guest today is Bob Perkins, Founder of AA-ISP and Vice President of Inside Sales at Merrill Datasite. Bob shared his perspective on how inside sales strategies have grown in popularity as companies strive to improve customer service and boost sales as efficiently as possible. e-mail communication.

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Inside Sales Skype Face-to-face Field Sales 240

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In my job I travel extensively and I never travel without having a back-up plan with regard to flights, etc. We need to have the same approach when it comes to our customers. Do you plan your sales calls to get you to 100% of your number or do you plan your sales calls to get you to something higher?

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Travel Call-back Motivation Sales 192

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Eventually, most antiquated models are replaced by more up-to-date, efficient, and sometimes exciting models. Outside sales is being replaced by inside sales but not in the way that most people think. The people in outside sales aren''t being replaced by the people in inside sales.

Outside Sales 184

Outside Sales Telemarketing Inside Sales Travel 184

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 13, 2017

Last week I awoke in Nashua, New Hampshire, to spend a few hours with a great client talking prospecting and customer service. From there I was to travel to Stuart, Florida, for an 8 AM meeting the next morning. (Go Go ahead and Google the cities if you’re not familiar with the location of each.) Nothing […].

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Travel Google Customer Service Meeting 164

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. When you take them to lunch, be sure to travel in the same car to give you that much more time to talk.

Ideal Customer Profile 204

Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring Facebook 204

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

We all like to think we’re thankful for our customers and those people we come in contact with, but let me share with you another benefit that gets lost in the context of business. Several years ago I was traveling with a CEO. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Customer Hotels Travel Face-to-face 204

Engage Selling

JANUARY 10, 2019

Are you a sales road warrior? Every week I’m asked about travel tips, recommended hotels, airlines, and locations. And so, rather than keep my conversations private this year, I’ve decided to write short blog posts designed to help road warriors … Read More »

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Travel Airlines Hotels Conversion 67

The Sales Hunter

MARCH 29, 2019

You begin to assume that you know why the customer asked that and then draw more conclusions from that initial assumption. Before you know it, you are traveling down “assumption highway” The problem is that you’re going in the wrong direction. Immediately, you draw a conclusion from that question.

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Travel Conversion Customer Examples 251

MTD Sales Training

MAY 28, 2019

We have to turn ourselves around from being someone who sells stuff to someone who is more interested in the overall experience we expose our customers to. I recently saw a video on LinkedIn about a traveller who was flying home to his family on Christmas Eve. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo.

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Customer Face-to-face How To Travel 219

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 8, 2023

So you know you want to enter sales, you've chosen a field with a wide range of career avenues and niches. The demand for certain sales roles rises and falls as time passes. We wanted to provide you with a list of some of the most hireable sales jobs for 2023 and beyond — so you can choose the best job for you.

Decision Maker 122

Decision Maker Pharmaceuticals Salary Travel 122

Engage Selling

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

This year has been the year of international travel for me. As a sales expert, I watch interactions everywhere, and it’s … Read More » As I write this I’m on my last overseas trip for the year, kicking off a new project in France.

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Travel Sales Customer Service Up-Sell 51

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The British Department Store, John Lewis, is renowned for its quality customer service and its build-up of goodwill. And when you consider those words were said by the founder, John Lewis himself, in 1917, you realise that quality customer service and goodwill were part of the culture of their organisation nearly 100 years ago.

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Customer Travel Customer Service Up-Sell 163

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

It was an intense environment — we traveled all around the country playing other teams in decked out conference centers and stadiums. Regardless of where my team traveled or who we were playing, our coaches and trainers worked hard to cultivate a positive, successful environment for us. Types of Sales Environments. I sure did.

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B2C Incentives Incentive How To 136

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Over my career as a salesperson and a sales speaker, I have met some salespeople who aren’t too excited about the title salesperson.

Ideal Customer Profile 190

Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Facebook Hiring 190

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

For this company ‘someplace else’ had been growth, but at low margins, with chaos in the sales ranks, and a poorly installed CRM system…all because of a marketing plan that wasn’t a plan. Sales were up (marginally), but profits were suffering, their salespeople were not happy, and were leaving the company in spite of growth.

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Margin Marketing Hiring Lead Rank 203

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2021

If you hear "ABC" and "Always be closing" pops into your mind, a sales career may be the perfect match for you. You've come to the right place to learn what it's like to have a career in sales, and it's about much more than the close. Sales seems like a fast-paced, hardball kind of career. What's a typical sales career path?

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Hiring Salary Top of Funnel Commission 134

Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 14, 2020

This means that, for most consumers, the retail experience may start anywhere: on a website or during a phone call, in an email or on a live chat with customer service. The inability to impress customers means that most defining moments are neutral—and neutral moments are the biggest threat to customer loyalty.

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Retail Consumer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 124

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Quality surroundings, impeccable customer service, and amazing attention to detail creates a great first impression and begins the foundations of customer loyalty. Next post: Three Ways to Grow Your Small Business Sales. 50 DAYS To Build Your Sales – 2nd edition.

Lead Rank 120

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Hotels 120

Hubspot Sales

JULY 26, 2018

These tasks can include calendar management, travel arrangements, and social media management. Because of that, outsourcing is an increasingly relied upon tool for small or overworked teams who need help with tasks like booking meetings, replying to emails, and arranging travel. Reminder services. Outsourcing Sales and Support.

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Outsourcing Services Hiring Social Media Travel 124

Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is the first in a series of interviews with sales management subject matter experts, examining the current and future states of AI in sales. This first interview is with Oliver Churchill , the founder and CEO of Acuity Sales Decision Science. I was curious to hear what he thinks.

Sales Management 195

Sales Management Top of Funnel Data Intent Signal 195

Showpad

MAY 29, 2019

Inside sales definition. Inside sales is a type of sales where representatives perform regular sales activities remotely rather than consistent face-to-face meetings. Inside sales relies greatly on technology, from mobile devices to CRM software and social media, to keep ongoing communication with customers and leads.

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Inside Sales Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Salary 76

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. They cannot do simple reports to determine the cost of a closed deal this year as compared to last year, and they often don’t know what is fully in the pipeline of each of their sales reps. A social CRM strategy should benefit marketing, customer service, sales and e-commerce.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring CRM Top of Funnel 172

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 27, 2021

A salesperson, also called a sales representative, is someone whose entire job is to sell products or services. Overall, the most significant similarity between influencers and salespeople is that they both inspire sales, just in different ways. What Brand Influencers & Sales Reps Have In Common.

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Influencer Social Media Face-to-face Hiring 131

Engage Selling

JANUARY 31, 2017

Like many professional sellers, I travel all the time. Having racked up over 225,000 miles over two major airlines last year you could say that my most used office space is seat 3D. Air Canada and America are my preferred choices … Read More »

Travel 48

Travel Airlines Customer Service Up-Sell 48

Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Recently, a Canadian colleague of mine needed to travel out-of-country and wanted to purchase medical coverage for COVID-19. I happily referred her to my business insurance broker. But what happened next sure did not go the way either of us … Read More »

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Insurance Insurance Travel Relationals 117

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2019

He and Dharmesh Shah then "tinkered" with their business model until they transformed it into the universal Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service Hub it is today. It's important that your sales team understands your business development process because they can use that knowledge to set annual sales targets.

Hiring 108

Hiring Strategy Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile 108

Smooth Sale

AUGUST 31, 2023

The better part of experiencing poor service is realizing what not to do regarding our business. Below, I share experiences encountered during our travel that illustrate the lack of customer care concern coupled with seemingly unethical practices. The travel agent is looking into the matter for us.

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Hotels Customer Travel Hiring 113

A Sales Guy

APRIL 10, 2017

Apparently, that wasn’t enough to get passengers to put off their travel for a few hours because they didn’t get any or enough volunteers. Had United continued to up the value of a voucher for future travel from let’s say $200 to $400, or to $600, $800, etc. No one was willing to get off the plane. What do I mean?

Airlines 114

Airlines Travel Face-to-face Social Media 114

Bigtincan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Working in or leading medical device sales teams is not for the faint of heart. Here are 7 medical device sales tips that help top reps stand apart from their competition. Sales territories and incentives restructuring. New sales training and certification obligations. . Potential competition from new hires or transfers.

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Hiring Territories Networking Microsoft 105

Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

My next guest on Sales Talk For CEOs is Brent Adamson and he’s got some revolutionary ideas about B2B enterprise selling. By the same measure, help the customer make the best decision and if that’s not your product, get to that answer as quickly as possible. 11:59] Travel agents went out of business because I could do it all online.

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B2B Buyer Lead Rank Travel 112

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2019

What is channel sales? In a channel sales model, a company sells through third partners -- affiliate partners (who get commission on each purchase), resellers, value-added providers (who typically bundle your product with their own), or another entity that doesn't work for it directly. The Definition of Channel Sales.

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Channels Lead Rank Hiring Lead Scoring 111

Smooth Sale

MARCH 6, 2025

If youre not a food company, dont worry – you may still be able to appeal to peoples taste buds and generate sales. This could include promoting a family travel company by giving away free candy to kids or giving two free glasses of champagne to any couple that signs up for your wedding services on the day.

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Trade Show Marketing How To Lead Rank 78