July, 2010

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Please Don't Hang Up! Three Techniques to Connect with Prospects

Sales Gravy

If you want to successfully connect with your prospect, and earn the precious few seconds it takes to establish rapport and generate some interest, then you must put yourself into the mind of your prospect and enter the conversation that’s going on i

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99% of Businesses are Being Stiffed! And You’re Probably One of Them.

SBI

Being picked last in gym class; standing by the punch-bowl while everyone else is dancing; or sitting alone at lunch-time in the school cafeteria; unfortunately, that’s what happens when the popular kids think you’re unworthy of attention. Software vendors are treating small business owners like the unpopular kids. While hundreds – make that thousands – of vendors offer exciting products, they’re intended only for the worthiest among us.

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Three Body Language Tips to Improve Your Sales Effectiveness

Sales Gravy

As a commission-based sales rep, in many ways, you and the professor share a similar dilemma. The only big difference between you and the professor is that he's guaranteed a paycheck at the end of the month and you're not!

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Fatal Negotiation Mistakes You Don't Want to Make

Sales Gravy

Too many sales people find themselves in the position of accepting an offer only to discover later that the deal actually cost them money.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Social Media vs. Cold Calling

Sales Gravy

To develop a social media strategy requires time, and I'm a firm believer it must be incremental time. You can't allow it to take away from your current sales development strategy.

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Insurance Sales: Three Rebuttals to Common Objections

Sales Gravy

You see, objections are objections are objections. Prospects and clients have been using the same ones for years because they work to blow off 80% of your competition.