Sales Process

How to Enable A Mobile CRM Solution for Microsoft Dynamics
How to Enable A Mobile CRM Solution for Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft recently released Dynamics 365, a "smart" suite of business applications that enhance the Dynamics CRM. Dynamics is already a groundbreaking CRM. It's extremely flexible and delivers accurate data no matter how complex your business processes are. With this new AI functionality, dynamics will learn and optimize around your data - including the work schedules of your employees. Investing in Dynamics has obvious benefits, but does your sales team see them? It can be difficult to make a sales team use any CRM. Dynamics, despite it's great functionality, is no exception. Your CRM connects the entire company to your customers,…
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Hard Work Beats Talent in Sales | Fact or Fiction?
Hard Work Beats Talent in Sales | Fact or Fiction? Hard work beats talent in sales. Is that really true? Some may think that success is only for those who are naturally talented, people who are “born lucky”. We all agree that parents, teachers and trainers can’t teach you how to persuade and close. It’s true. Talent cannot be taught, but it can be built and fostered. That’s what the best sales managers do. And what about people that are not naturally gifted? Well, they’ll have to work harder but they’ll eventually get to the top. Have you ever noticed how naturally talented people are often unsuccessful? People with…
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Hitting Home Runs in Sales
Hitting Home Runs in Sales Giants’ Territory San Francisco is home to the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf and the  Giants. As a San Francisco-based company, we at Badger love watching the occasional game at the ballpark. But as much as we enjoy seeing home runs, it is just as satisfying watching our clients make them. You might ask yourself:  “What do Baseball and sales have in common”? Aside from spending top dollar to acquire the best salesmen, there are more parallels that meet the eye. Baseball is full of great lessons that can be applied to sales so you can start getting more…
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How Meaningful Conversation Can Improve Sales
How Meaningful Conversation Can Improve Sales As a field sales rep, you’re well experienced in the art of conversation. Sales is the act of bringing someone over to your side, and conversation is the best way to do that. A solid conversation creates action - it means a monthly quota met, a year-end bonus, and a happy customer. In a sense, every conversation is selling something; an opinion, suggestion, story, or idea. Salespeople require the skills to make this happen more than anyone. But outside of being charming and putting customers at ease, there are ways you can subtly sell more than you ever thought possible…
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Defining Your Sales Process
Defining Your Sales Process What type of business are you? The sales process for a B2B company is different than a consumer-facing business. Leads are gathered differently, there are more decision makers, and a distinct form of product knowledge is required for each. Understanding what type of business you are is the first step to becoming a better business. Your sales process defines how you sell your product to your customers. Your sales process will generally follow this format:   Lead Generation – Finding your customers, or helping them find you. This might be accomplished through cold calling, advertisements, inbound marketing, or other forms of lead…
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