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Do You Really Have the Best Sales Team Possible?

SBI Growth

At this point, your 2013 sales number is essentially decided. I speak with many VP Sales who say the same thing every year: “We have some underperformers that are killing us.” At this point ‘A’ Players should be very involved in Social Selling. Assessing Your Sales Team. Get a clear picture about your sales team talent.

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How the Right Sales Leader Can Turn Around Sales Performance

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan What jump starts sales performance? Is it: Improved Selling Skills? New Sales Talent? Optimized Sales Process? Better Sales Methodology? Improved Sales Model? Effective Sales Management? Here are the first 30 I thought of. More Pride?

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Where Have all the Talented Salespeople Gone?

The Sales Hunter

The commercial has begun to hit home with too many sales teams. ” Specifically, “Why is it so hard to find talented salespeople? I base this on the number of phone calls and emails I’ve received the last few months from sales managers and other senior people looking for sales talent.

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The Pipeline ? The six elements of a perfect sales meeting

The Pipeline

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s The six elements of a perfect sales meeting. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Coaching , Emotional Intelligence(EQ) , Guest Post , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Meetings. Do you dread the weekly sales team meeting? A Random Walk Up Sales Street.

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The Coming Sales Talent Crisis, Part 2

Partners in Excellence

I wrote The Coming Sales Talent Crisis , focusing on the struggles our customers face in their buying journey. Helping our customers requires new sales skills. The traditional solutions and consultative selling skills become table stakes. He cited voluntary/involuntary sales attrition of 42%!

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In the Age of AI, Training Is More Critical Than Ever

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Erik Charles When sales professionals look at artificial intelligence (AI), what do they see? And, at that point, the winners and losers will be separated by how well they combine their sales talents with skills for using AI. For example, sales applications should draw on a focused set of data?

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Hiring Best Practice: Test Before You Offer

SBI Growth

Some sales candidates look great during the hiring process. HR has worked hard to find capable talent, and Sales has committed time and money to ramp the new hire. If you’re a Sales or HR leader, this may be happening all too often. Sales can learn a lesson here. Result: another failure to launch.

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