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Two Keys to Achieving Your Goals

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You need to feed your mind the possibilities and send the right message to your subconscious mind. What seems difficult should be considered easy. What you think you can't do should become something you can do.

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How To Get Face To Face Over The Phone

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When you are sitting with a prospect it's much easier to read their body language. You can see the look on their face when they're confused about something you said. You can see the delight when you hit a hot button for them.

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Selling a Price Increase in a Soft Market

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Selling a price increase in a soft economy is certainly harder than selling one in a booming market. However, as professionals, salespeople need to take the time to know and understand how to sell a price increase in all types of markets.

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The Top Ten Bogus Beliefs about Selling

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We’ve identified ten common disempowering beliefs that stifle professionals in their efforts to grow their business. We call them bogus beliefs.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Principles of Persuasion - Speak with Power and Passion

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Whether you're in commission sales or on a salary, your income and career advancement are directly linked to your ability to communicate and persuade. The higher you climb the corporate ladder, the more you will be called upon to speak.

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6 Steps to Closing a Sale

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When I'm driving to an a appointment I'm not listening to the radio, I'm imagining how the sale is going to end up, me closing the sale.

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Are You a Sales Professional or Semi-skilled Laborer?

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The typical company gives their sales team members less than 50 hours a year in formal training—and the majority of that training isn’t sales training but is rather product training.

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What Not To Do On a Cold Call eMail

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Prospecting by email is very much like prospecting by phone. Your phone call needs to be direct and concise, focused on your prospect and on the value that you represent.

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Face The Dragon - Dealing With Decision Makers

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As a sales professional, you face a dragon when you meet with decision makers in the organizations you prospect and present to.

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3 Ways To Handle the Recession Objection

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Cold Calling That Builds Great Relationships

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"Fake it 'til you make it" may not be the best way to go when you are cold calling. Being genuine and sincere are more likely to gain you the sale. People want to feel like you are truly interested in them. So, keep it real.

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The Strangest Secret

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Your belief system, like your computer, doesn't judge or even question what you input; it merely accepts your thoughts as the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Think thoughts of defeat or failure and you're bound to feel discouraged.

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The Price Increase Switching Game

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When you are presented with the threat of a customer moving to another supplier because of a price increase, focus in on the cost of the conversion instead of allowing yourself to panic.

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Maximizing Your Price ? The Value / Benefit Equation

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As a salesperson, you should never allow yourself to get steamrolled into a price increase discussion with a customer that is centered solely on raw costs.

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive

Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!

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Selling the Mocha Grande

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Why are we so hung up on price when it comes to selling? It is never solely about price. Certainly, price is a contributing factor, but it is not the factor. People simply do not make important buying decisions based on money.

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Networking: It's Better To Give

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For those who continue to wear “networking blinders,” only thinking of how others can help them, they are missing out on many, many opportunities beyond their immediate sphere of influence.

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Are You Listening?

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Recently, a window company rep called me and asked if I was interested in having a free, no-obligation sales call. I explained that we had replaced all our windows five years ago and that I was not interested.

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Growing Sales in Tough Times

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You cannot allow fear and anxiety about the economy to paralyze you. Instead, focus on what you can accomplish and take steps to do so. Today, more than ever, it is imperative to reach out to new prospects and to existing customers.

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How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

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Five Lessons I Learned at Starbucks

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I have just watched a beggar collect at least $5 worth of donations in the last half hour with a sign that says – “I am saving up for a hooker, weed, wine and a steak dinner.

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Are You a Bridge Builder?

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I find it interesting to note that successful people clearly understand the value of a role model and the power of a mentor's guidance.

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Is Email Hiding Your Personality?

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You know that it’s your personality and message that distinguish you on the phone. But, when you write, you have to be really careful that the words you choose let your personality shine through.

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How To Build a Winning Team

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How many times have you experienced or witnessed yourself, sales people, managers and owners looking for miracle cures without taking care of the fundamental basics?

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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The Five Keys To Success

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Combining all the keys to success will create a sense of urgency needed for success. Examine the current level of each of the five keys to success in your life and create a personal game plan for successful living.

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Challenge Your Lessons

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Whether you’re a manager or a salesperson; don’t rely on the company to provide you with the tools, training, support and coaching you need to succeed in your position and in your career.

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Book Review - Advertising 2.0

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{mosimage}Tracy L. Tuten’s new book Advertising 2.0 is one of the most comprehensive books I have read on internet based advertising and the implications for B2B and B2C organizations.

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Book Review - The Frugal Millionaires

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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The Universe Inside Your Brain

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When I learned about the process of ‘rewiring your brain’ to make significant and lasting changes in personal results, good things began to happen.

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Develop a Recession Proof Attitude

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“The smartest thing I can do right now is keep getting better. Improve my training, improve my products, and improve my advertising.

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What Customers Hate About Salespeople

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Almost everyone in sales knows the importance of persistence. However, there is a fine line between persistence and stalking.

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The Powerful Sales Person

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A customer will move through three stages of the selling process – Character/Trust, Emotion, and Logic. People have to like and trust you, then they allow you to guide them to emotions that eventually combine with logic. Emotion distorts reality.

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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