As a general rule of thumb, it is easier to find a new role when currently employed, and actively working candidates are typically able to negotiate higher salaries than those that are unemployed. Hence, if you’re currently employed, thinking whether or not it is okay to look for a new…...
What are the Sales Strategy & What’s Most Effective In 2021
How do you create the best and most efficient sales strategy? A great deal of recommendations out there tells you that as long as you have a recorded plan, a solid process, and a bullpen filled with reps who know your option inside and out, you’re ready. The issue is,…...
What are the Stages of a Sales Pipeline?
Filling a sales position means finding a candidate who understands the sales pipeline and their role in managing it. After all, the sales pipeline is an important part in a company’s success, as creating and maintaining it is essential for earning new sales and delighting customers. Sales pipelines help business…...
Virtual Sales Team: 8 Tips for Managing a Successful Team
Managing virtual sales teams is becoming a common theme in the workplace. As times change, so does the average worker. Many companies are turning to virtual sales teams to save money on office space and create a flexible working atmosphere. This trend will most likely continue to increase with the…...
Five Ways Collaborative Leaders Can Help Their Teams Succeed
In today’s current market conditions, leaders need to accept that the success of their teams and their companies will rely heavily on striking a collaborative, coordinated balance between creative strategic thinking and effective implementation. The previous model of leadership through top-down, silo-driven ‘command and control’ thinking will no longer suffice.…...
Hiring the Right Salesperson
Hiring the right salesperson for your team can be a hassle. They can have all the right experience, results, and seem like an ideal fit during an interview. But, there are few things worse as a sales leader than investing time, money, and energy in hiring someone only to realize down the…...
4 Characteristics To Look For When Building A Sales Team
When your business begins to take off, it is necessary to start expanding your team to cover all the important roles. Some of the most crucial roles that help your business succeed belong to the sales team. These staff members are responsible for boosting your company’s sales and ensuring that all…...
How to Motivate Your Sales Team: 9 Tried-and-True Strategies
Motivation is more than Vince Lombardi quotes and quirky posters on the wall. It’s one of the most important components of sustained sales success over time. As a sales manager or director, you can only influence your team’s sales performance in two dimensions: Their skill set (what they can do)…...
8 strategic tips on how to sustain a high-performing sales team
In sales, you are only as good as your last deal. Every day, week, month, or quarter is a fresh start where, once again, your team needs to gear up and deliver. Great sales leaders are able to push or pull a team whether they are at 120% or at…...
5 Steps for Hiring High-Performing Sales Reps
An article from OpenView Ventures found that north of 25% of sales reps will fail in their role. HubSpot found that it takes 18 or more calls for the average salesperson to connect with the average lead. Further, callback rates are south of 1 percent, and less than one in four sales emails are…...
A 4-Point Plan for Reducing Turnover in Your Sales Team
In order to cultivate relationships with existing clients and expand the influence of your brand, you need talented, dedicated salespeople out there generating excitement about the work you’re doing. But sales is a high-pressure industry, and most departments see a significant rate of attrition and new hiring every year. Reducing…...
Minimizing Disruption on Your Sales Team When New Skills and Capabilities Are Required to Succeed
Most business leaders have grown accustomed to the comforting concept of “normal” market conditions. Today, when these leaders talk about the “new normal,” they are usually talking about the anticipated return to something closely resembling previous market conditions – a predictable status quo that will allow them to focus on…...
8 strategic tips on how to sustain a high-performing sales team
In sales, you are only as good as your last deal. Every day, week, month, or quarter is a fresh start where, once again, your team needs to gear up and deliver. Great sales leaders are able to push or pull a team whether they are at 120% or at…...
How To Hire A Virtual Sales Team That Will Win Deals
Remote work is here to stay for many companies, especially in the technology sector, as we’ve seen public companies like Twitter, Dropbox and Square, and startups like GitHub and Upworthy commit to making work from home (WFH) a permanent option for every employee. More broadly, post-pandemic, about two-thirds of all companies plan to make WFH part of their employee handbook. …...
3 Tips to Make Your Weekly Team Meetings More Effective
Taking the time to strategize, clarifying your immediate and long-term goals is essential for a well-run, successful team. Weekly meetings should be an essential part of any organization that is striving to work as a cohesive unit. Unfortunately, not all meetings are productive endeavors and they often tend to be…...
Why Unconscious Hiring Bias is Deadly & How to Get Rid of It
Unconscious biases can be poison for a company by capping growth and stunting improvements. Because bias often resides in the parts of our brain we’re not usually aware of it, it can have a powerful impact on how hiring decisions are made. Want to know more? Let’s dive in. …...
