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Seth Godin Reinforces the Proper Sales Process
- March 5, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Seth Godin posted this article last week. Read it it’s very short and a very good story.
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Your Salespeople Call on the Wrong People and Expect Them to Buy
- October 30, 2008
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
I speak quite often to groups comprised primarily of CEO’s and Presidents. Yesterday was a good example of that, with about 100 people in the audience. There were 35 No-Shows, most of whom did not have the title of President or CEO.
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The Sales Process, Closing More Sales, Raising Expectations
- September 29, 2008
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Today I was interviewed by Lee Salz, host of Secrets of Business Gurus, an internet radio talk show. Today’s topic was “Sales Process Home Runs”. (It’s so nice whem my interviewers tie baseball into our interviews!) We talked about the importance of a sales process and what’s involved in building one. We also talked about hiring the right salespeople to sell within that process. Click here to listen to this compelling 30-minute discussion.
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Sales Statistics That Reveal Sales Effectiveness
- September 26, 2008
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Jeff Angus, author of the Management by Baseball Blog, wrote this lengthy article in response to my Pitch Count post from last week. While Part I of his manifesto explores pitch count as it relates to injury and effectiveness, he brings up another important point. He talks about the best pitchers not learning how to win by not being expected or conditioned to finish the games they start.