I’ve always revelled the energy out on the sales floor when I worked corporate. It always felt as though we were constantly training for the next big game, you know? But, just as with football, not all players on your team will be created equal. We’ve spoken about what to do about employees with bad…
Recently, while delivering a keynote speech to a large sales team, I shared with them the ultimate sales pro secret. What is it? I promise, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. Keep reading to find out all about my secret sauce! My Ultimate Sales Pro Secret Be the best employee your customer’s never…
Recently, I was consulting with a sales professional, and we were discussing his success, or lack thereof, with attracting new clients. He had a serious challenge with landing new prospects, they would often avoid meetings with him or were simply unresponsive. Understandably, he was pretty broken up about it and quite demotivated. A career in…
Welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We’re now in full swing for the holidays…and holiday parties. But before you begin celebrating the holidays, I wanted to have a quick chat about how you can close-out your sales targets with a bang. It all starts by not blindly sending your clients price sheets.…
Hello, hello! I hope you were able to catch last week’s article where we discussed identifying bad performers and recognizing that necessity in addressing the situation. This week we’ll close-out our miniseries by looking at how to address these bad performers. Let’s do a quick recap before diving in. Recap As a leader in the…
In today’s Leadership Playbook Blog post, I wanted to talk about something I am most passionate about, our clients. They are the impetus that drives every business growth, marketing strategy and sales plan. They make a business possible. As things have once again picked up for many businesses in this post-COVID era, I want you…
Today, we’re going to do things a little bit different. I’m sure you’ve heard multiple times that sales is a relationship business. So, I won’t start off with that, instead, we are going back to the ABCs by taking a look at the building blocks of what a great sales relationship is. No…
“Want the best sales team? Hire the best sales coach” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author Running an efficient sales team is similar to managing a world class sports team. You need a great coach, a solid sales performance plan and training, training and more training. Let’s face it, as technology improves the world seemingly shrinks…
Every sales professional needs a plan, a clearly articulated sense of where they are, where they want to go, and what they need to do, step-by-step, to get there. I say “clearly articulated” because a lot of people have a vague idea about these things, which they think constitutes a plan, when in reality they…
A quality sales plan will tell you where you are, where you want to be, and the steps you will take to get there. Work your plan. Make it happen. Don’t let it be a vague idea in your head or a detailed map buried in your desk. Keep it front and center, stained with…