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The Center for Sales Strategy Blog

Sales Strategy: Tired of Hearing "Give Me Some Time to Think About It?"

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Sales Strategy: Five Things to Consider Before You "Reply All"

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Sales Performance: The Ultimate Test of a Salesperson's Credibility

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Why Selling Ideas Just Doesn't Work Anymore

Sales StrategyIt’s been said that “price objections melt in the presence of a bright idea.” And there is some truth to that axiom. But selling ideas is hardly a novel approach these days. In fact, your competitors attempt to do that every day.

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Improving Sales Performance: Become a Personal Positioning Machine

Sales PerformanceThe best B2B salespeople use a sales strategy that includes personal positioning. Here’s how you can get into this game and attract new business prospects:

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Top Five Characteristics of Successful Inbound Marketing Efforts

Inbound MarketingWhen you think of what characteristics make a successful company, marketing campaign or team there are certain traits and factors that help to sort out the best and worst, the winners from the losers. This is true with inbound marketing and lead generation programs as well. 

Topics: Lead Generation Inbound Marketing

Improve Your Sales Performance With Active Listening

Sales PerformanceDuring a recent workshop, I played the part of the prospect as one seller after another approached me with their list of needs analysis questions. And almost without exception, the sellers' priority seemed to be getting through the list of questions they and their team had prepared, rather than harvesting the information I was hoping to offer.

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Can Package Selling be Customer Focused?

sales strategyPackage selling is not necessarily for product peddlers only. You CAN sell a package without losing focus on the customer and her unique needs.

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Sales Management Secrets: Coaching the Talent of Ambition

Sales Management SecretsThere are people who like to win, people who hope to win, people who want to win, and people who try to win. And then there are the people who absolutely, positively, without a doubt HAVE to win.

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Are You Ignoring the Best Business Development Sales Strategy of 2013?

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