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Sales process and methodology often fail due to the focus on activities instead of outcomes. Sales still requires a skill set that includes resourcefulness and adaptability. Read More

The seventh in a series ten posts on sales effectiveness describing the 10 essential attributes B2B sales reps must possess in order to succeed and the 10 opposing ideas that are also essential to success. This post focuses on selling outside vs. selling inside. Read More

Do you feel a business plan in critical today for a small business? Especially when you factor in the number of home-based businesses (that don't need VC funding), we can see where there may not be a need for writing a business plan for entrepreneurs. Read More

For those who sell in consumers' homes, the in-home sales consultation is the catalyst to either sales greatness or failure. If you master the dynamics of selling in the home, you master... Read More

The Sales Bloggers Union is back with a fresh coat of paint and tons more opinions and attitude. Read More

The sixth in a series ten posts on sales effectiveness describing the 10 essential attributes B2B sales reps must possess in order to succeed and the 10 opposing ideas that are also essential to success. This post focuses on the dichotomy of a desire to ear commissions vs. the desire to ensure the customer’s success. Read More

Today's podcast is on developing a prospecting discipline and why you need to plan it out and make it part of your sales and marketing strategy. Bullet points Read More

The key to driving sales and enjoying predictable revenues is in getting ‘the right type of material’ for your sales staff to put through their sales process. However, a key business building question is: what is the best way for any particular company to do lead generation? That is why I put together a poll to find out which approach people find right for their situation: 'shotgun' or 'rifle'? Read More

You don't have to wait till March to know how you Q1 will look from a revenue and quota standpoint. What you do today will determine what happens at the end of you sales cycle. Read More

One way to change the 80/20 trap is to take steps to change yourself. Many sales people neglect their obligation to ensure that they are continuing to develop and evolve their sales skills and knowledge. Read More