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The Best Thing Sales Leadership Can do in 2012

A Sales Guy

The beginning of the year in sales always starts with a number. Sales leadership spends a lot of time going through plans, setting quota, preparing for Q1, looking at the pipeline, etc. Sales leaders, pull out your 2012 sales strategy right now. Ask them what you could provide to accelerate sales.

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Prevent the Drought of Summer Sales

A Sales Guy

All of these demands and those on the sales front make it tough to make your number. How is your sales team looking? Is the pipeline healthy? Are you struggling with implementing a social media strategy? Is your content marketing strategy delivering qualified leads? Are they motivated? Schedule a time!

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Achieve Greater Sales Success in 2012

Anthony Cole Training

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Why Sales Leaders AND Sales People Fail

A Sales Guy

Sales people and heads of Sales, from the sales manager all the way to the CSO fail because they don’t know how to get it done. I’ve spent much of January listening to my clients and their sales staff go through their 2013 sales plans. Sales plan reviews are no joke and should not be taken lightly.

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2013 The Year of the Lead!

A Sales Guy

There used to be a time when hiring a new sales person, throwing him or her a phonebook and saying hit the streets was adequate. We marveled at the sales people who, with nothing less than determination, a rolodex, a half-baked product and some spit and gum could build a great pipeline and drive business.

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The 5 Key Components of a Healthy Sales Organization — No, It’s Not The Pipeline [Note to CEO's and VP Sales]

A Sales Guy

Sales is hard. In particular, running, leading and building sales teams is hard. As a sales leader, if you are diligent in understand these four areas; people, process, strategy, product and the market you’re doing OK. I believe this is the most poorly managed element of sales organization success.

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There are ONLY 4 Levers Sales Can Pull to Grow Revenue

A Sales Guy

It happens to all sales organizations at one time or another. This post is gonna lay the four areas CSO’s/Heads of Sales should be looking if their revenue is on the slide. When sales are down there are only 4 levers leadership can pull to improve sales. Strategy: What’s the go to market strategy?

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