January, 2012

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Eight New Year’s Resolutions for Boosting Your Sales

The Sales Heretic

By now you’ve probably already broken your New Year’s resolutions, so let’s replace them with some new ones. Specifically, with some resolutions that will enable you to sell more this year than you did last year. 1. Set sales goals If you’ve never set sales goals for yourself or your salespeople, now’s the time to start. Begin [.].

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The 3 Biggest Listening Mistakes Sales People Make And How to Avoid Them

MTD Sales Training

Listening skills… Every sales manager and director tells you how important they are but do they actually tell you how to improve them! As sales people elevate their sales skills in other areas, often the area of listening begins to suffer, and usually it is the more experienced pros who are the biggest culprits. There are reasons that listening skills deteriorate over time in the sales business and below are the main three.

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Sales Tips for the End of the Pipeline ? Score More Sales

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Sales Tips for the End of the Pipeline. by Lori Richardson on January 31, 2012. You’ve listened online and are following your prospective customer – the one you are about to close a big deal with- socially via every means possible. If they have a Twitter account, you’re there.

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Want the Sale? Watch What You Say…

No More Cold Calling

Act like a professional, speak like a professional. Your words make all the difference. “Connect with people, and you have the sale. Connect with the business issue only, and forget it.” I wrote something like that in my book, and it still rings true. However, “connecting” doesn’t mean using slang and words and phrases that annoy your sales prospects and clients.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Sales: The Least Time-Effective Process in All of Business

Sales and Marketing Management

By NEIL MAHONEY. Making the sales process more time-effective is not easy because salespeople have so many unavoidable duties they must perform: call reports, expense reports, travel time, handling complaints, maintaining relationships… The list never ends.

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The Pipeline ? Goal Achievers Radio Interview

The Pipeline

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How To L.E.A.D By Example For Successful Sales Management

MTD Sales Training

Most people in sales management or with a title that is responsible for leading a sales team, speak about leading by example. However, exactly what does that mean? Many think that to lead your team by example, is to sell as much or as more as each member of the sales team. In some sales organisations, this may be practical. However, in many other situations, due to time constraints, additional responsibilities and a host of other reasons, it may not only be impractical, but impossible for the m

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Are Your Salespeople Still Cold Calling? The Ugly Truth

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Cold calling. It sounds so.20th Century. Some industries still break-in their salespeople by putting them on the phone and having them dial - more than one hundred times a day - and attempt to schedule appointments. You still receive calls like this from new, and sometimes not so new salespeople selling insurance, investments, copiers, office supplies, commercial real estate and long distance phone services.

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Innovate or Die!

Bernadette McClelland

'Innovate or Die! It’s ironic, as the very thing that makes a salesperson great, can eventually become their greatest weakness. There may be times where it may be more beneficial to not just add more strengths, skills and talent but actually lose something in order to rebuild and accelerate results. A salesperson may be so intent on building rapport that they are missing vital body language signals.

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Relevance, Reach, Revenue: How to Turn Marketing Trends From Hype to High-Impact

Speaker: Alexa Acosta, Director of Growth Marketing & B2B Marketing Leader

Marketing is evolving at breakneck speed—new tools, AI-driven automation, and changing buyer behaviors are rewriting the playbook. With so many trends competing for attention, how do you cut through the noise and focus on what truly moves the needle? In this webinar, industry expert Alexa Acosta will break down the most impactful marketing trends shaping the industry today and how to turn them into real, revenue-generating strategies.

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The 5 Top Media for Cold Prospecting

Pointclear

Ruth Stevens is Founder of eMarketing Strategy , a consulting practice that assists companies in building their customer acquisition and retention strategies. Ruth is also author of Maximizing Lead Generation: The Complete Guide for B2B Marketers. Every business needs new customers. But what are the most effective outbound marketing channels for kicking off a business relationship?

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How Sales People Should Use Email – Part 1

Sales 2.0

Most of us sales people these days use email a lot. I recently got to sit down with a bloke that knows a lot about how sales people do and should use email. If you use email and sell, this is well worth a quick read (hint: he even did research!). That bloke is Matthew Bellows, CEO of Yesware. Here are some questions I asked him and his responses. NE: Matthew can you tell me a little about “your story”?

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The Pipeline ? Dealing with Price in the Real World

The Pipeline

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How To Knock On The Telephone

MTD Sales Training

Every sales person knows that today’s modern buyer has had enough of the old smile-and-dial cold calling methods of the past. However, as mentioned in, “4 Reasons Why Prospects Fear Cold Calls,” most buyers still seem to harbour fear and animosity toward receiving a telephone solicitation call. Many feel a cold call… #1. Is an invasion of their privacy. #2.

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AI in Marketing & Sales: Today’s Tools, Tomorrow’s Potential

Speaker: Kevin Burke

AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. This webinar will provide a practical introduction to AI, focusing on its current applications, transformative potential, and strategies for successful implementation in your organization. Using real-world examples and actionable insights, we’ll examine how businesses are leveraging AI to increase efficiency, enhance personalization, and drive measurable results.

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Referrals - Best Way To Get Is To Give | Jeffrey Gitomer | Best Sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Referrals – Best Way To Get Is To Give. Gitomer | January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment. Tweet Share You don’t ask for referrals, you earn referrals: Looking for more tips like this? Click here. Share this Post. xmlns:dc="[link] xmlns:trackback="[link]. -->.

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3 Sales Myths That Are Killing You

No More Cold Calling

(and you probably don’t even know it). Tom Searcy, of Hunt Big Sales caught my attention with his 3 sales myths’ post on CBS MoneyWatch. First, I loved the title. Second, I agree with his points of view. Third, I realized that I was subscribing to one of the myths, and I stopped immediately. Tom brings home the message that it’s not about the number of prospects we have, but about the quality, that most of us leave so-called prospects in our pipeline way too long (we “hope” that nurturing

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Breaking Down the Walls

Sales and Marketing Management

By WILL WIEGLER.

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How Sales People Should Use Email – Part 2

Sales 2.0

Most of us sales people these days use email a lot. I recently got to sit down with a bloke that knows a lot about how sales people do and should use email. This is part 2 of my discussion with that bloke, Matthew Bellows, CEO of Yesware. Part 1 of the interview is here. NE: Matthew in your research you found that sales people should NOT wait for a reply to their email?

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.

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The Pipeline ? Take Control!

The Pipeline

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How To Overcome The Fear Of Rejection In Sales

MTD Sales Training

A sales person with a fear of rejection is like a lifeguard with a fear of water. It is a serious problem. Although, faced with a constant flow of rejection, absorbing one “No” after another, it is only understandable to begin to develop a pessimistic anticipation when closing sales. In addition, those old thoughts like, “It takes X amounts of NOs to get a YES…” and, “You should not take rejection personally…” provide little comfort.

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Every Great Salesperson Was Once a Beginner | Jeffrey Gitomer.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Every Great Salesperson Was Once a Beginner. Gitomer | January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment. Tweet Share Every great salesperson was once a beginner. “That’s easy for you to say! You’re already a great salesman and a successful author and speaker,” someone yelled from the audience as I was answering a question about how to brand yourself and position yourself to create the law of attraction.

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What America needs most can be describe in one word… (fill in the blank)!

No More Cold Calling

It’s time to stop complaining, and start committing to your sales excellence. You might anticipate my answer to what I think America needs most is referrals. You’d be partly correct. It’s not only what America needs; it’s what the world needs. You know by now that referrals don’t just happen. Referrals must be the focus of our company ( adopt a targeted referral strategy ) and an integral part of your sales plan.

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How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

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Calling as a Competitive Weapon

Sales and Marketing Management

By TOM GRUBB.

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Don’t Propose. Close.

Sales 2.0

I don’t care how many proposals you have out. Truth be told you probably don’t really care either. What you care about is how much money you are going to put in your bank account this month, this quarter and this year. Proposals are not going to get you there. Deals are. Closed deals. Once you’ve got a signed contract you’ve got a shot at sending out invoices and after some duly annoying amount of time getting a check back that with some good fortune will clear and finally you reached your goal.

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The Pipeline ? Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012

The Pipeline

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Are Your Sales Teams Putting Out Fires When They Should Be Closing Sales?

MTD Sales Training

In this age of economic problems, strained budgets , reduced revenue and increased competition; companies the world over are doing what is necessary to survive. Often this includes reducing expenses, and rightly so. However, there is one area where reducing expenditures can cause more harm than good. In fact, you may think about increasing your budget in the area of Sales Support.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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Why did the last five prospects say no? | Jeffrey Gitomer | Best Sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Why did the last five prospects say no? Gitomer | January 10, 2012 | 1 Comment. Tweet Share Most of the time when a prospect says “no” salespeople accept it and leave. Most of the time when a prospect tells you why they say no, they’re not telling the truth.

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Overcoming Your Business Hurdles: On Breakthrough Business Strategies Radio

The Sales Heretic

Most of us want our businesses to be more successful. And interestingly, most of us have the same basic challenges when it comes to our businesses. Fortunately, because these issues are so common, there are answers out there. In this episode of Michele Price’s radio show Breakthrough Business Strategies, Michele interviews me, Andrea Waltz (bestselling author [.].

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Cold-Calling Works (If You're Doing It Right) | Sales Motivation and.

The Sales Hunter

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