Rainmaker
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How to Find More Sales Opportunities (without Cold Calling)
- June 19, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
The two biggest problems for most companies right now, in this economy, are delayed closings and not enough new opportunities. I’ve tackled delayed closings, so today, with a little help from my friends, I’ll tackle not enough new opportunities. I mentioned in my last post that (most of) you need three times more opportunities than ever before to make up for the late stage opportunities that aren’t closing right now.
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How to Hold the Sales Team Accountable Under New Rules of Sales Engagement
- June 17, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
If you read yesterday’s post, there was a comment from Teicko who asked how you can hold the sales team accountable under these new rules of sales engagement where you must work three times harder, three times longer, be three times more effective and have three times more opportunities in the pipeline to get the same results as you used to.