How to Make Morning Sales Meetings Effective

“I MANAGE A TEAM OF WORK-AT-HOME SALES REPS WHERE I DON’T HAVE THE ABILITY TO LISTEN IN ON THEIR CALLS. WHILE I DO ATTEMPT TO COACH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THE COACHING IS MAINLY BASED ON THE DATA THAT THE REP PUTS INTO OUR CRM. DO YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COACHING INSIDE SALES REPS WHEN YOU CAN’T LISTEN TO THEM ON THE PHONE WITH A CUSTOMER?”
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#JUSTBENICE ISN’T ALWAYS EASY

Just be nice. When you’re working to build relationships, you can never go wrong by showing some basic respect, decency and empathy. It’s pretty easy to be nice when the sun is shining, you’re in a good mood, and you’re surrounded by people whose company you enjoy. But being nice can be hard work when ... Read more

What we don't know about mother's milk | Katie Hinde

Breast milk grows babies' bodies, fuels neurodevelopment, provides essential immunofactors and safeguards against famine and disease -- why, then, does science know more about tomatoes than mother's milk? Katie Hinde shares insights into this complex, life-giving substance and discusses the major gaps scientific research still needs to fill so we can better understand it.

Advice on How to Make the Case for a Customer-centric Transformation

“Customer-centric” is a buzzword that gets thrown around a lot by marketers. In this article, you’ll find advice from two who really make it happen. Based off of MarketingSherpa data, they’ll walk through the trials, tribulations and tips for customer-centric transformation within your company.

A young inventor's plan to recycle Styrofoam | Ashton Cofer

From packing peanuts to disposable coffee cups, each year the US alone produces some two billion pounds of Styrofoam -- none of which can be recycled. Frustrated by this waste of resources and landfill space, Ashton Cofer and his science fair teammates developed a heating treatment to break down used Styrofoam into something useful. Check out their original design, which won the Scientific American Innovator Award from Google Science Fair.

New InsideSales.com Study Offers Window into Consumers’ Often Complicated Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence

New InsideSales.com Study Offers Window into Consumers’ Often Complicated Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence
Study Data Reveals Most People Don’t Know They Use AI Daily; Spotlights Opportunities for AI to Enter the Workplace

2-in-1s Becoming the New Standard in Productivity Tools for Mobile Workers

Early in my career, when businesses selected a mobile computing device for their workforce, it was a simple choice of what size laptop was ideal. In today’s mobile world, faced with a vast choice of devices offering various form factors and running different operating systems, the decision is a little more complex.

Why Great Negotiators Earn More Money

What’s the best way to claim more money in a negotiation? Many professional negotiators would recommend hard-bargaining tactics, such as asking the other party to disclose their bottom line, standing firm on price, and threatening to walk away. But truly great negotiators recognize that using haggling strategies alone may leave significant money on the table.
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3 ways to spot a bad statistic | Mona Chalabi

Polls that predict political candidates' chances to two decimal places are a problem. But we shouldn't count out stats altogether ... instead, we should learn to look behind them. In this delightful, hilarious talk, data journalist Mona Chalabi shares handy tips to help question, interpret and truly understand what the numbers are saying.

A Billionaire’s Mind-set Re: Sales Quota

DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT MINDSET FOR SALES?
I was watching the show BILLIONS (Showtime / cable) last night when something during the episode got me so fired up – I COULD. NOT. WAIT. to hit the phones Monday morning.
The show is loosely based on a real world prosecutor going after a hedge fund manager – but here’s what happened in the show last night that truly MOTIVATED me for MONDAY…
The main character was in jeopardy of missing his numbers and only had a few days left to pull a rabbit out of the hat.

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