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When the Training Wheels Come Off

SBI Growth

Training dollars are being misallocated. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. The Need-Payoff that she had been trained on was thrown out the window. She was frustrated and went on LinkedIn, ready to test the market. Post-training feedback shows that deals are not closing faster.

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New Data: The Top 5 Unacceptable Sales Performance Findings

Understanding the Sales Force

When salespeople aren’t hitting quotas, companies need to hire more salespeople, which increases the cost of recruiting, salaries and benefits, not to mention the costs associated with hiring additional sales managers that won’t coach up their salespeople. This is problematic for more than the obvious reason.

Data 220
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Leveraging Professional Certification to Elevate Your Career in Sales & Marketing

SMEI

In today’s highly competitive job market, particularly in the dynamic fields of sales and marketing, standing out to prospective employers is more crucial than ever. Keeping Up with Industry Trends The sales and marketing sector is continuously evolving, with new tools, strategies, and market dynamics emerging regularly.

Marketing 219
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Stop Your Salespeople from Walking Out the Door

No More Cold Calling

Give them real tools and training and start realizing your sales numbers! These new salespeople pounded the pavement or cold called from their phones, and then we wondered why they didn’t bring in the business—after all the training and money we spent on them. Great salespeople need more than a desk, a phone, and a computer.

Hiring 248
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How Top Sales VPs Improve Their Talent

SBI Growth

When we ask “B” Leaders why they have a talent issue, here are the top responses: My compensation program isn’t competitive with the market. Our training and onboarding programs haven’t provided the tools and skills to be successful. Despite a strict salary cap within the NFL, they consistently make it late in the playoffs.

Hiring 310
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6 Considerations to Build a Better Marketing Team

Zoominfo

Your marketing initiatives are only as effective as the team executing them, but it’s not always easy to identify and put together an effective team. The reality is, marketing team building doesn’t happen overnight. With that in mind, we’ve compiled six key considerations to assemble a better marketing team. It takes time.

Marketing 164
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Are (Lack of) Results Due to the Salesperson or the Company?

Understanding the Sales Force

The Boston Red Sox traded Kevin Yukilis, a disgruntled, under performing, 3-time all-star, to the Chicago White Sox AND the Red Sox paid most of his remaining 2012 salary. Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I'll open with a baseball analogy. In return they received a couple of unspectacular spare parts. That was a few weeks ago.

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