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For many of us, the start of a new year is the perfect time for reflection on the decisions we’ve made over the last year. What didn’t work? What did? To meet this year’s goals, what should we continue doing and what should we cease? Since you may be in the midst of such reflection ... Read Post
1) It’s buyers who are in charge The time has passed of mystery in the sales process. “Selling” doesn’t happen anymore—it’s only buying. Since potential customers can find near perfect information online, salespeople must transform themselves the the role of “authority” to “consultant.” Product narratives have to tell stories, and businesses must have the agility ... Read Post
“You can’t handle the truth!” is a favorite movie line that was delivered by Jack Nicholson in the movie A Few Good Men. Some people have difficulty handling not only the truth but also creative answers, and not just for business but in social settings, too. I recently learned that an old friend, John, now ... Read Post
The job of a sales manager is to provide a succeeding environment for salespeople. Part of that is the provision of intrinsic competitive value in the product or service being sold. Beyond that, it’s providing viable territories and targets, proper support levels, tools for training and enablement, demand generation leadership, and the removal of internal ... Read Post
All about the hardest job in a company--and where a sales manager should stop, go and yield. Read Post
Building a top-notch sales force is a dynamic endeavor. It requires a solid foundation of leadership, market focus, sales process and ongoing management. In Part One we addressed Leadership and Market Focus. Many organizations have one or two of these critical components in place and wonder why results may be lacking. Is your sales force ... Read Post
Subjective value is the perceived value of your product or service in the mind of the prospect. According to one of the founding fathers of the Austrian School of Economics, Ludwig von Mises, “Value is not intrinsic, it is not in things. It is within us; it is the way in which man reacts to ... Read Post
According to 451 Research “SaaS is expected to grow sharply to nearly one-quarter (23%) of all enterprise workloads by mid-2018.” While this should be good news for sales professionals in the industry, changing buyer demographics and behaviors are making selling SaaS solutions more complicated than ever before. More business functions depend on SaaS capabilities, which ... Read Post
