Improve Sales Effectiveness
Over the decades that I’ve been involved in sales, I’ve worked with tens of thousands of sales people. Certain negative tendencies — mistakes that sales people make — keep surfacing. Here is number two of my top five. See to what degree you (or your sales force) may be guilty of them. Mistake Number Two: Lack of thoughtfulness The typical…
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By Dave Kahle One of the most debilitating myths about the sales profession is that sales people can learn on their own, on the job, and eventually become good at their jobs. This myth implies they’ll eventually develop their own style, and that will bring them the maximum results. That myth is true for about five percent of the sales…
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Reporting is one of the most important and critical components of CRM software and should not be overlooked when evaluating CRM software packages. Basic CRM solutions provide standard pre-built reports primarily for account and contact management or for sales such as 30, 60, or 90-day forecasts. Other more robust packages offer customizable reporting where you can edit the pre-built reports…
Read MoreHow sales people can sell better by positioning themselves with power, an article by Dave Kahle for B2B sales people, and wholesale distributor sales people.
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A best practice for sales people by Dave Kahle.
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Dave Kahle’s answer to sales manager’s questions on how many sales calls to make.
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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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As a sales manager when I get together with some of my colleagues the conversation is often centered on what deals each of our teams has closed. My colleagues seem focused on the size of the deal or the number of deals coming in. One day I decided to ask a question that seemed to confuse them all: where do…
Read More This is a Sales Time Management article from guest poster Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Article by Dave Kahle I just had a conversation with a sales manager at my last seminar. The gist of it is this: he has so many competing responsibilities; it is difficult to spend time with his sales team. Sound familiar? It should.…
Read More A best practice for sales people by Dave Kahle, author and leading sales educator. Are you Reactive or Proactive? Today’s selling environment is jammed with an unbelievable array of “things to do.” Left without any mechanism to take control, salespeople can easily default to a way of going about their jobs that is characterized by being extremely busy at all…
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