Slowdown to make more sales https://vimeo.com/746638687 Slowdown to make more sales seems counter intuitive. Sales is about working hard and fast. One sale and then onto the next. Well, yes and no. The difficulty is we are always feeling pressure to make the sale and move to the next. I get it. I’ve heard it!
Are Salespeople Born or Made? Are salespeople born or made? I hear this question a lot. Surprisingly, the answer is “made.” Believe it or not, there are learned characteristics that help catapult success in sales. And they aren’t what you think. First and foremost, when it comes to sales success, the two most important things
5 Things Every CEO Needs to Know Today CEO’s are in a quagmire. They are finding themselves running their business’s, making CEO decisions yet having to either manage a sales department or wear the sales hat themselves. What’s a CEO to do today? There are 5 things I think are imperative to do if you
5 Things to Move Forward in Any Economy It seems that lately we are hearing some promising, yet limiting, news about the state of our economy. Whether there is truth to what we hear or not, we must position ourselves to move forward. We can use this opportunity to evolve and do things differently. Look
Hiring Millennials Are Hiring Millennial’s in Sales the Right Move? “I can’t find any good salespeople out there. I even tried to hire some young college kids and that was a mistake,” said Matt, the sales director of a SAAS Business. “I hired a few of them and they just aren’t engaged, they just seem
What is Sales Leadership? Being a sales team leader is not the same as leadership in other departments. Why? Because salespeople have different needs and requirements than someone on a fixed salary with a static job description. Some of the most important aspects of sales team leadership are: 1. Coaching in sales team leadership is
What if the bottom quarter of your sales team produced as much or more revenue than the top quarter? What would that do for your company? What would happen if you replaced the bottom quarter of your sales team with A players that get consistent over the top results? When I talk to
The worst seems to be over but our economy is, inevitably, cyclical. Like the rest of us, it has its ups and downs. Yet, when we are in a down cycle, do you get nervous about the economy? And do other factors external to your industry, including world events (such as elections for example) cause
Interesting…making decisions in business. Get in the that restaurant, get a table, order your food, eat and get out? Same in business? That easy eh? Decision making is very different. Yes, it can be quick but there is a reason why it may happen fast. I am under the impression the values are a big part of
Does your sales team OWN their goals? Most likely your team falls under the 80/20 rule: 80% of the business comes from 20% of the sales people. This is the time most of you are creating goals and objectives for nest year. It is the time you crunch numbers to decide your revenues for the
