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Posted by James Obermayer on Feb 18, 2014 8:22:00 AM

Tags: B2B Marketing, Marketing & Sales Alignment, B2B Sales, Guest Blogs

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True Story: Without a marketing plan, he planned to fail!

As Casey Stengel said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up someplace else.” For this company ‘someplace else’ had been growth, but at low margins, with chaos in the sales ranks, and a poorly installed..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Jan 9, 2014 8:14:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, B2B Marketing, B2B Sales

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Lead Generation Lies That are Wreaking Havoc with Your Sales

Last August I wrote a blog for Top Sales World titled “Lead Generation Hogwash: The Top 7 Lies.”

I detailed 7 lies to be aware of to avoid a lead generation disaster (read the blog for the specifics):

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Posted by James Obermayer on Dec 19, 2013 9:31:00 AM

Tags: Sales Process, B2B Sales, Guest Blogs

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Taking away a salesperson’s excuses!

I think I have heard all the excuses for not following up on sales leads.

The business philosopher, Jim Rohn said, "If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse."

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Posted by Dan McDade on Dec 10, 2013 8:27:00 AM

Tags: Inside Sales, B2B Sales, PowerViews

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PowerViews with Chad Burmeister: Sales is More Scientific Nowadays

Field sales is flat while inside sales is up 20 percent in the last few years. That’s part of the new landscape, and so is the ubiquitous use of technology. Knowing the new science of sales is what will help a..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Dec 3, 2013 8:03:00 AM

Tags: Sales Process, B2B Sales, Sales Training, PowerViews, Social Media

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PowerViews with Dave Stein: Hire the Right Salespeople

More than one in five salespeople don’t have the qualities to succeed in the field. Selling is hard enough for people with the DNA to succeed; it’s nearly impossible for people who lack those qualities, said my latest..

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