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What makes good sales data?
How do you determine whether or not the data you have is good? Here are the types and tenets of good sales data you need to make winning decisions.
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Sales pipeline management: a 7-step plan
The basic idea of sales pipeline management is to estimate the upcoming sales you’re aiming to…
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Content marketing for sales: 6 ideas to address the bottom of the funnel
Learn how to create content that turns leads into customers.
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How to cancel your CRM
Ready to break up with your CRM, but not sure how? We've got you covered.
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55 sales pros to follow on Twitter
Connect with some of the brightest minds in sales.
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The 42 best sales books of all time
Whether you’re a sales rep, manager, or executive, these are the best sales books for improving your skills and success rate. Add them to your list now.
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The definitive guide to sales forecasting methodologies
Understand the basics of sales forecasting and master key techniques to improve your decision-making.
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How to get sales and customer service teams working together
Overcoming traditional silos between sales and customer service is difficult. But failing to do so can result in lost sales and a poor customer experience. Learn how to integrate sales with customer service on strategic and tactical levels to improve your sales process.
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Introducing Zendesk Sell: 3 things that are changing and 1 thing that never will
Today, we’re excited to relaunch Base as Zendesk Sell, the newest member of the Zendesk product family.
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Better together: Zendesk welcomes Base
Today we have news: we’re sharing that love with another—related—part of your business: the sales team. Zendesk announced today that we are acquiring Base.
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A new frontier: Zendesk acquires Base
When we started Base in 2009, we set out to transform work for 30 million sales professionals worldwide. We were frustrated with the state of existing Sales Force Automation (SFA) systems and how poorly they were designed.
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Why your business needs the Science of Sales
Sales success has traditionally been considered an art, honed by sales veterans over years of deals…
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SFA software evaluation template
Knowing that not all SFA solutions are created equal, this template is designed to help you select the right SFA for your business
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How successful sales reps start their day
What distinguishes the best salespeople from everyone else? Part of it has to do with how they kick off their day.
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Ethical selling: When does persuasion turn into manipulation?
You don't have to sell your soul to sell your product.
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Not your grandpa’s sales pitch: 3 outdated sales techniques to put to bed
Clients of today have different expectations and needs than the ones you learned about in college. Replace your old techniques with these new and improved strategies so you can win more sales now.
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So you got an angry response to a cold outreach. Here's what to do next
Your action plan for dealing with angry cold outreach responses should include two facets: how you will (or won’t) respond to the prospect and how you’ll change outreach going forward.
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