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The Difference Between Operational Excellence and a Low-Price Strategy

The Advantexe Advisor

In the game-changing book, “The Discipline of Market Leaders (Tracey & Wiersema),” the authors propose there are only 3 different “Value Propositions” that a company can offer to its customers; Product Leadership (building and selling the most innovative products), Customer Intimacy (developing a strong relationship with the customer and offering (..)

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B2B Reads: COVID-19 Backstories, Pivots, and Lessons from the NFL

Heinz Marketing

Know Your Customer’s COVID-19 Backstory. Understanding where your customers are coming from is an important advantage during these times. Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19. Thanks for the tips, Armen Zildjian. 4 Pivots Companies Are Making in Light of COVID-19 [New Data].

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Sales Compensation Plans: Complete Guide + Examples

Salesforce

Sales compensation plans are commonly based on specific goals like the number of deals closed, revenue targets hit, or customer retention rates achieved. For example, if a rep earns a commission for a sale but the customer cancels the order within a month, the rep might have to return the commission they received for that sale.

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Appreciating Appreciation….

Partners in Excellence

In selling, I suspect too much of the mindset is, “When the going gets tough, the tough build more pipeline… ” Yet appreciation is integral to our success–both within our organizations, with our partners, and our customers. To other functions in the company, to partners, to customers.

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This day in search marketing history: January 12

Search Engine Land

2009: A lawsuit over a Yelp.com review was settled, but the larger issue of how business owners, customers, and review sites will co-exist online remained wide open. 2010: Link Building With Interviews: How Thought Leadership Builds Links & Leads by Garrett French. Joshua Schachter Lands At Google. by Jordan Kasteler.

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How to Build Exceptional Sales Teams

SalesLoft

It is a place where we focused on the customer journey and not just the transaction. Being a great listener and solving customer problems rather than simply pushing a product sounds basic, but it is so important. Steele: My biggest disappointment at Salesforce was when we lost Morgan Stanley, a $30M/year customer in 2013.

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It’s No Longer WHO You Know, but WHAT You Know — The Knowledge Network

A Sales Guy

Our networks consist of past co-workers, friends, friends of friends, customers, former customers, past bosses, the guys we played softball with, the women in our book club, the parents of our kids friends and more. Building your knowledge network starts with gaining knowledge. Who we know isn’t going away.