Author: Tibor Shanto

CRM - Digital Sales Transformation

How to Effectively Align Your CRM Process and Software

Aligning Software and Process A good CRM sales process and software provides you with a complete view of the client while allowing you to align your resources to maximize results for both. Make CRM Part of Your DNA I don't…

cold calling and panhandling

What Salespeople Can Learn about Cold Calling from Panhandlers

Brother Can You Spare a Sale There is a lot that salespeople can learn from panhandlers about cold calling, closing, time discipline, and self-motivation. Recently there was a major controversy in Toronto around panhandlers on the street and their impact…

selling over the summer

Riding The Summer Sales Wave

Not all decision makers go on vacation the same week, nor do the influencers. Sales cycles are no strangers to cyclicality and seasonal swings. “Summer shutdowns”, retooling, Christmas, and of course summer. There is no denying that summer brings a…

inaction and objections Dealing with Status Quo in Sales

Eliminating The Risk Of Inaction

One of your goals going into any sale is to deal with the potential of inaction. Risk is a big factor in sales, and there are many ways to manage, mitigate and maneuver risk. One can argue the biggest risk…

Sales Cycle Velocity

Sales Is Not A Race

Sales people and their leaders have fallen into the habit of over relying on velocity as a means to sales success. It is easy to see why people in sales, at all levels, are infatuated by speed, or as the…

time allocation and management in sales

How to Allocate Time for Sales Success

I always liked the saying that you cannot manage time; it already comes in cartons of 24 hours, with each containing 60 minutes After a long career in sales, working with and for some highly successful professionals, it’s hard not…

Value Propositions are Dead

The Evolution of Value Proposition

The Warm and Fuzzy Value Proposition People love the term value proposition, so user friendly, none threatening, cute, warm, and safe You are no longer relying on Palm Pilot, going to Blockbuster for your in-home movie entertainment, so why are…