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So many organizations categorize social media as a responsibility that only belongs to marketing. But here’s what it comes down to: According to the Pew Internet Project’s research, 67 percent of online adults use social networking sites. Shouldn’t your sales team be connecting with them, too? We say yes. And that’s why we’re launching a...
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They can’t stop talking about what they sell – not in an aggressive, in-your-face sort of way, but in an elevated-voice, reluctant-to-take-breaths-between-words sort of way that shows you they believe in what they have to offer. They tell family and friends about their product; then they suggest those family and friends take advantage of it....
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There’s nothing worse than launching a workplace competition and then finding out that your workplace has no interest in competing. Okay, there are some worse things…or several. But if you spend the time and effort to build a contest, especially if it’s meant to make an “uninteresting” activity seem to be the opposite, an uninterested...
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We’ve already written about the keys to building a winning sales organization, but in order to do that you need the right people on the team. In that post, I pointed out the importance of the “always be recruiting” mentality because you never know when you might need a new salesperson. And when the time...
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A colleague of mine went to the movies last weekend and saw not one, but several advertisements disguised as PSAs from different smartphone providers. The advertisements incorporated a variety of techniques designed to encourage viewers to turn off their cellphones during the film. Some were tried and, frankly, untrue(“We’ll kick you out if you don’t...
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Let me try to paint a picture of what far too many companies face when it comes to Salesforce adoption (or of any sales CRM system). According to CSO Insights, 74% of sales organizations have poor CRM adoption so this is no small issue. Phase 1: This is going to be incredible!!! Your management team...
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