How To Match Sales Team Requirements With Management Input

In commercial terms we should seek to develop our teams in two specific areas i.e. competence and commitment. Competence consists of the combination of knowledge and skills whilst commitment is a combination of confidence and motivation.

Don't Hire Salespeople Who Are Price Buyers Themselves

Sales managers who pull their hair out because their salespeople can't successfully defend their prices will benefit from this article. Many times, this problem can be solved simply by avoiding adding salespeople to the sales team who are price buyers themselves.

3 Reasons Why Sales Professionals Need a Life Coach

No matter how well you’re doing in your sales career, I guarantee that a life coach can help you rise to an even greater level of success – a life coach could probably even double your income this year alone.

Sales Manager is Your Title - Not Your Job Description

The qualities that make you a great salesman are not the qualities that make you a great manager.

Influence Mapping - How to Sell to Corporates

We have all worked in large organisations and the larger they are, the more a knowledge of the internal politics and unofficial communications systems is of value in surviving and making progress. For people outside the organisation who are trying to get things done within the organisation, the situation is twice as bad because they not only have to figure out the official hierarchy and communication channels, but also the unofficial ones.

Take Time to Manage Your Time

Time is all you have. Manage it and don't let it manage you.

Sales Managers: Boost Your Credibility & Sales by Updating Your Database

I’ve been driving a Porsche Cayenne for more than two years, yet my leasing company keeps sending me letters imploring me to trade in my Mercedes SUV. They should know the Mercedes is long gone because they bought it from me! Getting these mailers not only tells me that my leasing company is sloppy, but that their special, supposedly customized offers are anything, but. I’m just one of many contented sheep grazing in their fields, and when they want to clip me again, they can more or less do so, at will. Don't make the same mistake advises Dr. Gary S. Goodman, President of Customersatisfaction.com, top speaker, best-selling author, and international sales and customer service consultant.

Gaining An Edge And Building Relationships In The Corporate World

Gourmet gift baskets are an effictive and easy way to build relationships.

How To Conduct Meaningful Meetings

Too many meetings, too little time. When the true cost of holding just one meeting is accurately calculated, it should provide sufficient motivation for us to want to ensure that all of our meetings are meaningful, necessary and can be justified.

The World's Shortest Sales Meeting

How do your salespeople view your sales training meetings? Try the shortest meeting in the world and find out.

Sales Team Psychology

Goal setting is powerful way of keeping sales psychology on the up-and-up. We all know that goals dictate future performance by giving team members a sense of purpose and direction. I can think of nothing less motivating than not knowing why I’ve been asked to do something. Instill in your team members what the end objective is and explain to them the necessary steps to get there. It is much easier to put forth the effort when we can answer who, what, where, when, why and how. Make sure your goals are realistic and attainable, but lofty enough that they are inspiring.

4 Ways to Automate Tasks in Microsoft CRM Using Workflow

Do you want to learn some ideas on how to automate tasks in Microsoft CRM? This article shares four ideas that you can easily implement, while stimulating other ideas for your business.

Five Reasons Why Business Development Is So Difficult To Get Right

Every conversation I have with a CEO of a middle-sized company eventually touches on the same conundrum: 'How in the world does a company of our size get traction in new markets with new clients?' This challenge seems to rank right up there with problems of arranging sufficient financial resources and getting top people to commit to a small but growing company. This article discussed five reasons why many companies fail in the effort.