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2 Ways to Dominate 2014 on Your Current Budget

SBI Growth

You see visions of making your 2013 and 2014 sales number. It’s possible you need to dip into your 2014 budget as well. However, if you execute, this budget reallocation will pay off in spades during 2014. At the end of the business case you should be able to say: “Yes, I can afford this project because of the ROI in 2014.”.

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2 Ways to Accelerate & Expand Reach on LinkedIn

SBI Growth

Your Reach on LinkedIn will be one of your best sales assets in 2014. LinkedIn Profiles, Reach & Referrals is how you make your number in 2014. What else can you do to make the number in 2014? If you don’t have many, start brainstorming today. Bottom line for 2014: the buyer has evolved. How do I know?

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4 Risk Assessment Criteria that Will Save Your Job

SBI Growth

In terms of budgeting you have one thing to look forward to: “How much will the number grow for 2014?”. Behind Your Number – You, on the other hand, have two things to think about: “How much will the number grow for 2014? Either way, your 2014 number will outpace 2013. You can’t repeat your 2013 sales strategy in 2014.

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One Easy Tool to Improve Sales Efficiency Now

SBI Growth

Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Brainstorm on the variables used and weights given to each. If you’re below revenue target, budgets get squeezed, programs scrapped and hiring frozen. As a sales operations leader, you can drive and support this approach.

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Coaching and Consulting – People and Problem-Solving skills

Red Star Kim

But coaches resist the temptation to tell.

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Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown

Red Star Kim

He shares the story of how Twitter came into existence from a big picture brainstorming day with people from a podcasting company considering tough competition from Apple and having an idea for an SMS service. The strategy you create is never complete – it is finding a set of answers to basic powerful strategy questions”.

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The Complete Guide to Digital Entrepreneurship

Hubspot Sales

Brainstorm early and implement your plan as you grow. Case Study: The Financial Diet This personal finance business started as a personal finance blog in 2014. You may start by just writing blog posts, but you should know what you’ll sell longer-term. Will you be making merch? Offering ebooks? Selling courses?