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The Center for Sales Strategy Blog

Weekly Roundup: 3 Reasons Why Your Sales Team Isn't Generating More Leads (And How to Fix It) + More

sales team isn't generating leadsWe hope you've had a great week! It's Friday, and today we're sharing what we've been reading online this week! Here are our "best" from around the web.

Topics: Lead Generation Inbound Marketing Sales Wrap-up

The Difference between Inbound and Outbound Sales Strategies

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Inbound and outbound sales strategies are both crucial to a healthy, thriving business. Since leads are the lifeblood of most sales teams, receiving them in more than one way allows your company to be dynamic and flexible, easily shifting with the latest marketing trends and poised for conversions.

Topics: Inbound Marketing Sales

How to Set New Hires Up For Success and Decrease Turnover

onboarding plans when hiring salespeopleMany managers I work with have strong and detailed onboarding plans for new hires, but in general, onboarding is something that often does not get enough attention from managers. If you haven’t given it much thought, you might want to consider enhancing your plan.

Topics: onboarding

Why You Might Fire Your Best Prospect Before You Get Your First Meeting

why would you fire your best prospectWith a blog title like that, you may be questioning my sanity. Why would you want to fire your best prospect before you've had the chance to even get a meeting? I assure you my thought process here is sane and relates to a problem I see many salespeople face. Sometimes you hang onto prospects, even the very best prospects, too long and it becomes a waste of time and misguided focus that could better serve you to work on other leads.  

Topics: Sales prospecting

Weekly Roundup: 13 Communication Skills That Are Crucial to Sales Success + More

communication skills for salesWe hope you've had a great week! It's Friday, and today we're sharing what we've been reading online this week! Here are our "best" from around the web.

Topics: Inbound Marketing Sales Wrap-up

The Power of Great Feedback

sales managementAs a person, you probably have an inborn knowledge of what your strengths are personally, as well as professionally. You might be a great cook, a strong tennis player, or great at board games. You know that you create strong relationships with clients, are great at the close, or really creative in helping your clients.

Topics: Leadership

Talent and Personality Assessments: What’s The Difference and What to Look For

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Recruiting and hiring top talent is a tall order!  But it is critical for success in a sales organization.

Topics: hiring salespeople

What Does Your Body of Work Look Like To Prospects?

prospecting for salesTHE BOTTOM LINE: There is only one reason why a prospect fails to respond to your calls or emails.  She or he is not convinced you will bring any value to them, and thus, your request for a piece of their precious time gets ignored. If they only knew what you have been able to do to help your clients! The problem is they don’t know.

Topics: prospecting

Weekly Roundup: How To Improve Sales & Marketing Alignment + More

sales and marketing alignment

We hope you've had a great week! It's Friday, and today we're sharing what we've been reading online this week! Here are our "best" from around the web.

Topics: Inbound Marketing Sales Wrap-up

Are You a Great Coach?

coaching salespeopleI work with a lot of B2B sales organizations.
Some perform well.  Some perform not-so-well.

Topics: Leadership