Unfortunately, most salesmen and women believe that a successful career in sales culminates in sales management, and yet there are of course far less management positions up for grabs than sales positions. As a consequence, salespeople with this attitude concentrate on making sales rather than investing in themselves in order to become Top 5 % […]
How to Find the Value Gap
The formula for calculating value is quite simply the benefit minus the cost of achieving or acquiring the benefit i.e. value + benefit – cost. So it is important that we always use rigorous questioning techniques to uncover as many needs as possible, for which we can offer benefit oriented solutions. The more needs we […]
The Don Quixote Approach To Opportunity Assessment
Emerging salespeople typically believe that all business is good business and to an extent, I can understand this viewpoint. If you are trying to make a name for yourself, being put under pressure by your sales manager to get “runs on the board” and earn the respect of the more experienced and successful members of […]
So What Exactly What Makes a Great Sales Coach?
For managers, developing others’ abilities is critical indeed, it’s the emotional competence most frequently found among those at the top of the field. This is a person-to-person art, and the effectiveness of counselling hinges on empathy and the ability to focus on our own feelings and share them. Research suggests the best ‘coaches’ show a […]
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