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With the PGA championship in full “swing” this week, golf is certainly on the mind of a large part of the country. With today’s short attention spans golf should have an uphill battle to hold our attention, but the sport is still keeping audiences riveted year after year.<\/p>\n

Golf is a deceptively simple, yet endlessly complicated game, much like the sales process. Strategies are always changing, new tools constantly come and go, and nobody has been able to find a consistent formula for success.<\/p>\n

Both sales and golf alike have well defined objectives and a whole host of hazards and obstacles that require great skill to navigate in order to get there. That’s why we thought it might be helpful to see what other similarities there are between the two age-old activities.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the infographic below and download our newest e-book <\/strong><\/a>to see how Salesforce can make your sales process easier.<\/p>\n

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Download our newest e-book to see how Salesforce can make your sales process easier:<\/p>\n

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