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SALES STRATEGIES

With the economic downturn, companies are re-evaluating their sales strategies in the hopes of giving their bottom lines a boost. This topic covers the latest news and information on various sales strategies, including best practices and things to avoid.

Sales Strategies is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Rick Wemmers. This topic contains 3,508 news and 2,654 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Sales Strategies. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Sales Strategies from like-minded professionals.

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5 Deadly Selling Sins that Businesses Makemore

Even the most seasoned executives make blunders in the sales process that are easily fixed. Before you lose more...

Thanksgiving is time to praise Harvey Mackaymore

Harvey Mackay has fallen out of favor but deserves recognition as one of the top sales gurus ever and a CRM pioneer.

How to Boost Your Sales Team's Productivitymore

Steve Fretzin, president of Sales Results Inc., says your goal should be to improve group performance, and the best way...

How and Why You Really Can Raise Prices | Business.com's What Works fo...more

Dear Dan: The last time I tried to raise prices it was a disaster. Customers revolted. But I’ve cut costs as far as I...

Developing Sales Battle Cardsmore

In an environment where conditions are getting tougher (with increased number of local/global players, elevated...

Where are Your Dealers? (Optimizing the Dealer Network)more

The dealer network is the most important channel for many companies operating in the retail sector. Unfortunately,...

Are your sales channels crisis-ready? (Revisiting Sales Channels)more

The latest economic crisis necessitates the need for companies to revisit their sales channels. Why? The drastically...

A New Metric for Sales Channel Management (Channel Diversity Index)more

Although executives can manage diversification related issues when they have one or two partners, it is quite difficult...

Sales Training Tip #313: Sell With Your Handsmore

Be sure to talk with your hands, whether it be when you’re talking on the phone or in person. It’s amazing how much it...

Marketing podcast with Mike McLaughlin more

[ Professional Services Sale ... ] Social media has certainly changed marketing, but few people are addressing just how...

Learning to Say NOmore

What makes it so hard for some of us to say No?

The Ultimate Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Management, Revenue, and Su...more

Who are your biggest, baddest competitors? How do you compete, by slugging it out head-to-head or by doing the...

Phone Sales Tips: Voice Mail that Makes an Impressionmore

The other day, I was checking my phone messages. I couldn’t believe the number of people who breeze past basic...

Sales Motivation: Your Price is the Right Pricemore

It’s not unusual for customers to put up a fight against your current price or a price increase, especially when the...

Sales Training Tip #312: How Much Will Customers Pay for Confidence?more

Customers will pay a premium for confidence and “risk minimization.” Confidence sells! I can’t emphasize this enough...

Closing the Sale and Eye Contact | THE SALES HUNTER'S SALES MOTIVATION...more

When you’re ready to close the sale, your eye contact should only go in two places. Either looking at the item you’re...

It is NOT who you knowmore

The assumption that a big network - thousands of followers on Twitter, an enormous rolodex, a really big mailing list -...

Sales Results Developing Website Conversion Rates more

Research has shown that 60% of websites do not know their conversion rates. By regularly measuring the websites...

Storytelling Tips from Salesforce's Marc Benioffmore

Software-as-a-service pioneer and salesforce.com (CRM) co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff credits storytelling as one of...

Sales Motivation: Are You Choking at the Close?more

Your confidence is on the line when you close the sale, and your level of sales motivation will drive your confidence.

Winning on the uphillsmore

Interesting business lesson learned on a bicycle: it's very difficult to improve your performance on the downhills.

Sales Training Tip #311: Which Sales are the Best?more

Low-level people make tactical buys. High-level people make strategic buys. Many times salespeople believe they can...

7 Reasons I Joined the Local Chamber of Commercemore

Last week I finally joined the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce. I've attended a few events over the past year, but it was...

Six Tips on Boosting Sales Numbers in a Bad Economymore

Below are six reasons your sales numbers might be suffering, each of which are within your control to address and...

Stop Telling Prospects What You Domore

Your prospects don't care what you do. They don't care how it works. They're only thinking of themselves.

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