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3 Questions Sales Teams Should Ask After Losing (or Winning) a Deal

Harvard Business

In the authors’ experience leading and coaching sales teams, they see evidence that a brief, well-pointed sales retrospective, where you unpack the reasons behind a win or a loss, can significantly improve a team’s future win rate. But very few take the time to assess why they won the business.

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How Middle Market Companies Can Avoid a Liquidity Crisis

Harvard Business

Managers tend to think about liquidity as a finance issue, but in face the behaviors of the sales and operations team — and how they communicate and work together — can have a direct affect on a company’s cash position.

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Investment Banking 101: Understanding the Industry

Tom Spencer

Investment bankers work on behalf of both individual and institutional clients to raise capital by issuing securities, as well as to advise clients on financial matters such as mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate finance activities.

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To Maximize Growth, Get Sales and Finance in Sync

Harvard Business

Four strategies to reduce friction between these sometimes reluctant partners.

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How to Write a Great Sales Letter

The Fearless Marketer

Directing your prospect to online information about your services (what I call a Sales Letter). But the most neglected part of this process is that durn* sales letter. Why a sales letter is absolutely essential. Why a sales letter is absolutely essential. However… What should go into your sales letter?

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Questions Every Sales Leader Must Answer

LSA Global

Every High Performing Sales Leader. Being a high performing sales leader is not easy. Sales leaders are responsible for building and scaling the sales team, designing meaningful compensation plans, training and onboarding new hires, and simultaneously meeting quarterly revenue and margin targets.

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3 Steps to Pivot Your Sales Strategy During a Crisis

LSA Global

Is It Time to Pivot Your Sales Strategy? Are you and your sales team agile enough? You will find out just how quickly you can pivot your sales strategy and your sales team when a crisis occurs. Do you need to pivot your sales strategy or sales approach? 3 Steps to Pivot Your Sales Strategy During a Crisis.

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