You cannot ignore COVID-19 and keep prospecting and selling as if nothing has happened. You will come across as self-serving and frankly a bit weird (or very ‘businessy’ and boring).
Read moreCEOs & Sales Leaders! 83% of SDR Teams Missed Quota in 2019
This week Sam Feldotto, Head of Sales Growth at Sales Reply, shared this statistic from a report by Revenue Collective - after surveying hundreds of sales & marketing executives that manage $26B in revenue and have over 3,000 SDRs reporting to them.
Read moreNewly Promoted Sales Leader?
Sales leaders are the fulcrum for driving sales performance in every company. And yet, they can also be the cause of the chronic inconsistencies that many sales organizations have.
Read moreInconsistent Sales Results? Here’s Why
When I ask that question to most CEOs, sales leaders and sales learning and development professionals, I’m usually met with a questioning look and then an explanation of adopting best in class sales process, methods, content or the latest selling fad.
Read moreSales Leaders! How’s Your Forecast Looking?
If you’re honest with yourself, deep down you know they never will – despite your salespeople protestations and best efforts.
That’s because they aren’t qualified properly and your customer doesn’t see or feel the value in buying from you.
CEOs & Sales Leaders! Low Proposal Win Rate?
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been coaching and mentoring several sales teams on how to navigate to power and involve true decision makers in their conversations – so that they’ll win significantly more business.
My Top 10 Blogs in 2019 to Improve Your Sales Results
With the new year and new decade just commencing, I thought I would share my top 10 blogs in 2019! If you’re looking to take sales performance as an individual or team to the next level in 2020, apply these insights.
Read moreCEOs & Sales Leaders! How Do You Rate Your Salespeople’s Level of Awareness?
Many salespeople - and some sales leaders - will admit that they don’t know what makes them successful. When things are going well, they don’t know why.
Read moreWhat Gets Measured Gets Done. Not Quite…
If you’ve spent any time working in sales, you’ll no doubt have heard, “What gets measured gets done” (variously attributed to W. Edwards Deming, Peter Drucker, and Rheticus).
Read more