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Sales Development (4)

Stop Closing & Start Selling

I honestly can’t believe I’m writing about this topic again. There was a period (probably about 3 - 5 years) where I thought selling organizations had finally evolved and understood that closing is an overvalued, overfocused and overhyped part of the sales/buying process. To be clear, if you think you have a closing problem, then I’m here to affirmatively and conclusively tell you that closing is never the problem (hell, it’s rarely even “a” problem). The problem just manifests itself at that...

The Most Important Sales Enablement Question for Your Business

The 2001 Oakland A’s had a problem. They’d won their division in 2000, but they were losing the...

The 5 Factors that Must be Considered Before Strategy/Tactics are Determined

It’s a dangerous time in the world of sales and marketing. There’s so much useful information,...

[Video] Demand Creator Minute: Assess a Sales Opportunity

For me, one of the toughest judgments I have to make as a salesperson, manager or growth executive...

7 Attributes of an Effective Sales/Marketing Playbook

Playbooks are back! When I first got into professional sales (in the ancient days of DOS),...

5 Tips to Deliver Effective Coaching to Your Sales & Marketing Teams

Last week a friend and fellow business owner sent me an interesting article from Harvard Business...

How to Use Social Media Data to Have Better Sales Conversations

I think it’s safe to say that most sales professionals know that it is imperative to be as prepared...

5 Priorities for Every Demand Generation Executive's List in 2017

The fresh air of a new year. Anything is possible and confidence is running high. I’ve always found...

3 Criteria to Assess the Effectiveness of Your Sales Process

I was talking with a prospect a few weeks ago about his (lack of) sales process. He took exception...

[Video] What You Need To Know When Launching or Revising Your Growth Playbook

A few weeks ago I shared an article here on the Six Stages of a Successful Growth Strategy. The...