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Great news, it’s a sales win! The contract is signed and implementation plans are in place. Is it time to move on to the next sale? Not so fast. The best next step, often overlooked, is a retrospective or lessons learned meeting with your new customer. A retrospective is an opportunity to look back and ... Read Post
In Sandler Enterprise Selling, the sales cycle is represented by a continuous process consisting of six stages. And continuity is the key as selling to and serving large enterprise accounts through streams of transactions over time in long-term relationships really has no end. That’s the enterprise world. The sixth and last stage in the enterprise ... Read Post
I learned a great deal working for Xerox. They certainly taught me how to sell, but the two greatest programs I was involved in had little to do with selling. These two programs taught me the answer to a question that has puzzled many. The question is, can sales ethics be taught, and you’ll find ... Read Post
What do you think of sales ethics of personalization? Have you used personalization in your business? With all the consumer data now available, you could potentially know almost everything about the next person who walks into your store or visits your website. But should you use that information? Strangely enough, that last question is one ... Read Post
Every year companies spend thousands on sales training. But it fails to address a key factor: the ability to deal with sales rejection. Read Post
Unfortunately, there are salespeople out there who knowingly oversell or underdeliver. Is sales ethics part of your sales team’s DNA? Read Post
In addition to being a top contributor to SalesPOP!, Andy Rudin has been writing about sales and selling for over ten years. For him, writing is actually an educational experience. “I write so that I can learn,” Andy explains. “For me, finding an edgy or innovative biz-dev idea is like finding a diamond in the ... Read Post
There was a headline I saw that very much interested me. Okay, admittedly, it actually excited me. It read, “How to handle gatekeepers and reach decision-makers.” This, I thought, is an online article that would be great to share with my B2B sales team. It contained tips on dealing with personal assistants, receptionists, and others ... Read Post