It’s the time of year when big brands send you free wall planners for the following year – as if all you need to succeed is the tools to plan! However, in business, you also need an understanding of how to execute your sales action plan in...
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Strategies of Top Sales Performers: What Everyone is Thinking But No One is Saying
Ever hoped your sales reps would foster a deeper connection with prospective or current clients? It makes sense for you as team leader in terms of successful outcomes. Yes, the internet is full of advice on top sales performers’ strategies. But they’re the usual things, the same...
read moreSales Forecasting and Planning: How to Make It Effective
Ever thought of planning a long transoceanic voyage? It’s not a simple boat ride down a gentle stream! Effective sales forecasting and planning is more like your intended adventure across a vast unpredictable sea! Effective sales forecasting is important so you can align your sales quotas and...
read moreIt Starts with Sales Team Leadership
You don’t have to have the top sales talent in your industry to succeed. You do have to have sales team leadership. Ask any political candidate, football coach, or successful businessman. They will all tell you that to improve performance and drive better results in any endeavor,...
read moreHow to Avoid Wrecking Your Discovery Call
You’ve probably provided your reps with a super-detailed list of discovery call questions in your Sales Playbook – and that’s good. What’s not so good is finding your staff sometimes conduct a discovery call in a way that wrecks it! So today we’ll look at that all-important...
read moreSales: Use Lagging and Leading Indicators Together to Drive Growth
You’ve probably lost some sleep occasionally over one of the problems that can arise with business and sales. Hang around to view the lagging indicators and you’ve missed an opportunity. Pursue the leading indicators and you might invest in something that fails to materialize in the way...
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