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A Sales Management Guide to the New World of Selling As sales organizations scramble to create a sustained competitive advantage, the very nature of selling continues to change. If you lead a sales team and are in search of a better way to implement your sales process, ... More »

New State of Sales Training Report

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ASTD launches new "State of the Sales Training" Research Report An organization's sales force drives the bottom line - and effective sales training is the bedrock of a successful sales program. The ASTD/Intrepid/i4cp State of Sales Training Study explores how today's or... More »

The Economy Changes How Buyer's Buy

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According to the author of Boomer Selling, buyers are really slowing down how they spend because they are trying to avoid the mistakes of the past. Interestingly, while business-to-business sales are slowing, these same buyers are spending, nearly a trillion dollars, in... More »

Perception is reality?

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In a recent poll by Gallup (run every year), congressmen, stockbrokers, advertising practitioners, business executives, lawyers, and labor union leaders skew negative by more than a 2-to-1 ratio -- all are in the bottom 10 of "least ethical and honest profession." For t... More »

Podcast: Sales Competencies Model

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An overview of the ASTD World-Class Sales Competency model published as a feature article in T+D magazine. The Power of the Pyramid: ASTD Unveils the World-Class Sales Competency Model. An overview of the roles, competencies, and outputs for sales managers, sales traine... More »