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Face to face interactions are typically viewed as the single most valuable activity by any sales professional. However, opening the door and gaining a seat at the business table is tough. How does a sales rep in a highly connected, digital business world capture the attention of Read More

Coming from a background in sales, and growing up in the imaging channel, I admit that saying “no” seems, well, stupid. After all, in the copy/print hardware world, if the price for a new product was a problem, you could always sell used. And if it wasn’t in the Read More

Boise, ID (April 2017) – Compass Sales Solutions, the industry leader in Sales Opportunity Software, is excited to announce its latest integration with GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation. The new integration eases the task of submitting credit applications for office Read More

Windermere, FL (March 15, 2017)– The Sailor Group, Inc., a Salesforce.com reseller partner and provider of professional services, training, consulting that helps companies get the most from their Salesforce implementation, today announced that The Sailor Group, Inc. has become an Read More

With a recent appointment, my sales process took a few steps back when my prospect (net new client) challenged my pricing for a new A3 black Ricoh device. They stated that the price of the same device on the web was $2,500 less than my price and wanted to know why we were so much Read More

Most dealers find the sales process for managed IT services a challenge. Selling them requires a much more consultative approach, and it can take months to get a signed contract. To be successful with managed IT services, dealers have to exercise patience, have the right Read More

Konica Minolta recently sponsored the webinar, Transformational Tech: Building Your Workplace of the Future. Dan Schawbel, partner and research director at Future Workplace, an executive development firm dedicated to rethinking and re-imagining the workplace, was the main Read More

I would like for you to think about the people who have been leaders in your life. One of the fascinating aspects about the people who lead us, whether they are good, poor or indifferent is the fact we learn a thing or two from all of them. Some teach us how to lead while others Read More

Today the Social Sales Academy (www.socialsalesacademy.net) announced the next Major Account Sales Workshop on April 10-11, 2017 in Dallas, TX. The program helps major account reps build a business plan, integrate social selling aspects into their sales process as well as Read More

Cedar Rapids, IA – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation and Collabrance LLC announced today they will host four Sales Simplicity Seminars in 2017. The managed IT sales training will be conducted by Alex Rogers, founder of the IT services consulting firm CharTec. The Read More

I got an email recently from a client with a great question. It came from a webinar about content marketing. This client wanted to know how she could create a smooth flow of information between marketing and sales. I wasn’t sure what she meant at first, so I dug a little deeper Read More

A proactive sales rep is the kind of individual who’s always looking into the future in order to be prepared for anything. A successful sales rep exerts self-discipline to be proactive on behalf of their prospecting efforts. This is in complete contrast to reactive sales Read More

Cloud providers have Service Licensing Agreements (SLAs), which will deliver varying levels of failover support. As an MSP facilitating such services for your clients, it’s imperative that you have the right information in this area. A lot of sales people are going to vet Read More

West Palm Beach, FL (January 11, 2017) — The Yin and Yang Show: A Marketing and Sales Conversation, (yinandyang.fm), a podcast about inbound sales and marketing for the office technology channel, has just launched. The podcast will focus on sharing real-world experience and Read More

Social media, SEO, web analytics–it’s enough to make a sales or marketing manager long for the good old days of cold-calling, advertising, and direct mail. In truth, the old days weren’t so good. Casting a wide net to capture prospects with just the phone, local ads, and Read More