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Traditionally, human resources and sales department do not work together. Human resources deal with recruitment and solving employees’ issues while the sales department focuses on driving sales for the company. However, today, in many workplaces, these two departments are integrated where the HR department is also now tasked with helping the sales team to succeed. ... Read Post
My last blog post was dedicated to the statement that sales enablement, contrary to what many of my colleagues say, does not begin with people. In actuality, it begins with processes. Once those processes are up and running, then, we get to people. Which people are we talking about? Well, that would be the sales ... Read Post
At one point, online marketing was just another option when it comes to advertising goods and services. These days, it is a must. It is something that should exist together with traditional marketing techniques to get the best results. Millions of businesses have a website now, and there are plenty of good and quality hosting ... Read Post
We know all about team selling, don’t we? The entire selling organization pitching in to help win deals. In pursuing major account business, it’s a mandatory strategy. But what about the other side of large account pursuits – the other collaborative strategy? Team buying. I put this in the context of major accounts because that’s ... Read Post
By the time I was ten years old, I was fascinated with business and sales success. The stories of some adults doing well while others were needing to quit always fascinated me. I would wonder what the differences were between those succeeding and those who were not. My guess was personality is a significant piece, ... Read Post
When first done, sales enablement has nothing to do with people! Read Post
Amazing sales cultures consistently perform at the highest level. Here’s how sales leaders create them… The prime responsibility of sales leaders is to create the environment within which a high-performance culture can evolve. They take a long term view not a “let’s get this done in 60 days” approach. Patience and tenacity is required to ... Read Post
In the last few years, there has certainly been a lot of talk about sales enablement—it’s one of those trendy terms that came around and has definitely remained. There certainly is no sales enablement “magic bullet”—you utilize it and bang! instant results! People today will jump on any train when they hear it will bring ... Read Post