Sales Closing Strategies – The Top 6 Most Effective
The Top 6 Most Effective Sales Closing StrategiesWe know from sales management training that when your prospect is clearly ready to buy, that top solution sellers do not wait to ask for the sale because they know not to risk opening the door for a competitor or...
The Top 10 Sales Excuses and How to Help Reps Meet Quota
The Top 10 Sales ExcusesWhen sales targets are missed or when big deals are lost, it can be a challenge to sift through the Sales Excuses to identify the top reasons sales reps miss quota. When we ask our clients, the top 10 sales excuses for missing...
The 4 Biggest Sales Targets Mistakes to Avoid
Setting Sales Targets Mistakes to AvoidNo sales leader ever claimed that setting realistic and achievable sales quotas was easy. But most sales managers make it more difficult (and failure-prone) than it needs to be. Based sales leader simulation...
4 Ways to Avoid Sales Obstacles When the Stakes Are High
4 Ways to Avoid Sales ObstaclesWant to avoid sales obstacles customers throw in your way when the stakes are high? We know from sales leadership simulation assessment data that the secret is to first prepare for the most common sales obstacles and then to put the...
The Leading Sales Metrics That Matter Most
Leading Sales MetricsWe define leading sales metrics as measurements of key sales activities that are both predictable of the results you want to achieve and under your control to influence. We know from sales leader simulation assessment data that many sales leaders...
3 Sales Leadership Barriers to Success
Salesperson vs. Sales LeaderSome sales leadership barriers to success certainly exist, but why do so many salespeople seem to lose all their common sense and sales expertise when they are promoted to sales leadership? Presumably they received the promotion because...
3 Strategies for Overcoming Sales Objections
Need Strategies for Overcoming Sales Objections? Just about every sales training program includes a section on strategies for overcoming sales objections. It’s certainly smart to anticipate what obstacles buyers may throw in your path. But it would be even smarter if...
