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Networking – a dirty word? Think again… - By Eugene WhelanDriving yourself to perform: If not you, then who? - By Eugene WhelanWe’re getting ENGAGED… But does it always lead to Happy Ever After? - By Eugene Whelan- Six Steps to Reinventing Enrollment - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Joel AndersonSix Steps to Reinventing Enrollment During the recent economic downturn, for-profit educational institutions have experienced a dramatic rise in enrollment as people return to school seeking new skills and education. This boom has meant grand new opportunities for schools in this sector. ...
Views: 1487 - Data First - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Joel AndersonIn his popular 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, author Michael Lewis details the way Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane cleverly managed to field a consistently excellent team despite spending half of what big-market teams like the Yankees and Red Sox were spending. His approach ...
Views: 1484 - Business Acumen And Modern Day Selling - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from Ioventures IncNowadays, customers get the majority of their product and application data from the Internet. This means that selling has become more difficult for sales professionals, who now have to add value to the business of every customer and work with the selling firm to attain shared objectives. Toss ...
Views: 1483 - New Modern Verner Panton chairs - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from rahul kumarVerner Panton was a protege of Arne Jacobsen, who was also a Nordic planner. Panton's designs in furnishings also show off the Nordic tempt on his impact. Panton worked exclusive briefly with Jacobsen, and then pursued his own uncommon modality. Panton chairs are one of the most incomparable ...
Views: 1479 - 5 Keys to Overnight Success In Sales Presenting - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Milly SonnemanLooking for a realistic approach to sales presenting? You’ll be delighted how easy it is to go from ‘anxious and uncertain’ to ‘fearless and loving’ it.’ If you find presenting to clients and prospects makes you feel sick to your stomach, lose your voice, get shaky knees or break out into a ...
Views: 1472(1 vote) - Training for new Managers – What Managers Need First to be Effective in the Management Role - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Kate TammemagiTraining new Managers is essential to the effectiveness of any organisation. It is amazing that many organisations put time, effort and money into training their staff, but leave their new Managers to find their own way in the world. It makes even less sense when you appreciate that the staff ...
Views: 1469 - Designing Marketing Collateral Material for the Real Decision Maker - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Ron Hequet5 Marketing Tips To Consider For The Real DM Do you know who really makes the final decision to purchase your products or services? It is often not the person that you are led to believe is the buyer. Many sales people are even told by the buyer that it is their decision, but like a banker, ...
Views: 1468(1 vote) - 5 Visual Tips To Boost Sales - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Milly SonnemanWhether you’re in a global organization or a small business, marketing and sales departments are often on different planets. What can you do to boost sales—and boost communication? Over and over I talk with marketing and sales leaders. Consistently they tell me horror stories of gaps in ...
Views: 1466(1 vote) - The Art of Partnering and How to Make it a Win Win For All - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2018 from Kellie DAndreaA fast way to grow your company is to expand your reach and one way to achieve that is through marketing partnerships. But if not set up right, could leave you on the short end of the stick, not getting as much out of it as you and your company are putting into it. So here are some tips to ...
Views: 1464 - Expert Advice for Rookie Consultative Sales Professionals - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Marshall NorthcottGain a clear understanding of what has the ability to or what does make you vulnerable in your profession and then protect yourself against it. For example. an individual who is just getting started into real estate sales who has financial challenges (a short supply or exhausted reserve funds) ...
Views: 1463 - Effective leadership is the key to good decision-making - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Bart Mindszenthy & Harvey Silver, Ph.D.Decision making is an essential business and leadership skill, and whether you’re a CEO hammering out strategy with your vice presidents or a soccer coach whose team is choosing new uniforms, it’s your influence ‘behind the scenes’ that ultimately determines how successful the final decision ...
Views: 1461 - Hunters and Farmers - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Dave EisleyThe typical path in a sales career goes something like this; start out in customer service, then get “promoted” to inside sales, outside sales, and if you’re still doing well, onto sales management. This is a track to failure for the company, employee, and their customers. The employer can’t ...
Views: 1457 - How to Stay Safe During a Yard Sale - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from John CherryYard sales are a very popular way of earning some extra cash by selling items you no longer need or want. There are people who spend their weekends traveling from yard sale to yard sale looking for deals on items they just have to have. If you are considering holding a yard sale to sell some of ...
Views: 1447 - Selling Annuities through a Focused Approach - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Joel AndersonThe sale of annuities can be a difficult field. Annuities are a very specific product that’s geared towards a relatively narrow segment of the population. As such, each individual lead carries a great deal more weight in annuity sales than in other insurance products. Brokers accustomed to ...
Views: 1446 - A Diversified Prospecting Approach Works Best - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Susan EnnsAs President of the Sales Professionals of Ottawa, I was lucky enough to moderate a panel discussion entitled “How To Hunt In Today’s Jungle”. Each panelist discussed the “how to’s” of lead generation in their field of expertise; telesales, social media, internet research, and print ...
Views: 1445 - What Do Successful Sales Incentives Look Like? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2010 from David SteelIf you manage a sales staff and if you are someone who is looking into how you are going to get better performance out of your sales staff, you are going to find that there are a number of things that you need to look into. Many managers realize that they can increase performance through sales ...
Views: 1445 - Affiliate Network Management - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Yogacharya MichaelAffiliate network management can be a time consuming part of your online business. That’s why most people use something like the Clickbank affiliate program or Commission Junction, both “full service” affiliate-based sites. There’s benefits to this. All the hard work of setting up affiliate ...
Views: 1444(2 votes) - Affiliate Network Management - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Yogacharya MichaelAffiliate network management can be a time consuming part of your online business. That’s why most people use something like the Clickbank affiliate program or Commission Junction, both “full service” affiliate-based sites. There’s benefits to this. All the hard work of setting up affiliate ...
Views: 1444(2 votes) - Don’t Do This as a Sales Manager - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Ralph BurnsWhen you are setting goals, there are a lot of factors to keep in mind that are danger spots and pitfalls of goal setting. As part of the “don’t do this as a sales manager” this is one of the important parts to helping you and your sales people set goals, and to make sure that you keep a very ...
Views: 1444 - Sales Strategies for Strategic Selling - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Drew Stevens PhDAthletes practice, students practice, musicians practice, business professionals should practice, strategic selling professionals must practice. If you tire of working so hard and not achieving, perhaps now is the time to treat your profession like an athlete does. Start thinking like an athlete ...
Views: 1444 - Sales techniques to make people buy - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2012 from Elia WinsonWith the changing business scenario and customer mindsets, more and more companies are into devising new sales techniques in order to gain more sales and beat competition as well. Many of you would feel that the age-old techniques are robust enough to handle any kind of scenario. But the fact is ...
Views: 1444 - ***Why 83% of Sales Teams Fail and What to Do About It - by Submitted on May 07, 2008 from Rod McKinnisAs a Sales Management Training consultant I’ve seen companies make some costly mistakes in regard to sales. How do I know? In 1998 as a pioneer for converting a reactive customer service team of a Fortune 500 conglomerate to proactive sales force, I made similar mistakes. Mistakes ranging ...
Views: 1441 - Top 10 Benefits of Employee Monitoring Software - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2020 from Travelize Employee TrackingNow a day employee tracking became essential for every organization to keep the track of your day-to-day sales employees. It’s very important to check the employee is spending time on work or not. This way you can increase your productivity. What is Employee Monitoring Software? Employee ...
Views: 1426(1 vote) - How to Write Authentic Copy that Sells (Part 1 of 2) - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2013 from Fabienne FredricksonHave you ever thought about what it takes to attract ideal clients and customers who happily buy when you’re not in front of them? Today, I’d like to share some best practices with you that I use and that my clients now use to write marketing copy that sells. Copy is infinitely important in ...
Views: 1425 - Top Sales Management Advice: It’s Hard To Listen With Your Mouth Open - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Ralph BurnsThere’s a common misconception that sales managers must be good talkers. Its true that any leadership position requires superb communication skills in which you can clearly articulate your thoughts through the words you use and the way you communicate. But if you are always talking and never ...
Views: 1425(5 votes) - Time To Change Sales Compensation Plans? - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2008 from Greg BlysniukRecent surveys indicate that almost 95% of companies change their sales compensation plans each year. Frankly, I’m a little surprised by these statistics, and suspect the high number is due to the tendency in many cases to categorize minor tweaks, administrative matters, or even rolling out new ...
Views: 1423 - 4 Rules For Ultimate Sales Success - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Milly SonnemanWhat’s the one word sales professionals try to never, ever say? This single word unlocks all of the 4 cardinal rules to achieve ultimate sales success. Find out here… In my sales presentation trainings, a lot of people want a script. The reason? They want to know what really works in the ...
Views: 1422(1 vote) - What Are Promotional Lanyards and Compendiums - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Jennifer PageBrand awareness these days has really exploded. It is possible to put your brand, logo or name onto anything. While it used to be just clothing, pens and coffee mugs that had logos on them, it now seems like there is no limit. Novelty items are now branded and given as corporate gifts. You ...
Views: 1421 - Stress Free Sales Lead Generation - by Submitted on May 20, 2012 from Belinda SummersSometimes generating leads for your company can be very stressful. When you relieve yourself of stress you can do things better and get better results with your sales lead generation campaign. Stress can come in at any time, often at times when you want to gather as many qualified sales leads ...
Views: 1417 - Hit the Pause Button And Watch Your Business Grow - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from George LudwigMost people believe that to be good in sales or customer service, you have got to be a good talker. You often hear people say, "You have the gift of gab; you should be in sales!" Nothing could be further from the truth. Many top sales people are defined as introverts on psychological tests-up to ...
Views: 1416 - Setting the Bar Higher As a Top Sales Manager - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2009 from Ralph BurnsI just love the "corporate sales buzzwords" don't you? Some of my personal favorites: "We need to start thinking outside the box" "Let's take a deeper dive on that..." "We need to give it 110 percent!" "Let's create a win-win for the customer" "It's all about change management" "Let's ...
Views: 1416(1 vote) - Setting Goals for Success - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Joel AndersonIn the opening line of Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy states that “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The same could also be said of companies with successful sales strategies. There are hundreds of different ways that a sales team can frustrate their ...
Views: 1410 - ***5 Simple Tips To Sell Our Way Out of This Crisis... - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2009 from Rod McKinniswww.salesissimple.com Pres-sure [press-er] verb def. - the exertion of force by object in contact with it. OK Sales Reps, Sales Managers, Directors and Entrepreneurs...a show of hands - how many of us are feeling the pressure right now? Agreed! As a Sales Management Consultant, I see the ...
Views: 1404 - How to Prevent Friction Amongst Sales Representatives - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Ken Sundheim- Proper Delegation, Remember That Sales Teams Will Fight Internally Due to inept management, many sales employees (along with the company's bottom line) suffer from inappropriate delegation of accounts and / or territories. This failure to designate could happen for a number of ...
Views: 1398(2 votes) - Friendship drives 50% of all sales and business relationships - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Nancy DrewIf you need more sales you don't necessarily need better sales techniques, you need more friends. Just refer to what Bob Burg calls "The Golden Rule of Networking": "All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like and trust." I find it ...
Views: 1396 - Compensate To Motivate - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Lee SalzChanneling the energy of a sales team can be challenging. How you compensate them determines where they invest their time and the results you get. When I speak to business executives, one of the challenges I often hear is that their sales team is not doing the things they feel are most ...
Views: 1395 - Closing Takes Guts and Conviction - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Michael O'GradyThe word guts, when it comes to closing a sale, has much to do with having “intestinal fortitude.” In other words, being fearless. You not only can’t be afraid to ask for the order, you almost need to have a swagger about it. You have to have such a level of confidence that you can ask for the ...
Views: 1381 - Sales Trainer - Five Ways to Attract Superstar Employees - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2011 from Nancy DrewThis month our blog topics have focused on team development and how to turn your employees into superstars! In today’s blog, I will share five ways to attract great candidates. 1. Always keep an eye out for possible employees and try not to hire when you’re desperate to find someone, anyone. ...
Views: 1380 - Data Extraction Services For Progress Of Business - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2012 from Gungun VghlExtraction or analysis and research to businesses with vital information. The service you get all kinds of information when necessary makes. With this method, you simply remove your name and information filters. Research Services Consumption E-Commerce Direct Marketing Financial ...
Views: 1379 - Sales Mastery Lessons From a Horse - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2009 from Steve TaubmanThe year was 1901. Europe was mesmerized by the appearance of a horse whose owner, Wilhelm Von Osten, claimed that it could add, subtract, multiply, and divide, as well as answering several other questions by tapping its hoof or gesturing with its head. Exhaustive research proved that their was ...
Views: 1377 - Colorado Online Tax Lien Sales - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Joanne MusaFall is the season for the tax lien sales in Colorado. Did you know that 12 of the Colorado counties have their tax sale online? These tax sales are different from other online tax sales. In Colorado premium is paid for tax liens. That means that the interest rate is not bid down. Instead an ...
Views: 1376 - - Increasing trend of trench boots: How can manufacturers boost their sales? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Clara jamesTrench boot manufacturing business is surging as one of the most profitable businesses. It is an old concept that trench or combat boots are only worn by the soldiers. These boots are worn by people who need to add a bit of funky and raw touch to their dressing. Celebrities and sports stars also ...
Views: 1373 - Building Your Champion Team - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Dirk ZellerI have shared with you my long version of what a Champion Team is. The truth is it matters very little what my definition is. The true question is what is your definition of a Champion Team? To be successful in life, we all have to affix the target. In order to hit our objectives, goals, and ...
Views: 1366 - 5 Whiteboard Moves That Kill Sales - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Milly SonnemanWhiteboard sales conversations are transforming presenting around the world. How can you get the most out of your whiteboard presentation? Find out the 5 moves that alienate audiences and kill sales. For years, sales professionals have relied on PowerPoint to get their message across. This ...
Views: 1365(1 vote) - Importance of Sales Training and Employment Law - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2012 from cristiya thomasPlanning and pre-setting the objectives is one of the principal strategies while you are starting your business. No doubt, failure is inevitable but setting the goals before the business startup and following them can lead you to the zenith of prosperity. Some of the fields in which you ...
Views: 1365 - The key to motivation most managers get wrong - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Frank O'TooleOne of the key questions asked on any management training course is ‘how do I motivate my staff? All too often managers feel that the only way to motivate staff is through money, nothing can be further from the truth. Using effective feedback skills will definitely help to motivate your staff ...
Views: 1364(3 votes) - Turn On Your Selling MOJO In 4 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Milly SonnemanAre your sales presentations falling flat? Do you have exceptional products, services and trainings…but no one ever seems to ‘get it’ and you don’t know why? If so, you’ll love these 5 easy steps. Many experienced and new sales presenters struggle with speaking the language of their ...
Views: 1360 - "I Do!" Make Better Offers To Your Sales Candidates - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2008 from Lee SalzThe offer phase of a sales talent screening program takes preparation and finesse. The good news is that there are many parallels to sales that can be applied to this phase. After a lengthy screening process, the hiring committee feels they have found the right sales candidate for the ...
Views: 1359 - Sales Training - Measure the Internal Drive - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Henry OkwoWe have all watched a sports game and noticed an athlete that may not be as naturally gifted as others, but he had a burning desire and drive to succeed. You noticed that they never gave up on any plays and contested at every possible opportunity. The internal drive to succeed is crucial is ...
Views: 1357 - The 5 Secrets of Exceptional Whiteboard Story Selling - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Milly SonnemanNever tried to sell your products and solutions at a whiteboard? One thing is certain. If you don’t try out visual story selling…you are guaranteed not to improve. “Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” —Samuel Beckett In whiteboard story selling, you’ll have to ...
Views: 1355 - Go For The NO in Sales - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from liz wendlingGO FOR THE “NO” IN SALES By: Liz Wendling How can such a tiny, two letter word have such a huge impact on salespeople? It has been said that the word “NO” is the most destructive force in the world. It keeps people from reaching quotas, achieving goals, and pursuing the life of their ...
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