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What is Socratic questioning? (Questioning skills)

Red Star Kim

It’s helpful in conversations, critical thinking and negotiation. It is defined as using questions to “clarify meaning, elicit emotion and consequences, as well as to gradually create insight or explore alternative action” (James, Morse, & Howarth, 2010). – Kim Tasso March 2010 How do you close a sale?

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Why are questions so important? (Questioning skills)

Red Star Kim

See the section below on negotiation. Questions in persuasion and negotiation – Influencing Questions play an important role in persuasion and negotiation too. Some negotiators suggest you avoid using “ Why” questions as it can imply criticism. How can I help to make this better for us?” “How

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

At the recent PM Forum workshop on “Selling processes and sales skills for marketing and business development professionals” we focused on sales and selling challenges in professional services. Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills. Their fee-earners are often in the same boat.

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

At the recent Business Development for Professionals – 2024 Virtual Conference – MBL Seminars I presented a session entitled “Supporting Fee-Earners in Sales Targeting”. Here is a summary of the sales targeting toolbox for professional services firms.

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The 20 Best Sales Movies of All Time [Updated for 2018]

Hubspot Sales

The Best Sales Movies of All Time. Love & Other Drugs (2010). Kurt Russell plays a hotshot used car hustler who dreams of running for state senate in Robert Zemeckis’s outrageous sales satire. So whether you prefer comedy or drama, you’re bound to enjoy a few movies on this list … and that’s a money-back guarantee.

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The Rise of Voice Search and Its Impact on SEO

Strategic Communications

In 2010, per a timeline by Adido , Google added personalized recognition to voice search on Android phones. John Pennypacker, VP of sales and marketing at AI provider Deep Cognition, agrees. Therefore, website speed and mobile friendliness are non-negotiable.

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How to Be Ridiculously Memorable in 4 Simple Steps

Hubspot Sales

Memorability has a ripple effect across your sales career. Over the last 10 years at HubSpot, I’ve witnessed prospects call their salesperson back to re-engage in the sales process -- months and sometimes several years after they first connected with them. We talked in 2010?”. How to be memorable throughout the sales process.