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Today’s Top Sales Tip

Why It’s Right to be Wrong

There is power in being wrong. There’s strength in recognizing that you haven’t lived up to your expectations. It makes no sense to pretend like you don’t make mistakes. You are only hurting yourself. It might feel like admitting failure will only feed into what your critics are unfairly saying about you. It might feel […]

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This Week’s Top Sales Articles

Each week we select the very best sales articles from the major article sites, written by top sales gurus from around the world. We cull through until we find the 10 best pieces of sales advice – which we then share with you.  The four weekly winners then compete for “Top Sales Article of the Month” The 2013 weekly contest has now kicked-off and you can catch this week’s selections HERE

Latest Top Sales Hard Talk

Listen to Making the Transition – Outside InJason Dobbs discusses the successful transition he has made from external sales rep to internal sales professional, and the huge advantages he is now reaping. DOWNLOAD

Today’s Featured Contributor

Trish Bertuzzi

Trish BertuzziAuthor Jonathan Franzen said "one-half of a passion is obsession, the other half is love." With that in mind, ask anyone who's met Trish and they'll tell you - she is passionate about Inside Sales. Visit: www.bridgegroupinc.com

On Top Sales Management

Did Infusionsoft Make it Right? You Decide

Customer experience and back-end service support have always been hot buttons for me. When you work your backside off to close sales deals, the last thing you want to find out is that a customer ...more

Today’s Top Sales Blog Posts

Question: Where do all the world’s top sales bloggers hang out?

Answer: HERE

 

Every day we bring you the latest blog posts from around the sales blogosphere – all in one place -  find them HERE

This Week’s Top Blog Posts

Nobody knows precisely how many blog posts are made each week in the “sales space” but it is probably thousands, and our aim within this section of TSW, is to select and recognize the best of the best.

But we don’t stop there, each of the twelve monthly winners then go forward to the “Top Sales Blog Post of 2013” as part of the annual Top Sales & Marketing Awards  HERE.

Latest Top Sales Video

Watch: Gerhard Gschwandtner reviews Linda Richardson's new book Changing the Sales ConversationSelling Power CEO Gerhard Gschwandtner reviews Linda Richardson’s new book Changing the Sales Conversation.  WATCH THE VIDEO

Sales Tool Spotlight

MembrainActive Pipeline Management for Complex B2B Sales

Membrain actively helps sales teams do the right thing, with the right stakeholder, at the right prospect, at the right time. Visualize what a qualified prospect looks like, what the next step to move the deal forward is and help sales people understand what they need to do to reach and exceed their quota. www.membrain.com

Featured Book:

Book_Terson_120_01Selling Fearlessly: A Master Salesman’s Secrets for the One-Call-Close Salesperson

Sales books are ubiquitous, but Selling Fearlessly: A Master Salesman’s Secrets for the One-Call-Close Salesperson, although beneficial to all salespeople, specifically targets the one-call-close simple-sale salesperson ….. Learn More

Featured White Paper:

eBook_McDade_120_01Is Your Funnel Full of Fool’s Gold?

Contrary to popular belief, most leads actually aren’t. The so-called leads that cross your sales team’s desk may look like the real thing, but chances are they’re more like fool’s gold. These raw, unfiltered leads require extensive time on the part of your sales reps just to find the handful that are worthwhile. Download

 

Upcoming Events

Top Global Salesperson Award 2014Who Are the Best Salespeople on the Planet?

In 2014, Top Sales World is going to find out. We are running a contest to identify the Top Sales Professionals in the world. It all kicks-off in February, so please stay tuned.

Coming Soon …. At last, a brand new book from Linda RichardsonChanging the Sales Conversation

In this era of iPads, iPhones, and apps, sales communications may be growing, but sales conversations are dying-and so are too many sales. Linda Richardson’s new book is out in January. You can pre-order today and get a 27% discount. Details here

 

TUniversity_120he Sales Productivity University

This new eLearning site is a place where you can take short-courses to learn about different types of sales tools. Our goal is to keep it simple, and to stay away from industry jargon that over-complicates things. At Sales Productivity University, you’ll complete your course in 20 minutes or less. It’s free to register and it’s free to take the courses.  You’ll have all the knowledge you need so you can decide with confidence, which tools will be useful to you or your organization. More details HERE