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3 Things Sales Leaders Need to Get Right Every Day

[block_grid_item]By Andy Roller[/block_grid_item] On a Google Hangout I recently interviewed John Sahid. We talked about sales training and managing others in sales, the relationship between sales and marketing, social media impact on B2B healthcare sales, and the best emails received or sent in terms of connecting for sales opportunities. Here are some quick takeaways- three key things that sales leaders need to get right: 1) Quickly show relevance and value. Enough said. 2) Tell the right economic story. Yes, it's changed, changing, and the...

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Structure of stories: Every great story will follow a predictable pattern. The five elements to any great story.

5 Crucial Elements To Any Good Story

Recently, we were able to hear from Matthew Luhn, a former member of Pixar Studio and a key cartoonist for the Toy Story Movie. He was speaking in Tulsa, Oklahoma as part of the Seeds Conference. He focused on teaching the timeless elements to any great story. What stood out to us was how simple - even predictable - they were. Exposition This is the character development phase of any story. In Star Wars terms, this is our first glimpse into the dull life...

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Marketing Is Dead

by Bill Lee  |   3:00 PM August 9, 2012  |  Harvard Business Review  Traditional marketing — including advertising, public relations, branding and corporate communications — is dead. Many people in traditional marketing roles and organizations may not realize they're operating within a dead paradigm. But they are. The evidence is clear. First, buyers are no longer paying much attention. Several studies have confirmed that in the "buyer's decision journey," traditional marketing communications just aren't relevant. Buyers are checking out product and service information in their own...

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Bottom Line: Is Investing In Social Media Worth It?

Is it worth it? Measuring your company bottom line against social efforts is surprisingly simple. Take a look at new social media data: *78% are directly influenced by branded posts when making purchases *74% use social media to encourage friends to try new products *80% try new things based on friends’ suggestions via social media The potential is practically unlimited. The trick is investing your time and resources in ways that are proven to pay off. Invest in timeless business principles that will help your brand....

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Market Leaders Using Third-Party Social Management

You have probably experienced a social media campaign from a large, easily-recognizable brand like Coca-Cola or Google. Naturally, it's easy to assume these brands have more than enough funds to compensate the extreme expenses involved in creating complex and highly-produced campaigns. The truth is, no matter how complex or produced the campaign is, the ultimate goal of marketing is to pay for itself in returns. Spending a large amount of money doesn't necessariy guarantee a larger return. Large brands have a...

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