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Dreamforce, Arse-Kissing, and Behavioral vs. Attitudinal Loyalty

SaaStr

A long ways back, I was meeting with one of our largest customers, one of our first $1m TCV deals. He’d come (flying private I assume, and possibly straight from Hawaii) to … kiss the customer’s arse, as near as I could tell. Yes, sales reps will tell you they close the most deals of the year at Dreamforce.

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9 Best Sales Techniques For Maximum Conversions

ClickFunnels

Of course, if you’re offering coaching, consulting, or freelance service, then you might still need to hop on the phone to close… but sales funnels can still help you generate leads and qualify prospects. A few weeks ago my wife and I went on an anniversary trip to Kauai in Hawaii. The hero meets a mentor who understands their problem.

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 149: Q&A with Tiffani Bova @Tiffani_Bova

Heinz Marketing

I’m not sure today, Tiffani, if you’re in LA or Hawaii or yourself in a hotel room somewhere on the road. Tiffani: I think it was the number one question I got asked as I was meeting with people in my previous role and now the number one thing that CEOs and executives are focused on is growth. How are you trying to grow?

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 221: Q & A with Cheri Keith @Cheri29

Heinz Marketing

So it’s kind of that best of both worlds for me where I get to be really close to a marketing ward without actually doing their marketing. So we had been to Disneyland earlier this year, and we had some plans to be going to Hawaii this summer. Matt: Yeah. Quite frankly, as a consultant, I worry about that, too.

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How to Run Effective Online Sweepstakes Campaigns

ConversionXL

To meet those goals it was decided to create a 12 week online sweepstakes campaign. Life-time value of those customers is close to zero. Learning point here is to have prizes that your target customers want/need and that are ideally your actual products or closely related to your business, your brand and your products/services.

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The 12 Best AI Assistants for Sales Teams

Hubspot

They can then focus on building long-lasting relationships with clients and closing deals. Tinuiti closed 50% more recurring revenue from cross-selling with Gong. Say, you sell helicopter tours of Hawaii for corporate retreats. The need to correct or edit the automated dictation is close to none.

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Making A Difference in Your Sales Career

Closer's Coffee

Another valid perception is we will do anything to close the sale. You see, salespeople have a target to hit, a boss to report to, and if you don’t meet said goal — your job is on the line. Sale of services, products, subscription, and more require that one party agrees to pay for those rendered goods.