Posts in Sales
Healthy Competition

Someone who partakes in healthy competition wants to succeed … but also derives joy from seeing others succeed. Someone recently asked me for a recommendation to create healthy competition among their team. I had to immediately think of the various sales competitions that I was a part of.

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The Role of Trust in Sales

Salespeople have a serious problem. According to a study, only 3% of prospects trust sales reps. It was a blog titled “Trust,” published some time ago, that got me thinking… How many times have I referenced trust as an essential foundation in sales? Without trust, nothing in society would work.

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Analysis Paralysis

What if I call them and they say "no"? Should I just call to check in …or will that make me look pushy? Based on what I know, I don't think they may be worth my time... If I send them marketing material, they may get annoyed... Well, it's the 4th of July this week, they probably are too busy... 

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I Read All the Books on Sales

Let's try to be book-smart and street-smart. Knowledge from books expands the horizon and lays a foundation. Learning through one’s own experience, and doing so continuously, and bringing this proactively to the table every time, creates true expertise.

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The Greatest Sales Compensation Plan Ever

There is no such thing. The many conflicting goals of such a plan, the huge variety of products, services, and businesses, make it impossible to have one plan that is the greatest. Let’s create a good, solid sales compensation plan for your business.

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Your Toolbox to Successfully Manage Your Sales Team

No one is born as a sales leader. You are the sales leader for your organization, though sales is not one of your core competencies. For this scenario, I want to put some tools into your toolbox to allow you to be successful as a leader, which in turn will make your team successful.

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