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Turning lemons into lemonade: Five ways to reset on customer management fundamentals in a post-pandemic world

Strategic Account Management Association

Value Realization – This is where the rubber meets the road. Prior to MetaCX, he led customer success at Sigstr (acquired by Terminus) and held various customer management roles during his tenure at ExactTarget/Salesforce Marketing Cloud from 2005 to 2015.

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How Sales Operations Can Link Product Management to the Buyer

SBI Growth

An evolving, competitive product that meets the needs of the buyer will gain market share and exceed revenue expectations. In 2005 Sprint bought Nextel for $35 Billion. The buyer will help Sales make their number. When you influence the quality of the product offering, the VP of Sales you support sells more. Call to Action.

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How to Survive the Workday When You're Sick, Tired, or Just Not Feeling It

Hubspot Sales

In 2005, Karnazes ran 350 miles -- without stopping. However, if you’re on a call or in a meeting, pull up some nature pictures on your computer. Whenever you feel sick, tired, or demotivated enough that you just don’t want to work (but not so sick, tired, or demotivated you can justify a sick day), think of Dean Karnazes.

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What Is Microlending & Is it Right for You?

Hubspot Sales

The CDC’s Small Business Finance microloans are loans designed to meet the needs of small business owners. The group meets weekly to make repayments and continue with their business and financial education. Along with financial help, they often provide coaching and training to borrowers to improve the odds of success and repayment.

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Barron Fujimoto Adds an Artist’s Touch to Planview’s Brand

Planview

As a Graphic Designer, what type of meetings do you prepare for? That’s when we meet about the creative direction. To prepare for those meetings, I make sure people have templates of previous examples so they can come prepared with ideas. and kept teaching before joining Planview in 2005. Then I returned to the U.S.

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The 5 Quota-Killing Mistakes Only Experienced Salespeople Make

Hubspot Sales

If it were 2005, that would have been a great response. It's important for even the most experienced salesperson to continue networking and meeting colleagues at their company. If you take a look at the salespeople who meet their quota, they often have a mix of smaller deals that helped them meet their goal.

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5 Sales Pitch Examples Too Good to Ignore

Hubspot Sales

Your sales pitch can make or break the deal, so it’s a good idea to have that nailed down before meeting with your customer. It’s your opening line, your verbal business card, and the first thing your customer will hear when you call or meet with them. The Xactly advantage is that we’ve been in the cloud since 2005.

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