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    A Practical Guide to Implementing Effective Sales Process

    As we discussed last week, very few companies currently have an effective, actionable sales process in place that meets the needs of the current market environment for their industry. This failure of sales process has led to a global sales effectiveness crisis that gets worse every year rather than better.

    by George Brontén

    How Effective Is Your Sales Strategy?

    For most businesses the sectors into which they sell have changed over the past five to seven years. The markets have contracted, it is tougher to get prospects to spend money, and competition has intensified over the few remaining opportunities that present themselves. It's relentless. What's the solution?

    by Paul O'Donohue

    Four Ways Your Sales Process Is Failing

    When I ask sales managers whether their company has a sales process, most say, “Yes, of course.” When I ask them to describe it, few can demonstrate a clear and actionable command of that process. In most cases, salespeople and managers from the same organization will describe vastly difference stages, milestones and steps, indicating that the company has no shared view of the process at all.

    by George Brontén

    Modern Selling Requires Modern Sales Management

    Whatever label we choose to hang on our preferred style of selling, there are now considerable implications for sales management. It is my view that for companies to remain competitive now, their sales organization must be able to respond rapidly and positively to the numerous changing tides.

    by Jonathan Farrington

    Stop Killing Deals

    Can One Simple Change that Decreases Patient Death Rate by 47% Work for Sales Too?

    by George Brontén • Editor's Pick

    3 Proven Ways To Get In Front Of Decision Makers

    I’ve been buying and selling for close to 20 years. And when it comes to finding ways to get in front of decision makers, I’ve tried them all.

    by Ago Cluytens
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