Sales Force
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The Ignorance Factor and Achieving Your Company’s Revenue Goals
- February 1, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
What do the 12 sales consultants and trainers and 4 new clients have in common with Michael Oher?
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The Importance of Pride, Self-Esteem and Confidence in Sales
- January 29, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Bob is a believer in performance based pay – for everyone – and sees the day coming where everyone is compensated on performance.
His top tips for success:
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What Makes You Think You Have a Sales or Recruiting Process?
- January 22, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
It’s true. Executives brag about their processes. “Oh, yes, we spent the last 15 years developing our process and it’s wonderful – wait until you see it!” It never matters whether they’re talking about a recruiting process or a sales process, the common denominator is the pride they take in what they created.
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18 Business Trends For Your Sales Force
- January 21, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Before they handled one caller’s sales force challenges (excellent stuff) , they commented on the state of business out there right now.
They see:
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How to Get Business to Fall From the Sky
- January 20, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
It’s predictable, phenomenal, and fulfilling. I’m talking about the magic that occurs when you and your salespeople leave their comfort zone and work hard to perform the very activity, behavior and actions which, when left to your own devices, you would choose not to do. Whether it’s a salesperson who finally:
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Sales and Selling – Which Has Evolved More?
- January 19, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Let’s compare the evolution of selling to the evolution of salespeople.
Which do you think has evolved more? After all, both have been around since there has been anything to sell.
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The Defining Moments in your Sales Cycle
- January 13, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
What are some of the more subtle, but important, key moments in your sales process that affect every sales outcome?
If I were to review some recent conversations with clients and their salespeople, crucial accomplishments included:
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What is Maximum Effort on the Sales Force?
- January 11, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
here is a third type of salesperson, one of the elite top 5%, who can consistently maintain maximum effort for much of the year. But that salesperson isn’t the norm. So the questions that come from this are these:
Are the top 5%’ers A players or super human players?
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When, How and Why Salespeople Discount Products and Services
- January 6, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
When I pick up the dogs, Heather gives me the bill. When it’s $140, I pay, she gets the dogs for me, and we leave. However, when the bill is $800, Heather gets really uncomfortable, and begins editing the invoice and always seems to get it under $650. Nice, right? Only if you’re a customer. If you’re Bob, the owner, who has no clue she is doing this, what must it be like for him?
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Sales Success Secrets From Beyond the Grave
- January 5, 2010
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Warning. I have included some very controversial material in this article so I’ll start with the easy stuff and finish with the material you may not want to read. I have some insights from three totally unrelated books as well as an unrelated article that I had a chance to read last week. I found common themes that relate directly to sales and sales management success.