The sales department and the HR are very different – sales are mostly results driven and numbers-orientated while HR is more focused on individual employees that make everything happen. Therefore, finding common ground is sometimes rather difficult, but a strong relationship between the two is essential to business success. The different natures have always been ... Read Post

It’s the key question every leader needs to ask:  Do you have a “Noble Purpose?”  Or do you just sell stuff? The answer is directly linked to your profitability. The data is clear, organizations with a Noble Purpose (that focus on improving life for their customers) outperform organizations that are focused on hitting financial targets. ... Read Post

For some, failure can mean the end of the road on some activity, venture or goal. But that is only true if you give up and just stop. For me—and for many others like me—failure in some area can act as a valuable learning experience that further enables success. This new series of blogs illustrates, ... Read Post

Understand that the way to repeat business and continuous referrals is to serve customers in an exemplary fashion and not flog products and services at them. They don’t differentiate between sales and service; serving begets sales. They realize that in the long run, the customer relationship is the primary value sales creates for the organization. ... Read Post

When it comes a salesperson engaging a prospect, soliciting a referral, and gathering information as part of their sales efforts, most tend to go to their most trusted and closely held relationships. There is nothing wrong with taking that approach. However, what if I suggested that reaching out to lesser known people within your network ... Read Post

We discovered long ago that when it comes to CRM, it really matters how data is viewed. That is why Pipeliner CRM has, from the beginning, been developed to be the most visual CRM on the market. It is instant intelligence, visualized. But no 2 companies are alike–and neither is no 2 salespeople or sales ... Read Post

For some, failure can mean the end of the road on some activity, venture or goal. But that is only true if you give up and just stop. For me—and for many others like me—failure in some area can act as a valuable learning experience that further enables success. This new series of blogs illustrates, ... Read Post

We live in an age where the ability to stay focused is more or less a superpower. The power of staying consistent leads us to long-term greatness in almost every category of life. Like it or not, staying focused can lead you to achieve everything you want. I´ve been working with our CEO Nikolaus Kimla ... Read Post