sales tips
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How to Find More Sales Opportunities (without Cold Calling)
- June 19, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
The two biggest problems for most companies right now, in this economy, are delayed closings and not enough new opportunities. I’ve tackled delayed closings, so today, with a little help from my friends, I’ll tackle not enough new opportunities. I mentioned in my last post that (most of) you need three times more opportunities than ever before to make up for the late stage opportunities that aren’t closing right now.
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Put on Your Helmet – 3 Great Tips for Selling in This Economy
- June 14, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
What a great interview I had with Bill Murray, Founder and CEO of Winning Incorporated, Friday on my Meet the Sales Experts Radio Show! He was awesome.
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What Should You Tell Your Salespeople in this Economy?
- May 6, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
From time to time I have written about what you must do with your salespeople in this economy. Would you like to hear what that actually sounds like?
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What Happens When You Develop Sales Competencies?
- April 10, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Earlier this week I wrote an article for my Baseline Selling Tips Newsletter. It was about What Sleep Apnea and Sales Improvement Have in Common. If you don’t get my Newsletter, you’ll need to read that article in order for the rest of this post to make sense.
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Good News Not a Substitute for Sales Force Competencies
- April 8, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Do you want to hear something crazy?
I’m a very prolific writer – not to say I’m a good writer, just that I post a lot. And of the dozens and dozens of posts from the last three months, would you like to guess what the LEAST read post was?
It was the one where I wrote about signs that the economy was improving! And one of the MOST read posts was the one where I wrote about the media making the economy worse.
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Three Ways I Can Help You Feel Better about the Economy
- January 14, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Start with this. Thanks to my friend and best-selling author Dan Millman, of Peaceful Warrior fame, for turning me on to this light-hearted take on last year.