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The Only Two OKRs for Sales

Iannarino

The more you focus on these major outcomes, the better your results. The idea of the OKR (Objective and Key Results) comes from Andy Grove, the CEO of Intel in the early seventies. Grove had an admirable penchant to treat his sales force as the best source for figuring what was going on with Intel’s clients.

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Transforming agencies into profit powerhouses with client retention by CallRail

Search Engine Land

In todayʼs competitive agency marketplace, itʼs more difficult than ever to stand out from the crowd and retain clients. As AdWeek reports, it’s not uncommon for small-to-medium-sized firms to see upwards of 40% client turnover year over year. Why clients break up with their agencies 2. The solutions to client churn 3.

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Overcoming Sales Objections: 9 Guaranteed Winning Strategies

Lead Fuze

9 Overcoming Sales Objections Strategies for Getting Your New Product Launch Marketing Plan on Track. Even when they do, overcoming sales objections needs to be your next goal. Overcoming sales objections of all of those leads is possibly the biggest differentiator between those who succeed and those who don’t.

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Account Based Selling: The Easy Guide for Beginners

Veloxy

This guide to account based selling for beginners will answer all of your key questions, such as: What is account based selling? Businesses that implement advanced ABSD strategies stand to see a range of benefits, including but not limited to: A 171% increase in the average annual contract value from each account. The results?

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What is Outside Sales? Everything You Need to Know in 2024

Veloxy

Get Your Free Ebook Key Takeaways Outside sales is the practice of selling through direct, in-person interactions. Sales professionals in outside sales roles enjoy a higher level of autonomy, often working independently and engaging directly with clients to build strong customer relationships.

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Key account management strategy: Setting things in motion

PandaDoc

Key accounts are the 20% of accounts that generate 80% of your company revenue. Before attempting to develop a key account management strategy, you must know how to identify these key accounts. Key account management (KAM), also known as strategic account management, is a concept that first emerged in the 1970s.

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Account Management Excellence (feat.) Will Frattini

Sales Gravy

Best Practices in Account Management One of the most critical aspects of effective account management is maintaining regular communication with clients. This doesn't mean only reaching out when it's time to renew a contract. Their insights can be invaluable for account managers looking to deepen client relationships.