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IBM Study Cites 4 Key Traits of the New Midmarket Sales Professional

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Employees, including sales professionals and sales leaders in midmarket companies will need to have four main traits to be competitive in the workforce according to the 2012 IBM Global CEO Study. The study was published today with 226 midmarket companies participating – we are just focusing on the midmarket CEOs for this post.

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The Office As a Recruitment Tool

Sales and Marketing Management

The Wall Street Journal reports that Skift Inc., Studies show that people who predominantly work from home are promoted less, says Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University. The office as a recruitment tool. Author: Paul Nolan Some companies are ditching office space as a cost-cutting measure.

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7 Habits the Most Productive Marketers Swear By

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There are plenty of simple task management tools like Trello and Todoist you can use to track and monitor your marketing productivity. Studies show that multitaskers experience a 40% drop in productivity, and take 50% longer to complete a single task ( source ). Embrace daily journaling. The best part?

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Setting Your Strategic Direction

Sales and Marketing Management

In a study of 89 companies, the biggest difference between the groups with superior profit and sales and the laggards was agreement with the statement, “strategic planning in our enterprise has led to an improved competitive position.” Brevity can also be a powerful tool in setting strategic direction.

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9 Sales Motivation Ideas You Can Use NOW | Sales Motivation and.

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Studies have shown people who are thankful and complimentary of others have a much better outlook of their own situations. Keep a journal and record your successes and the goals you achieve. Keeping a journal of your successes can give you a great tool to refer back to anytime you need a lift.

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Parallels: Social Manufacturing & Outsourcing Manufacturing Lead Generation

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—noted the Dreamforce announcement of Salesforce.com’s support for Kenandy , a cloud-based manufacturing solution that incorporates the social tool, Chatter. An interesting post by SoftwareAdvice.com’s Derek Singleton— What Does Social Manufacturing Look Like?

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Getting Culture Right: Five Lessons for Merger Success in the Sales Department

Sales and Marketing Management

According to the International Journal of Applied Studies , the largest contributor to merger and acquisition failure is people – specifically, a lack of effective communication between them, and an inability to successfully traverse cultural differences. Says the study author, “…the employee must be pivotal.

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