Advice for New Salespeople
Poor time management is the biggest challenge for new sellers. Your most finite resource as a sales professional is time. In our business we work with salespeople and sales managers of all levels. Recently,
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Poor time management is the biggest challenge for new sellers. Your most finite resource as a sales professional is time. In our business we work with salespeople and sales managers of all levels. Recently,
It’s essential to keep your team positive despite conditions—whether they’re internal or external—because if the team is feeling down and negative, it will pass through to customers as well. Negativity can be a real
Closing the sale involves being able to diffuse and deflect (and often anticipate) customer objections. Closing the Sale Like putting the finishing touches on a masterpiece work of art – closing is the apex
Quarantine is often worse than spam because the intended recipient has no idea that the e-mail exists. It’s always fascinating to see how previous experiences such as jobs and careers benefit you in unexpected
There are several reasons for inaccurate sales forecasting, however, the two below are the most common I see when working with sales organizations. Monday mornings start off with sales meetings and the infamous sales
A good place to start is to analyze your customer service from your customer’s perspective. Is providing exceptional customer service a top priority at your company? Do all your customer-facing personnel work to exceed
Feeling down? Having a bad day? Dealing with the blahs? Well, take heart. You are not alone. You are far, far from alone. “I need a hug!” said the voice of a sad salesperson
There’s not a lot you can do about the national economy but there is a lot you can do about your personal economy. ~Zig Ziglar Many years ago when it was reasonably safe to
Your management team may have implemented a team selling model with great expectations for success. However, team selling doesn’t always live up to its potential. To Team Or Not To Team? Does this sound
Tips for Building a Successful Process for Onboarding New Salespeople To build and sustain a high-performing sales team you must begin with successfully onboarding new salespeople. Getting it right from the start will help
Your challenge is that you can’t use a positive sales approach with a negative person. Are you too positive? If you’re like most salespeople—and most salespeople are—you’re pretty positive. The same is true if
It’s often difficult to motivate sales reps to focus on developing expertise when they want to develop relationships, but the two can go hand in hand. Trust is Not Enough For many years, developing