Marketing

Two Words Made Him A Millionaire

Sales Stories

In every sale there’s more money to be made than the seller thinks. And yes, that means you and your deals. Here’s an interesting story which illustrates the point, but before we get into the tale, lets agree every sale is made at a point where buyer and seller agree to contract for a given [...]

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Automated Sales Management Could Be a Reality Soon

Sales Manager

Will we see systems for automating sales management soon? With today’s competitive markets, and corporate demands for more performance at lower costs, there has to be a compelling business case. Smart software already makes operations more efficient, and cost effective in other applications. Many services which used to be personal and labour intensive are now [...]

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6 Golden Rules For Success in Sales

Sales Coach

How many golden rules are there for achieving success in selling? Probably hundreds. In fact you’ll find plenty in this blog. But there are some which stand head and shoulders above the rest. This article focuses on six which apply to any sale, of any product or service, in any business. 1 – Call As [...]

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4 Rules for CRM Without Tears

CRM

What’s the right strategy for making CRM and Sales Pipeline Management work for your small business? If that’s a question challenging you take heart. You are not alone. Implementing enterprise software is always difficult and most people find CRM and Sales Pipeline Management the most challenging. That’s why there are so many horror stories about [...]

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The Easy CRM Conspiracy

CRM

Have you heard of the Easy CRM conspiracy? It must be true. I read it on the Internet. Everywhere we look it’s there – Easy CRM. It must be true. Of course it’s all bollocks. I mean the Easy bit is all bollocks. That’s why its a conspiracy. There’s somebody keeps posting on Twitter – [...]

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A New Perspective on Social Media?

Internet Enabled Business

Our social media sales strategy deliberations moved on considerably today, and then hit another wall of confusion. We spent the morning talking about our experiences using networks to reach and influence people. That reinforced our conviction. We’d been asked to talk to friends who manage a golf club. They’d heard some of the stories about [...]

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Pricing Strategy for Rainmakers

Sales Coach

What’s your pricing strategy for B2B sales? How do you decide the price customers should pay, and then persuade them to go along? How often is your idea of the right price accepted by prospects? How much revenue and margin do you lose when they just won’t agree? If your answers to these questions are [...]

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3 Ways To Get Smart With Sales Operations

Sales Manager

Sophisticated sales management software tools for building a small business are hard to find, but we have some you might find interesting. When you’re on top of the 3 Simple Tools for Small Business Success it’s time to get smart with implementing your sales strategy. Getting smart requires a quantum shift in thinking, because the [...]

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A New Business Model Emerges

Internet Enabled Business

A new online business model emerges almost every day, and today we’ve seen another, really smart idea. Zemanta is offering PROMOTED links and I’d personally like to congratulate those guys on a brilliant idea. We’ve been using the Zemanta plugin in our blogs for a long time now. If you haven’t it’s well worth a [...]

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