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The Best Sales Call Questions are Powered by Outstanding Emotional Intelligence

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Fortunately, researchers agree that the human qualities of self-awareness and social awareness, or EQ, can be developed over time. Letting the conversation drive the subject regardless of your sales agenda is key. EQ has the capability of driving topics, uncovering hidden agendas and drawing out underlying objections.

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The Wildlife Conservation Stamp: An Additional Income Stream for Our National Wildlife Refuges

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Hunters and groups like the NRA consistently leverage the power of Duck Stamp funding to promote hunter-friendly agendas (such as expansion of hunting rights on refuges) sometimes overriding the voices of non-hunters whose wildlife considerations are often different yet equally valid.

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The Six Secrets to Superior Sales Kickoffs

Sales and Marketing Management

It’s easy and tempting to simply repeat the general format and agenda of past meetings. Secret 3: Set the agenda early. The next step should be to assemble a first draft of the agenda. Here are six secrets to make your meetings a hit and not a miss. Secret 1: Form the right planning committee.

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Tips to Upsell and Cross-Sell to Current Clients

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In what other ways can we support their agenda with our offerings? Photo by Pavel Danilyuk SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement This means, he writes, “they work collaboratively with clients to construct new ways of delivering value.”

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Mastering Conversation Starters is One of the Best Sales Strategies

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Still, when you find yourself among potential business prospects it pays to have an agenda. Photo by Ketut Subiyanto Pexels.com SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement Your goal is to gain information to segue into a more substantive business discussion.

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Best Sales Strategies Don't Include Covert Manipulation

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Covert Manipulators Have a Hidden Agenda There are many reasons why people are manipulative. SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement Much like a lie, it’s hard to maintain the demands of manipulative behavior. Therefore, they resort to underhand tactics to get what they want.

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5 Ways to Deliver a Truly Impactful Sales Kickoff

Sales and Marketing Management

The three-day agenda combined information sharing, skills development, team workshops and fun, which I’m sure sounds pretty familiar. In InsideView’s case, we’d gone back and forth over the past few years between large scale/scope/budget/bold agenda and conservative/scaled back. We recently completed our sales kickoff at InsideView.