Best Sales People
A best practice for sales people by guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. By Dave Kahle It continues to amaze me that so many sales people shuffle into most of their sales calls with very little, if any, prior planning. I suppose that is why this is one of the practices of the best. Most surveys of…
Read MoreThis is a Sales Question and Answer article from guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Follow Dave’s latest Tweets at @davekahle. By Dave Kahle Q. I have long enjoyed your articles. I am in my second year of being a full commission salesman and wanted to get your advice. When I make an onsite visit or pick…
Read MoreA best practice for sales people by guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. By Dave Kahle Most time studies of field salespeople reveal that the typical salesperson only spends 25 to 30 percent of his/her work week actually talking with customers and prospects. Much of the remainder of that time is spent alone. That isolation can be…
Read MoreThis is a Sales Best Practices article from guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Follow Dave’s latest Tweets at @davekahle. By Dave Kahle I recently came across some research that confirmed what many of us in the profession of educating sales people have known for years: That purchasers would be “much more likely” to buy from a…
Read MoreThis is a Question and Answer article for sales people from guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Follow Dave’s latest Tweets at @davekahle. By Dave Kahle Q. I have many customers who refuse to even consider some of my products because the one they have now is working fine and they don’t want to change something that is working well for…
Read MoreA Best Practice for sales people by guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. By Dave Kahle The best salespeople understand that the more comfortable the customer is with their company, the less risk the customer perceives there to be in dealing with them, and the more likely it is that the customer will prefer their company as…
Read MoreDave Kahle is an expert on sales process management. His sales training seminars will teach you how to grow your business and get the most from your sales team. Learn about proven best practices for sales execution and the use of online CRM software for better sales management, forecasting and reporting. How to create a sales system to grow your…
Read MoreIn the daily working environment for a salesperson, every day there is, in some way, an opportunity to take an ethical shortcut.
Read MoreThinking about Sales… By Dave Kahle It’s a difficult year for a lot of sales people. The world is changing rapidly, and every new headline contains information that seems to impact business in a significant way. The competition is more active, customers are more discriminating, and nobody has enough time. There was a time, just a few years ago, when…
Read MoreThis is a Question and Answer article for sales people from guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Follow Dave’s latest Tweets at @davekahle. By Dave Kahle Q. Dave, I am finding it difficult to manage my personal finances. As a commissioned sales person, my income varies from month to month. It seems like I’m always struggling with finances. Do you have…
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