Did this ever happen to you or someone you know? Great care was taken to hire a seller to land new clients. There was even a plan for spending the surplus cash from the new customers the seller would bring in! Then, the desired results didn’t happen. Finger pointing...
It can be very frustrating when prospects don't call back!Here are a few of the strategies we use which work. We email the decision maker a content rich, compelling (short) email on a Sunday night. Our email becomes one of the first, if not the first, read on Monday...
When decision makers say, “No thank you," should you keep trying or cut your losses? My experience is that as long as the prospect is someone whom your research indicates is an “A” level prospect there is no reason to give up, unless you receive new information that...
In the ever-evolving landscape of sales, where old strategies falter and new approaches emerge, one thing is clear: the game has changed. The dynamics of prospect relationships, buyer behavior, and information gathering have shifted fundamentally, posing a crucial...
Every company is different, and a salesperson who is a perfect fit for one company may be a bad hire at another. Many people who sell successfully for other companies may not sell well for you. I once worked with a newer company that spent well into six figures to...
Most business leaders and sellers are good at setting next steps at the end of a prospect meeting. They are also fairly good at executing the follow up, especially if there is an immediate need. Where too many fail miserably is in effectively nurturing prospect...
Leaders who hire new sellers always want them to deliver results yesterday. They often misjudge how long the hiring process takes and then become frustrated by how long the onboarding process takes. In this episode of Sales B12®, Sales Experts Caryn Kopp, and Jack...
April marks the anniversary of my dad’s passing. I think often about the ways he influenced me over the years. He owned his own business and was in sales for most of his entire career. One of my favorite stories about him takes place early in his career when he was...
Recently, we were interviewing candidates for a Door Opener® position for our company. There were two excellent candidates we were considering for an assignment. They both had similar skill sets and the same amount of experience, and both interviewed well. They both...
The "Assume Close" strategy when opening doors has proven exceptionally successful, especially when working on securing meetings with difficult to reach corporate decision makers. Most recently, one of our Door Openers® used it and booked a meeting with a high level...
A common misconception is that a logical next step for a great seller is being “promoted” to the sales manager. Unfortunately, many business leaders who have gone down this path sadly report they ended up with a less than average manager and lost their best producer....
It was 4pm on a Thursday and I was sitting in my car outside Starbucks. It had been one of those days. You’ve probably had one like this too. Phone call followed by phone call followed by meetings and then more phone calls. I had one more call to go. One call standing...
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