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Stop Selling and Start Telling: The Power of Prescription

Cerebral Selling

In one experiment the researchers set up a display of gourmet jams in an upscale supermarket. In another, a whopping twenty-four varieties were presented. You give up and decide to just book the place and hope for the best. Prescriptive sellers like these sell with conviction.

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6 Experts Share Their Unconventional Negotiation Tactics

Hubspot

Take a look at what they came up with! Most reps default to selling-convincing, persuading, rattling off benefits. Once they answer, follow up with another why' related to their response. Rather than positioning myself as someone trying to sell an idea, I present it as something that has already been validated by others.

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Data lessons from a successful Taylor Swift exhibit

Martech

It was a gamble. “We scaled up our operations quite a bit to accommodate the show; we staffed up to accommodate the visitors and move them through the space. ” “Early on we recognized that about 75% to 80% of visitors to MAD were coming for that show,” said Parson. That told us our pricing was okay.

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10 New Findings Reveal How Sales Teams Are Finding Success Now

Salesforce

Challenges like inflation, lingering health scares, and supply chain breakdowns are ever-present. Instead of gambling on higher-risk strategies and tactics, sales leaders are pulling back and focusing on what they know works. Sales reps spend only 28% of their week selling, down from 34% in 2018. Download the report.

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7 Things to Look for When Hiring Sales Reps with No Experience

CloserIQ

But while selecting inexperienced candidates may seem like a gamble, it’s not. Even if a candidate doesn’t have a sales record, there are still plenty of ways to evaluate his or her potential to sell. Was the candidate able to wrap things up in a concise manner? But to do that effectively, you need someone who is easy to coach.

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How to Write an Effective Communications Plan [+ Template]

Hubspot

Tide’s parent company, Procter & Gamble, was swift in their response, thanks in large part to their communication plan. For instance, if your plan needs to go from the higher-ups down to the employees, it’s good to take into account how long going through the chain of command will take. Measure results.

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P&G's Olympic Effort: A Video About Moms and Athletes

Hubspot

That commercialization has irked some athletes, who think the games should be purely about competition and not about selling soap powder. In that spirit, I present the following video made by Procter & Gamble. Nevertheless, you have to admit that this two-minute video, called "Pick Them Back Up," is pretty darn good.