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Posted by Dan McDade on Mar 17, 2015 11:21:00 AM

Tags: Sales Process, B2B Sales

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"New Sales. Simplified." A Must-Read!

Several weeks ago I sat in on the 2015 Virtual Sales Kickoff hosted by S. Anthony Iannarino and Jeb Blount. It was an excellent session overall, but I was particularly blown-away by the first speaker, Mike Weinberg,..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Oct 16, 2014 10:42:00 AM

Tags: B2B Sales

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4 Great Reasons to Take the Sales Performance Optimization Survey Today

I just finished the survey questions for CSO Insights' 2015 Sales Performance Optimization Study. Now I know that PointClear will be counted as one among the many thousands of companies contributing to overall sales..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Oct 1, 2014 10:09:50 AM

Tags: B2B Sales, Sales Leads

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5 Ways to Get More at Dreamforce -by Craig Elias

The fabled Dreamforce conference with all its innovation, big-name speakers, and craziness is just days away. Are you going to be there? If so, make sure you look for my colleague Craig Elias—who has a lot of..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Aug 14, 2014 9:21:00 AM

Tags: B2B Sales

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Out With the Sales Rep, In With the Sales Guide: A Review of "Duct Tape Selling"

Recently I read Duct Tape Selling: Think Like a Marketer—Sell Like a Superstar, by John Jantsch, and was impressed with both the quantity AND quality of new information it contained. No doubt ViewPoint readers will find..

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Posted by James Obermayer on Jun 24, 2014 9:00:00 AM

Tags: Marketing & Sales Alignment, B2B Sales

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Half of all sales inquiries are good. The challenge is finding which half.

In the distant past (30 years ago)

We figured out through research that 45%f of all inquiries turn into a sale for someone.

In the not too distant past (15 years ago)We realized that salespeople cannot or will not..

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