Leaders, if you are serious about generating more revenue and growing your overall sales number year over year, your sellers need to spend more time selling. While this seems a simple and obvious concept, few companies get it right. In this episode of Sales B12®,...
Fellow Business Leaders... Are you ready to declare your freedom from sales tactics and old ways of thinking that no longer serve you in today's market? To honor July 4th and America's Freedom, here are 4 ideas to help you declare YOUR sales independence! 1. You CAN...
Recently, an attendee on my Biz Dev Done Right webinar asked the following question: "Despite trying different direct messaging techniques including phone calls, emails, LinkedIn messages and warm introductions through employees of the target company, one decision...
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...
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