There are several types of sales. Some salespeople sell to consumers (B2C), while others sell to government entities (B2G). In B2B Sales, the customers are other businesses. All types share the common need to help the client acquire better results or buy something they need. But each type has a different…...
Complexity Bias, Occam’s Razor & Your Sales Process
Complexity bias — our tendency to value complexity over simplicity — is part of being human. But this natural leaning causes significant headaches and roadblocks when it bleeds into the sales world. Let’s talk about how to spot overcomplication in your sales process and what to do about it.To understand…...
Work/Life Balance and How to Achieve it!
With the vast majority of workers now toiling virtually, it is of paramount importance to address “work/life balance” and how best to achieve it. Research consistently shows that companies that emphasize maintaining a healthy work/life balance enjoy higher productivity levels, and their employees report higher levels of job satisfaction which…...
The 7 Most Important Virtual Selling Skills for Salespeople Today
Numerous research studies have shown that over 70% of potential buyers are self-educating via Google searches, asking friends and colleagues for suggestions via social media, and reading freely available online content before they even bother to alert a salesperson they’re in the market for a product or service. And that’s important to…...
Business Planning Considerations for Sales Leaders Heading Into 2022
As the industry begins to stabilize, it has become increasingly clear how drastically priorities and strategies for sales leaders have changed over the past year. Questions that sales leaders should ask when making budgeting decisions along with key takeaways from our discussion of these questions include: Read the full article…...
What Are The Top Background Screening Trends For 2021?
Back in the day, background screening was a relatively straightforward process, typically limited to drug testing and criminal background checks. Since that time, most companies around the world have implemented new screening tools and technologies to augment and optimize their background screening process to obtain a full dossier on potential…...
4 Powerful Strategies for a Winning Remote Sales Team
The coronavirus pandemic has affected every industry and niche in the world. As companies seek ways to work remotely, one question pops up pretty frequently. How can you build and scale a remote sales team? Even more important, is sales something that can be done effectively in a remote setting?…...
How to Work From Home as a Salesperson: 9 Remote Sales Tips to Follow
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the globe, professionals in nearly every industry have been forced to work from home in order to follow social distancing best practices. If you're a salesperson, this working arrangement has probably been a tough transition—making sales calls from your kitchen table while…...
Operating a Sales Team in 2021
Why do teams sell the way they do? Modern sales techniques, especially those that your company uses, have been crafted and refined over centuries through trial and error. Most modern sales teams, though, use one of two methods: methods based around gaining consumer trust, and another based around data and…...
The pandemic has exposed a fundamental weakness in the system ?
The United States, more than anywhere else in the world, is addicted to the concept of management. We have a glut of people in management who were never evaluated on their ability to manage before being promoted to their role. We have built corporate America around the idea that if you work…...
14 Must-Do Things To Be A Great Sales Coach | LevelJump
Sales coaching is, without exaggeration, one of the most powerful ways to boost your team’s numbers and produce stellar salespeople. Companies that provide an optimal amount of coaching see 16.7% greater annual revenue growth over those that don’t. That says a lot about the impact a sales coach can have.…...
How to Manage a Remote Sales Team: 8 Powerful Strategies from the Pros
Remote sales teams are widespread right now due to the global pandemic. Most remote sales teams are adjusting, albeit with a few aches and pains, to the new status quo. But there are still remote teams that are struggling with the reality that the team is connected by nothing more…...
3 Biggest Challenges of Remote Sales Training – and How to Overcome Them!
In 2020, sales teams across the globe were forced to transition to remote training. For sales enablement managers, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant re-thinking existing training processes and adapting per the new constraints. Let’s kick things off by looking at the first big challenge: an overwhelming amount of training requests…...
Top 30+ Sales Skills and Traits to Become a Great Sales Rep
Do you want to get better at sales? And beef up your sales resume so you could land a higher-paying sales job with generous compensation? There are certain hard and soft sales skills you need to master, and of course, back it up with increased revenue numbers credited to your…...
12 Sales Training Techniques to Build an Unstoppable Sales Team
When your sales team goes from 0 to 1 or 1 to 2, sales training is easy. Lead by example with your sales training and you’ll have a strong Number Two willing to follow you into battle. Your new hire gets to work alongside you and absorb the sales process, see how you handle…...
14 Tips for Managing Remote Sales Teams When You Weren’t Expecting To !
Revenue leaders have found themselves unexpectedly coaching and managing their team from afar every day—and all indicators show that remote sales team management will continue for some time. While field sales teams were always remote, the inability to build in-person relationships with clients, or collaborate face-to-face during team meetings at…...
