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How to Create a Healthy and Effective Goal-Driven Sales Environment, According to Sales Leaders

Hubspot Sales

The goal of any sales organization is, ultimately, to increase revenue. Which means the goal of any effective sales leader is to inspire and motivate their sales team to hit, or exceed, their revenue targets. Creating a healthy, effective goal-driven sales environment is vital for long-term success and employee satisfaction.

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Everything I Know About Gap Selling: What It Is And How To Make It Work For Your Sales Strategy [+ Examples]

Hubspot Sales

In this blog post, Ill break down what gap selling is, why its the secret sauce for successful sales, and how you can use it to connect with prospects on a deeper level. Lets get into it. Table of Contents: What is gap selling? Consider thinking about your customers future state as a three-part entity. Heres how it works: 1.

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Winning Over Buying Groups: How to Sell to Multiple B2B Decision Makers

Brooks Group

Ten to fifteen years ago, a seller could huddle up with three or four decision makers and quickly decide on a purchase. Since 2010, the average buying group has grown from three to four decision makers to six to 10 according to research by Gartner. Decision-making time, compared to five to seven years ago, has increased by 60%.

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Sandbagging in Sales – Is it a Relationship Problem? 

Upland

Having trouble setting accurate sales forecasts or seeing close dates consistently sandbagged to next quarter? Regardless of the size of your company, the sales leader gathers sellers and runs them through the standard set of questions. Who makes the final decision? What Causes Sandbagging in Sales?

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Sales Forecasting Guide – Prioritize to Boost Accuracy

Upland

Sales forecasting is equal parts art and science, right? The ‘art’ aspect of sales forecasting doesn’t need to be an educated guest. It can be articulated effectively and used to make the most important and business critical decisions. What is a Sales Forecast? Is Sales Forecasting Outdated?

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The Best Places to Research a Prospect Before a Sales Call

The Center for Sales Strategy

Being a decision-maker in today’s business world makes them a target for every over-enthusiastic salesperson with their landline number. To avoid this trap and maximize every opportunity in today's challenging sales environment, you'll need a workable sales strategy and viable methods of researching prospects.

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Forecast challenges? You have a relationship problem.

Upland

Regardless of company size, a CRO gathers her sales leaders and runs them through the standard paces: Calling the numbers; closed/won progress; a fly-over of top deals with an update on the current state of play. Forecast calls the world over follow a fairly uniform structure. It’s a big blind spot to have.