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Essential Ideas for Enterprise Software Sales Professionals

April 2006

In This Issue
Don’t Talk Yourself Out of the Sale
Stand Up – and Stand Out: Get Your Prospects to Call You Back
You Vote: Are sales training programs worth it?
Strategic Planning for Sales People
Book Review: The Irresistible Offer – Mark Joyner
Hot Candidates
New Jobs at SoftwareSalesJobs


Who's Hiring Software Sales People?
You'll have to visit www.SoftwareSalesJobs.com and create a profile to find out more, but here are only a few of the companies seeking software sales, pre-sales, and sales management professionals across North America on SoftwareSalesJobs:



Don’t Talk Yourself Out of the Sale
By Roy Chitwood, President, Max Sacks International
There are surprisingly few people in selling today who are truly adept at knowing how and when to ask their prospects for the order. Surveys show that 62% of the time, just when sales people should be closing the sale, they fail to take that step. It is not hard to imagine that a mere 20% of those currently employed in sales make 80% of all sales. It is crucial for every sales professional to go through proper training and within this training they should learn to utilize a sales procedure that will logically carry them through the sale.
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Stand Up – and Stand Out: Get Your Prospects to Call You Back
By Colleen Francis, President & Founder, Engage Selling Solutions
No matter how persuasive, compelling or brilliant you may be, it’s difficult to build a relationship with a prospect if you can’t get them to call you back. Most sales people use boring, outdated voice and email methods, which leave them sounding just like every other sales person in the world. If you want to get more return calls from your clients, then you have to do something different from everyone else out there – you have to stand out, be likeable, and actively deserve a return call.
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Are sales training programs by firms like CustomerCentric or Miller-Heiman worth the time and money?


Yes: In general, the sales training courses I've taken were worth it and improved my ability (or my sales force's ability) to sell software.
No: The sales training courses I've invested in were a waste of time and did not improve performance.









Strategic Planning for Sales People
By Dave Kahle, Sales Consultant & Speaker
"Ready, shoot, aim." Unfortunately, that's the all too common description of the field sales person's modus operandi. In a misguided attempt to stay busy and see as many people as possible, too many sales people subscribe to the theory that any activity is good activity. But sales people must confront their potential “things to do” and make decisions about which customers to invest time in and engage in strategic planning if they wish to achieve success.
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 Book Review
The Irresistible Offer – Mark Joyner
By Ben Mack, Writer, Brand Strategist
Want to learn how to craft a message that drives immediate sales while strengthening the overall perception of the advertised product, even among those not shopping? This book is an identity-building offer central to a product, service, or company where the believable return on investment is communicated so clearly and efficiently that it drives traffic and builds positive imagery for future consideration.
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Hot Candidates
Looking to hire Software Sales People? Meet some of the premier field sales, pre-sales, and sales management professionals in the sector. Read profiles and contact registered SoftwareSalesJobs members that are waiting to hear more about your company!
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New Jobs at SoftwareSalesJobs

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Oracle Corporation
Technology Sales Representative
Tampa, FL
FileNet Corporation
Contact Manager
Costa Mesa, CA
Infokall, Inc.
Business Development Manager
Orange County, CA
Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.
Alliance Sales Representative - Healthcare
Overland Park, KS
Oracle Corporation
Consulting Sales Manager
Atlanta, GA
Software AG
Software Sales Account Executive - Legacy Modernization
Dallas, TX
XOsoft
Regional Account Manager
Waltham, MA
Oracle Corporation
Sales Consulting Manager
Charlotte, NC
MKS Inc.
Regional Sales Manager
San Francisco, CA
Progress Software
Inside Sales Representative
Morrisville, NC
Sendmail, Inc.
VP/Senior Director - Worldwide Field Services
Emeryville, CA
SIRE Technologies, Inc.
Senior Enterprise Software Sales Executive
Salt Lake City, UT
Fast Search & Transfer
Direct Sales Representative - Civilian agencies/Intel. agencies
Mclean, VA
Confidential
Vice President Business Development
NY
Courion Corporation
Solutions Consultant - Team Lead
Framingham, MA
FileNet Corporation
Global Alliance Manager
Costa Mesa, CA
Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.
Alliance Sales Representative - Healthcare
Springfield, IL
Akonix Systems, Inc.
Account Manager
Washington, DC
Cassatt Corporation
Senior Sales Engineer
San Jose, CA
Fast Search & Transfer
Direct Sales Representative
Toronto, ON
Oracle Corporation
Technology Sales Representative
Dallas, TX
Progress Software
District Sales Manager
Bedford, MA
SIRE Technologies, Inc.
Senior Enterprise Software Sales Executive
Salt Lake City, UT
Syndera Corporation
Director, Business Development - Enterprise Software
New York City, NY
TriGeo Network Security, Inc.
Marketing Development Representative
Spokane, WA
VISTAGY, Inc.
Technical Consultant
Waltham, MA
Oracle Corporation
Senior Sales Consultant/Solution Architect
Houston, TX
Logical Apps
Regional Sales Manager
Irvine, CA
Confidential
Vice President Sales
MA
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