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Your business can’t make money without sales, and our Sales hub resources will help you close the deal. Explore guidance on everything from negotiation tips to understanding sales funnels, which can help you improve both your individual sales skills and your entire team’s ability to land new customers.

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Secrets to Selling Intangible Products and Services
By Jonathan Furman | November 06, 2025

When you're selling intangible goods and services, you'll need to create a unique marketing plan and sales process involving trust. Learn what's involved.

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5 Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence Matters in Sales
By Jennifer Dublino | November 05, 2025

Emotional intelligence helps salespeople handle rejection, read customer signals, and build trust. High-EQ sellers see "no" as improvement opportunities.

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How to Expand Your Revenue Sources
By Mark Fairlie | November 04, 2025

The most successful businesses have several revenue sources. Learn how to increase yours.

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Facts vs. Emotions: When to Use Each Tactic to Make a Sale
By Jennifer Dublino | October 27, 2025

In marketing or direct sales, sometimes using facts is best, while an emotional approach is better in other instances. Learn to choose the right tactic.

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Super Sales Strategies: Quick Tips for Upselling and Cross-Selling
By Sean Peek | October 21, 2025

Improve your company’s revenue by upselling and cross-selling like a pro. Follow these 10 easy tips to boost your sales.

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The Cold Weather Effect: Raising Profits When Temperatures Drop
By Jennifer Post | October 16, 2025

The cold weather effect is a retail phenomenon of increased profits during cold weather. Learn how to weatherproof your business to reap the benefits.

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How to Make Your Direct Sales Business Explode in No Time
By Mark Fairlie | October 13, 2025

A direct sales business sells products or services outside of a retail environment. Follow these tips and strategies to build your direct sales business.

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What Is Dynamic Pricing and How Does It Affect E-Commerce
By Jennifer Dublino | October 13, 2025

Dynamic pricing adjusts prices in real-time based on demand, competition and market data. Amazon pioneered this to maximize revenue and stay competitive.

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Sales Methodologies
By Skye Schooley | October 10, 2025

Learn which sales methodologies work best for small businesses. Compare SPIN, Challenger, MEDDIC & more, plus get a 30-day rollout plan to drive results.

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How Social Selling Can Improve Your Sales Process
By Julie Thompson | October 07, 2025

Learn how connecting with prospects on social media can improve your lead-generation efforts.

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Complete Guide to Winning Customers Over The Phone
By Max Freedman | October 07, 2025

Master outbound sales with confident tone, active listening, objection handling, smile while talking, proper breathing techniques, and CRM integrations.

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Online Shopping Cart Abandonment: How to Reduce It
By Megan Totka | September 29, 2025

Here is how you can increase online purchases with techniques that help customers finish their checkout process.

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What is Insight Selling? A Beginner’s Guide
By Paula Fernandes | July 28, 2025

Insight selling involves making a sale by using strategy to coach the customer through the buying process. Here is how it can help your customers.

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Deal Desk Guide for Businesses
By Mark Fairlie | July 22, 2025

Deal desks are specialized sales teams focused on high-value deals. Learn the pros and cons of deal desks and how to utilize them to drive sales.

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Back to Black: How to Combat a Decline in Sales
By Jennifer Post | July 11, 2025

How do you combat declines in sales when the economy is to blame? See how one business turned its sales around in two years.

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One-Click Purchasing: How Click-to-Buy Is Revolutionizing E-Commerce
By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | May 16, 2025

Amazon pioneered one-click purchasing in 2000. Cornell research shows it increases customer spending by 28.5% and reduces the 70% cart abandonment rate online.

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The Psychology of Choice: How Your Business Can Leverage Customer Decision-Making
By Mark Fairlie | April 17, 2025

The psychology of choice means the more options we have, the less likely we are to make a decision. Learn how to use this to your business's advantage.

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Learn by Example: 7 Great Mobile-Friendly E-Commerce Websites
By Mark Fairlie | February 20, 2025

Boost your mobile website conversion rates by emulating excellent mobile-friendly e-commerce websites. Learn how to create a great mobile user experience.

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Bloomfire CMO: Outpace Your Competitors With Customer Insights (Full Q&A)
By Antonio Ferme | February 14, 2025

Dan Stradtman explains the importance of knowing your customers with the data to prove it.

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Use Role-Playing to Engage Your Sales Force
By Mark Fairlie | December 05, 2024

Sales skills can be taught, and role-playing is a great way to improve them. Here are tips and examples to incorporate role-playing into your training.

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Use These Jedi Mind Tricks to Make Customers Spend More
By Mike Berner | November 19, 2024

Want to increase your retail sales fast? Check out the psychological tricks proven to get customers spending more.

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Winning Time: Turn Your Marketing and Sales Teams Into a “Magic” Duo
By Ali Saleh | November 16, 2024

With the right synergy, it’ll be “Showtime” at your business.

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6 Legal Challenges for E-Commerce Businesses
By Sean Peek | November 04, 2024

These five legal challenges can make or break an e-commerce company. Learn how to avoid law and regulation problems that might hurt your small business.

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You’ve Got Leads But Why Aren’t They Buying?
By Jennifer Dublino | October 30, 2024

Understand why leads aren't turning into sales and how to turn potential customers into buyers.

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Amazon Business Features Your Small Business Can Use
By Max Freedman | October 24, 2024

Amazon Business offers useful features your business can use to boost sales and revenue. Here's how to take full advantage of Amazon Business tools.

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From Mall Madness to Sadness: Why Shopping Centers May Soon Be Obsolete
By Jamie Johnson | October 23, 2024

Find out how to keep your mall-based business alive and how to embrace e-commerce as shopping centers decline.

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Brick-and-Mortar vs. E-Commerce Stores: How to Leverage the Best of Both
By Jennifer Dublino | October 23, 2024

Brick-and-mortar and e-commerce stores have compelling benefits. Learn to leverage the best aspects of both to create an excellent customer experience.

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Sell Yourself: 7 Secrets to Appearing Confident During a Sales Pitch
By Julie Thompson | August 27, 2024

Build sales pitch confidence through consistent practice, product belief, determined attitude, authentic expressions and allowing yourself to make mistakes.

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11 Powerful Reasons to Invest in CRM Software
By Mark Fairlie | April 18, 2024

Discover the 11 ways that CRM software makes customers stay with you longer, turn more inquiries into orders and help sales and marketing work together.

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How Tommy Boy Depicts the Power of Spin Selling
By Antonio Ferme | July 10, 2023

Classic comedy is a tutorial on Situation, Problem, implication, and Need-Payoff.