How To Hit Your Quarterly Sales Goal Early
Every new year brings with it a fresh round of resolutions— some involve getting healthier, others include starting every meeting...
Sales Assessment – How To Evaluate Your Team
Most assessments are used to gather relevant information about a person or candidate to find the best match for the...
What to Measure in Challenging Times
Many companies, maybe even yourself, are experiencing a slow-down in sales and revenue. Some companies are thriving due to the need for their products and services during this time. Very few companies are ‘Business as Usual.’ Realities change week-by-week if not even more frequently. So, how does this affect your critical metrics in sales? What should you be measuring? How often?
How Can You Change Mindset in Sales?
Many people who are responsible for bringing in revenue for their organizations do not see themselves as salespeople. This is especially common in the professional services industries such as engineering, architecture, accounting, financial services, and law firms. We have a theory on why we think that’s the case.
Are You a Good Sales Leader? How do You Know?
When I ask this question to sales leaders, the answer that I get 98.7% of the time is “Yes, of...
Measuring What Matters in Sales
RESULTS! Yes, that is ultimately what matters in sales and should always be measured. Most companies are pretty good at...
Sales Managers – Are you watching the scoreboard or watching the game?
Imagine you are the coach of a basketball team. Your team is down by four points at the half. Your...
Making CRMs Valuable for the Sales Person – not just Management
Whenever we talk to sales people about CRMs, we get various different reactions: “What a pain in the butt –...
Career Coaching for the Sales Team
At our Sales Leader Alliance (SLA) peer group, we’ve had a few questions recently regarding the career path for sales...
How fit is your sales team?
Why do people hire personal trainers? They already know they need to eat better and exercise more, but a trainer...