Keeping sales momentum in quarter 3

Whether your company is large or small, whether you have experienced serious disruptions in your business or managed to avoid them, it’s likely that the last year-and-a-half has taken a

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Is the ‘new normal’ the permanent ‘normal?’

Will we eventually be able to return to the prepandemic ways of conducting business? That’s a question that has been on the minds of many professionals. The latest survey from

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Building a high-performance sales team

Ask any sales leader whether they want to build a high-performing team and the immediate, and obvious, answer will be, “Yes.” But what are the specific best practices that support

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Critical elements of proactive client retention

Here’s a tricky question, from the Sandler Research Center, for any business leader responsible for customer success or net revenue retention. Of all the clients who changed suppliers last year,

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Use KARE when growing your business

Whether you are a sales leader responsible for an entire team’s performance or a single salesperson looking to hit your income target, you are well on your way to implementing

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What’s on the Horizon for 2021?

Given the upheavals and uncertainty of this past year, many leaders and salespeople are wondering: What skills and adaptations, will be necessary to survive and thrive in 2021? I would

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Thank you, COVID-19

There’s no question this past year has had a profound impact on many of our businesses, and lifestyles, as a result of the coronavirus. Companies downsizing (or going out of

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Managing change on your sales team

2020 was the year. Your company was going to experience exponential growth. The plans had been meticulously prepared and presented, blessed by your board and applauded by all business unit

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Lessons ‘relearned’ over the past few months

In the work we do with our business leaders and sales executives, we have a saying: “You either win or you learn.” The COVID-19 pandemic offers lessons to be learned

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Three strategies for sales leaders in the ‘new normal’

If you’re a sales leader, you are tasked with striking a delicate balance—particularly during the current business climate. Your job is not to sell for the members of your team,

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Is your team ready for a potential recession?

Many business owners and company executives we work with are going through difficult times in ensuring their operations run effectively and, more importantly, keeping their people focused and productive. We don’t

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Three strategies to increase your closing ratios

With the first quarter of 2020 already “in the books,” you and your team should have a good idea of your year-to-date revenue pacing, what’s currently in your sales pipeline

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