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How to Sell Like a Human Being
As the use of automation and technology rises in sales, it’s interesting to me that fewer salespeople are having successful sales conversations. A recent study also showed that 68 percent of B2B customers actually prefer to do their research independently online. This leads me to question the...
How to Justify Your Sales Training Budget
According to a new report, “Sales from the Buyer’s Perspective,” only 34 percent of B2B buyers strongly agree their point-of-contact salespe...
How One Company Cut New Rep Training Time in Half
A new sales rep at L'Oréal takes an average of one year to become fully trained. That year is spent learning the territory, clientele...
The 3 Traits Shared by Successful Sales Organizations
If you’re the average global sales organization, you’re achieving 94 percent of your sales revenue goal. But sellers shouldn’t rest easy qui...
Why Military Training Develops Superb Sellers and Marketers
Let's face it: Business can be a battlefield – especially when you carry a quota. With the observance of Veterans Day just last week,...
How to Get More Value from Your CRM
CRM is widely considered a staple for sales teams. Yet CRM isn’t widely used by every seller. In a recent CSO Insights study, although al...
Seven Steps to Achieve Your Sales Goals this Year
What will you have accomplished by the end of this year? Where will your business be? What will you have gained in personal achievement? Fin...
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Time — Selling without targeting is like sailing without a compass. Generating leads is probably one of your highest priorities – as it should be – but beware the low-quality leads. These are the folks who are shopping without any real intent to buy (or worse, with the intent to buy from someone else). If someone is not likely to become a profitable customer, think before you invest more time in pursuing the lead.
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