No matter what you sell, the core competency every sales person needs is the ability to build relationships. Whether you've got five minutes or five months, your capacity to build rapport with your prospects is critical, and that was the topic of our discussion with Kim Williams, Vice President of Sales at Pike's Home Maintenance.
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Integrity in Sales and Building Relationships
Posted by bmtrnavsky under SalesFrom http://podcast.salesmanagement20.com 5671 days ago
Made Hot by: nialldevitt on May 14, 2009 5:35 am
Motivating the Professional
Posted by ianbrodie under SalesFrom http://www.salesbloggers.com 5673 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 13, 2009 10:09 pm
Motivating professionals is about much more than money.
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Know, Like and Trust - the Keys to Cross Selling
Posted by ianbrodie under SalesFrom http://www.lighthousebc.co.uk 5672 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 13, 2009 7:43 pm
Cross-selling is one of the holy grails of professional services - but so few firms do it well. One of the key issues is that professions are simply not aware of what their colleagues in other service areas do - or if they are, they don't trust them enough to let them loose with their clients.
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Visual Triggers To Boost Your Sales
Posted by roseanderson under SalesFrom http://www.smallbusinessbranding.com 5672 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 13, 2009 6:41 pm
We're visual people and we often make purchasing decisions based on an image alone. Our vision is our primary sense and we rely on it to make quick assumptions about people and products. This means image can play a strong role in both the branding of your business as well as your profitability. Here are a few ideas on how to use great visuals to m
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Focus on the Buy Cycle to Shorten the Sales Cycle
Posted by SellBetter under SalesFrom http://www.sellbetter.ca 5672 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 13, 2009 4:38 pm
The key things to keeping a sales cycle shorter is a clear plan for each stage of the cycle, the willingness to let opportunities go, and focusing on the buyers buy cycle.
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Humiliation is Not Motivation
Posted by timrohrer under SalesFrom http://www.salesbloggers.com 5673 days ago
Made Hot by: nialldevitt on May 13, 2009 2:29 pm
The author uses a real life story to make his point about motivating a sales staff.
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Self Motivation And The Culture To Nurture It
Posted by neshthompson under SalesFrom http://www.salesbloggers.com 5672 days ago
Made Hot by: shanegibson on May 13, 2009 1:22 pm
Important as motivating others is, an important part of nurturing success is by helping others to motivate themselves. The most successful people tend to be self motivated and driven and that comes from within...
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The Length of the Sales Cycle - The Pipeline
Posted by SellBetter under SalesFrom http://www.sellbetter.ca 5672 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 13, 2009 1:21 pm
One of the easiest ways to optimize your sales cycle is to ensure it is alignd with the buyer's buy cycle.
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Sales Panic — A Sales Game Based On a 3 Minute Sales Process
Posted by neshthompson under SalesFrom http://www.symvolli.com 5674 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on May 13, 2009 2:05 am
A lighthearted but still topical sales game that attempts to indicate sales process and achieving objectives. Three minutes spare at lunch? Why not give it a go.
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Marketing and Sales Has Changed Have You? | Sales Podcast
Posted by shanegibson under SalesFrom http://www.closingbigger.net 5672 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 13, 2009 12:38 am
Marketing and sales has changed.
This is a positive thing for progressive marketers and sales people, but it also offers up many challenges for those who are selling like it was 1999. Have a listen to today's sales podcast to find out the three key skills and tools necessary to engage today's consumer and client:
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