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Sales vs. Business Development: What's the Difference? [FAQ]

Hubspot Sales

Sales and business development. Actually, sales and business development should not be considered the same job at all.Instead, think of the two roles as complementary halves of a whole. Read on to understand the division between sales and business development, and learn what parts of the sales process each team owns.

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21 Salespeople Reveal the Worst Sales Advice They Ever Got

Hubspot Sales

Bad sales advice is shockingly common -- and you don’t want to find out you’ve been misdirected the hard way. After all, every mistake means it’s harder to achieve your sales goals. I once worked for a manager who put a great deal of emphasis on activity metrics rather than actual sales results. 1) “Focus solely on activity.”.

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BANT Isn't Enough Anymore: A New Framework for Qualifying Prospects

Hubspot Sales

A long time ago, IBM revolutionized sales with the introduction of BANT. One sales qualification process we’ve developed internally to best qualify whether a prospect truly could benefit from our products and services is a three-part framework called GPCTBA/C&I that we go through during an exploratory call. Challenges.