Sales Training
This is a best practice for sales people by Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. I’ve been pondering an email I recently received. In it, the young sales person described his most pressing challenge: The sales roller coaster. When things go well, he’s up, emotionally, and when things don’t go well, he’s down. The swings from up to down…
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How do you deal a salesperson or new hire who thinks they deserve it all now, and are not willing to work hard for their pay?
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A best practice for sales people by Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Suppose you viewed your job a little differently than the typical salesperson. Instead of “selling stuff” being the primary focus of your job, you, instead, saw your job as building relationships with individuals and companies such that they moved ever closer to you, and as a…
Read More Sales professionals have a tough job. While constantly under pressure to make their monthly or quarterly sales numbers they have to deal with prospects that – well don’t always represent their position of authority or their company’s requirements accurately. You know the story. How many times have you been told that someone is the decision maker, only to learn later…
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This is a Sales Question and Answer article from guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Follow Dave’s latest Tweets at @davekahle. Q. I’ve read your ideas about the need to invest in developing myself. Can you quantify that? How much time and money should I spend on my own education? A. Now that‘s a question I’m rarely…
Read More Helping your prospect resolve uncertainty Regardless of the type of business you are in, your prospect has some idea of what he or she wants to buy. But most are not 100 percent sure because they may be dealing with uncertainty and experiencing insecurity. No one likes nor enjoys being uncertain or insecure and they are not going to buy…
Read MoreBy Dave Kahle Every now and then I encounter a salesperson who believes that it is to his advantage to have all the calls and requests from the customer go to him personally. Picture a salesperson with his arms wide open, trying to encircle and control every relationship with the customer, every communication, and every transaction. Salespeople with this mentality…
Read More This is a best practice for sales people by Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. “This would be a great business if it weren’t for the competition!” Unfortunately, the existence of the competition impacts every industry, every business and every sales position. What the competition does or does not do can make a dramatic impact upon a company and…
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This is a Sales Question and Answer article from guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Follow Dave’s latest Tweets at @davekahle. Q. How do I get to see new prospects who won’t return voice mail? A. Since this continues to be one of the most asked-questions I receive, I’ve decided to spend several months on this…
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A best practice for sales people by Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Mediocre sales people are content to react to the requests of their customers, and focus on maintaining the relationships in order to solidify the business they enjoy. The best sales people understand that, while some of the above is necessary, they proactively seek to discover additional…
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