When Your Buyers are Stuck, Less is More
Buyers are bombarded with information. It’s crippling. I’ve seen the worse cases of “Analysis Paralysis” with buyers who are looking at content from competitors and are trying to understand it.
Continue reading
Superpowers Every Sales Team Needs!
The Buyers Journey is Complicated It’s more complex than ever to close a deal with a large company. There is a minimum of 6.8 buyers involved. Buyers have to validate, collaborate and come to a
Continue reading
Positioning Your Company for Sales Success
¾ Inch Bolts Were you ever walking down the street thinking, “Wow, I really want a ¾ inch bolt! Nothing would make me happier than a ¾ inch bolt.” When I asked that question in my last presentation, no
Continue reading
Energize and Appreciate Your Sales Team to Boost Performance
As a sales leader or business owner, you want every member of your team motivated, excited and committed to hitting goals and bringing in revenue. Usually, the positive attitude you seek from each salesperson
Continue reading
Fire Up Your Sales Team
The Heat is On! Summer is here (in some locations it’s hot) and it seems everyone is on vacation. This might give your salespeople a signal to slow down because they think everyone is out of the office.
Continue reading
Engaging Your Prospects Across Social Platforms
Where Are Your Prospects? We need to meet our prospects and customers where they are. That might be at a trade show or event, at their office, on the phone, via email or on social media. Do you know
Continue reading
Why Aren’t Your Key Accounts Growing?
How much money are you leaving on the table every year with existing customers that should be growing but aren’t? Do you know the revenue potential of your top 10 clients? If you don’t, you could be
Continue reading
Lack of Consensus Leads to No Decision
No Decision Doing nothing seems to be the most frequent reason for losing a complex sale these days. Deals stall, and the buyers go silent. I was talking to the founder of a company that was concerned
Continue reading
This is How to Use Sales Strategy for Success
In May of 2018, Salesforce reported that 57% of sales reps didn’t hit their sales goals. Fortunately, by the end of 2018 things were looking up. Only 46% of sales reps didn’t hit their goals. If, like
Continue reading
6 Ways to Go from Satisfied to Loyal
I can’t imagine any business owner saying that satisfied customers were not a priority. To use a term, I borrowed from Daniel Pink, I’d like to “flip” your thinking. Instead of thinking that
Continue reading