sales management
The Best Ways To Create A Culture Of Accountability NOW
Sales leaders often ask, “How do I create a culture of accountability?” Before we can tackle this question, we must understand what their current culture looks like, how they got where they are today, and what needs to change to make them more successful
3 reasons your sales kickoff is a waste of money
Are you headed out to Las Vegas in January for a giant sales kickoff (SKO) event with your team? Flying folks in from all over the world for a few days of inspiration, motivation, and team-building, mixed heavily with fancy buffets, alcohol, and schmooze?
Speed Limits, the Flow of Traffic, and Sales Pipelines
I don't get stressed anymore when I'm driving. All it took was for me to not exceed the speed limit.
The keys to engaging our stakeholders
Our prospective customers are far more likely to want to engage with us if they believe that they are likely to learn something valuable from us. Most sales methodologies stress the importance of asking intelligent questions at the appropriate time and with the relevant context.
In Examining 27,357 Wins, 95% Of Sales People Did This One Thing!
Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of research, and collected our own data and analytics on what causes sales professionals to win. We’ve seen certain patterns emerge. Things like engaging the customer early in their process, ideally being the organization driving their thinking drives higher win rates.
The illusion of the expert buyer
One of the most dangerous mistakes we can make as sales people is believing that our customer – and particularly the sponsor we have been working with – knows how to buy.
