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6 Steps to Avoid Losing Summer Sales


It's a fact - the online world dies down in the summer time. Kids are out of school, families are on vacation, there's fairs to attend to, and many are just spending too much time outside to be online.

3 Secrets That Set The Context For Sales Success


In today's competitive environment, every organization is trying to improve sales results. In every company, the most important - and vulnerable - link in the success chain is the performance of their people.

The Boss from Hell: Quick to Criticize, Slow to Praise


So you have a boss who dumps all over you the moment things go wrong, but never seems to notice when things go right. Ouch.

A Coachs Handbook For Sales Managers


This article may be reprinted in its entirety with express written permission from Nicki Weiss. The reprint must include the section "About the Author".

Free to Succeed: Effective Sales Leadership Using A Coach Approach


About 2 years ago, I participated in a training program I'll never forget. The leader divided us into two teams.

Stop Drowning: Nine Strategies For Managing Your Priorities


I just got off the phone with Susan. She is a well-meaning, big-hearted, caring, effective and creative sales manager.

How to Keep Projects From Spinning Out Of Control


Are you involved in projects that seem to go nowhere in a hurry?Change usually happens in an organization through projects, which can take many forms, and may not always be called projects. The easiest to recognize is the traditional type, with a beginning, middle and end, such as the launch of a new product or the implementation of a system.

Change in Sales Organizations Starts with Me


Question: What do the following have in common?- I spend a lot of time spinning my wheels and not getting very much done.- I am continually frustrated with the performance of my sales team.

It's Time For A Sales Management Revolution


Are you dog tired because of the way you manage your sales team? Many managers tell me that they cannot see a way out of traditional sales management methods that keep them working like dogs, including focusing strictly on revenue goals, staying late, traveling up to three weeks a month, tightly controlling teams, and constantly reacting to emergencies. There has to be a better way.

Franchise Sales; Recruiting of Laid Off Employees


Because of corporate downsizing, many people have been laid-off or voluntarily taken early retirement packages and/or incentives. This happens when times are good due to mergers and acquisitions or when the economy is in the dumps and corporations are working to cut payroll costs.

Whats a Professional Sales Manager?


I was in the depths of a major depression. As a third year salesperson with a good company, I was doing well, and was on my way to becoming the top salesperson in the nation for that company.

To Increase Your Sales and Revenue Make Sure To Add Value


What are you and your company's services and products worth to customers? What is the value you and your company bring to your customers? When working with customers and organizations, it is important to distinguish the difference between worth and value and to set a baseline value for the contributions you bring to the table. To illustrate, following is a simple example based on a company that provides training to other companies:Terry Trainer will develop and deliver from scratch a one-time 4-hour workshop on teamwork.

Why Performance-Based Recruiting Produces Top Sales Performers


Many recruiting ads and job descriptions include "knockout factors" that can actually screen out qualified sales candidates. One example is a requirement that candidates have an undergraduate degree, a graduate degree, or a degree in a specialized field of study such as Engineering.

How to Sell Strategically


If you want to maximize your sales performance, take a strategic approach to selling. After all, wouldn't you agree that "the 80/20 rule" applies to customers, where approximately 20 percent of customers produce approximately 80 percent of sales?The starting point for strategic selling is figuring out a) which customers produce the bulk of your sales, and b) what they are buying.

Beyond the Golden Rule


There are several types and sub types of people in the world. Getting to understand the differences will help you connect with other people.

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