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Activate Your Team to Sell More
It’s an endless cycle of trying to get more from each person on your team, isn’t it? You can’t take a break from the sales push because of the demands and expectations from your board, stakeholders, team, and maybe even your spouse! So what can you do to activate your team to sell more? Activate them! Here are three easy...
read more3 Ways to Help Your Team Actually Achieve Their Sales Goals This Year
It’s the start of a brand new business year. If you haven’t already, you’ll soon share sales goals with your team. And that’s when the real work begins…the tough stuff that helps your team actually achieve their goals this year. Achieving goals begins with your team’s buy-in and belief that the goals are...
read moreHow Well is Your Team Equipped for the Sale After the Sale?
Oh, the highs and lows of your company growth. There’s nothing like the high after your sales team closes a big sale. After the deal is done, the papers are signed, and the deposit has been made; the celebration commences. Yeah for the sales team! But six months later, the client is questioning the decision, unhappy with implementation, and...
read moreHow to Survive the Business Relationship Fail: The Magic of 5:1
Rebounding in a business relationship after a setback is tough. Heck, it’s tough in any relationship, isn’t it? While there is no “abracadabra” that fixes everything, there is a magic 5:1 ratio that can help you survive a fail, disappointment, or challenge. Recently I made a huge error in judgment that negatively affected...
read moreEasy Fixes for the Top 3 Company Sales Challenges
Listen to any sales manager, business owner, or president of a small to mid-sized company and you’ll hear how they aren’t completely satisfied with their sales results. They often blame economic woes (after all it is an election year in the USA), not being able to find enough good people who are great at selling, or the...
read moreThe 2016 Sales Must-Read Books: Build a Learning Culture
Staying mentally sharp and relevant is key to sales success. Buyers demand their sales reps be relevant, insightful, and valuable. As the leader, you set the stage. What information do you share with your team that positions them to bring extra value, challenges their thinking, and helps them be more skillful, work smarter, or open new doors?...
read moreThink You Have the Right Sales Rep? Read This First
As a leader, some of the most important decisions you make are when selecting new sales reps to join your team. Think about the amount of time, money and energy it takes to add someone to your work family…. especially someone who will represent your company to potential buyers. The hours of training, explaining what and why your company...
read moreLeadership Lesson: Let Them Know They Matter
So much to learn as a leader from the Chobani Founder, Hamdi Ulukaya. Click on the image for the 2-minute video. The best line from this report is: The money means a lot – but being appreciated means even more. What can you do today to make your people feel like they matter? 4 Success Drivers You Need to Know...and Grow...
read moreIf Your People Can’t Answer This ONE Question, Your Sales are Doomed
Aligning everyone in the company to answer one question can do more for your bottom line than the new software you just implemented. It’s not the answer to, “What do we sell?” It’s not a bad question; after all you sell a specific product (or product line) or a service, right? Yet there’s a more important question you need to ask yourself: Does...
read moreShift Sales Culture to Reignite Business Growth
Recently a CEO said that he won’t place too much emphasis on sales goals this year because he can see where the market is headed. Instead they’ll focus on where to cut costs and adjust their manufacturing processes to be more efficient. Yes, a CEO said they will not put much emphasis on sales goals. Guess what? If he doesn’t emphasize sales,...
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