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How to handle rejection in sales (or in life)?

For success in sales we need passion. And when we get rejected after passionate efforts – which we invariably do – we feel the pain. Different people deal with rejection differently. We typically either ‘bottle-up’ or ‘brood’. The better way to deal with rejection is: 1) Radically accept all the emotions that come with rejection.…
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Do you think B2B marketing internationally (say in the USA) is very different from marketing domestically?

One big learning we get when talking with international peers is – we see the world of B2B marketing converging worldwide. Ruth Stevens talk about US B2B marketing trends: 1. marketing priority by far – increasing sales leads-CHECK 2. Millenials enter the buying group & influencing buying-CHECK 3. Number of decision makers increasing – CHECK…
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The most effective B2B marketing tactic of all

Even in North America – which is at the peak of inflated investments’ when it comes to digital channels, in-person events were rated as: #1 ahead of the others by a significant margin of the other channels. Imagine the scene in India which is an even more face-to-face & touch and feel demography than USA?…
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Sales leaders becoming CEOs!

Sales leaders become CEOs because they are adapting to hunting the elephant. When they become CEOs they need to do radically different things. They need to know & get things done in multiple areas: be it cutting & cleaning the meat, cooking it, and then distributing it to the right people and ensure that they…
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How do Indian CEOs look at Social Selling?

3 key takeaways on how Indian CEOs look at Social Selling from my workshop “CEOs: Get Social” 1. CEOs need to address many stakeholders beyond the customer(s); employees, media, extended community, potential employees, peers & competition – & want to do that through Social Media. 2. A CEO can’t just afford to be a Superstar…
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