Through our blog posts, we are looking to share not only the value that interim and fractional sales leaders bring to an organization. We also cover a variety of topics and share our experiences, all of which are part of the “day-in-a-life” of a sales professional.
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Truly successful people don’t merely tolerate discomfort—they embrace it and seek it out again and again. Business founders and university students, top athletes and couch potatoes, meditation gurus, and military leaders all have very different ways of coping with discomfort.
Read MoreBacking it with evidence is very important. Data from the MIT Sloan School of Management determined that companies that utilized data-driven decision-making saw a 6% increase in productivity compared to those organizations that did not.
Read MoreManaging up doesn’t mean sucking up. It means being the most effective employee you can be, creating value for your boss and your company. That’s why the best path to a healthy relationship begins and ends with doing your job, and doing it well.
Read MoreWithin a business, an individual sales opportunity can be evaluated against all other past and current opportunities, those lost and those won. These metrics allow us to estimate the close probability. Not as a guesstimate, but rather with statistical probability.
Read MoreToo many companies and too many executives like to describe themselves as Thought Leaders. They want to be recognized as an authority in their field, as the one with the original thinking that others follow.
Read More99.9 % of all businesses in the US fall into the category of small- and medium-sized enterprises. Consequently, enterprise deals are few, and because of all the factors described above, they are hard to win. And with the obvious big win in sight, the risk is high.
Read MoreIn a culture of accountability, people demonstrate high levels of ownership to think and act in the manner necessary to achieve organizational results. Rather than having accountability forced upon them, they enthusiastically take it upon themselves.
Read MoreConversion rates have different definitions or meanings, depending on the nature of the business or the stage of the sales cycle. And in every case, they carry tremendous importance as an indicator of success and efficiency.
Read MorePresales is the entire process of successfully closing a sale of a product that does not yet exist. Like the infamous vaporware, for example, a software or hardware product that has been advertised but is not yet available, either because it is only a concept or because it is still being written, designed or produced.
Read MoreI’m sure many of you in leadership positions have asked yourself these questions: How can I do a better job of driving profitable growth in my business? How can I drive the right behavior of my employees? The options can be overwhelming. But there's one proven thing that can drive profitability...the effective use of KPIs.
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