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Feature Stories
Sneak Peak: 2008 Survey of Buying Power
The mother lode of data is back—retooled and better than ever.
Embracing the Future With Sales 2.0
In today's Web 2.0 world, your customer often knows almost as much about your company's products as your sales reps do.
The Minister of Culture: Bobby Grisham
Bobby Grisham, CSO of EDS, works sales magic through incentives, coaching and recognition.
Be a Value Merchant
A value merchant recognizes the supplier's own costs and the market offering's value to the customer and works to obtain a fair return for both the supplier firm and customer firm.
In This Issue
SALES STRATEGY
A Better Way to Generate Leads
Whether it be an insurance agency, financial institution, advertising agency, manufacturing firm, law firm or other business, your organization may not be as well-equipped to generate lifeblood leads as you think.
The Forgotten Element: Mixing Communications
A focus on the top-line should be top-of-mind when designing integrated marketing communication programs. Unfortunately, the sales function is often an afterthought in many marcom campaigns undertaken by B2B and B2C marketers today.


MARKETING STRATEGY
Communication Breakdown
It's a sad-but-true fact: Far too often, salespeople aren't sufficiently involved in the situations and decisions that affect their customers.
Building Buzz with a Personal Touch
Customer loyalty seems to be declining across many industries. To cultivate loyal customers, try an old-school approach.


MANAGEMENT
Online Recruiting Simplified
Are Web-based tools a help or hindrance?
Keeping Your Cool
Making good decisions is tough enough when things are going well, so adding a recession to the mix can make a job that was previously difficult truly excruciating.


MOTIVATION AND INCENTIVES
Making the Case for Travel (Part I)
When you need a healthier P&L, give your team some R&R
Forget Cash, Show Me the Goods!
There's a special place in salespeople's hearts for high-end merchandise.


MEETINGS
Travel Safety: Don't Become a Target
Make use of these proven strategies to stay safe abroad
On the Road: Jacksonville
Pastels and palm trees not really your thing? Don't go writing off a trip to the Sunshine State just yet.
Streamlining Business Travel? Don't Cut Too Deeply
The ever-increasing pressure on reducing expenses has some managers thinking of scaling back on their teams' travel.


TRAINING
Compensate to Motivate
No question, channeling the energy of a sales team can be a challenging endeavor. But here's an incontestable fact: How you compensate your reps determines where they invest their time and the results you get.


TECHNOLOGY
Rich Media, Richer Results
Set your brand apart—then sit back and watch sales soar.


EXPERT VOICES
Smart Sales: Powering Through the Recession
There's plenty of disagreement over how best to label what's going on here in the U.S. Well, I'm no economist, but let's not split hairs: We're presently in a recession.
Smart Management: The Structured Conversation
How often do you really get into rich business conversations where you get down to the problems or issues that are truly keeping your client up at night?
Smart Marketing: The Customer's Voice
I am convinced the thing we understand least about mobile marketing is the individual actually holding the cell phone in his hand. I'm equally convinced we need this knowledge if we're going to make mobile work, just like the rest of the world has.
Smart Marketing: The Rise of Trust and Authenticity
By the year 2020, corporate sincerity will trump marketing's "four Ps."


Online News & Features
Case Study: Creating Pipeline Management Flexibility
Swivel Secure's director of business management aims to find a means to shift his focus from administrative tasks to building client relations.
Driving Profitable Revenue Growth
More and more leading companies are relying on Sales Performance Management (SPM) software solutions to supply the raw data that is transformed into the knowledge they demand.
Develop a Sales Process in Three Steps
Successful implementation of a common sales process within a sales-driven organization requires coordination and dedication.
Beyond the Green Wash: An Inconvenient Reality
A green image is becoming more and more important every day.
Sales "Meeting" Ground Work
Here are some tips for systematically making inroads with prospective customers and securing the sale.
Is Press Release Addiction Killing Your Marketing Efforts?
It's time for someone to stand up against press releases.
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