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9 Surefire Ways to Kill Innovation (That You Aren’t Thinking About)

Planview

Sometimes bad habits don’t seem all that dangerous — at least in the short-term. After all, it can take years to see the lasting effects of say, eating more than your fair share of sugar, or ignoring that dull ache in your knee. But bad business habits can throw a major wrench in innovation before it even has a chance to get off the ground. Here are 10 things you might be doing without thinking that are killing your innovation efforts right now. 1.

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You Can’t Coach Based on Your Gut | Sales Tips

Engage Selling

Do you have the necessary data to help you be an effective coach to your sales team? Get top strategies for moving your sales results forward, get your copy of Nonstop Sales Boom?

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The 4 Essentials For All Sales People Before That First Call Of The Day

MTD Sales Training

Your sales manager will tell you many times that you need to make all your calls and get as many appointments as possible. You need to build your numbers and create more opportunities; talk to more people and follow-up your calls. You don’t really need to be told all this. You’re professional enough to know your routine; you just need to set yourself up for the day, and that starts before you make your first call of the day.

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Gatekeepers are Not Decision Makers - Don't Pitch to Them

Sales Gravy

So, what to do? Your job, believe it or not, is to get past the gatekeeper with as little interrogation as possible (and with as little pitching as possible), and connect with the decision maker.

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2024, The Year of the Customer

2023's struggles fueled a shift: companies are ditching wasteful strategies in favor of data and AI-powered growth. Enter 2024, the year GTC takes center stage. Discover 5 ways a customer-centric approach unlocks new revenue and delivers lasting success.

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4 Tips on Defining Success from Innovation Enterprise Interview with Metlife’s John Geyer

Planview

Over the weekend, we watched an awesome Q&A between Innovation Enterprise and Spigit customer Metlife ’s John Geyer. As Metlife’s Senior VP of Innovation, Geyer spends quite a lot of his time thinking about intelligent design and collaboration, and just about everything he does is in an effort to drive innovation deeper into the DNA of one of the world’s leading life insurance companies.

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Setting Up Sales Managers to Fail | Sales Tips

Engage Selling

Would you take a hockey goalie and ask him to be your leading scorer? Would you take a brain surgeon and ask her to work on your heart? Absolutely not! So, why are so many organizations taking high-performing salespeople and turning them into managers without training? Want real strategies to build and develop your team? Get your copy […].

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Where there is Turnover, Sales Clients are Left Behind

Sales Gravy

Champion salespeople understand that when other salespeople leave an organization, they leave something very valuable behind–their clients.

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The Weak Spot in Your Sales Organization

Engage Selling

After a week of touring ancient cities on the Rhine including visiting a good selection of castles, fortresses and churches, I discovered that I most enjoy them! They offer a complete glimpse into the way entire towns lived, the ways families came together and went about their daily lives, and how they protected their lives. One […].

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Connecting Corporate Players

Engage Selling

It’s always best to learn from your peers and avatars. Today I’ll share ideas from real sales teams that will help you develop deeper client relationships and increase your repeat sales. It’s always best to learn from your peers and avatars. Today I’ll share ideas from real sales teams that will help you develop deeper client relationships and increase your repeat sales.

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Are You Building Relationships…or Ruining Them?

Engage Selling

Could you be pushing potential buyers away? All of us (alright, most of us) know that sales is all about building relationships with people. Far too many salespeople though, don’t realize that first impressions are made and ruined within seconds upon meeting or speaking to someone. And, during these crucial opening seconds, the majority of […].

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr