Develop Yourself As sales leaders, especially when we are also running the company, we need to take time to develop ourselves, even though our lives are crazy busy. We need time to innovate so we can transform our organizations. We need to develop our leadership...
You increase your sales. Which is something most of us want to do. Unfortunately, there is misalignment between sales and marketing at most companies. Because of that, there are never enough leads to fill the pipeline full enough to hit or exceed quota. According...
SaaStr Annual 2018 just wrapped up in San Francisco. After 3 days of non-stop networking, listening to incredible speakers and having many Braindates, I finally have a chance to sit down and reflect on what I learned at this mind-blowing event. I had carefully...
Leads slip through your fingers when your new business development approach is off. Business owners don't understand the fundamental law of how new business development actually happens. If you're stuck in a mentality of looking only for opportunities that will...
Your customers know you appreciate them, right? Valentine's Day is right around the corner and I'm sure you've already gotten gifts for your loved ones. It's a day that we show our loved ones that we care. Here at Alice Heiman, LLC, it's our favorite time of the...
One of the things I enjoy most is talking to smart people who care about sales. Recently, I was on the Salesman Podcast with host, Will Barron. We had a fun conversation and I shared my opinion on some controversial sales subjects. Click here to listen or read...
We did it! We just completed the final Sales 3.0 Conference of the year. We wrapped up in Philadelphia for a fantastic one-day event that was a day filled with great speakers, networking and of course, so much learning. As always, it was a fun time being the Emcee...
The tendency this time of year is to stop selling. You've heard every excuse. I can’t reach anyone. Budgets are already spent. And I'm sure a myriad of others. It’s also easy to get sucked into the holiday hustle and bustle so much that you don’t have time to sell....
The speed and complexity of the modern marketplace is the domain of intellectual agility. Top sales professionals (ultra-high performers) possess four types of intelligence that are tightly intertwined - each connecting, affecting, and amplifying the others. IQ:...
A Note From Alice: Do your prospects forget about you? Sales cycles can drag out and salespeople may not be patient enough to outlast the cycle. Sales managers may be telling salespeople to move on, and sometimes those reps should. When you already have a long...