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Want To Win This Time? Don’t Dwell On The Last One

SaaStr

The best thing I’ve read in some time was the advice Nick Saban, the winning college football coach in history, gave to Alabama’s basketball coach who kept getting … close. Alabama basketball kept getting upset, and the call went to Coach Saban. A chip on your shoulder can be good, it’s motivating.

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Keep Trying: How To Overcome Failure and Succeed in Sales (and Life)

Outreach

Everyone’s an over-achieving, Type-A, killing-it, crushing-it, hyper-motivated shark! I graduated with a BA in Philosophy & Economics from the University of Alabama. Everyone is living the dream: promotions, vacations, beautiful relationships and even more beautiful cars. So, why aren’t you? Maybe you aren’t smart enough.

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Proof That Women Have a Seat at the Sales Development Table

SalesLoft

Lydia’s Bio: Lydia came to Atlanta by way of Auburn, Alabama, and joined the Salesloft family in November 2014. As one of the Sales Development Team Leads, Lydia is a constant motivator to the SDR team both professionally and personally. How do you stay fired up to come into work every day and help motivate the team?

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These Characteristics Make a Superstar Salesperson

Closer's Coffee

What motivates the Superstar salesperson? One great example of this can be found with the legendary “Broadway” Joe Namath during his junior year at the University of Alabama. Alabama Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant got word that Namath had been observed drinking, which was against team rules. They are fond of visible signs of success.

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Here's What Facebook Says It's Doing to Protect Election Security

Hubspot

Doing so begins by identifying motives, which boils down to three main areas: influencing public debate, money, and what the "classic internet 'troll,'" Stamos said. The second motivator, money, is the most common one. These motivations can vary or even be combined according to the event the actor is trying to influence.

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5 Advantages of Peer Learning in Sales Organizations

SalesLoft

A study by Dr. Adam Rapp from the University of Alabama found that sales managers typically spend their time on four types of activities: managing sellers (32%). Peer learning is seen as friendly and fun since it’s with one’s colleagues in a less formal setting. Saves Valuable Time for the Manager. A sales manager has many responsibilities.

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 312: Q & A with Robert Gitell

Heinz Marketing

You’ve got to manage them, you’ve got to motivate them, you’ve got to ensure great sales performance. I love, obviously when you’re walking out and you can comment on that or just talk about, “Hey, I noticed you got an Alabama sign,” like the game coming up. So not much has changed there.

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