Posts Tagged ‘Sales’
Giving Them the Answers
Let’s conduct a thought experiment. As one might do in experiments, imagine A/B testing. We’ll create an A group and a B group. The people in each group are identical in capabilities, backgrounds, experiences. Both groups are equally skilled and capable. Now we are going to give people a test. It’s around some complex issues.…
Read More4 Question Interview for Recruiting Direct Sellers
Use the 4-question interview when interviewing direct sales professionals!! An interview does not have to be a formal ‘sit across the table and talk’ kind of event! Relax, have fun, be yourself, and have a conversation to determine compatibility. Listen to the Cash Flow Show Radio interview with Jennifer Voss of Thirty-One and learn how she added…
Read MoreWhy Mobile Apps Are Essential for Your Small Business
Any entrepreneur focuses on three main things when starting up: building a customer base that is loyal, increasing sales, and improving business efficiency. You’re willing to work long hours as you invest your resources in the visions you harbor. You aim to achieve your dreams as you look for various ways to improve your business.…
Read MoreAre You Selling Your Experience or Your Value?
Too often, we confuse our experience with creating value. While they are linked, they are distinctly different. Our experience focuses on us–perhaps reference customers that we have worked with in the past. “We’ve worked with Google, Microsoft, Siemens, General Motors…” These are supposed to demonstrate our customer base, implying we’ve done great things with them,…
Read MoreAre You Selling Your Experience or Your Value?
Too often, we confuse our experience with creating value. While they are linked, they are distinctly different. Our experience focuses on us–perhaps reference customers that we have worked with in the past. “We’ve worked with Google, Microsoft, Siemens, General Motors…” These are supposed to demonstrate our customer base, implying we’ve done great things with them,…
Read More9 Ways Automation Makes Your Sales Team More Efficient
A good sales team is one that is persuasive, effective, and above all, efficient. Having the soft skills to close a deal is paramount. But, it’s also important that a salesperson has the tools to prioritize, nurture, and in some cases, move on from as many leads as possible. That’s where automation comes in. In…
Read More9 Ways Automation Makes Your Sales Team More Efficient
A good sales team is one that is persuasive, effective, and above all, efficient. Having the soft skills to close a deal is paramount. But, it’s also important that a salesperson has the tools to prioritize, nurture, and in some cases, move on from as many leads as possible. That’s where automation comes in. In…
Read MoreHow “Sales Speak” Limits Us
Every profession has its own language. It’s a shorthand that enables people in the profession to more effectively and efficiently communicate with each other and to get things done. For example, finance types talk about debits, credits, accruals, depreciation, assets, liabilities, and so forth. They have their own acronyms like A/R, A/P ROCA, EBITDA and…
Read MoreHow “Sales Speak” Limits Us
Every profession has its own language. It’s a shorthand that enables people in the profession to more effectively and efficiently communicate with each other and to get things done. For example, finance types talk about debits, credits, accruals, depreciation, assets, liabilities, and so forth. They have their own acronyms like A/R, A/P ROCA, EBITDA and…
Read MoreHow “Sales Speak” Limits Us
Every profession has its own language. It’s a shorthand that enables people in the profession to more effectively and efficiently communicate with each other and to get things done. For example, finance types talk about debits, credits, accruals, depreciation, assets, liabilities, and so forth. They have their own acronyms like A/R, A/P ROCA, EBITDA and…
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