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Direct Sales vs. Channel Sales: Best Strategies

Arpedio

When it comes to sales strategy , businesses must weigh the pros and cons of direct sales and channel sales to determine the best approach for achieving revenue growth. Therefore, it’s crucial to select the right sales strategy that aligns with your business goals and target market.

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Should Sales Teams Expect Higher Churn in 2023?

Hubspot Sales

Your sales team plays an essential role in driving revenue and reaching goals that stretch across the organization. So should you be worried about churn in your sales department? Sales teams have higher-than-average turnover rates than other business units. Why do sales teams experience high turnover? In short, yes.

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Top 11 Professional Selling Skills

Brooks Group

Listening, questioning, negotiating, closing—today’s sales professionals need so many different selling skills to succeed. But which ones should you focus on if your sales team is a little green or if your seasoned sellers could use a refresh? Communication Communication is the most important selling skill.

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Design Thinking Driven Problem Solving and Innovation

Flevy

Brainstorming: Generating a wide range of ideas and solutions. Non-profits: Design thinking can be used to develop innovative solutions to social and environmental problems, design better programs and services that meet the needs of marginalized communities, and create campaigns that raise awareness and drive positive change.

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How to Resize and Retool Your Sales Force

Mike Kunkle

I hope this will contained to not-yet-profitable, seed-funded early-stage companies with burn-rate/runway issues, but as the recession gears up, it may spread. If you absolutely can’t avoid it and find yourself needing to resize and retool your sales force again at this time, I have some advice that I hope might help.

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How Machine Learning Can Help With Sales Forecasting

Hubspot Sales

Sales teams dedicate a lot of their time to forecasting. Yet, over 50% of sales leaders question the accuracy of their sales forecasting efforts. Since sales forecasting is a rather complex and time-consuming process, organizations seek ways to improve it, with many turning to machine learning.

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The Top 7 Consultative Sales Approach Strategies for Your Sales Team

Brooks Group

Now, instead of focusing on transactional sales, salespeople must be capable of building long-term relationships beyond the initial sale and maintain their standing as trusted business advisors to your customers. A consultative sales approach is the skill they need in order to do that. What Is a Consultative Sales Approach?

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