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Posted by Dan McDade on Dec 23, 2015 11:00:00 AM

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Exposing the Cause of Under Performing Sales Teams with Mike Weinberg (Part 2 of 2)

I recently had an opportunity to interview Mike Weinberg about his new book, “Sales Management. Simplified.” In part one of my follow-up blog post, I focused on the real stories about real sales managers and real..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Dec 22, 2015 1:42:53 PM

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Exposing the Cause of Under Performing Sales Teams with Mike Weinberg (Part 1 of 2)

Some months ago I reviewed Mike Weinberg’s book: New Sales. Simplified. I thought at that time, as I do now, that it was the best book on sales available. So when Mike asked me if I would be interested in reading and..

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Posted by Dan McDade on May 21, 2015 8:30:00 AM

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Changing the Sales Conversation [PowerViews LIVE Highlights]

On Tuesday, May 12, 2015, I had the pleasure of hosting Linda Richardson on PowerViews LIVE for an informative discussion on Changing the Sales Conversation: How to More Effectively Sell in Today’s Hyper-digital World...

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Posted by James Obermayer on May 12, 2015 9:30:00 AM

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When One Out of Ten is an Abject Marketing Program Failure

The sales manager, Bob, said to me in a gleeful voice, full of enthusiasm and hope: “We’re winning one out of every ten of our proposals, and we’re ecstatic.” I didn’t know how I was going to break the news to him that..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Apr 28, 2015 9:30:00 AM

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3 Steps for Effective Sales Lead Follow Up (none are the Hail Mary)

 Sales Hail Mary

The term "Hail Mary" has become generalized to refer to any last-ditch effort with little chance of success. The origins of the phrase date back to October 28, 1922, during a game between Notre Dame and..

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You Can’t Put in What God Left Out … and Other Important Things Learned in Business and Life

Jim Obermayer is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association, and host of the Funnel Radio Channel. Jim recently..

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It’s truly strange when companies enter the stealth mode. They hide phone numbers, dial-by-name directories, and employee names,..

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I’ve read and heard (from a well-known industry analyst firm) that best-in-class companies close 30% of sales qualified leads..

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