sales management
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Disagreement Over Sales Leadership Best Practices?
- July 17, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
When sales leaders initiate the questions, how do they differentiate best practices from stupid practices?
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What Leads to Salespeople Underperforming?
- July 16, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Doesn’t it drive you mad when terrific, yet underperforming salespeople, take time off for their car to be serviced, to bring their pets to the vet, to spend time with visiting family members, to work out of the house, when they feel under the weather, to meet a with a contractor, for the dentist, for their annual physical, etc? Take a vacation – no problem – but if you’re not on vacation, then work for crying out loud!
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When Should You Use a Telemarketing Firm to Schedule Sales Calls?
- July 10, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
If you would like to establish new accounts and generate a significant increase in revenue, there are several things you can do:
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Are (Lack of) Results Due to the Salesperson or the Company?
- July 9, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Whether your salespeople are underperforming or doing well, are they responsible or is it your company, culture, advertising or offerings that’s responsible?
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How Soon Should You Make Changes to Your Sales Force?
- June 28, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
This month’s newsletter from IDC’s Sales Advisory Group lists 5 things which a new Sales VP should do. Some of them are good, but others not so much. Among their points were some that have nothing to do with being new, plus one with which I am in complete disagreement. Consider 4 of their 5 bullet points below:
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When are Salespeople Too Old to Sell Effectively? 10 Conditions
- June 27, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
When it’s time to recruit salespeople, clients have often told me that they want a “less mature, more energetic, and fit” salesperson – code for “younger”.
Like the Beach Boys, who can still pull it off with ease, salespeople can still pull it off with ease as they age, well into their 70’s, as long as the following ten conditions exist:
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Controversial “Best Time” For Salespeople To Fill Their Pipeline
- June 21, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
The obvious answer is to make sure that they fill the pipeline when it begins to empty or is getting close to being empty, right?
Wrong.
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Effective Selling Can’t Occur Until Salespeople Perfect This
- June 20, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
In today’s article, we discuss five examples of what salespeople must do to sell more effectively.
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The Sales Leadership Landscape – A Different Perspective
- June 13, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Sales Leaders are to Homeowners as Sales Development Experts are to Professional Landscaping Companies.
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How the Right Sales Leader Can Turn Around Sales Performance
- June 12, 2012
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
What kind of people problems have you created?
How can you fix them?