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21 Mind-Blowing Sales Stats

We’ve gathered the most surprising, horrifying, and enlightening sales statistics on cold calling, social selling, sales training, and much more.

Sales Consulting

Allen and His Magical X-Ray Machine For Sales Reps

Allen's Magical X-Ray Machine helps sales reps and even customers uncover needs and wants, the same way a doctor diagnoses a patient. Check this out!

Sales Training

5 Points to Build the Case for Social Selling

Don’t assume your sales team “get’s it.” Use these five points to ensure your sales reps are ready to embrace social selling through social media.

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Sales Training

4 Questions To Ask When Evaluating Sales Training Success

When it comes to measuring the success of sales training, looking at sales results immediately following a training program is short-sighted. Learn More...

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Inspiration

Halo or horns? The Halo Effect. What do people See when they meet you?

One important cognitive bias salespeople should be aware of is called the “the halo effect.” This is when our impression of a person influences how we feel

Sales Training

Why Sales Training Fails: The Most Common Mistake

Why do most sales training programs fail? Learn about the most common sales training mistake companies make and what you can do to avoid it.

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Sales Training

Social Selling with LinkedIn: Getting Started

This video is a first in a series of tutorials that is meant to help you and your sales team get set up and started with social selling with LinkedIn.

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Sales Training

Onboarding Sales Reps: Lessons from the First Day of Kindergarten

Bringing aboard a new salesperson is as special as a child’s first day of school. Do you have a good onboarding process in place to ensure their success?

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Sales Training

3 Attributes of Smarter Selling For Your Team To Follow

Traditional intelligence and skills can be improved by training & practicing. Improving your emotional intelligence and your curiosity requires real focus.

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Sales Consulting

The Entrepreneur Brain and What It Means for Sales

Researchers reviewed brain activity to uncover decision-making styles (some classified as either “managers”, "business professionals", or “entrepreneurs”).

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Sales Consulting

What Can Sales Leaders Learn from the Wolf of Wall Street?

Jordan Belfort truly understood the importance of training in a highly structured sales approach. Wolf of Wall Street sales training and lessons learned.

Sales Consulting

Great Salespeople Think Like Entrepreneurs, Part Two

Research finds that sales reps who excel in selling solutions have a special way of thinking about customer problems remarkably similar to entrepreneurs.

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Great Salespeople Think Like Entrepreneurs, Part One

Great entrepreneurs are successful because they have the ability to uncover opportunities & situations in a more efficient or effective manner than others.

What Does Brevet Mean

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What Does Brevet Mean?

Brevet is a military term. A brevet rank is a temporary promotion to a higher rank for outstanding service in times of need. Learn why we chose it.