Being a great sales leader involves more than just the ability to sell. You also need to have a strong managing process and enjoy coaching others–something our latest podcast guest excels at. The first step to choosing a path for advancement is understanding what excites you and motivates you throughout…...
The Anatomy of an Elite Executive Sales Professional
Sales is indisputably one of the most competitive arenas to earn a living in. With immense pressure to deliver, many new sales professionals don’t last their first year. However, there are very distinct skills that sales professionals can focus on developing that dramatically improve their chances of success. If you…...
The Sales Skills Required to Reach the Next Level of Success
Sales professionals are approaching the coming year with a sense of guarded optimism because the next months are an opportunity to return to normalcy. As a result, more sales teams are gaining the confidence to finally start making long-term plans again. For most, these plans include developing new selling skills to capitalizing…...
15 Communication Skills That Are Crucial to Sales Success
Good communication is crucial to sales success. Sounds obvious, right? You can’t make a sale unless you’ve demonstrated value to a prospect. You can’t do that unless you’ve understood their problems and devised a strategy to solve them. In turn, you can’t do that until you get your prospect to tell you what’s wrong.…...
15 Communication Skills That Are Crucial to Sales Success
Good communication is crucial to sales success. Sounds obvious, right? You can’t make a sale unless you’ve demonstrated value to a prospect. You can’t do that unless you’ve understood their problems and devised a strategy to solve them. In turn, you can’t do that until you get your prospect to tell you…...
4 Bad Sales Habits to Break for Better Performance
How many times has this happened to you? You firmly decide what you’re going to do — whether it’s going on a diet, calling that referral, or refraining from drinking that third glass of wine. But then you end up doing exactly the opposite. Binge watching “Orange Is the New…...
Top interview questions to prepare for in the job search
Whether you hear it’s an “employer’s market” or “job seeker’s market,” looking for a job is tough. After you find one that works for you, the application seems daunting. And then, if you get called for an interview, you get asked a whole bunch of questions that you never thought…...
6 Sales Skills You Can’t Coach
As your company grows, you will inevitably need to add sales people to your team. You'll create the job ad, get tons of applications, screen lots of resumes, and start interviewing. But now, the big question is, "what are you looking for in a sales candidate?" There are a multitude…...
17 Sales Skills Every Sales Manager Must Master
Sales managers are some of the most valuable people in any business. Superstar sales managers contribute their unique skills to drive profits and take businesses to new heights. Ready to join the elite? Here’s a closer look at 17 essential sales skills that can help you become an amazing sales manager.…...
The Only Three Skills That Will Matter In 2020 And Onward
Recently, I was speaking with a group of students at Columbia University. One brilliant student asked a simple question: “What are the most important skills for anyone to learn to have a great career in 2020 and onward?” I struggled for a short while and then summarized them as…...
Emotional Intelligence Matters in Sales
Emotional intelligence is a valuable skill in any career, but even more so in sales. Emotional intelligence is the ability to manage and monitor your emotions, and influence and understand the emotions of others. Someone with high emotional intelligence does not allow their emotions to dictate their decisions or actions;…...
What Is A Successful Sales Personality?
How do you rank above your competition if you have the same education, willingness, and resources provided to you as every other sales representative applicant? The personality traits of top salespeople may have a significant impact on their success. Personality traits among salespeople, such as being trustworthy, friendly, and modest,…...
Sales leadership qualities: what skills really matter?
From Google’s Larry Page to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, the leaders of some of the world’s biggest companies did not start their professional careers in commercial roles. Yet they went on to drive huge revenue growth at their organisations, while reshaping what we consider to be good sales leadership qualities. The…...
10+ Sales Skills for Your Resume
Although there are many types of sales jobs, certain sales skills are universal. These five sales job skills for your resume will be attractive to hiring managers, no matter the industry or company. Use the job ad to find out which skills to list on your resume. Employers always list…...
Two Types of Salespeople – Hunters and Vegetarians
Vegetarian salespeople are under the delusion that prospects will call them. Instead of interrupting prospects they wait to be interrupted.Source - Read More at: jebblount.com...
A Hack For Closing More Sales in December
From now until the end of the year it is a challenge to get prospects to make buying decisions. Savvy sales pros, though, are engaging businesses that are sitting on piles of cash and demonstrating how smart buying decisions now can add value to the business while reducing their…...
