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You Need To Trust You

The Pipeline

As people ascend from their quarantine, fix up their hair, and realize their sales, or specifically quota retirement, needs attention. Other than a grey-haired sage, I am confident in saying none of the voice on LinkedIn have either. It’s too early to tell the long-term impact on sales and selling. How typical for the tribe.

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Customer Survey Says…

The Pipeline

So it was with my recent experience with the support team at Sage looking after ACT! Sage is not alone, just the latest to survey hoping for good feedback, and ignoring the bad. Confirmed my e-mail, provided my mobile number, didn’t want to risk missing this call. It turned out there was no such risk, as the call never came!

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Get “Selling Fearlessly” – Get Inspired!

Steven Rosen

There are so many sales books written, which make it difficult to separate the engaging books from the dry academic ones. is written for all salespeople but specifically targets the one-call-close simple-sale salesperson. is written for all salespeople but specifically targets the one-call-close simple-sale salesperson.

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Shock Treatment – Sales eXchange 192

The Pipeline

This is why there is a healthy and growing industry of sages ready to sell indisposed sellers every mean of just waiting at the edge of the forest, encouraging them to wait for something to come out to them, rather than entering the fray and winning business most sellers seem reluctant to peruse.

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Are You Expecting Too Much?

No More Cold Calling

Great expectations lead to great sales outcomes. Sage advice from a sales VP I used to work under: “Joanne, never leave a meeting without giving your buyer a task. His words of wisdom have proven to be true, and this philosophy has helped me increase my sales effectiveness time and time again. About the Author.

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Your Numbers Suck

The Pipeline

I can understand why someone getting feedback like this, would line up with the “Sales is not a numbers game” camp. Not just individually as reps or managers, but collectively as a team, or the whole sales organization. As a small change in one sales number can lead to significant changes in unanticipated or untracked ways.

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A Sweeter Approach To Prospecting Success

The Pipeline

As you seek advice from your peers, one veteran tells you “You gotta buckle down and make more calls”, sage advice from someone who is under quota. As with most things in sales your only limits are your imagination and willingness to execute. Safe, easy, tasty and quota satisfying!